, 1876-01-09
Henry Davis was placed. He concluded AMID
suppressed mut1nur Of app'a ao5e.
The Cont tucn took raceSa until o'c.oc1-
THIS STATES ATTORNEY.


THE LASr woaD-
Wien the Court resumed business, the States
Attorney arose 10 close this case for tho prosecu
tion.
Mr. Reed began In bis usual epigrammst:c
STYLE, reviewing the evidence in tersa and vgor-
OTIS terms. After covering most Of the g. Quad.
be fond fault wlth air- O'Erlen for bis eavage
and uuc1sled-for attack upon Dr. Ga1y1r.-t
gentleman whose oaly apparent cr.n,o "as h.a
youth, aud wac. becau=e OF his es:oeuing abi'.-
t.. had been Lonsrcl by the Faculty Of Bush
Ncd:a; College with the cnalr 0, rro!e- sor
DR.. S.w,er had given Lis evidence III tho
sp,r;t Of .cept.s:, nat IN that OF .rt,san, Us
had been charged Dy tbs l:aEuel ccuJsel for tao
de-: :evc, ur Saw; tr crilae WAS taa3 10 svore
that, t.om tho evidence presented. be VAS not
"a; iatied :;at Dav!8 WAS an e1lept.c SUBJECT. Az
10 the testimony Of t1e "ucl.u who had ap-
pea-ea OIL teuah ct Davis While he At. t.eeu)
would not use a.:y ha,oh laneuaee to*nrd them.
no wculj ask the jury to consider "has KIND Of
women the; must be who. for 30 long time.
sheltered a nan hike Davis. Of whose character
the; could n3t possibly be ignorant. Regarl4ng
THE rnIsyaEl's owE TESTIMONY
ho would not he EG:c:e uDon that; 1os the ac-
cused, see;re the gal:ow4 or the Pemtentiary
I.fo!c Lin, would be more or less thai mortal
If 10 ud uus Go all il bis p7Her - Ecreeo Al.n-
self aoI Eel chance for Lie wien tl1ced '1oa
tho ,;;tuess stand. Neither would ho crt.ic:se
the cuaracc CT uf tho evidence given by tao
mother II tho prisoner, who. naturally, would
do all in her power to s!l:c'u Ter sun- tus. on
TIE QUESTION " 1*sASIrY,
PRODUCED By eoi!ePay, he h=l that taa CO :n7el
for ths de.tn=e hal uot oroye3 single material
fars, e4tAsr TO establish .ha e1lstescs OF i'san-
ity, or to sLov that DAVIS oven had et:l:epl1c
LIS al all. Iue bearing OF the wiLuess on tat:
witness and aud throughout the trial sho"ei
u.t Lace Ct 1ute lee: bue. zallez. tho possess
sion OF an Intellect FAR above tho ordinary. 4
man 80 sl.ted Should have been bcnclactor 10
his lace lus:ead OF hnvDe the tlo1d Of fellow
man upon his lands and staining hia soul.
nr. Reed then proceeded to graphically de-
scribe the surroundings OF the n'raet.
aud tbs evident sanity OF DAVIS during
tLo period 0: the tragedy. II he had ben in
sAre, ho wonid have ehos Fayore:t:, instead Of
striking him with the revolver. II LIE had been
,nsaue lie would have s,oa Stewar: heu ho at
tempted to stop Inn iu h.s flight. instead OF
merely tAreatcniCe lin. sn as to make tbs w4v
OF his Il gLt clear. II he had been ins4ue, he
would haze slot "hy'and ~ sight, 1estsa1 Of
drawing back The hanlui~r OF tae re-
volrer "a =e!i-coc-er) with hs thumb. 80 :ha:
there night bo no failure to discharge
the fatal ehot. Ee followed WaC.aad
coward the htore. Deliberately aimed az aua
killed lin. Did he then act like uanlac?
Quite tile reycrse- He did not run uut tho trout
door, wbicn WAS nearest to h1m. but - the door
Oil the alleyvay, where he knea the cnauccs or
escape we're pest. Fooled in h,s ATTEMPT to go.
or IN tina. direction, Ds.is, driven - bav, got
behind the ICE boz, til. ea:eued to shooo: all who
approached him, and tiu1.l7 tired at the oEicer-
At tho Arm NJ, he gave false uams, and took
Gre 20 have his money properly cornted.-a
cer. ain Indication OF sanity.
DRUNKENNESS,
into1icatiou, ko need hardly tel the |
Jury constitutes no defense, but the coutrssy,
nigh. be considered AL asgrayation. Drunken |
sees merely brought to tie surince the evil di4-
pos,t,Gn OF men. aud this was tho case with |
Davis. II Dcv,s wero acquitted Of the crime OF
murder because OF drunkenness, then Ally !
:u,an who had grudge aga:nss bis netgbbor |
1ad oily t., get drunk, shoot wni!c in thu: con- i
1itlou, the object Of his ea1nity, enl escape Coil
1lgn punishment On the plea that he WAS drauk.
Sotnlug could ba mora aosard than sueh Z prop
,sitloD.
Mr.. Reed then read several 1egel Authorities. !
'ud concluded very fo:c,b.o spee:a bT a uos-
'f:ul appeal to the jury fur the CONVICTION OF |
he Prisoner.