The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-16
THE SULLIVAN TRIAL.
Exciting Times in Chicago.


The chief topic of conversation in
Chicago during the past week has been
the sullivan trial, the commencement
of which was mentioned in the The
Northwestern last week. II will be rec
objected that Sullivan sought Mr.. Han
ford in company with his brother and
wife, one day in August last, to compc!
Mr. llaniord to rctract certain charges
against Mrs. Sullivan, made for the
purpose OF influencing the common
council TO reject the nominees to the
school board. made by the late Mayor
Colvin. Mr.. Ilaniord. when confront
cd by Sullivan, replied that he would
make good his words or rctract them at
the proper time; but refused to rrtract
under coercion: whorcupon Sullivan
knocked lianford down. a struggle
ensucl, ending in the shooting of Han
ford by Sullivan, and the plea put in by
the defendants LAWYERS was that the
killing of Ilanford was in self defense,
although ilpulUrd was the smaller man,
was umNrmcd, and was Lc>ot by two
| men. The theory was that sullivan he
! ing held by II by-standcr, and hearing
| hiS wife say that "thc sCoundrcl Ham
ford has struck me-" fired the fatal shot
| from momcn'ary cNaspcralion. The
| rulings of the court were, on almost all
| points, in favor of the defendant. This
was SO apparent, that one Of the dcten-
| dants lawyers remarked to the states
att orncy, "rhe court is against you,"
and again to his associate counsellor,
who was questioning witness, "Sit
down. young man, and let me go on
| ~ ], t,IL
care OF us The court room was filled
from day to day with rullians. This is
no unusual matter, however, for crimi-
nal cour everywhere, and rs n rule,
swarm with persons whose sympathies
are with the captive eyil-doers. But
this rt wdy, ruilian audience was per-
mitted again and again to applaud the
| Sullivan side and TO hiss the states at
torney. The judge. when appealed to
put an end to such unseenly demonstra-
lions, made no effort to clear the room
of dis0rdurly persons, merely remark
ing that the "court was helpless"
| The sympathics of the court toward
the prisoner We're apparent in ruling
our testimony important for the prose-
cution, and in oyerrulng nearly all
OBJ icctOns 10 the testimony offered on
| the other side. But when the instruct
ions we're civep to thc iurv there was
M % douht in the mind of most candid,
intcIligrnt nrrsons that JnIye NIncni'
i;Utnr ;5H,"rtod tn ;, ,' T. ,Jge ohou, t,o
jury as to compel Il verdict in favor of
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