The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-17
A PLEA TOR MlDHAT.

The Great Turkish Trial of the
Assasins OF Abdul Axiz.
The Constan,inople correspondent of The
London Times sends picturesque sccount
of the late state trial. Around the Malta
gusrd-house, situated in large open space
Immediately outside the imperial park of
Yildiz Kiosk, goodly number of soldiers
were posted at short distances from each
other, and all persons not provided
with ticket of admission were pre-,
vented from approaching the build.
ing The few who hs been fortunate enough
to obtain tickets found on approaching the
gusrdhouse large green oval tent, and sd-
joiningit a considerable space inclosed by a
canvass screen and covered with an awning
One side of this tent was occupied by
bench on which sat the judges, three Mussul.
mans and two Christians in black frock-
coats Ia Turque and red fezzes, presifed
over by a gray,besrded ulema called Sour
oun Etfendi, in black robe and white tur-
ban. To tho right and eft OF the judges
sat The public prosecutor, the secretaries and
the subordinate judicial functionsries, and
behind them stood several imperial aids
do camp and palace servants. Below
the bench in trench cut for the purpose,
sat on cain chairs the ten prisoners, Ma
hsmoud and Nouri Pasha (both brothers.in-
law Of the sultaD) two eX-funclionaries of
the palace, three officers of the guard, two
professional wres,lers and palace watch
man. Behind each of the prisoners stood a
commoR SO der. The side of the tent
facing the bench was left open, so that the
spectators, seated on rows Of chairs under an
awning, Immediately behind the prisoners,
could witness the proceedings. Among
the audience, comprising about one
hundred and twenty people, were
the Persian ambassador ard other MEM
bers of the diplomatic body, several high
omcmls IN and out of office, score OF i'm
peIlsi slds'de-camp, a few officers OF the
palace, several ulems in flowing robes and
Whlte or green turbans, and the repro
sentslives of the press to limited number.
The spectators might have been considsra
ably increased, for behind them were more
Than hundred chairs unoccupied. When
The Indictment had been read, the. president
In quiet and dignidsd manner, began to
question the prisoners. Tho f:.t called up
on TO state what he knew was Muststs, the
wrestler, man Of ordinary size
and not presenting any signs of alb
normal muscular development His
lace was OF q common TWO. sad b, trayed no
symptoms ofemoloh u 10 related, in plain,
unvnrnished terms, howD had cut open the
ex>sultnn's veins with knife given to him
LOT the purpose by Mhsmoud Damad. HIS
description, accompanied by slight and Gig
nlneant gestures, was brulally graphic and
made strong impression on the spectators,
more than one OF the older men in the aus
eience giving vent 10 their feelings of horror
Dy audible EXPLANATIONS. Mustafa's &C
eoun! was fully confirmed by Hsdji Meh-
med Pashs, who declared that, toee ether with
Me chamberlain Fahri Bsy and Djezairli,
no mad hold Of Abdul Az while the crime
was being perpe.rated. Djezsirli, who had
made full confession in his preliminary
Examination, was then questioned and 70.
"sS'ea what he had previously said.
rshti Bey, q young man with long, fair
muusehe, delicateiy cut, EFF ,minate featur CO
snd Of tall and slender build, was next ex>
s.nlned, and denied the statements of the
wrestler and his companion. In . tremn-
,ous Tone, which gathered armness Is he pro-
. .eeaed, he described from his personal ID.
1Nsrsauon, the mental condition Of Abdul
a r..,t after his dethronomeDt, and obsti.
haseiy Insisted that tho deposed monarch
nsa committed suicide The other priso.
neis without ondsavoring to
SsAplaln how the eultan's
,h'ih occurred, successfully maintained
,Ieit own innocence and found moro or less
plausible answers for all tho questions put 10
, ..em by the judges. Mahmoud Pssha,
S ".,, STOUT man with regular and handsome
SVis Mu'es and large, dark eyes, found mos,
S"i.y In replying and his deep, gruif
s ,u.e showed more than once signs of great
;S%a1uon but he denied emphstically aud
h,u'Bnan,lv tho accusations brought ayains,
o oh by Ito wres,lers and others. About 9
sSe,oek Midhat WAS introduced and
p fIk his sea, by Mshmoud Damad's side.
M. A.. nslr and beard had become much whittier
r rSsn tney were four years sgo. and his com,
R Ky, Vas still a. morbidly norid az before,
~ 20 seemed we'll, and sought TO conceal
n.,, emo'ion BY strokins bic beard aud ar.
n,.slog. hhsaotes, from which hs VA
IA SSP"sd 70 speak. Starting up suddenly
leaning on The back Of hh