Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-20

DAY morning. all the evidences being In
Judge Rising remarked 10 the counsel and
the jury: Gentlemen, there 10 one ques-
ton upon which I wish to call your aiten-
ton. I have examined the testimony and
scrutinizej II carefully. and there Is not .
s~cintilla of evidence against Mr.. Cowie.
AMI l shall instruct the jury to aequit
him.
Mr.. seely Immediately moved that Mr..
Cowie t- discharged from custody.
The Court continued: There 10 no evil
dsncc that even tends To connect MT.
Cowie with this alleged ofense 81 All: Tho
only circumstance Ia that he was with Ar.
Brcen in Carson. I cannot discover .
connecting link which would As.ociAte
him criminally with the defendant brren.
Mr.. Lindsay took exception To the re-
marks Of the Court.
After the arguments had been made
Judge Rising delivered his charge 70 the
Jury. He said: Gentlemen, the defend
ant are accused Of voluntarily setting at
charged with . felony.
The theory Of the prosecution 10 that Q
Chinaman named All Choney, being
charged with murder. Was arrested aud
is,h % rshru.rx is.t' All Cboury. being
an ch.,,el vitb murler. WAS set Al liberty |
Inv ,he ,i,fsnJ.nt,.
r I.f.nI.nt, claim that the person |
An Choney Ma. peysr delivered 10 defend. |
AMI Br,rn. but that the Chinaman All |
Do.l r.s received Nv him. and tina, he 10 |
M. ,.r.ou delivered 10 the authorities n |
Reno.
n l.yolyes upon the State 10 establish.
nv r,m,,tent nroof bsyopi a reasonable
lo,ht ali az the facts necessary 10 the
SUBSTITUTION az IA. offence charged. All
,,e.nmption. az law. in~dependent Of evil
-. 49,. I'm f.,or ~ innoeeue,. and evsry
,sr.on h. pr,.nm-J 10 Le innocent until he
\. nroy,n ruilty. IN. upou a review Of the
te.timony' ther. Il. reasonable doubt ex. |
isting As 10 the guilt or innocence Of the
defendant. he ia entitled 10 the benefit Of
such doubt BY scquittal. What Is meant
by A reasonable doubt 10 that state % the
cas-. which. after the entire comparison
and confederation of the evidence, leaves
,onr minds. I'm hat condition that you can
moi .ay you feel An abiding conviction 10
a moral certainty of the truth Of the
charge. II Ia not sufficient 10 establish Q
probability /: hut the evidence must estab- |
ii.h the truth of the fact 10 q reasonable
anil moral certainty that couyincss and al. |
rect, IA. understanding and s~atisfies the
,...on AMI judgement of those who are |
ho,nJ a, ,,t conscientiou.lv upon IL.
You ar. made the sol, jndees of the tes.
,imonx. anil IN Il tour pfiyilege 10 award
s,.h, ..,;,,L, all diva .ueb ero,i.nee IN the |
s-,.,smsn,s ~ ne xitne..e, eIamiuei A
~ ~, i,l.n,.n, lie sam. NAV l., anti. |
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T,s arsn'so w,i.h An. ,,st.na.nt. ara
..,,"sS an,n,.... s.,.r.I 5istine, sle-
,asn,s Ill 81 .hich 4, 1. nsce,s.ry for tbe |
nro.scuiion IN proye IN yonr .ati.faetiop |
b.yonJ a reasonable doubt. These dis
tinet lement, mn.t ali exist and concur |
10 male The crime complete. These are
ali apss,ion, al fact. which II /, your duty
m olive .nJ dstermine from the evidence. |
rha ,is,anI,n,. are IointIv Indicted. I
ne..A"s, ~, ~ dass,Isn, covis |
nsue' you ~ ~ ssII.n.a .i,In.s,i
'o' y. ,s@ .siaIa,', n, Ia ,a
Against MN Is wnon! .sr"Hnm
sustain q eohsicuon' n,a,'fos
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