, 1876-10-27
TIE SULLIVAN TRIAL AND JUDGE MAJ
LISTER

TIE SULLIVAN TRIAL AND JUDGE NAL
LISTER.
From the beginning to tie close of tho
trial of ALEXANDER SULLIVAN for the murder
Of Mr.. HANroRp, we haye stutliously re-
Trained from making comment. While the |
Court tolerated, under It's very eyes md
within its ilnmotliate personal control, tho
presence aud pressure of q mob of fact;ous |
cIa,,era In tho interest Of tho prisoner, there
Inns been NOT word on behalf Of Justice and |
the people except the bald presentation of
tho untlouied fact OF the killing which tho
Court admitted. Even now TINT tho jury Inns
disagreed, VIC have no disposition to try su1-
11yAN, either to convict or ac4uit him of the
cri1no for which ho was arraigned. Wo still
leave that to the law md the persons whom
the people hnvo selected to administer 1t.
But public sentiment is entitled to a fran]s
expression Of tho widespread indignation
which is folt ut Judge AlcAI11srER
for bis conduct OF tho case. 1t is
not too much to say thnt he has
been SurLrAN's most efficient counsel.
In point Of fact SuLL1rAs selected the Judge
TO try him, by swearing TINT nouo OF tho
other seven Judges would give him fair
trial, hut were prejuaiced against him, not n
word Of which is true, whether SULLIVAN
thought SO or not. Having thus picked out
the Judge to try him, his Judge practically
picked the Jury, aud afterwards managed the
case in tho prisoners behalf, letting in testi-
rnony for the defense, excluding testimony
for the State, ruling i'll the most astonishing
manner, traInpling statute law under foot,
lisrcgarling decisions Of tho Supreme Court,
and finally charging the jury in n wny that
wns tantan,ount to Instructions to acquit.
This is tho impression left OH our mind from
n careful pcrusal aud study Of tie published
proceedings, rulings, and testimony.
We do not charge or believe that ho has
been influenced corruptly to take this u1,-
prcccleuted course We do not know Lis
motives or purposes; wo simply BUM up tho
result of his rulings, instructions, and conduct
on tho bench.
/. Two of fSuLL1vAH's 8 friends, who m1lsthnve
| either cslHy conscicnces or clairroyant mems
for determining, swore TINT AIcAL11sTEn
alone, Of tho eight Judges competent to sit,
could give the accused fair trial. Tho
counsel for tho People was helpless: tho
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menus for the People to tnko change Of
,enuo. But fair Judge, knowing in hiY
own heart TINT this assertion was false md
Bla,l.lcrous on Lis brother Judges, and feeling
the dangerous influence of sympathy or favor
itisln Oh i,is own part, would havo declined
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