Daily Republican., 1879-11-24
oUR COUNTY C0URT.

I'm tho Brown. BatsOn Man.
slaughtsr Cnse-Mr. Grsy On the
Part OF tho Slate-The Judge's
Charge The Jury After Twenty
nvo Minutes DeIiberatiOn Bring
In a Verdict 0f Guilty-Branno non
the Child Rnvisher Pleads Guilty
And Oct. Ten Yeavs Isnprfson.
ment and Thirty lashes.
Specially Reported for tho Republican.
New CASTLE, Nov. %.
Mr., Bird continuing in his review Of
the testimony showed the unr.liab'l'ty
OF the witnesses upon tie part oil the
state. Mrs. Fisher by far the most re.
sp.c,ed witnesses on the part Of the
State heard ths cursing and screaming
and blows struck but that she was only
concerned for the safety of her grand son
simmons, fearing he might get into
trouble. Mr.. Bird proceeded to revisw
the evidence Of Mary Brown, the woman
who gave this poor boy home and was
the same as a mother to him. She
took him and raised him from the time
he was two months Of age. Her woman
Ily heart was touched aud she gave the
II how a home. Thank God, that pure
humanity did exist in the heart Of that
woman. She was wedding potatoes
lin the garden and she heard
Willie crying. She went up the
hill and called him to her and she
took him home. She did not see Sim
mons there and says he did not give
IN. bat to her. Elias Johns a man OF
good mind, good intellect, came by. lie
saw the whole affair. The boys were
ouarrelling, Brown backed of making
moti,ps with his bat and telling Bstson
n keen off or he would hit him. Johns
saw Brown fall as be receded back
ward and Batson got on top OF him
bnt Brown got from under him and
commenced his retreat and batson
: still following, when Brown struck
= him and he fell on his knees
James Trusty though somewhat con.
| fused in his testimony cofroboratea all
tha. Elias John saw.
Mr.. Bird then referred to the good
character of the boy, whica had hes'
, fulIy established by the policeman o.
I mis- district, by DR.. Kane, by Mr.. Grubt
by Mr.. Hawkins, and others. There
gentlemen you have the case, q case O.
mauslaughter, boy slaughter, yes boy
slaughter. Gentlemen if you convic'
him you will have to throw out the evi.
, dsnce OF Mary Brown, Elias Johns and
James Trusty. Are you prepared to d'
tl The States Attorney who VIII FOL
low me am convinced, will mike a
r strong plea. Are you prepared for it
lle comes here i'll the name OF the State
t He is bound to prosecute all that comes
before him. | come before you in be
half of the helpless boy. lie has
no mother to sit here beside mt
d, bathed in tears, to appeal to your sym
pathies. You cannot convict hln
Think of your own little b9ys who play
at ball who are liable to crime in tn,
sans way, to occupy the place that boy
occupies. Before you convict, think o.
: Him who is all goodness aud mercy
r and who bald "suler little children Il
. come unto me and forbid them not Tor o
g such is the Kingdom of Cod" tdr
Birds per0rati0n was very eioqaen
and as he closed the audience who hat
been listening in breathless suspens'
greeted him " ith ripple Of admiration
!, aud applause. Mr.. Bird closed his al
y dress 70 the jury at ll.5O.
Mr. Gray commenced to sum up 10
}, tue State immediately spending about
4 half hour citing evidence from law an
o th0ritie5 to reiute the promises assutu
ed by,Mr. b rd One ofthe c@ssa rcfeuo'
TO vas that OF the United States agains
. WeltDerger in the Eastern dinrict o
= Pennsylvania II which 1T was STATED
L that no trssspass by a boy viii juatit.
homicide. "How important" sal
J. Mr.. Gray, warming up with the snb
a isot, "i. iy that every hoy in the lam
d should know that fact"
Air. Gray at twenty minutes past J.
o'clock commenced his address to th
;, Jury, he said Ia did not wish tn
. ANY to think that he tairatel for tina
= popr boys blood. The learned course
uas made al abe defence, and | al
'a fee 10 eonfaas il. lie knew Wha
n Al iuhuencs au appeal On he
half Of poor boy had, MIR
q Gray, continuing, sad that tie jar.
=. couid loe think tha9 either he or Ii
cJadjutor were tyyiug tnis poor it'll
boy for his lie. We are not doiuS az,
= such Il thing The olionye for whle
he il tried is comparatively OF low az
gree, and while he would be jnst'hs1l
y n pfo4ecutiDs the en55 t5F murder {
tue sacoui degree, il ID reduced to tn
tow grade Of mRus!auEhter, which u
pupi. bahle wlta eeutenGs to impda
= ,npsnt not exUeedlug five yeas. w
Il are not seeking this boys life
/ fhe other hey is dead and il
his grave but tins littIe fellow lives o
to remrmber hiR terrible crime. An
) we'll may the eloquent counsel for. tn
defguca say ha viii remember 1t as lon
e ~ he lives. Mary Brown stands IN !"
Is ion 70 tii3 poor boy in What the Law
l. saws loco PARENTS position. nA
II was his mother really, and thank "o'
= tnat she had the feeling of mother
J, The poor little wait upon society neve
'e knew any other mother; he never need
r ed any other mother. ! mover saw
l. woman of her race como before tnl
'e court under stronger emotional feelings
10 Talk about no mother being preSen
l. with her tears to influence the case
'e they were all present. II
re not to be wondered ut that Mary Brow
should try to save her boy, and thous
. we are not here to discredit her test
8. mony, but the circumstances unde
which she testified should be take
,s under consideration. Mr.. Gray the
- reviewed the evidence of Elias John