, 1876-05-24
MUNN'S CASE.
Closing Argument for the Prose.
cution-.-An Able Speech
by B. r. Aver.
A Careful Review Of tho Tcstf-
lnony on Both Sides.
The Court Will Instruct the Jury
This Morning..
Tho Defendant in Good Spirits and Hope
full of an Acquittal.

tul OF an Acqulttal.
~
a Vefutct or MOI Guilty NctnTncQ IN luo
Jonns CnqA nj, milwaukee,.
nA1YEr, w AT1rNN
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oLos'No fch THE doVhRHMEsF'
A EooGlY-stZcd audience WNB present In tho |
1tnte1 statta Court-roum ycstcrt]ny morning !
10 hear Mr.. AYERS clo.lng speech in tic Mum
,ounvc, Mr. I,o,v me Court oYn,o,nin0 that |
G ,i an hon sm a,oI hop sqsomnt Sn
of the death OF lis fathcr-l,4aw, and TINT Judge
noolittjc had conc In Madtson. Wis. On Icpnl
business requiring his Immediate presence.
The defendant maintained his uaual quiet and
dignli1cd appearance, but at times leaned over
to Mr. Du~ md objected TO whnt were con-
sitlcrct rs mlsstatcncn.s Of the cyldancc, and
tue Juggling IN of matter not III the case lie
showed no trepldat'on, and when the Court ad-
!o w., ~ s" - ,.'a..,.. ~, -. 49,. ts"'..
a!l'1, III a'a~eF 70 4uea'Aou1 nno W. ""s lec'ns
all right.
-. !. a'an,,a,. ,rss',s ~ ~ 49,. 49,, 49,
necn tolo IN e.oqaent @o'aS ~ lhe WY iils'
s tht. cort Ths M theme ' Ind 1 been @ eoe
an b. @ IL Bat tna u Whit rss se
Il moro than usually important 1ts importance
VA, not specially augmented by the degree Of pun
a.,.." i'u.. "',n -. a,. ~. '.,n
the peoPs Ten 10 aemnna
tue jnry would signlsy hy shcIr verdict whether
,hcv M would yindIeate a man honored hy ntacs of
puel!e sas Who had sod hi. eon,sepes NJ 70!
3: Ss Ss 9.o xahsf srs sa
| existed; Whctact thcfe wae nanlinets enough n
| thA country or ours Eo apGiY IN eHectHal femedJ
n a ey Me s' sd to ~ ~ tnst
tho country in the Affirmative. aud before long this
tims ,s, OF shameless pFoilaacy would hass baen
ons Of tho most shameful instances Of public
vennlity % wa revealed In thts case: There were
w. n II e Sate Sq ie1 u %fs +, %
W. W. ssase1nsd: I ~as not nssssssty = prove
6y tho dctsndaat afthough thnt l'ad been saoxn.
Tint concett @ O. wlli amounted 70 criminal M con-
partakof In i y joinlnS tho others q any one Of
.hc ohsss Was 10 = vas M bs!ns ~; executed Mr. Aver
remats'ng that It made very little difference
whether itchm sea1cea iissing Or HesinR ra7ishod
Rehn, Il sHA evident that both were IN tue ring,
and that Mum afterwarda came in. Tho amount
o. Then snq ~ add'ua %
period of fu., thiEty'sene >, months, carrying
/
s5ye sSale probably -, stole 5107, III. To- 70:
s.Hy ~ s s ho %eo IN wh the p
Sas;t'o,n :, mi; tst hs5s wss 5ing O. general a
as y a q ye he come ns' Is sod
be eares 81
Was # uet MUM ,11o va proved 70 have been IN
de
sihs? Wy sos r. P'es!s 8 sSn.ss.sy e e
IL 0ss sePpsd p
n, nstFust!on. 10 tho District Attorney were to
sho f2nspdIasy spd , T. e. thg oGso and 70 ss!ssn
lie hsa neen G9onlpoIlea TO- tako them, and they
nonnrns ns AZ ae S t III
with due eaaon c,f + tho }a1y believed It to be
s9 s. sss
hs nn a; y vnas Of the ,ssmny
toWasaa lhspannE p oeel @ m tle n. hasnas o. 1af3
aa & be enaaen non1on
Ievsoue m nsstsls j. I'LL s!y fo5 upward; e W.
: Gauscrs and stoFekcepefs ind almost everybody
{ The whole :nM Ill., man Rshm received for m pse. p
i was S.bsn1d to suppess Kehn eeaia haze ssff!si
on tns enasse Of asane %1thopd INC knoWieug, ,s
Ntu Pas .. Lie nstc oHGcts. htl. y M.s
ansura 10 shrroao Aey pafsieipated E'thoht bciht
ea 'oI IT. 9, XII th3s aO eeose IT,"
: ia tlts &cB{mpny he pad ont S}t}. OOO To irwin.
. Sn no Or fa, 10y @ 70 lioyt, from 5ln Wy 70 $it,
o9U 70 Coilectof Maadw9sn, HI anu Ra.a onages, .o
himself anu Muhil, $4n, w. -, INC aelhngeme eh
win Mum was maao easlY n slie conspiracy an
At tic vetY WlNe saggeat.on .! Col!eetoi lsVn ~
IKE Num-, ala no e9au a9i aofa .',h 20 takn .a
eb 1T law the shS
a Of having MUM IN tho Ring, Just a
n much = he ne.s Understood The necessity fo
: having The ua1gem % @ ana sso;Tsks1spen
tl, Ring Haa Aehm any e9acelVaA'e Motlv
TO falsaly .cS're he defendant! he had ~ @ m9tvs
j.. l!e WA NOT Aann's enemy, pat 1tAel nus ttieno
Tie Ind even once tf1ed 10 ger Lin tue E0hn1HBaon