, 1876-05-23
nlose of tho, Arguments for
Defendant.
effective Speeches by Col. ingers
soil and Judge Doolittte.
Choice Specimens OF 1nvective
Leveled at Jake Rehrn.
The Case Expected to Bc Given
to tho Jury To-Day.
Telegram from Solicitor Wilson as to the
Alleged Agreement with Rehm.
JUDGE DOOL1TTLE.

JUDGE DOOL1TTLE.
A FLEA ron MUM.
Tho hearing OF tho arguments In TIC Mnnn
sa.e was resumed yesterday morning, Judge
noollttle leading OF In M earnest, dlgniaed
.dd.tes 10 tho Jury. lie started out with ref
.,4nce TO the Immense debts incurred during
ths War, and tho nttcmpt TO pay these debts by
thslmpusition Of ta1on everything, Including
,htsky. Tho Government had alluded to the
,ray Of counsel ON the defendants side, but II
Ngas meant that he hnl gone into the case
vith pccuninry views 1t was d great iRtstnke
ia hnd defended Ersklnc, hts innocent friend
ofmnny long years. acquaintance, and In that
d.fense he had eeer Mum on the wltncss-standf
poiced his honest, manly bcnring,'
md believed him the v!ctm rather than,
lhs originator, OF d conspiracy. As for himself,
be would state that ho was III tho case as ulnt~
Ter Of sympathy for fc'low-mau, and that he
expected no pecuniary advantage unless tho de-
iendant In tic futuro should be blessed With
rood fortune. The character Of tho defendant
Vas confessed by thu District Attorney to be
sboye suspicion. Could tho testimony Of such
men ns Conkln and Rchm Justify the Govern
uent In blasting his faIr rcputa ton!
THE WORST THAT COULD nB SAID OF NCNN
VAS that be was negligent; but that would mot
proyc conspiracy. There Wis no
euuty intent. The incident ut George
Nllcr's did not prove TINT Mum
w.s!n The conspiracy. H3 took tho word OF the
sorekesper, tut aaid It would not look well II any
body should come from Washington. md char ged
him 10 write up his hooks every night. What ACTION
moro natural and consistent with the idea OF limo.
tenrc1 It was the most natural thlng Ia ihc world
for him to warn this Storelccpet for the pnrroRc OF
t.ut;outng him. Was Mum to DO convicted for
believing the word OF Col Eastman. man VITO
had served with lin In tho Senate. and bccu his
fnend for. ycars3 Judge Doolittlo said he would
confess Mum was not calculated to be a detective
wss too honest nte, too unsSsn,siHsn' ,s S
might bo a mistake. but. certainly was
fs%se hat 'ss ss We
q n to % s ss Te':s A. liz sa
ssp,sss!on which shoEed tlat d might be willing ,s
would only nhow intent, md not tho action of.a
sonspifatof. But the ma!n.stay OF the Govern
JAKE REnM's TESTIMONY,
j.xos erawa.nlng. 4 W. cvldsn. t'!st ho had
e eeapose q using lin; i va ali done e enstls
s;s.f ss. aaussas ana ~
Ho lad thatpoweE through Irwin Mum W. not
NEEDED t. sb sks Z; e ssy 9 s
Twas M absurd. ' Hnrroushs testified that Rohm told
hin that Mum vas not In T. and that ho could feel
seaieness Mat tafe aaan whom he dld not neod
had been claimed that Mum wa coed lawyer.
a S ns % Wy %sene ns a Il ns sd epSdt b. e
i reasonable 70 demand that President arant be
made responsible for tho aias Of nabcosk and Pei.
saspb ens pbefoso @ tho the investigation Of tho ast WIN.
tsr commenced. It was abaurd to suppose
Toned i. to The other conapI1ators. Mum was not
lait, Or Jako would have sposen 81 i: to- he had
~ %s IL " h hn
h!,heart have known IL VA wholly false: Il %as
S ns hs t. Sa nsSs ssea 81 II e
Judge Doolittic then addressed himself toths
LEGAL BEARINGS OF TIlH CASE,
maintained TINT il the jury we'o eatlsdo that Jslr
~ Sos '
tde defendants guilt wsa concerned. The
%us wnso be up9aa tss tss., po,nt
not WerG Il cona,maoa Ia The S wnola of Jaka.
ttmony Apart from that JAKE va % eonsFsdtct; IT,
so s as not boioso @ Il The e Grand jnry twee. bu
credible Witnesses had sworn he was there twice 81
awtncsa. Dy the Grand Jurors md the nlotr1c
nethtnis ethiti Of c1ooEcdnoss, and haa nares paid tbs
saq S
but uegntiyo evidences DID not ontwelgh positive
eHaenee; i4e Ieusi wSnu Gnassv sN stp III JIIS IA u
SuSe Hau peI3u.eu '.s'sGn ht nt u.u n"1 w ~ ~
hGseo ID any nolnon VI a. n's ~ iesu'nony; M ~ W.
.ss ~ ons LIZZIE, aa11 T. ~ ~. me nasttea -
saee mat ne han ptsn tnc nuooEss ~ pttJn.tse J
,a Ky taea tnas ~ "as s11nk 1 Ivy hno ns'ntI VI
I ,hn o 'a ~ nn %s ~ mat ali hni!cf
mae we Wonu come 9n lnS s, ana Sa CONFESS ia ts
ne "a "a. a.. ~ n,S r.
,sg " t y ~, ~ y III h ey ni !.
= nasIeeteut o1t II tno oons!IGas" ~ ~ Wou. ~
es m.an con.amtnaunn ~ . ~ .nsnseWcs 49,. ~ ~ ~
ss &. nnoWn 70 INC ~. III aaa 1ne uasss
Hs ~ meancst, tno niost IhMh.nE u snsIc VIE ~
~ 1aoWh 20 tnG INV @1aSn % eona % ~. oe aUtsNta, II,
~ saat oI peIyuIt. heh!a aaa, ~ @ ~.
nothing sgaiass lin, and he need taKo no troub