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Finally, Mr. O'Brcn loft gcncrali.!ce, a1d


referring At length to the Impression created
upon Sullivan by tho tlan!or,l letter, character.
tatnE It as an attaek Upon her chastity. ntnl
aAktnE whether there wna mar III loilDr,
man with soul and heart, WIN would not
rather follow his wife 70 the grave ts,nn to i,uya
l!er character 1'aatcd. BAD must be tlu cor,-
JlttOn 81 tho prosecution, 1lc saisl, when they
were Obliged to lie In ortlcr to procure enllvtc-
tlon. linnforl VIA dead, and he (ODricn)
"waa gdl1lg to nay he ought to be damned " far
writing tue article. Van Arnan would have
ths'n believe that Sullivan started out TO cott-
frail, delicate wife with hint lie had right to
60 to ffanford; Ills mission was MI honorable
ono; ami Mr.. oi1ricn clain1el that It was
pcaccabe one. The conversation between thu
twer Of Ifn,lturtl, "wl,tcl, was eonsistcnt wifi.
hlmself,h-' will At thu proper time pr,,yu ail
lAve sald.n lianf,rd. ono coward, ha,ldcsl
the communication to Van Usdci, another cow
ard, who !lrOke istth md revealed Ills nnIt,t;
ONE scouapHrL EXPOSED rt1s OTHER;
Sullivan called b0tll "tlog," All1 what more
expressive term could lIavo lecn applcdf It
liR1 been sail that unnfortl was u frai man;
lost dollar BY absencc from thls school. lio
believed that he hnl tho dyspepsia, bccauyu
no man. "cxscpt bin stotnacl' was internally
out OF ortlcr,n, woultl make SUCH an attack uri-
the trut',,-all his statements were econsstcnt,-
and, from hie testimony, argued TINT he aba1l-
aggressor. There was D. "mctlod u in his stag
from her by striking her 4 blow in tic fact;
md there was method In his staggering toward
Sullivan, who was hound firmly ~ man whom
be believed to be tho friend Of lianfor' and his
sas a.. a. 's eeSs coward II 5 Hasw tS Rie
defendant Killed 1iantord because he atl ala1s-
dcred his wife, and stabbed him to tho l,eart;
because he went to him for, reputation Of the
f14ttrV 6r1f n n 3brinf II nuy1 af
nnd because fo was bound and exposed to the
man who came up to assault lin. 1le had
either to
DA'vH nm BACH WITT ,r,, BULLET on "rAKE
Up to the firing Of the shot Sullivan had done
nothing but wflnt m honorable u.an would hive
felt bound to do. What would hare. been the
consequences II he hnd not drtda Would 1iau-
know. Would Iianfofd have broken bis nnse /
They did not know. Would te hnve Killed
sull1san3 They did not know. Was Sullivan
hound TO whit 10 find outi Hanford was COW
communication that would bring misery and
sorrow aud despair upon Sulllyan's future. fIe
submitted If there WIS the right Of self-dcfense,
wllend did It come in cxccptwhcn Sullivan felt that
coming towards him, l!ls wife outragcd, and he
helpless to aid her4 tile drew his pistol, and,
BLESSED DE GOD, HE rsKD IT."
The 8tate's Attorney would dwell upon tho
No man sympathizei more With them than thr
defendant, nnd he had told O'Brien TINT one Of
the objects OF his life, when he gut cut Of this
trouble, would bu that llanford's wife. anl
children should not want; but, 20 ia. aa shoot,
ha life by placing himself III o position where
the defendant WINS not bound to wait to sec
what the consequences would be to himself.
TIE sTNiH1N0 OF Mrs. SULLIVAN
wns next alyertcd to, Mr.. O'Brtcn charging TINT
tlc hlow wns troran by the wttneAsea fur the