, 1876-01-30

one Of the most eloquent md powerful Of his
life. His denunciation Of the members
OF the ring who have turned States
evidence Was terrible. His pathetic
description of the position Of the defendant at
tucked by these perjurers drew tears to many
eyes. The character Of the accused really forms
the main point OF the dcfense. Air. Voorhees,
yindication OF tho mama OF Mckee as unatained
by crime il al eyes receives additional point iu
view Of tho fact that that is also the name OF ono
Of the jurors.
nEoApnEAD's REPLY.
Col. James Q. Droadhead replied in etrong
speech for tho Government. He showed bY q
close analysis OF tho testimony that no
theory could account fot the actlous OF the de-
fendant, aud the other circumstances detailed in
the evidence, but OF Alckee's guilt. He ma do
an eloquent appeal for purity OF government,
aud demanded tho destruction aud punishment
OF this Rtag, which c1tends from Washington to
San Francisco and from Milwaukee to New Or
leans. He showed the power Of money over
human actions. and compared the tall of Mr..
Mckee with thu. of Judas Iacariot, who be-
trayed lis Master for thirty pieces Of silver.
Col. Broadhead had tue eyes and cara OF tho
jury throughout.
The jury will receive their charge from Judge
Dillon OH Monday.
PROBABILITIES
A case OF tho strongest character hGs been
made out, and verdict Of guilty will be ron-
dered. unless the jury become entansled in tho
imnaterial contradictions among some Of the
Witnesses for the Goyetnment.
The case Of Gen. Oryllle Bahcock will come up
Immediately after that Of Constantine 3laguire,
late United S.atee Collector, which is set for
next week. Il determined effort is being made
to tnnspcr With the men on the panel from which
tho Babcock jury will be selected. EmissarieB
money will be la.isniy spcn* to accomplish it.
ITO the 4 6S0c1afcd Preas.a
CLOSING ARGuNES1s.
ST. IoUls, Jan. 29,-all the approaches to the
United States Circuit Courtroom we're thronEed
rhis morning in anticipation of the argument Of
Dan ". Voorhees, in closing the defense Of Will
lam Mckee for alleged completely in the vhisky
frauds. Tho doors were opened at 10 o'clock,
and limited number were admitted after which
the crowd pressed aga;nst the door hour after
hour, catching tho drift Of the address through
m open tranbom.
alr. Voorhees, poured out his in7ecsivc upon
the accompiices who had sworn for tho Govern
meut, aud then compared with them the defend
ant resident Of St. Louis for thlrty-four years,
whose character had been unsuled up to tho
time OF this charge. The jurors, he said, might
have frequently sat IN jury and IN criminal
cases in their own counties, but they had never
been called upon to Try man Of such towering
character as Mckee. He had public life as
pure exponent Of party and SOCIAL principles, and
lu tho hour Of his trouble, great men and ths
honorable men Of tho couotry had gathered
around and upheld him. II . man like he ,7as
to be bounded n to .. dsa;n Leah nrzo fg1 t;sS Gn",
death to the defendant-by rerjured scounurela.
thieves and 6uborners Of perjury, then what
is life OF rectitudo worth? \ charge OF con-
rpiracy when sustained By men who have turned
States evidence, as it is called, is one ot the
most dangerous charges that can be brought
agaiust man. aud some Of the nob1ess and best
heads OF Old England foil upon the block as
result of such testimony. So fully aliTe to the
danger did England lually become, thnt for
duudred years not one man has suffered conVc-
tlon by such meaus. II you allow dishonest
men to ted their infamous stories. and at tha
same time close tho mouth Of tho honest citizen
whom they prosecute, and it you give czcaencs
to their uucur1oborated testimony. then NO will
hare the strange spectacle, not OF honest men
prosecuting the law1ess, but OF rogues audthieIes
prosecuting good citizens. Whoa man has
committed perjury with every changing Of the
moon, how can it be told wherc his lies end and
the truth begins: It is deplorable that such Wit
nesses rs those produced should come forward
as representing the Government. God forbid
that the Government is in any need OF such rep
resentaton 4 majority Of our 4o,ooo.ooo Of
people nre honest. and it is an outrage that their
best Government should come into court With
thieves nnd perjurers on tho right, OF the left,
aud behind 1t, TO prosecute one Of its citizens.
II Mckee could go upon tho stand and deny tho
statements Of theae scoundrels, which story
would DO entitled to beief-theirB or his? But
under the impolicy Of the law he Is not permit
ted to do that. It WAS a cause for
congratulation that a Congressional Committee
is now considering farorab1y bill sblcn will
permit an honest m.n to 30 upon the s;and aud
contradict the perjurios OF men who have con-
spired to ruin him. NcEees Own denial was
more than the oaths Of d thousand perIusozs,
and tho jury had ito right to destroy his life On
such uncoEroborated testimony. The only logl-
cal construction Of Col. Dyer's own argument
WIS that the testimony Of his o"n witnesses
should not be credited BY any jury, and that 1t
was an insult to ass conviction OF even dog
upon such testimony. There is no testlmon? III
this case to warrant the plotting ous of life.
and if the jury decide that there is. every mans
household is at the mercy of villalna, md the
jury is but weapon rs against housst men.
Tho speaker then took up eaoh Witness II
turn anaigzea hls testimony, and poured forth
such stream Of deuunciatlon and lnvectl'e
against each as had never been heard here be-
fore perhaps No words were TOO bitter, no cpl
thcts too opprobr1ous, to hurl OF cast upon tue
cousplrators who, lie sad. had not oaly cheated,
robbed, and delrauded the Government, but
attempted to drag puro and honest man down
to their own level. If the Government has to
found its justice on men Of this class, then its
sky is gloomy indeed, moro gloomy than the
speaker Ind ever regarded it in its darkest day.
SucI, I system would be standing advertise
meut for rogues aud villinns to sacrifice repIta-
bic citlzels to save their blackcned selves
Col Broadhead followed A1r. Voorhees,. and
closed tho arguments His speech was PLAIN and
unpretentious, and consisted largely OF roadlng
the testimony to the jury, making concise aha
connected story OF it, aud dwelling upon and
explaining Its various points. lie placed pas-
ticular Stress upon the fact that the de-
tense had freely admitted tho existence
Of a conspiracy, proven. too, By, the evi-
dence Of accomplices, but when tue sane n,
kind Of testimony WAS brought directly against
their client, they pronounced it perjured aud
worthy Of no consideration. He pronounced tue
testimony of Louis Bohio, concerning Eneelse5
interview with Mckee, as extremely improbable:
aud considered it absurd that Mckee should tell
a stranger that he wouii use his influence with
Collector Nagulre to have The seized gooos re-
leased.
After Col. Broadhead had finished, the Court
adjourned. The jury will be instructed on alon-
day morning and the case gi7en to them os OF
before noon.
SPRINGFIELD.
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