, 1879-05-20

teatifv. the Court directing Tic Jury To render
verdict 0l ncouttnl in regard 10 t3'ut tletesl-
mt, and itcn to proceed III the case III to the
oihfr sendnn,s: Whsn thess moo"s ,s. wsse
rested III my mind rs to what yns precisely the
correct practice; but. nEon reflection, think
tllcro can he no qurstEoIl vi tho regularity
by counsel 'sfhs' Vic mako illcse nations % Now,
as have said, I have ct,tlcnvorcd
to very c1ose'y follow tlns Testimony in It's ya-
rn,ih rafnlcatlnns md details for tle PURPOSE
of determining In my avn mind precisely Nhntt
the rcMtion whiuh each bore 10 thc subject mat
ter In contrnyersv, and Ill, not hua!tnlc to say
TINT, III my Judgment, there IA m evidence hero
either Of these three detc,utants Of COURSE,
the Court must net upon tile evidence which Ia
produced on tho part OF tho prosecution, md
thu Court !ocs not hesitate to believe that tlc
prosecution have Submitted oil thu testimony
ln tl,e caso tlnt ts within their conma.hl; and,
that being sot II the Court Is Of the opinion
TINT, II Tic casc were submitted to the
Jury Upon thf: evidence, nnl tl,ere
at once act thu verdict asiic, then, clearlv: 4 is
HOW the ttuty nf the Court t0 Grrcst tlis trial as
to these defendants o. tile cose Of fr cnso for
tho prosecution. Yl!is course of conduct Is
cisons Of tho sunrun!s Court Of the United
vs.. Vs. jones', IN Oil Wnl!aec-the Court
eaya: Where there Is no. cyi-
dcnce, or stlel, defect In It
llmt the law will not permit Il
verdict for the niAlWtsH to be given, sus!, III, n
strsetiol,.'-tat is, pcran,n;ory instruction
Tint verdict bH rendered In favor Of such de-
feudart,--' may ba nrnpcrly demanded. md It
Ia tho duty Of the Court TO Viyt It. To rEfusc IL
ertese Nov, o,occ,o,,v in vlcw Of x,,.t pn, o,co
Just said By ono OF TIM COUNSEL for tl'e proscc'.
proceed to dlscl1ea the evidence Which has been
thus far induced Ia tl,r tasc. Indeed. the
Court. Of concotyc. could mt with proprictY,
inasmuc Us thcre arc other defendants 'lerc
concerning whom thu case Ia yet to proccGd,
70 fully into s1scilfston Hf tho cvidcncc; "Ill
in npyth!ng which may sur nDont tho r,sr ns It
ia now presented upon these inutont. 1t will be
understood TINT the Court docs mot mean to cS-
press my int!matIon whatever Of my View which
1t ontcrtAns as 10 the ATTITUDE Of tho case with
re(cEcncc TO tic other lcfcndants.
THE EVIDENCE,
a., for no Ar potter Ia concnr,ca. vory c,corv
o,,,,rs ,l"t whetrr tl,c nnsiti.n tni;rm Il, NJ.
snusracor % mci'rr m,o H." vori,. ,ns,tnrs
H. eons f't have ara,, ttw"nn n, a,,,1
~ isororntna,t wn,o ri,ht ~ not r" ffsttnr,
s.n,i Z, ",.,;ro nntaGnS;sn, - ~ ~ .",,I
ssonu !" Igts's Ita t', MHt"'SMt ~ ne ,p,is ap
uss Mnss''' ~. 1n ,o-r1w " rat,nrs.rn,,oo .n IN,
were noe n acrcy :yc,vo reSsEnce' en,si ,y,'c u
was t,ursistcd in. IN solc rcspcris, even after
tic rulings or Ills superior oillcers Ind been
against him; and the Correspondence, SO fur j. It
of iir atfnc thnt was used fu t.le building md
With rrfc1ouce 10 Inc question al the hauIiur OF
lid tone pllows, think, very clearly, that whit
M Pot,es xas ssrkE 10 e. d w.. to i ,uGse1ys M j.
rrotunut Aud eo far IA Thu nusstto,, at eutttut.
Tho stonc md o;tcT questions which i. Is ilr,.
necessary e, anrak of nurticunrfy urc inyoyrll.
ilIo corrasuondence, So far ns It throws any light
shoys flint t,e was all tho time m the aide of tE1e
Goysrn,nnnt
s.And Tho sainc,-nltough It appears, per-
laps, III u less degree. l,cpausc thu defendant
I'LL: came into l!is o!llse Ut ater stage q the
appears Tiss, reference tn ll.at defendant. And
30, without going intp tauussinn in detail Of
the various branches OF this critcnpe md the
clear Tint there IL no casc here which sIoul1 e
submitted 10 tho Jury rs ngnnst tIcee tllrca de-
tel,slsnss, Potter, tNl, a,st Wheaton; n5d II tho
{,orcrnmcnt Ind IN It's possession whcn ttIs In
tl,csu defendants than slciI MS las Iccu tcyei-
opcd llpon this trial, then II Is equally clear
tlint 10 Indictment ought to have been fund
against these parties. -.
!" Aud this being tho view which tho Court
takes Of thu case, It nstrl,cts tic Jury TINT they
VIII
RENDER 4 VERDICT OF AcoulrrAI.
at 4bIs stnre NJ t],e casc us to the t,efondunts
Hrtt"r, 0 it'll nn,7 Whrntnn so sor vnu nj,
rcntirm"n1' JI'He i,irnrs nndtrd usscnt' / Entrr
H. rsrlfr, The 'f,fcnan,s vii be 5Iart,arcaI
'''T 'rnSre wn. y ~ v"nnrM hnnJ.shnktn~ hetwecu
thr three rcntlemrn win now draw mt nj Tia
case $ ,cir t1H,nsui. n,l soma Of tl,o uniort,t-
mites @ whose fatc at t,,e hand, ii ti.e Court aud
ssrSmc1 9loa tn sct Fottcr nG Of l'is sro,lbls''
% AID sl,ooE him hy tic li1,ui viii every appear.
'In Tc n CART rrtcd coaI,seI to urorced Will,
tho "a use % as 10 he oi.er dcicninnts, reGarknE
'''"' 1'' ''1'A''' IN ~" 'ss...., s,.,.n 7 ''>"'
tim, In MN srns reo,y n,,v co,aon,,v ,s.
sured ne 1nry tsl"t .EeS won ,1a, 1na t,o.h'ns
aea,st s tlcn, n,", " lo ,i,o. nnt "S "aH[e i a u
gun bacS at ttlc beEtnnlnE OF ing nroeecu,n$s,
iscate on io r ie!,g III KY. .. e % Sst'c.s & n ~ .s .
rottrsg OF events, Got hown 70 lhc ti'ne when
rrusg Hntefsa ,H i sercq @ II 1e n @
tlenlan quoted llperatty rom various reports
oders sa 10 a. v
cd. That IN tue tl'lrti story WIS e1eonttonaiiy
Eoou. ~ IGnIss' ;2sni. ~ ,.;t Iut@ " ~. ~. to
Hut should thn st0n9 nc thrown away, ntlu