, 1876-10-27
1}AILFD OUT.


Tho doors Of the Criminal Court room were
thrown open shortly utter o'clock, md the
lounEcrs who had patiently sat auu watched tho
cusc from the inception of the trial. gradually
ca.e Il. and quietly resumed thcls seats. ThcEe
WAS very little struggling for l,lnCcs Of yantoEe.
Thu gallery at either end was not tnoru than
two-thirs!s full, while mt to rxeccd 2U people
were congregutcd Oh the main floor. About
1ozrn or iirtccn Indies, divided into little
groups, sut within the ci,nrnet circle
devoted u members Of the Bar aud tho
representatives Of the press. Sheriff Agnew,
Harvey Merrill, AMI thrpe er fpnr III the t.ourt
olJiria!s, mayed around, exchanging wUrd
here alId thrre with friends w!ton. tl.cy ELM
in tho nrltcnce. Tom Barrett, the Clerk
uf tile Court, rat In his oCeinl chair, quiet amt
solrnn. About 2 o'clock States Attorney Heed
cane in, accompanied by Mr.. Van Arsnan, the
associate counsel for The prosecutinn The two
inclined tlur sleads clusely together, and i'll
tlufgel lii MI absorbing tttc-a-trte for several
minutes, III which they n.rerd upon their pru-
grafnLnc for tho afternoons work T1Ic sharp,
elcar-ct features oi the States Attorney ipulictt
slnrpcr than usual, ind It Was quite apparcnt
that a great Load was resting on him. Ills US
soeiatv wus triie pa1er than usual, hut he l't.
ty,bycl M nervousness wfateycr Mrssrs Mo-
raj, nslA Swrtt VERY sHGtrich will several legal
ynlu,ncs, mustly Whcs!vr'H Critalllat Practice,
thu ltnEes of which they sankly scanned nnd
,norkvA with little scsasss o. smpcr, tar future
reference. At ::lO o'clock Judge McAltstrr
entered the courtroom, and, with measured
stci,, marched up to tbs judicial bench, HHe-
dIttc3y under tle canUpy surtnUlliltcu by tho
ctlfgy 0f Justice With her cFtnly-ala1lced salts.
Tho curtain covering the window Immediately
behind the Judges eeat was thrown hack, ul-
in wtie!. Nothing Of tho Judges fave could hs
seen except It's almost ctrrnlar contour. What
ever emotions the wearer ot the er!nite was H.
boring utAcr coul ii nut bc detected. The strong
trating eye, and to III! ttc spectators hc srcmc!
tn be slntue from TIose facc aud features nll
expression had hecn eliminated
After thu Jnlge ha,l taken bis seat the buzz
Of conversation, which lla.l been Eaing OIL for
nearly au hour, stopped with the .n.!slrnncss Of
II f1ush OF lightning, and the slltHcu hccn,ne
painful. The audience looked Ut the lnwytrs,
Ut tho Court, and at each other, wondering
heard In tho paasagc-way leating ~ olc of the
lury-roonls; ill eyes followed tho direction
whence was Heard the aounll OF approaching
footsteps. Ina 1nonleut tfc prshonrr, ATTENDED!
within tic full view Ut thr ul.lience. Hu wnA
less pale ta'. usual; Ills cyc WAS brighter, and
though hts ucnIeanor wns qusct atN1 Impressive,
Temporary Telcasu from thu confinement in which
sent the seu! q F1ancs !Iantvr4 "nanno,Ines,t =,
in fruht uf the reporters table, facing laU Court.
Allnust Simultaneous with Ills appearance. Ftrnan.
do JoLcx, I.uuIs Wuht. hcsn1nl lrinIivie. pr.
liver, nniI tieurhc T4yl0r entered tho Touh. Afrr
tIicso Gentiru,rn haI talrn seats, ahl quet was
testuEcd,
SIR. SWEET
urase and addressed lllu Court.
Nj. Swet1-s!ny II please lilo Cart, ths trial
which has Just rlode lasanK resAllr! IN no YER.
diet, nr nlIntEEas. the PFlsntf Irslrra ~ n,aks
application 10 your Ilunor for bail. rug
piaetco upon tit. question " so well
settled aud uniform in this state, of giving ba.
following u n1jstFia. upon M indictment ut lha
character, that l feel that ! need ouy nuke tho
application; 70 taI . ! know. ! liass u.ssf
known 1t to bo fufnsed. aud understand that
whese = Jury hase disagreed 1t follows ~ matter
MI. Van Armaa-1 do not know; II yonr Honor
rlcHae, ~ am abo 10 asacnt or dissent from what
iAu cL4mael says. have not had practice enough
II thi. state III cases y Indictment for murder to
o. not. iaye nothing " guide ,ae
In determining whether \ nun shontl 10 hailed
or not. excci* tho Consultation aaA ths .aws
Ut tno stasc, snd t!luss provide, without
going into drsal-in substance. that wherever tlu
Court Il satisfied that although ll.e ind!cWlent IL
homicide. II anything, then the Court should bail
W ptisoner where ~ Court, etthet upon tue d..
veiopncnts upon tho tstal IN Open court. such ~