, 1876-10-24
Ono of f1sc ppinta dwell upon WAS that thu de-

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r,iiiiiir trnter ni ~ aiti a,.i , tn Hm,a., .a,
by The rs,,l,t,. ttrr,,s: u,"cs ~, i, IN t,
<,a1. r ,ul irfoi ,'',,., a.I" @ .'a u, III ~
cssr m Observation-Disclosures s't i1 !,,s W. ,,r,,' II, ~,
l,,:. iemn!"r s1"t, Nm ""l rs,,", s"" ,,E,a
Inisht ret,, n, ,r ,'.,i,et lin ;i," ni1,r.r, ~
, n ~ I si,y wn, ~ ''%svs r., 1,: s'l.rer nt H. e.
Trio IL ] IT fii liz h.1 ", ;tontt,,,a,. ~ w.
,In thc efr1,nmt uuv II, ,tl ,,atis M Ht pm,,x ~.
ily had no frcttnr tnt wuv II" frcc,v a,,it.cI ne
a J. E1yo liz +. M 5eat a;nre m T. '1o 70 rs @
tin to liza Ima ri tie i,nmtsr wn. it., ,roh .Iu
iinGJc to lin. siiiyaf wns mi ai !, irf: t,,.-
tlc1,Iu,l in anv sr. tc,,sc ns fIlcy unrr,tnn,1
lie tr,,u IL wos nr, ,nnrs ~, - , H., ~
ithr a,,raktr1 via ijutr,,,an' H.. ~ la ~ hnr r
In thla r,u,t,trv. mud wax nj, A,nrrir",' nni
thcri-e thcrr ,vas mt tI,c si,1t,'.t .".,a ' ~"
to lo1k ubol,t natinnniitfcs. III rulIu,s,e, thnt
lis elect ii cIuration. Of culture, ~ WIS 10 > rcs
crs. aud nlso Ind lin riirct tm 'i,n,,r'vr' H.,
heart md ru,1srfcncc. nnl nj, thr ,ntraj s,,njI.
tlcs Of lhc man, Tbcre WA % n ru.rs r"'r M
iIo,nit,fca ncrpctrntcd almost cxelusiyely iv
men ri hirl, ci,ar,wt.r. iinmir;1cs nnrrS,r r,tn;,
were pcrpctratcd Ly men VI, t,Issesset t.,arar..
Ter a,uJ culture, AMI llit.l md rntn nnl srnsi
tive isctjnEs,-ucrpetEa;r from fujse siIs, ,f
ur,IiI,nry pcot,lr, md uuwllln1r Il, s,,hmlt II,
what ordinary uropie s,ll,nit u. onti via rr.
anrtet1 to what tiIry tnlfrtl srlf.11frns. Th.v
did upt gcei; The remedy tic law rnyo ti,c,n.
hut ttrv nss,,n,ru tn he tc nre nf ti,rir ,,,y,,
wrong anil to execute code ri ti,cir own. That
was Tic l,nturc of tits ln,s1,icI,Ie lie admitted
Tint Ordinarily, ut,u0Bt l,niytrtny n,,,r,,rr was
uernctratcd for PURPOSES Of roli},rry. in br,,,ni
jtritta between MN ard man, n,l,un;s tie lower
class Of pcup1c; but murders Ind Gcen k,owl,
10 he committed by every class If tncu. Jfr
fusta11cctl Dr. Webster, d tnn, wl,use character
was Us uut,npeaclahc as tl,at If tic de-
evidence showed, tic shooting In whch SIiliya,,
was involved II, Ncw Mexico Ucc,1rretl through
no fault Of Ills, but he Insisted n hurlfrI1ie
Under tlc circumstances of Ibis ease WIS 1orr
likely to be pesprtrnte.. by u man whose rep,l-
tutioi, lla hcforc ntootl gi,, n nan Of culture,
n tau,. VI pride, u tnun wio Ind a 6troug uFrr-
lion fur 1s Wife tl,an BY any ,Ithrr M matter
how struny IL mans niItctinn for Ills wife, l,0
inattcr how lofty Ills srnsc Of I,o,,or tue highest
duty Of an American citizen wns to obey sl,e
wholesome laws oi the land. It would be 4 satI
i1uy WIeu we AlOntcl the cole Of the Juelfet
It 'woulI not slo to aay, us had hccn saii by
counsel {Swptt), IL they should tpl that tl,t.
pfIcY, II. was nrotilDtel by tile
HEsrEcr AND LoyE OF Tnr DEFENDANT ron
1t1s WIPE -
md that therefore It WAS iustlIlablc. Could
tilcy sny tl,ati If 70, ,,,c,, stood no Iongvr
ast]r tic Wholesome Laws tu which nli must
slilmit,-tf in Ills wruih n,ld passion hc ussunrd
10 rlEht his owt, wrongs whatever these wrongs
werc, in u murncr tint tho laws lid not ailuw,
lie hai tic Iigl SECURITY of thcir ontl,s, With
lin. The law would compel thrm to do 1t II
tue defendant had violated It's wcll-1.oyn pro-
visions.
Counsel had drawn n most attractive picture
aud after the .nnrr;agc, drawing largely, uf
course, IN hts own fancy lie could tot give
tl,cm my sucll ,cconnt of the deceased, The
other party 10 ills most unfortunate atIatr. lie
41,,,
favorable Impression, upon their u.i1lds; l,u Ind
1rnu,, wI,er,. {ustIcc, mcuratt nu eynrt tustirt.
Tng fr1lly atlinlnIstcsetl; wlmtcyrr ers or crimes
lie lIad Committed hatl bcc,l summed up, a,it
the buta,,cp struck, and lis destiny no (unger
fIcpert1,,d nimr any verdict of Il jurv The prus-
rcutfolt i,atl cudcayoretl to show what lis prc-
vtn,3s course OF life wus-to place Al! on sn,tc-
thing like n, equality with the defendant; they
actcr iuipu g1.ctl, anu everything east upon llis
memory tilt would degrade unI yt!lly m, aud
this TOT
In TIE PRESENCE OF Ills WIDOW AND HER
WEEDS;
course Of life hud urn equally honorable will,
that of tic ctrtlallt lle was told ti!ut tle law
prevented It, Eo,3t. few things wcrc, however,
Irish gentleman. Dc did not know tint 1,c
would tc called q Ge,ltlen:au by tic other side.
There was nothing uccu|tar]y romantic about
],ilu. liz wns ti,e 1;l,,ilcst kind OF utl LcrI-
UAfl, us were lis ancestors before lin. lfH Wls
not n lmrp. lie ha,l hchl no great number Of
ofii,r. anil nroI,a{,ly had no very large CIRCLE Of
influential friends III; was u,, rt,abje rltizc,.
Ills employment was a:t prosnt. ~ possible, Int
ut thu sutn timc II woY ,i,,e of tile must uscfl,l
noss,,c. lis was n srllorl1uastcr-au humble.
ROOT, iatorious. pasnstakilg, suffering man ii.
most from Infancy up: ttiIar Of feeble ro,istt-
tutou. lImiuutiye il, stat,,re, sfckly, cl1cnun,c
sedcmary It, lis .l,lts, merely distinguished iur
tic diligence with W,;Ici lie performed tI,c nr,u
tl,ity OF hfb lifc,-tcncline III the scl,onlA
II t{c eity-dfs tipr,1isled Us Il scllular. agtjn-
,ruishr,l f,r tho it.ltv With which he pursued
lis mo- mos: usefnl Vi :a'lngs. N" conparison
rmtIi he drawn br1wecn the rather enculh!
Young man who mi before tllun,, with Its dis
ttnrllishcd history. eIcyafr{1 10 ptir almost as
souil rs hc rcnchii manl,onI. favored by fur-
tune. marrfct! tnn hrultful ,tt,t, nucotnpIIsl,e
IMly, n fuyuritu in ali succtfc, Into Will! hu
wriif. nnI ti,r n,mr. lu;rt}.;ynrl;hr. oyrrtas;rI
iluu now lyIny murdered in lis wr1Yr. 5yo lu.
ceyct his GraIl,-wOuut ut thc nuIl,Is of t)n t,e-
fcrtluut, Tic wus hut u common character,
,ioolsrt, liSc must ol IN, 10 lie drutlgcry uf
lard worh. Thc defendant, by tIe rulings Of
tiIv Court. l,n,l La,I
EVERY orv,1tTry,ry IN PROVE ANYTHING
lie nlcHsctl araurt iitnYt,rl:a luorni character.
md If shc !rfeusr cunl,i ,r,1g,, one ut Of in,