Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02

ss.,,, uas,ts. Judge Dillon announced that. as
| snsttrx Of isfs;lce to The defendant, be would
| susprnd the usual rule, sud require the pros
| ecuflou 10 open, In order that the defense
might not waste tirae in guessing on what
portion Of The mass OF testimony the prose
| cufion relied.
yes,Lsr counsel being prepared 10 begin
their arguments, the court Adjourned.
rIEyExTH DAT.
Col. Broadhead began the closing argu-
merf. reviewing the evidence at great length,
and insisting that the testimony and the tele-
grams produced ia the trial all tended 10 con-
| nect The defendant with the conspiracy to de-
fraud the revenue. He claimed that the let
| ter carrier Magill WAS a manufactured and
| trained witness, gotten up for The purpose 81
onsetIlng the damaging testimony given by
| Yyerest The counsel closed with the ad-
IaouItlon that the jury be not influenced BY
| the consideration Of position. but that II they
| found that corruption nestled within tie
| White House they crush II out.
Mr. storrs, on behalf Of the defense, re-
viewed The testimony, apd replied 70 the
| summing up Of Col. Broadhead. He said
nothing had been sdduced TO prove the de-
fendsnt guilty, hat that the prosecution had
| invited the Jury 10 assume crime That had
moi been proven Mr. storrs was Obliged 10
SUSPEND his remarks because Of sickness, aud
the court adjourned.
TWELFTH DAY.
Mr. storrs, for the defense, resumed his ad
dress 10 the jury on the morning Of the 2ist
and spoke continuously until the session
closed for the day period Of nine hours al
together He devoted bis attention mainly
to an analysis and explanation II the teie-
900 4exfx.xs
Gen Babegck and joyce and Mcdonald, en-
deasoring 10 show that they were all suscep,
t1le "a an explanation compatible with the
theory Of the entire innocence of the de-
PENDANT. Having disposed OF the tele-
grams 10 bis own satisfaction, Mr. stofrs
took up the evidence Of Everest, whom be
characterized as a lying fugitive, whom the
prosecution would not trust with gallon u
spirits in which The Government had an In
tsrest Of seventy cents, but who was allowed
70 swear away the character OF an innocent
man. He claimed that his testimony bad
been entirely answered by that OF the Wit
ness Magili. who was unimpeached and I'M
ifnpeachable. Mr. stOrrs closed with an elo-
qusnt peroration.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Judge Porter, for the defense, made the
closing argument 90 the 2sd. He spoke In
complimentary terms u the counsel for the
prosecution, but said they had tried the case
WITT bitterness he never saw equalcd in a
state prosecution "They evidently felt that
every stroke they gave the defendant Is
really thrust through him 10 the President
himself" Judge Porter, In strong language,
condemned the course Of the press toward
Gen Bnbcock, and said be bad had the mis-
fortune 81 prc-jadgmcnt OF his case by the
newspapers. The counsel then reviewed the
testimony al great length, andsinsisted That
nothing had been adduced which was not es-
plainas,ie, and that the jury we're bound To
render verdict Of acquittal.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
District Attorney Dyer commenced the
closing argument on the morning Of the 23d.
He characterized the cage as a remarkable
one, and the course Of the defense as still
more remarkable, and accused the counsel
for the defense Of tryingtO drag the President
into IL needlessly aud groundiessly. The Fx-
ecutive's deposition had been presented and
he should comment upon his testimony as he
would upon that of any other witness. The
object Of the defense in bringing the Presi-
dent into the case was 10 influence the Re.
publcans upon the jury; but Mr. DYER said
he did not intend that the adroitncss Of
the counsel should place him In the attitude
Of assailibg the Administration.
After further speaking Of the political as
poets OF the case, Col. Dyer drew cotnpari.
son between the manner In which the defense
seem 10 assail the gaugers and underings,
and the manner In which those in whose
hands lay the removing power were protected.
Col Dyer then dwelt on other matters
which he claimed had been dragged into the
case Ia the argument for the defense, bat
which were wholly foreign to n. The jury
had nothing 10 do with the opinions Of coun
sci e. to the cases of Joyce, Mcdonald,
Avery, or Mckee. He asserted that he was
acting with the Republican partyin attempt
ing 81 crush out wrongs and frauds, and
quoted the Presidents language 20 show that
lac was acting In harmony with the Admins
tratiUn-" Let no guilty man escape lie
demanded verdict Of guilty as 10 the de.
PENDANT