, 1876-09-12
Tho Prisoner Pleads MOT Guilty"
to the Indictment.
postpone1nont. Of the Trial Until
tic October Term.
Tho Alleged Striking Of NrO' Sullivan
tho Basia Of the Defense.

court d scorc Of MINOR criminals were brought
In aud entered their pleas. When this b'''ncss
was through, the States Attorney sent for Mr..
su,liyao, and hc came In accompanied by ba!l-
~ He looked we'll, though somewhat pale,
owning to confinement. Ills counsel were all
nrcsent, and one Of them, air. swctt, stood
a1onrstlc Of tfu, ut the Clerks desk when the
rhprrc was stated to him and he was asked what
,,e pieadcd. THIS proceeding occup!cd'blta \ mo-
mont, amid absolute silcnce and the whlspcstugb
nf The Clerk and tho accused were inaudible to
eyau those In the immediate vicinlty Of tho
desk.
Tho s.ate's Attorney did not hear the plea,
and therefore asked: "Wllat is tho pleaa"
Mr.. Bwett rcplicd'
- "Nor au1tTT."
Then sulliran took eeat near Mr.. Moran ond
Nj. O'Drton, Mr.. Bwett standipg up, evidently
to do tho talking for Ills client.
Mr.. Recd.-I desire to ronew tic notice to
these gentlemen that I dcsire to set the case
Or trial today week.
Mr.. swett-Do you ask, that It be set for tr'ala
Mr.. Rced-1 notify you that dcsrc to set 1t
IL YOU haye ITO good cause To pass 1t. II you
cannot be ready then It wcro better that should
know It, as hayo abundance Of other busiucss
Tic Court understand that you want to set
H. onu, tnckclolc, holAt tAtth*
said K ho and his associates wcut Away without
saying anything It might be considered at I'm
piled agreement that they would 60 to trial on
ment. bfr. Sullivan had instructed hls counsel
to try the case ns soon Is 1t could he prepared.
Nc did not intend to asa the Court for any de-
lay, but proposed meeting tho charge promptly:
they wcro doing, to see what they eoultl provo,
In In . trial like this, which might cover
a good deal of. round,-morc than at 1rat
appcared,-a task was imposed which could not
be performed III momcllt.
AN OUTLINE Or THE CASE
was this: A chargc was maac In the Common
Council agalnst MI. sulliyan's vile, which was
er,-so shocking and 50 outrageous. tlat in.
different men, for instance, the President Of
the Council, declared that the document was
indecent, and stopped tho reading Of IT. This
man (IIanford},. not with \ view Of getting. into
any dlllculty with him, hut with ricw 0f ais-
psoach!ng him as Que good citizen ought to ap-
proach another, for the purpoac Of uskins an cx-
asesa @ q ayips s j : .aa wi
matter in which she was not III tho slightest de-
grso at fault. The interview, being in q public
street, and ending in personal rcncountcr, Mt
that ono Of ths results q tho renco,!ntor was
the striking Of Mrs, Sullivan, immediately pre-
vions to the shooting. This faGt, he inferred
from the evidence taken before tho coTonrr's
nry mght BE- 9d tS de-
6nrst,rs ti.sw tn,,sf rnc" ~, H. 1,en,s. ,,,
were thcre strangers, and lind out Swhcrc they
lived, 30 TINT they could 1e brought into court
nrncceI strairht to Fiji. md ,ocrt t1,c iss1r ~
anuoreiv ns th"v t,'nst ,,atIsr ,n,,t th,,
tile facts Us they existed; ald hence, wien the
1cb 70. ~ r., onnsi M =" +hn SNd dInt sJ WI
,r waid s taiss I sn,,a smp ~ n trv nd MT III I,
Grstanut r. nMn ~ sr;af " mert Mnnapv ps t.
week @ ar two e weeks md stan % jow tho I defansa
e.. T", ti,r alorT mi In yaa nh ,vi,I,ne fhst
IT, ort shn"1a r liz ~ t,ini % fnr INV niv av d,,t
lis doubted whether they would w 10 I a6is 10 3 pre.
II
tEynn1h i,c ,va. nnt nrcisrad r. INV M. tnc,
shu xo"; nnt ut hc. ' ''' p'''"@'A ~ IVY 'A~A ''''
Mr. RcnlWIt cannot ht tried aftcr n.rt afon-
cuS, cni5'e ~ sn' ,a' oou'' e''''''" e1'e' y" ~
IL Syctt s,,d Atat that ,ro: M r.,sor ,vhr
~ 81 s,ssn Attnrnev ahn,,i, rrmrJ thc trioI -
snil;van ill., IN. case whcj,- Iil:o aii nt,crs ~
on0j,t to talsa Il. snnrorr,nta ni,cr on In. iors
Ct a''d DC tF'ca III 'ts 80 e:Jer: nr.n
stated TIM, t, co. aS ,So. HIGp n cro,v,cd ,,r t,,
h,, hi '''n + Nv. nj tr1c th"t srorv c,ao tanT
is il Course % On tic docket. It was 1l,o % eomnoa @
M cv ~ A. t 70 oge 20 sot
t ort ~ ls saw ' s so f ,n.e 81
unI'Ic casn ~ liz e ccur.s NJ Eth. i
rt.a ra1.'c ntol ;ns u,.a eJo ., tln acGpGs1 .l.
ssat law " .'ncst m h;s awn thras,",I hnu u
sh91 % era' uown aMonst .n,, On M M & oSn tscsn91u S
anm soseta' Psar1ns r5o sto"d anu a." H. ~
tn,,sa a,i =; ~, <,o pma s
minutes, ano u ecrtaln!y would not require
uea nmo @ 10 f. f.. soo aaeis toEettSri ar ass weGK
10 I1u IT, Ercl ~ .o naxt sn lnas m Moa i,r.
~ tan " Sase @ aot ucas aonaay; lhaa MGaia 4sYe
nd enem " ua{s r. 70 RFepaIs: ane o"ieaae o.
irv co,u,tt"d III 1'1,,as ~ IN, ~ ~.
% o. tne uay a aol1ws 0 upoa 1ae .i isaarse .! nsaf
%es ana GSet a nG1 no, ea. tie .ya. to t seu @ anu
uno iaa!stlaet,t W. rsaashsd 1nto sanrt d
sni,ho MSsn oSo' d a'u SULLIVAN ,w %a' 1a''nsa!atesy
an !atrsatc ssa;, eaae,--i!ot ilsc & easa ol ar-
enSsans .si gvuelss ss. os santy, ~ IVY ono
involving tue queht,on whcttes. o. lne time, INC
accused was 1ust!uca IN airluE bullet Into tne
very vlta's of US vetlm II ~ not require the
preparation OF ease where t!efe were . thou
sana anu onu .t circumsiaaccs M to oc grouped to;
HatnGfs 60 that oile cgnla Rot oc p|ekEa nllt ~
inc chaIh to break tic effect VI the clrcnn-
statues. There Wera witnessed who stoud ny