The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-29
THE CAMDEN MURDER TRIAL.

COLONEL scovEL SUMS UP FOB THE DEFENCE
4 CURIOUS Observation-Disclosures, INvEc-
TIVE, DEHUNCIATIoN AND SOME ARGUMENT.
CAMDEN. N. j., June rs, 1878.
What with the excessive heat and the equally ex-
cessve and inevitable crowds the Camden court room.
where the great trial takes place, was not the most
comfortable spot the world today. The crowd, ike
the heat greater than yesterday the large attend
ance being probably a compliment 10 Colonel James
N. Scovel, who, Il vas known, was billed 10 deliver
mis- speech In behalf Of Mr. Hunter. Il was connden-
TALLY known everybody that this speech was 10 be
one Of the greatest efforts OF the eminent counsers
liie and Insre consequently very attentive au-
dience at the opening OF the court Tor the gal
liant Colonel Is an OF the fowery, mpassoned,
fervid kind who embellishes MS remarks with per-
sonali.iss, with wirner,ng sarcasm with biting rdi-
cule, wnh terrible denunciation; IN TACT, all
tho weapons oil logic except commonplace ar
gumenI 1t is diflcult TO describe Mr.. Scoveps
speech upon this occasion. II was not review OF
the testimony the case; IL was not an appeal for
mercy ami justice; II WAS not piece OF reasoning
which sought convince his hearers OF his clients
innocence, yet Il touched upon all three running
rapidly and unexpectedly from one TO the other To
sum up It's word is 10 say 1t was dis
curslvs 10 describe its principal feature in one phrase
IL 10 say II abounded 10 vigorous and startling person
ai,es and gliierng gensralties In bis opening re-
marks no proiuse in gesture and very vigorous IN
his language. He flung himself about, stamped up
ana down the bar pounded ms desk aud in
prouse per- PR ai0n. Finally IN "a very moist and
imp condition Colonel Scovel was compelled 10 ask
recess. When THIS was over no emerged IN fresh
linen, and resumed his address in somewhat lower
key ana economy OF action
COLONEL scoyEL5 POINTS
He began by cnaracterizIng the Case the most
wonderful in the history ot criminal Jurisprudence,
remarkable Tor The maliguly Of trsacnerousa pros
"A yer lQsO0uCo
office. He then criticised The alleged dsiects Ia The
indictment under which Hunter Is tried de went
into matter a. great length gong over the same
grouna which his colleague. Mr. Thompson, naa COW
cred III tho preliminary stages OF the trial Judge
w0oans 70 .6 p0m assnos The NE Legal
Ivy, under tho special statute, OF trying Mr
Hunter New Jersey aver i n Mr. Arm' mSS
repeating to-day's arguments Mr.. Scovcl next
touched upon instances on record III which men have
been convicted upon psrjured evidence, citing the
celebrated case LIE Brun, the valet oil Lady Maze
a woman OF fashion in Paris who was iound dead IN
whose only defence was his excellent character hav-
ing been con victed and tortured 10 death upon cir
cusantal evidence being aiterward found that an.
9th er man nd The CRIME. The counsel told
this story language to convince the jury OF
the aliibnty OF human reason, and TO show that In
rather tnxn that y man should be condemned who
may possibly be Innocent
THE STATES WITNESSES ABUSED.
Then the counsellor began ught upon Ora
ham, the alleged accompcs ana prihcipA witness for
the prosecution. Detective Yoder, who worked up
the case and arrested Hunter; Sheriff DauDman,
Of Camden, and Assistant DISTRICT Attorney
jenkins. Tho Following Is specimen OF Mr.. ScoveI's
soo nee It this stage delivered IN manner winch
IN usI DO seen DO apprcciaIcu:-.Ihls amsrous and
well led desperate, Graham twho roamed about tho
jail at his own sweet will, happy In the society OF
Emma Bcthoi and last, but not least, IN sweet con-
verse almost daily with Inc man OF the cast-lron
eye the Camden Sheriff, and his gentle kid, Ed
ward Kennedy tells US h,ppantly that he spent
Two hours over the nrst confession, Reluctantly
given bY Prosecutor jenkins; that he made
The bogus confession win jenkins 10 front OF
him. Yoder on side Of him, ami tho lambiike
Mayor Ayres ths other. Aud Ieii IL NOT IN Gath
pu blsh il not IN Askalon. The gentle Ayers tells
that the great Dauuman-ths new Javert In of
Jean Vatican, If he manufacture one-thal Daub-
man, Tho lion OF The Tribe Of Yods-siep Yes, thus
happy combination OF the sleutn hound ana The Ben
gal tigcr-in presence Of his first victim, Win the
frst Of blood which he laps his tongue, like OF
the wicked roll under heir tongue sweet morsel--
slept No Jena letter taxed his ovcrwrougnt BRAIN.
lear tormented the sleeping Shsrins VISION; that
81. OOO perhaps, the blood money IN This case, would
slip from nis all too eager grasp unless ne could wres.
Benjamin Hunter. Yesl Peacefully Daubmsn slept,
II we believe Ayres-and we DON'T And would to
COD We could draw the curtain here while from tho
gaze OF hoAesL tho bitter and hellish plots,
praclss and councrpo:s Matched 70 the Dsn,n Of
this spurious detective aided by Yoder order to
is,st upon IA eager GREATNESS community as true
feeble and vacillating utterance OF this colossal
liar Graham"
Que point that Mr.. Scovel made, after o long In
vecIivs directed against Graham principally was a
prosecution b ID not proved Benjamin hunter 10 be
IN Impoverished circumstances, they had promised
they w0uli, AMI SAID that the evidence showed that
Hunter had clear iacome Of So 200, and with MS
wi;e's ana chidren's was worth $500 yesr.
From tins Mr.. Scvvsi proceeded 10 argue tnat The
motive was far stronger In others TO Kill Armstrong
limiting a. Davis and Dcmaris the
men who were pursuea with criminal charges
Ny Armstrong. saying that they wanted
TO re, rid Of the whom Iney hoped pay.
The speaker then denounced the testimony oil Mr..
Moore ann Mrs. Auvachs, VINO said they saw Hunter
snAA fa.n N lice ana IA
feadcd the prisoners witness (Youngl claiming that
his evidence proved an aiibi
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Scovc's address the Court
adjourned unlil Monday morning 10 take rest that
viii be most grateful 10 all concerned in the trial