, 1876-03-31

which defendants IN trial 80 that lh!s ttstt-
sony II resnr t" character shunld he cons.eretl tn
Nc .itast mate y ,lsensn.. thro1g thsr eSnn.,l
ltef tito ts.ttmnny ot 1an who admitted mt lc had
% ai fai ~stor asss' Va 10 Or se loot viii Ss
wiz, VII" oy y "dn'ittc tla ssmn,sisn 1t .,'a'ory Or
scni, II Sss % MSf hG aeIFe9 nss o. xons
measured BY tia moral charartor u tic otenac which
hc a'ltnitr himself to be guilty of.
arc se~ars, ut lo osrer,once Of ,is - well ~ al
oshcr sa'.sur.as 7e:aa 10 tint such rcral.irs aro
T. s ~6 M r. H. ay sna u; u
courts ami jurca not to convict e1cept upon ocet .nd
censtnelna root yet thorn shond bo r. h.a!i.tGn n
proven. You aud rssrnnalbls for the seyority
of thcsc inws but 70 nre teaosbs for tott snforee
ncht when rAae 10 clearly rlalo out. Our duty here
Ia not Ia ctrIsa tho law nor Ia overlook or tsr"Ear
H. h,t to enforce whcn proper case ia tnade by the
This policy Of Govafr.nent for many years past
hsa been TO collect an iinostant rottan of !ta rsyc.
Just regard for Tho nation requires that this tag ahe
70 collected, Il L ALMOST e11a! important that .h.
ds!illrr who pays hi' aacs, from cotnpasion With H.
Much sTets IL laid by tho totonso npsn tho fact TIA.
evidet,cc II ID suncent to my In regard to It'll. that
Sts ssas 'Gs s Il L, pass. 4 Il, t. 5s s's
anti may Or may no ny isriaas @ and 1aat careful eTt
rrssnmpton il tint Il engaged in trnn,Is upon uso
uoycrnu,cn they would eithOr not enter ts.ose trans
fictitious account which could only bo detected aud az.
posed hy accident, eyen II AL tho books and secret
hooks produced he and referred 10 by attendants arc
what ass called u,e o,arament oooe. thas l." Dooss M
ters and Il Ia mt rrecnet nor could It hardly 0e
irnagiaod that theae books would show theao alleged
As svc said bosorn, thu resl quoelon and she only
ono to 70 passsd upon ~ yon is Ar yo satss.
on IL s m.ns.ss. It .s en
ants guilty Of tho fraa charged fa this indct-
Mot Ia as ss,. 9, ',sni9 ss
| fairly considered togethor2
il for you 70 W. lilo light OF tho proof, vheth-
eoas IL tho ine.n@ont: @ @ 5oa Ind e,a sty On
ull tho counts yoa shou!d say 10 by your verdict II
yo soa @ Ill., s.y s on witch o. thezs counts You 70 hn
them guilty. -
nnd defendants guilty nil tte counts.'' II you And
th,t tho proof has sustained al tho counts, or on ccr-
in II yo S top oo Us oenanta s yo W sy
1--WE tho jury find dofenaanth not guilty.
| mn. sToRns SUPPLEMENTS THE cuAhDE.
Mt. Btorrs then pasted up to tho Court thu
following additional points, asking that the Court
onlbody them In tho charge To the jury:
II Ia not necessary that accomplish should receive
any or ether pecunlary reward fer us 1astespa.
participates IN, the comtnlasinn of crime H. an acnon.
ce. II, theratore thc Jury btoyo from Tho evidence
tn the that tho wtneasca Dp!1oa aud Smith, Knew
of any frauds upon the rovenuo eorunlttcd by tho
hotfc with which they were employed, AMI assisted IN
no charges avo bosn preferred against theu md thoy
are t,nind!cted. ~
% I es sa .sss,s as sai' fe9 ID IL III
Ing anu destruction Of hi. boks for tho nrposc OF
concea!!ag THO frauds q Foss house. ana 4 .hs Jury
from tilo paekagss for to purposc oi tlcsalnG tic
Government. than Mca,ahon was MI ucen.nrl!'oA ~ an'
hts tcstlmony ia sblcct 70 tho aae crrta'uH ,yh!ea
may bo passed upon tho testimony Of hs a'np'osor
il tho Jury bolIevo from tho eytdenco in this cane
TINT Durton II. Ford tchthed before the 0saa DUR,
in Dcobcr in substance TINT neither he nor hts house
a. an L a eesu " as su To-.
tiony knowingly aud wifay false, then It ia no
5 81 s ss s . 81 r. 1fy ys sG r
corroboratc1 by tue testimony Of other credible wit
Tho noss roade by1suAh and ralln.n to noa1er is n
Of itaE]f unexplained evidence OF ahY guilty Enntiue
between uo parties. II tho Jury do not heli"ye 4.
. note gvs,, then Il furnishes no oasroborat1pu
d nie 1nMi1 stnry which I'ocher tells,
shs jury hsvo right to take into consideration ii
fact tat no Ia hero under PROMISE at safety aud ILL
II ths jury Sssvo from tho avirncc IN TIM tbs
A1lce6 OF immunity EtT1m tho GoScrI|Aflt fucA E
cli,alico It IL proper for tho jrry to consider Iii s
ID ter,uining the credibillty Of tho witnosA.
Q Tho Court-It Ia mt necessary that an &C
:, compllco should rooolyo any pay or othar pec,
h mary reward for hts participation IN any AleGa
" crime. Whoever counives at or participates
d tho commission Of crtmo IL m accomplico.
p the Jury bolIevo from the evidence in this cas-
i that Tho witness MoMahou asaistod Ford
= tim burning or destruction OF hs books 4
y tho purpose Of conccAlinE tho frauds OF Ford
d ho0so and II the Jury bcovo TINT AlcNaho
:. assisted in stripping tho stamps from tho psel
=. agcs for tho, pnrposo, Of detfaudn
:. sccomplice. mud lis 4esttmany Ia subject to Il
10 salne criticism Which may bo passed upon Il
tontimony Of al accompllce ~ Dir. Ford, Bublee
e. however, to the qualifications thnt he had no II
ino terest In tho fraud, and lah udt, 10 far bcnn
= any way prosecuted Or tlrcateued with proaec'
10 ton by tho Govornmont.
" The jury waro then Informed that they cou
b. retire to tho 1ury-roon, and tho Court feoling
~ ~ added that IL tbo panga Of hunger became tt
~ aavero t,eforo tlioJ raaohod verdict, tho Dapu
81 Marshal would zoe that thoy were givon ~
ii nortunity to rofrasl the inncr mRn.
II. -
H. THE JURY