The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-08

Hive. From the front, can see every
body who comes to the door,"
Did many visitors come to the house
for Mrs. Langley, or Langley himself"
mo, my lord; this was the only visitor
who ever did come"
Judge: "lell us what occurred"
my lord" said the man, scarcely was
this gentleman gone upstairs, than in
comes Langley and said to me, ,as stood oD
the doorstep, Il suppose my wite's inP l
said No. because l knew the gentleman
had just gone up, and how violent Lang
ley was. No, she has been gone out half
an hour to the City, He went up,bowever.
and came down again almost immedi-
ately, looking very pale, and he went out.
He looked very angry, and didn't saw
word he was that violent; for once he
threatened to fling me cut of the window,
and would have done it, do believe"
Judge: "Is the prisoner SO very vio-
lentW
yes" said the witness; "but he is not
bad man at heart. After promising to
fling me out of tine window, he came and
begged my PARDON
So far, the prisoner bad said no word
after Sunhower had left the box. But his
eyes were upon her. The woman had
taken q seat-room being made for her
near very handsome and gentlemanly
man, apparently a juryman in waiting.
Langley's eyes were still upon his wife
and, doubtless, wife she was-when the
counsel rose for the defence. This de-
fence had been pieced together hurriedly
I1p fha tpinl II W. no tharafnra
perfect ii ran as follows:
"My Lord, and geatlemen of the jury
appear for the prisoner, and laaintain
that be is innocent Of the charge brought
against him in the indictment. The seri-
Gus evidence of the murder against my
unfortunate client is that offered by the
two witnesses, Webber, and this woman.
The detectives evidence is but arepeti-
ton of what was said to him BY the pris-
oncr when intoxicated, that intoxication
being the result of Webber, the informer's
own act. He then visits the woman Lang
ley, and extracts from her what he sup
poses contirmatory evidence. Gentlemen,
this individual Webber is unfit to be be-
lieved, and is assuredly not to be trusted
when it ID question of life or death to the
man against whom he testities.. As to the
| woman, maintain that abe Is the prison
er's wife; and if cannot prove my client
clear of this chalge-if he is condemned
upon her evidence, which is of far less
value than Webbeps-why then, upon a
point of law, shall apply for an adjourn
| ment of the trial, in order to obtain fur
ther evidence But hope to establish his
| innocence in the most complete manner.
Now, gentleiuen, do you not see In the
prisoners dete, mination not to plead, mot to
afford any show ,,f defence, desire, not to
| scree1, 4Iilnself from! Justice, but burning
hone that Justice will take its course, and
that he shall be deprived of life which
has been hateful and unendurable to him?
| Tue opening counsel attributed the prison
er's silence to remorse; ! attribute it tc
| dospair-despair Of love, desolated and
| broken love. He says lie ir guilty; say
10 is net. H you condemn this man, gel.
tlemen, you will be the accomnlic'7 q
| 3I-murder. This you cannot dO-this 10.
dare not do"
The counsel now descanted upon the ma
ture of the evidence apart from the wit
| uessss themselves; and he very cleverly
| LIlHt IlC lttrl NOlhS Nl<SA Ny Sla@
| ham Forbes couIu not nave referred to
| Langley, because it was impossible to sup
roea that two such differing men could be
known to each other.
Throughout the whole of this business
continued the counsel, there IS a mysteri-
ous, strange something, to the heart OF
which confess | cannot reach. A murder
| l., cd GTnit ia h OK
committed it, and against him certain
proofs appear which admit to have some
weight. Yet, notwithstanding, this avow
oil on the prisoners part-these partia
proofs,-I do not hesitate to declare hin
innocent l warn you, gentlemen, agalns
, condemning guiltless man to death. Re
member that the sentence is irreVersible
and if, after he is dead, you asc ertain tina
he was innocent, / ask you what will b
the condition of your souls"
=, For moment, it was supposed that tn
speech for the defence was finished, an'
already that muttering murmur whic
follows stretch of intense anxiety wa
=, spreading through the court, when th
) counsel turned to the prisoner, and said:-
"Speak; declare yourself not guilty; ez
u p,ain the mystery which hangs over you
d mad confession. If you have no mercy VI
:. on yourself, have mercy upon thejury."
II Langley's heart was good. This appe;
s. was quite ef1ectual.
3 "I'm not guiltyW he cried.
|, The emotion now experienced by thof
II present was terrible.
It The Judge looked up. calm, if pale. "L'
there be silence in the court"
His words we're followed by complet
hush.
Prisoner" said the Judge. "if you a
a innocent, how came it that in the first plat
q YOU would not plead at all, and in II
ar second that you declared yourself guilty
ar II said was guilty" he replied, "becau
10 ] thought | was"
n "How thought you werev" asked u
: nudge. "a man does not think be is gull
y of murder. He is certain either one way
!, the other.
- II killed man - that's true enoug
H. H. Why, you can easily guess; but it was Il
IL your Graham Forbes"
What was the name of the man y
killedp asked the counsel for the defen'
:. 81 don't know, but I'm sure 1t was
~ ~ Graham Forbes" 4..s,rs
ha "How sop' T''7t-'; - -
nn ne why, that gentleman" pointing to t
he counsel for the prosecution, "has been tai
re. ing hour after hour about blood whi
VS. came from the mans wound; about
ICE knife with which he was killed; abou
ID room, and bedroom, and heap OF thii
OF mat had nothing to do with him and
use | hit him down with this fist; and nit b
qi- down as he was going in at his own d.
20 30 in Tageart's Inn. in the Strand"