, 1877-03-06
SULLIVAN.
The Testimony Being Over the
Arguments Are Begun.
Btate's.Attorney Mills Makes the First
Speech on Behalf Of the Pros
ecution.
A Forcible and Compact Summary Of The
Case Against the Defendant.
Nj. Thomas Moran Of Counsel for Sullivan
Begins Els Closing Remarks.


Tho largest audience which has thus far Attended
.ths trial Of Alexander Sullivan. for the murder OF
Fsrncis ffanfofd. waa present In this Criminal
Court yesterday morning. There was morn trord-
Ing than heretofors: that 10, mora people rat
Within g!van spacs. The aisfcs, however, wers
comparatively clear, snd tho tsst Of order wa
preserved, not the 1east show Of feeling one way
OF Tho other eharactsrlx'ng ths proceedings. one
entita side Of The room wes occoptcd by ladies,
tho gallery N we'll the benches usually occupftd
bJ tho petit Jurors and tta prisoDofs when brought
mp Tor sentence. At lcaat 400 wera proscnt, and
they seenud 10 be ne mnet Interested In the argu-
,nehtA ns tue men; they certainly paid closer at
tentidn TO them, and spent vary lttIe Limo
In gossp'n9. Tho featusn Of Ills day was The ad-
dress Of thu Ststes Attorney, this being ths most
important csee In which be has appeared since tax.
Ing postcAsion nr hts otee. Every one wsa anxious
to hear him.. All wcrc disappointed. They hsd no
idea that there was 20 mach In "ths little boy"
lIo showed that he porseaaes unusnat AbilttIes and
tue ftnrs that he was too young TO discharge his
duttea In syery emergency wore utterly d,ssipaied
yesterday. Mira. 1ianiord was present In tho morn.
Ing only, and congratulated tho HtAte's Attorney.
She was perfectly satisfied with his effort Mrs,
Sullivan VIA thefu In the afternoon.
Az soon a. the '1icar re, hear "a" Of the bai,itf
died away,
Nh, MILLS
the case was perhaps tho nort important ever
triad III the State. Thcseourt-room was tho focus
OF tho view not only Of the COO, 600 people Of Chi
cago, hut Of the millions throughout the country.
Every ono engaged in tho tt,Al was an object Of
scrutiny that was almost painful. lie had but ono
sppesl % make to the ,u', and TIM! was that the,
do their simple duty. After ailuding briefly
to The general evidcnce OF Witnesses Of
= murder, aud saying that two could not
tell exactly tho aamo story regarding the
transaction. he nasta&od tho facta Of the case.
Ofnhting that every word In the Communication
written by 1lanford was nuirus, he affirmed thnt
that honest, fa!r.deallng man, when he ponued
exhi5i.,-no malice thst would III have m id i'd" him in
ases Tie deense lad GSd' tsd te sna esao ~ Il
were stsnt.cF aat. lle admittsd that the charges
ae s "sot * a e
and Hanforl would donbtloss have told Tie ground
van was told that tho article was Of su ''infamous
character" 10 the portion he procured from tho
of sueh Import. iianford refused 10 rctrsct b..
eAuse hs bvllated tho charges wurp tfue; md that
IN sou.ae Of ti1na he would make bis promIae good
afs aoz. snd viii h!. aoablsd III strack him. ~
I'D Isnfos 4, s 70 ts E,oana hs trn. u:
faiI M :; II vitality. When iisnfesd 90. ap ha threw
S4a ' t.R a not dessy =, sS sS,. q b.
VII ~ ss1sn Il md s'Fis stenss sss
sfe ss # one anohs rsn fG 'R e.
sasncd toward sulivsn Al tie Witnesses; esen
aa e1.ends Meacn hAs VIC 9s.a: haa pvs1
Sullivan % iIantord, waved hi hand toward Han.
fioI3: which motton t H. ese9 by Sullivan. mn,t have
trouble, As,.,oou, howsycr. !. McNulIen released
iv Gant. sull'van dsew his revolver pointed It to;
I IL sRs spssa spisa ~ ~ .na @
ry for what 10 had dong. but because ho had
s9S and n.tas and heard s
uan by nature capable Of murder could do. fI!s
disposition aud character a. IL he had confessed
'ths deprastty u hls nature.
slaughter. tsli'ex she jary s.t ashoaeh saliisaa
W.: srd!esea for murder IL tho evidence war
rMEY NIGHT FIND HIN GUILTY op MAN.
Ths distinction between tile two crimes conssstcd
In t,'s nattss Of malice. expressed @ os Implied A
limo .naas ne tiiaerense a. to mai1es. Mau.isughs
iias impalsea pfedaced by some great M ean.e"ar -y
tall.h deten.s tde Ianear na.t have been saeh
tSs c;s wsal% tnst1y killin T;s w tast
1}l1$ CHkktfun Ht tp CHI 70 ncf
UNDERSTAND that McMnlIen WIS friend md not =
foe;; It was asserted that llauford struck Mrr.
tho klIlina. The blow which nuaha,n heard INT
t!ttl not acc WI. oar adnlaistetel to llAnforl bJ
ened snon H. es sis s at.
oocanto no Wa. rot brute: second. hs dld not
as S ssas savs ssss or
.s. d. sa ssts s NSsssy Daa
Mrs. 1annfcr.t Ill said that not word was spoken
=. .,s her. The suggestion that .lso cried out,
oas ~: as xda ns, y; ;s osf: s'sf
have heard TT Florcnes sullivan sad the CON
trary. but he WA tho brother Of ths defendant.
~ and say all to furnish ground Tor yindIca
striIe jady from tSs eosner St clasE md ai: 1aE
strects was absurd. There were men who drew On
,heir !ms3!nataa. 70, taet.. liz aaa hts Tis and
Va. !ras, Ssyuad doatt. low i sans there "si ~
ap. llaaford, stunned md ttiEh!ensI, threw oat
hls atn.' MT VIZ! sptts. ant hs ha1d o. arn, OF
Tho next point L,uched upon WAS
suLIsyAa's MOTIVE IN, DAAwiHo uts RE-
foLvKN.
Was II hcCAuFc sItnuGf hA4 been uttered ACaiAJk
lis wife. It 10, ho Ind no e1cnse. insnft md
SANDER even tho lat,.t opprohrtous abuse in wurds,
w9ud I not iustity He tak!ua Of human itie. Wa
pf bodily harmt Was not scll.defensc madc. up
palll4tio0 Tor tils mut1sff Thefs was Cause for
| lcaE-no threats made, no daa1cf was upon him.
sullivan WIS protected BY 3 slsolg taan wlo was
between hlm Aul laufora. !, !lo sald nothing tndl.
that Gc was ufratl conli not cont,c na i4uf to any
man that wa. rational md jast. Why did Snll>
~! sns'raf lie lin'.slf Offered sap1an.tca
| tack nv with hts friends. Ths man bas sil!ded
| my wife In d brutal communication. lIs has re.
fnsc1 sppaTatloA when asked hiIi In 4 pcaccabla
manner. lilo hid struck NY lick vile, who was
tursa ~ q peace, ,ulaksr, and who hus ! moment
by his own declaration sullivan Waa With.
| out excuso,. 1lls eaplanaton destroyed the
foundation for one. Tho man was not at h!s
throat hadn't hts nose In hIs mouth. hut wss
.'comtnF" to ATTACK h!!n. This was put into the
! delunx9 Incidentally. Tho passion which Induced
Sullivan to smlta Hanfonl un,a!ned in his heart.
( and, IN eulnilnstsn2 way, demonssfeted iltesf
when ha putnted the revolver. The sAmo thought
! TINT generated tho blow when the aa+aulL began
/ continued until tho shut w1s nred.
AZ this tunctuEc Frcess WA Iakeu untI! halt.
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