The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-26
JUDGE prLIoN's CHARGE TO THE
JURY.
4 Practical Review Of the MeriGs Ot
the Case ON Both SIDES.

L
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2i.--The United States
circuit court was not opened to-day until
after IL o'clock, the judges being en-
gagged In finishing the charge to the Jury
As soon as the roll OF the Jurors was
called, Judge Dillon read the instruc.
tons, which were very long, Including, IN
various groups. the kilograms introduced
IN evidence. Many vi the letters were
introduced, aud coplois extracts from
the presidents deposition. At the out
set, Judge Dillon said That all the prop
ositiOns he had TO make, lac had the con-
ctirrencc of his associate ON the bench,
Judge Treat. lie explained to the jury
the importance of the case, and the rca.
sons which had made II necessary to keeT
them so isolated. a high compliment
was paid to the counsel, and the manage.
ment Of the case on both sides.
Approaching the issues, Judge
Dillon said that two main questions arose
one, rs to the existence Of the conspiracy
and the second. rs to the connection OF
the defendant with Il. The first question
required little attention, as the argti.
! mcnts of the counsel on both sides seemed
| to accept the existence OF the conspiracy
as proven. The second question, the con-
nectIon Of the defendant with the con-
spiracy was then taken IN. The Jury
were cautioned at length to be on their
guard against the influence of popular
clamor. They were also reminded that
the government owed a duty to Its
citizens. as well rs its revenue, and IL lay
In the province ofthe Jury to acquit as
well u, convict. The prosecution had
presented no evidence to show that the
defendant had eyer declared his connec-
ton with the conspiracy, or had writ
ten direct admission OF this connection.
The law, however. did not require this.
1t was case Of circumstantiai evidence.
It was right for them to consider the
motives OF the defendant. The govern
ment alleged as the only motive that Of
pecuniary gain, The evidence Of Everest,
who mailed the letter In which he thought
Joyce put $500 bill, aud the evidences of
Magill. who testified to taking from the
letterbox similar letter, aud returning
It to Joyce, were considered, and the
question of crcdibility lett to the jury.
The kilograms, letters and portions Of the
Presidents deposition bearing on the
death of Collector Ford, and the appoint
ment of his successor were read. Two
questions, the court considered, arose on
the successorship of Ford. The first was
whether the defendant sought to influence
the president OIL the successorship, and
second, whether hc did this in the in
terest of the conspiracy, having
OF that conspiracy. Judge
Dillon then read all the dispatches OF the
sDring Of 1874, relating to Joyce's visit to
San Francisco, and Commissioner Doug
lass permits to other revenue agents to
20 out OF their districts.
Judge Dillon finished reading his
charge, and the jury retired few MID
ntes past 10 O'Clock.
The remainder Of the judges instruc-
lions are In the hands of the circuit clerk,
and cannot be obtained for further con.
for the afternoon papers. They
arc about six columns long. ,.r
(st Louis Republican Of Yesterday
The court Immediately after the charge
was delivered, took q recess until 8
)'clOck In the afternoon, and tile room
was cleared out. The crowd, although
II left the court room. did not leave the
but settled on the neighb0ring
sidewalk, blocking passage, staring up
ut windows of the room where the Jury
was supposed to be, and speculatlng and
on the verdict.
The jury, as soon as II retired to the
room, proceeded to elect Mr..
X. NJ. Blackwood foreman. This done,
they took formal ballot without any
whatever, and the result was
unanimous verdict Of not guilty. There
was, Of course, some surprise among
them at this unanimity, but they did not
worry about 1t. Dinner was brought in,
and they whiled away the time till the
reopening OF court in discussing the
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