The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-15

Joined this organization became ono Of It's mem
bers, learned its signs grips and passwords, as
sOciated with these men, attended Their cOnven-
tiOLs and became one Of their Own-he will give
you mis- startling TESTIMONY, revealing the
whole workings of the organization, and we
shall show you how the murder OF John y
Jones wps planned, who wns TO do tine work
what was tbs object OF it and how u was to De
carried out. II was bloody trade Benjamin
U, YOst, of Iamaqua, n policeman there, was TO
be put out OF the way the men VINO were TO do
it were to come from Carbon county, aud IN
consideration Of that terrible deed, man were "
he sent from Schuvlkill county to do the Kill
ing Of John p. Jones. Camp ell was to furnish
the men to have YOst put out OF tue wny,and Ia
return men were to be furnished from SchuYl-
kill county by Campbell, 60 put ohm p. Jones
out Oi the way. hat was the deadly bargain
ana that we VIII prove 10 yon. gentlemen OF
nevertheless too true, The evidence IN this
case Will be yers exhaustive aud OF the most
positive kind, nnd n you are satisfied afler n
iull review OF the facts as related TO you bv the
Witnesses that Alexander Camp DELL, the y isO
neI NJ the par asssted or procured or aldeu or
John y. Jcnes, no matter whether he was
present at the killing or not, then under the
law OF The good o.d Commonwealth, IN which
you live. and under yonr solemn Uaths rs Jurors
YOU are bound TO render verdict Of guilty.
Gentlamen Of the jury - Ia the duty OF the
Commonwealth. through ITS sv oru Oiiicer 10 be
fair al Il honest to jury, part tCulnr In trial Of
this magnitute,and Of 2 crime Of tho highest ue.
gree. We ask no conviction at your hands II
tins defendant is proven 60 be Innocent. We
desii e to have no mans blood wrOrgfully, but
a, the sworn officer of the Commonwealth we
stand here TO-DAY for the people for t1e law
abCing community, between the upright hosts
of law and Ofdcr anu the ever onward ceaSeless
rolling waves of maddenng crime.
Gentlemen OF the Jury Your outy certainly.
Is a most res, Onsible one, and IN the tr, ing
hour you must ac. as true and brave men You
are to be the Judges Of the fact ana II Is Tor the
court to lay dOwn to you the primo pies OF law.
II will be your duty to first ascertain whether
there was CRIME committed. Having done
that, whether Alexander Campbell u innocent
guilty OF That crime. and That un0pT the
denee ana under the law.
Gentlemen of the jury he faithful to your
charge. | assure YOU the eyes OF this whole
community al now resting on the trial Fol-
Jhi OugaOut the mining region the most nenIOus
time. both III darkness and In daylight and ap
pareDtly without any motive. For years men
have Deen taken away suddenly IN the husl OF
health and IN the full NIgOr of manhood. and
have been shot down like wild beasts md no
one has been aOle TO discover the perpetrators,
or their 1nhuman motives. But there ~ an
dest inies of nations and of men. that In these
latter days is uncOvering these terrible deeds
to the pubic gaze, and IL really seems now,
although long years have Iolled by, yet at last
tn Sc murders will out.
Gentlemen Of the jury We think we have
a very strong case to present to yon, and Il we
tnat A exa der Campbell was imDIicuted ana
assisted at the killing OF John p. Jones, then we
If we show you that he was the very hench-
man OF this 0reanlza tion-if We show you that
he assisted those who tirt d the fatal shot-it we
show TO you hat he ordered them to do the cruel
Deed. then gentlemen OF tns Jury, under the
law, he Is gui tv as principal, and as such you
must convict him, In tins case there can be Tut
one degree 1t Is either murder in the first de-
X ee or nothing at all
Gentlemen Of the jury: do not propose to
occupy your time any longer on this subject
butt trnst that underChe evidence asyou hear it.
you Will examine all the witnesses very careful
lv as they come to the stand both 10 the Com
mOuwealrh and for the defense, so that in max
a. n "a n no
cluslOn without any doubt and without any
prejudice for as arbiters Of the life OF fellow
Deing IN SO important trial as this, like the
stern Goddess of Justice, you must he ind to
everything that is outside of the jury box. You
must let no feeling. either for the dead or Tor
the living, drive you from che path iof duty
You must keep yourselves perfectly free from
all that will warp your better JUDGMENTS, and
look upon the prisoner innocent until the Com
mOnwealth has proven him clearly under the
evidence to be guilty.
DO yOur duty es men. as honest. fair minded,
law-abiding citizens and when you have retir.
go to your jury room and after carefully delb
Grating returned again into court with your
verdict II it shall satisfy your conscenses under
your solemn oatbs. then the Commonwealth
must be satisfied.