, 1876-03-31
Tho Jury Still Pennod Up in
the Custom-Houso
Building.
Judge Bangs Makes tho Closing Ar.
gument for Tho Prose-
cntion;
And Judge Blodgett Delivers a Long
and Exhaustive Charge.
Which Is Looked Upon rs Being Favorable
TO tho Government,
The Jury Retire at O'clock, and Spend
tho Night in Meditation.
Conflicting Run1ors as to Ao"
They Arc Divided.
The Grand Jury Return IN indictment
Against tho Fugitive Root.
Which Is Looked Upon rs Being Favorable
TO Tho Government.
The Jury Retire at O'clock, and Spend
tho Night in Meditation.
Conflicting Isumors as TO Ao"
They Arc Divided.
The Grand Jury Return IN indictment
Against tho Fugitive Root.
.7HE CLOSING ARGUMENT.

.THE CLOSING ARGUMENT.
THE sA.fr EAGER, E1rEC1AHT CROWD
r,,.on,cd i.se]f et u,o Uuisad statca District |
court.room yesterday morning. II Was TO oe
tho last great day OF tho present trial. and all
tao associations carried with that idoAs the coa-
;ug ppeco, on tho part Of tho Government. tho
soemnlv. judicial tone OF tho Courts charge. tho
surrendcring OF tho chAe to tho jury, and tho
provcrbia. treary waiting for tho verdict hllca
ths mluds Of the i1io, llsslesa, but inteusey-in.
terestol crowd.
Judge Dlodgott cn.erod very promptly, and tho
buzzlu tho courtroom ceascd as he mounted ths
banch. Tho Government counsel wero on hand,
but Mr.. Htorrs, unnyotdably detained outside Oh
business, had aont word thns bis absence need
Cause no delay in tho procoo1lnga Mr.. storrs
camo In shortly after Judge DanRs had coul-
| mcnccd ha address, and sat uear lush, At Ills
accustomed place, listening to wlant WAS said,
| and Whispering ia Ills client as ho Raw point 10
tho adlrees which i,o considered could be
prohcl and r1thlcHsly oxrloaad-lf hs only
had another chanco to talk to
| the Jury. Bit tho chanco waa not
70 como and be hhd to coutent hinsolf with M
audience it, though fow, and consisting Of lusl,
fow attorneys aittLng ncnr him, and she 70
portcra. pshlmau BAT at tho othae tablo, 10
that thorn wns great danger in moro than Que
instance that tho District AttoInnya fiat would
| descoad upon lila lead mud other portions OF lls
porson. .,........
Tho proceedings OF Wednesday afternoon had
| c1pssA with Mr. Gtorrs' atgumons upon the qucs-
| tion ag to tho ...
VARIANCE ugTwKES THE INDICTMENT AND TIE
! risuor. ...
| md In this nojpt judge Banrs on bofng asked
by tho Court II he wha ready said II tho
Court ploaso, touching tue Legal question: AZ to
"dosae. Mot 'Ae
11,o corrt.n1ndpe panc,. Won nsed not dis.
,,aa t,,nt question: an, satisfied on couaulta-
sseo,' @ ~ ,ha proof Ind tho Indictment, will or
,MI1 a @ eu .a.rs ~, T ,hst moro nt length in tic
un aS f'5"e Nv ot IT. ,,,tnn ,h"ro ia snVtbnr in tLo
po.as made Gy III. stol.s; ..,,.,..,s-x -
i11nnE -, H.
md In thon cou,neuceu ,u aa,reus, which lasted
ni,su, ona hnnr md n half Thic Nns tbs ttrbt
lima Mr. 1anrs las had much 10 my II, the Pros
an,tian ~ tI'r whisky ra.ea and Tho op}y srr,,.
m.ut In has 1unt!o since assuming tho oi1co Ut
I,intrct Atsornsy. with tie exception OF tho all
| Iresa he 1undo III the l)oyl counterfoiti,g caae
MsturoiIv .nne cnr,nafty IVA. fell 10 leHr vi hat
r,;e,t IL ca|led fis maiden effort and tlo yor-
',nt "os t,,at In Ind nadn m oxcce,lncly clear
catcfu!. and iust nnaiysy Of tllo caHe. aud tho
mass oi Testimony adinccd. alpl III a way TINT
nrnvoi nuitn intaraatino 10 tj,e larue audience
,rhich tl,ronroi tho Inst1ict Court room.
"neu m.r r 4 ric1sc tho Cart md rent]emen Of
tbo inry," said ltr, Bangs, "apprcciatlng f,li-
" your rutience and your acairo evidently from
liz conduct of this caso thue far 10 servo Ia
! uently / approach lilo argument Vi thta ques4
ton il closing this cA4a believing that 20 havo
djco or personal Interest not to allow
, vnnr nttentlon to bo diverted to sn1o
iasues, not to wayer In tho dsch.rgo Of your
duties Iut to koop your minds steadily mud dill
7 = - 1.,
!. f fora yo,,'-a1e these defoudau.u guilty? Itia
nt rno Snme,,iau Whcther ANYBODY eiso IL cuii,y,
Il IT, IL '' Sot question whether iho ooyornmoi,i
nss so.e ,oas'y so ~. a n,sra r-nvsss ~ ,ttnr.
os s nt .hnt y n Wv ~ no. pnnstinn of nicas
r. ~ ,,n,.sna, rema1Ir of odd sayurs. Of
2aeGs eosv not ouostioo M ss to Whether ths
ua,-nt,x ~ ~ .ta ro.a,,rv ia On tha tTsek OF this
o ,msn ~ hat man. II il moi = question oj
: n nSt ,asos th.t have honn raisol hero by thc
aG care @ ha one u auu t sole
n,ea,ion Which Tou aro to tfy, regsrdless Of ii
a,"ea "eu upon lie tostiuony M Il Amp, Are
\ shoso @ aeisadsnts guilty Of tho onargo agalna
aays seat'o@sn soss , to ns assss a ss
+ ;n0. ~ ~ aa,riI,tion an,l saon,shmont-a,l,nlra
tnr ~ ah ia.snntv If cnnnnni sa,niration Ia
.h .wdno1tv nS ~n1naoi sstnnishment for III
nfn,nv nj TX detsii and ia obieut. It's inception
A., n,1y ~ t.n on s ~ nonnsInn ria tntrt
~ sr,nnnar, ~ X wun ali ~ naronment-thpt run
n,Se roiiickipg ioviai stylo of ounstlonipc III
ut S turS fInn tnn .nrt vas the arcnmcnt Of In
ly raso '''A' '"' 1's''' "~- se
On 'A9S' r,y urrsoru
III | mn. uorna.a IL ~. ar uunuktor Nat ~. M,
c' -" ns,',ia ~ sao n'1s .'r asH,a,,
" tnrors Whst ,sss ~ ars.,a.i mnnn fhn CAV
'at ernmsut. m a,tsrl NM, In noliey' an attn
unon ia AdminStrat,nn Tbe whnsa .ru,,,noni
nd ts wi,ole jL Lfenso ,,as m i,nnIicI IN. nf o1t
~ ~ ~ ia "a RI ni thnsa ..cn,o.nnm ri ,n 1e1Is
10 c'ans attcmnt on III. Il, ~ ~ c,o.tn inxt,nca
70 ton In vonr minds .Ennnah n,,it,, hv 's1rsiCu
u" Ing the 0ovsrnment What we're tho luehtinu
- na LA tnooae rr.s+;1ns W. IT, ~" ". u'o -
M t tns distlIiors vho s,s,! H. r n,,rs :.
a,out H nv a laval with tha ooyornn.nt ant vh" ~
Wss nnl thst nus.t,oo 1ons.t"1 Vii, " i
nd .Ca1 nacr,;sr driary sud forsn of wh, Ma H.
ro Ior,pp o ~ ia nnn,ar mAator3 i1s .tare1 -,
Ut a1st snI ssS. siyhst iderencs 4" W. ~ ~