, 1877-02-17
The Court Room at Belvidere Again
Crowded with Eager
1iStener&
All Of Sergeant Storrs' Objections
Sustained by tile Court
Eloquent Speech to the Jury By ths Hon
William Lathrop.
Forcfb1e Argument Of Mr. Trude Throw.
ing the Gntlt OFT Mr. Storey.

ROCKFORD. III, fen. l".-ine interest," hHax-
eneo'oy tne tfaat oi "hS'e ana f!fnh hAo not
IN tue least abated thla morning. Large num-
bers wcro In asten'lauce long before the handle
Of tho shcr!Ts knife called the meeting to or
der. Among otlef distinguished persons pfe$-
ent was Gen. Allen q. Fuller, once Judge Of this
circuit nc 0ehcFal #as allowed 70 occupy
place beside Judge Murphy during the morning
session. Promptly NJ o'clock the Judge made
hih appearance. Your reports in yesterda1's
dispatch lid not mran 10 Infer that Judge Muir
phys ru'ings were improperly in favor
VI defendants. hut that Under the Courts
View Of the law the position Of counsel for the
defendants appeared most tepable.
THE cHoss'ExAx1NATloN Or THE DEFENDANT
tttsH
W. eonl'nueu ~ ~. l'atn'op' onuef 'ae
polutea aa'u sesnt'nIng queat'ons ot Inc psoe-
ecutioh fNnh ulnehea. out thouRn nM losher
tesl4non} "ns p'aseu !" "o'sc n9Mt' M"
~. :uase.a Ella su~aea. q. asus' tlfnn "1e
WIZ no t4otse .ae'os ~ ne
sun ~ "oa'a Ia.uet ,sa'S n's 'uou'"eI puHeu
w.. t.'au ~ VI. " anS onee
uausa's ~ "''n!.seo set''s e"'h ~
-. .s"1ou' a"1 1 ",.. IN. "o "sus
~ "ppusnes WIN eA ~ "5
anu zee M'ss Eafly, iof the purpose of haFioe
CLARK identify her. This WAS prior to Clark's
L.
mfttcfl meeting CIark In fY,,caco. mud oI.o th.t
T.. NJ, ,r,t,, It,, - n,'... s1N,e ,fao,, .h,s
"e "I"I ~" ~" :" 4'uus o'H.e' upou ~ ..ta
occasion tney neiu conversation ABOUT snls
called UPON Mrs. orylllc Wood, and that his
crrnn,l there wa. In ob,atn affif,ovI1< aos,nst
sti.s ro.,,. ,'' "A' ~ '''4'' A*''"A''N' Af@''o'
'A''' 1aF'5' -...-........
He denied speaking of the "old mans "
rirt.s mr. or tt,n horrof ~ 1onev
H. denIc, ths, l.. ,r,,ri.o1 - IL.
~ us'eo a* "e p'o.'seu ~
Flae INC epoals Win her II ehc "onlu
swear out the right kind Of af]idavits against
Miss Early. Ho had no recollection OF telling
Mra. Woo1 &hot storcv would oirc ,,nr safn ~
tha ,,raao- 49, - nHo,t. ~. ~, H." . .,,i ~
TINES was mentioned upon that occasion. He
thought he tnadc It clear to her that Storey
would merely bar for time md trouble, and
Tint M nrcmtums unutl h. ofYcrct1 fnr thc
Here the Court very properly ruled that the
defendant, Flynn. WIS not obliged to answer
Ir,,t1ps ni,cst!on iu ,e,at,on tn tho acartf ,,ne
t,r Htt.. t,ar1v ,rhon rf,,,. s..1t. r,..t-
TO Identity hes.
in regard to letter Offering saoo for certain
statements ,ts!a. wi'ko said he never wrote such
Mr, Latl'rop called for MI. CLARK, but storrs
objected, md the Court sustained the objec-
tlon.
ssFAron .oux nAa,y
u,, N. mr.. ,rits,os. cs,lnd ~ ,ho ,r,,o,. ~
"as 1ne aeAt "'tness catica' 1or LUG purpose OF
proving 1nat 10 dlo not instruct ono Of the VIII"
neaBes for tho lcfenaa f4lr. D0w) to remain
ayav from court. storrt obtc.ted. and the
Court .,,.ta.nr,l TIM ri,tcc.,on and hr. Early
s1otr 4.at. IT.. 49, 49, son - at a.'A 'A''
asa'n .ooS x, Gus seat near too eouhsel.
or7llle Wood was recalled for tho purpose OF
impcash!ng Flynn, III cmpllaticaily swozc that
Flynn told h.s Woods, wife TINT il shc would
mskc a .tatcmsnt n. 1yu,.s wn,,iit nav ,,r- gor
:. Tn,' sss.., 49,, ' .s....asr "e1t1 Wy "'' ava
IL 1h1s eloscu too tcst,mohT'
nR. LATHnor's SPEECH.
At II o'clock Mr. Lathrop arose for..the pros.
ecuttnn. uc h-pan hi. remark. Nv rs,drro
.,s,s', a' ", s,.,,.a.,a ..a m ,.a,.s. ~ y teau!ak
e'o"ly unu o's.1"c''y TUG ina'eta'cht' lie then
took OCCASION 70 point out tho legal aspect Of
tho case.
Al noo.t Tim co,,rt adtnu,net1
1nn~ ,,s,ns. s ~ a,,.,ns "ains'su ..a".,,. -
hoas oe4oro 'no coming 'oectncF OF the court
the vast c1oWd were elamoflng outside for
nt4tr{ a. k.~. -.