The Morning herald., 1877-08-15
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TIE euo uoME" "pARlsIAN DETDo
TIVE" &C.. b.
nags: "Is the prisoner 80 very V'o-
|n,1 |nvs. said the witness; "but he is not
l,v' mat, at heart. After promising to
p ,ns ms ont Of the window, he came and
Eesed ns ID my pardon" -
n sst far, the prisoner had said no wora
y, ~ ts Snnaower had left the box. But his
~ sl we're we're upon her. The woman bad
H. ,.s, " a seat-room being made for her
bar nII very handsome and gentlemanly
an, apparently ajurymaslh ln'walting.
\ ID, anrey's "le eyes were still upon his wife
| ,1'ds i dso,btless, wife she was-when the
,ssl rose for the defence. This de-
sas usi had been pieced together hurriedly
uiu ";ua the trial. 1t was not. therefore.
& 'fart It ran as follows:
|.Mv Iv'i lord. and gentlemen Of the jury
,nnsar "s N for the prisoner, and ! maintain
t' n he il innocent of the charge brought
fainst him in the indictment. The seri-
+ w audience of the murder against my
fbrtuuate client is that offered by the
| ~ witnesses, Webber,. and this woman.
|ha detectives evidence is but q repeti-
I'm I'm Of what was said to him by the pris-
~ when intoxicated, that intoxication
;nc the result of Webber, the informers
rn act, He then visits the woman Lang
II and extracts from her what he sup
Dses coutirmatory evidence. Gentlemen,
6is individual Webber is unfit to be be-
|pved and is assuredly not to be trusted
Then it is question Of life or death to the
ham against whom he testifes. :" As to the
canaan, maintain that she is the prison
k's wife; and if 1 cannot prove my client
Hear Of this charge-if he is condemned
|uou her evidence, which is of far less
[alue than Webbes's-why then, upon o
|6int of law, shall apply for an adjourn
beut of the trial, in order to obtain fur
|Ler evidence. But hope to establish his
Innocence in tho most complete manner.
now, gentlemen, do you not see in the
Irisoner's determination not to plead, not to
! |hord any show of defence. q desire, not to
|ceen himself from justice, but burning
bope that justice will take its course, and
HAT he shall be deprived of life which
bas been hateful and uncomfortable to him'
The opening counsel attributed the prison.
(rs silence to remorse; I attribute it to
] fespair-despair Of love; desolated and
broken love. He says he is guilty; say
beis not. fyou condemn this man. gen.
|emen, you will be the sccomplices OF
Elf.murder THIS you cannot do-this you
Ere notdO."
The counsel now descanted upon the nar
tre of the evidence apart from the wit
|esses themselves; and he very cleverly
|rged that the last words written by Gra-
)am Forbes could not have referred to
langley, because it was impossible to sup
|ose that two such differing men could be
hown to each other.
Throughout the whole of this business"
Pntinued the counsel, there IS a mysteri-
ps, strange something, to the heart OF
Phich | confess l cannot reach. A murder
las been committed-a man admits having
pmmitted it, and against him certain
roofs appear, which l admit to have some
Peight. Yet, Notwithstanding, this avow-
on the prisoners part-these partial
|roofs-I do not hesitate to declare him
pnocent. l warn you, gentlemen, against
Undermining guiltless man to death. Re-
pember that the sentence is irreversible;
|nd if, after he is dead, you asc ertain that
was innocent, | ask you what will be
pc condition Of your souls7"
For moment. it was supposed that the
peech for the defence was finished, and
ready that muttering murmur which
Pillows a stretch of intense anxiety was
Preadlng through the court, when the
ounsel turned to the prisoner, and said:-
Speak; declare yourself not guilty; ex-
pam the mystery which hangs over your
Pad confession. If you have no mercy up
yourself, have mercy upon thejury."
Langley's heart was good. This appeal
Pas quite etfectual.
I'm not guiltyw he cried.
The emotion now experienced by those
Present. was terrible.
lhe]udge looked up. calm, if pale. "Let
nere be silence in the court"
Ills words were followed by complete
push.
Prisoner" said the Judge. IF you are
lnocent, how came it that in the first place
ou would not plead at all, and in the
tcond 'M that you declared yourself guilty!'
lSld was guilty." he replied, "becaust
thought was"
dow thought you werep asked the
,ese' "A man does not think he is guilty
! murder. He Is certain either one way o.
|he other.
h., Killed man - that's true enough
NY, you can easily guess; but it was no
our Graham Forbes"
=, what was the name Of the man yor
flIedf" asked the counsel for the defence
don't know, but Pm sure it was no
Iraham Forbes" =,
How sop . '"'fftsS'"