The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-01
RABcocK.s TRIAL.
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Press and Herald.

g In the absence Of any telegraphic
information the mails yesterday
brought us the argument Of Mr.
Stores. one of the counsel for the
f defence. made on Monday. We can
not spare the space give the learn
ed counsers argument in full. but
cannot refrain from reprinting his
..highfaulutin''' perorationn Ending
his. review of the testimony, Dir.
Stores said :vesa
Never since Iientereds a court of
Justice have / felt such a tremen-
dous responsibility as feel npon me
to-day. A few weeks ago left the
home of this defendent, saw his
weeping children gathered abopt
him. and the pure and devoted wife
cling TO him. / think I see him again
with his wife and children gathered
about him. welcoming him back and
kneelingto pray TO the great God
who had returned him to them with
ont spot or blemish upon his fair
fame. Gentlemen. | leave the case
in your hands. feeling aware that af.
ter due consideration of the testimo.
ny, you will render a verdict that
will enable the defendent to walk
with upright head free and indie.
pendent man.
When the reader recollects that
Babcock has twice had his operations
Investigated by Congressional COM
mittees--once in the "General Or
dcr'' business at New York and again
in the District of Columbia Inyesti-
gation-in neither Of which did he
com Off with clear skirts, it will be
admitted that Mr.. Stores was piling
on the agony. A special to the Gin
cinnati Gazette. speculating on the
verdict, says: ~ .ssss.s
The common opinion regarding
the verdict is. that there will be no
verdict; that in default OF a eonvic-
ton hung jury is almost inevitable.
This is the average opinion Of the
unprecedented classes, three ont OF
five men would so express Id. while,
Of the remaining two, one asserts
that Babcock will be acquitted. and
-he other that be is certain to
be onvicted-which doesn't alter
the average.
Whether public opinion is entire
" correct is Questionable. The ver-
dict Is more likely To come one way
or the other. than might be sup
posed. Said one familiar with these
country jiiries Of the more fntolli-
gent class or farmers They rare-
ly make q hung jury. They 60 s5ut
Of the court room with d confused
idea of the iaw points involved, be-
wildered alike hy the arguments OF
counsel and the charge ofsthe jndge,
and, as ~ rule. soon diacard tlle cons
sideration ar technicalities altogeth-
er. Then they talk the matter over
conscientiously. and the majority. in.
most cases. ind.ice the minority to
believe with them. They consider
that to come III without a Verdict
would be little less than an evasion
OF duty The opinion expressed
in this comment is that Of msiny oi
the old lawyers. here. and may be
| correct. The comparatively ibriei
time required 90 find Q verdict hy
| previous jurors would serve. to con:
/ firm the idea that the present one
may reach q decision. IT is. anrea.
sonabse to suppose that the jury like
The public is not amenable to the ia
auonoe Of ofhtoEieal effort orr che
/ part of c0nnnals but Il Is, at tte same
| times ptohatla that here the results
will bn evenly balanced. and tfist
the situation after the argument will
be about the same rs now.