Daily Republican., 1881-12-08
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FIFTH EDITION
TIE RARRIGANC..
Preceding this n..
Bird Resunes his Arrn-l
une Defense, ana ably su.".'

THY 70 any thing, but he a ksJ J,GN ~
to reflect that while they were ,,,, ,,1
save the father, they were dar,l'' nl''
m 'ther, tho woman that bore ,has
IT like y, gentlemen, that tba a'4 u
when In Jail, with the scatinId y y
were) before him would starT
defend bis wifo's honor, and thou ~ Y
children come here and tel, an n, Y
and delame that honor? # i.na. WI.
sibie ami You can't believe il "O'
We have shown you how u.
took this man in, gave him "i' h
and how the dad man repaid tb,. I,I u,
ness with the basest iugratitIIs \
not want to say anything agains,
mis- Shea he is dead now and H.. L..
rest. "'
We have also proved tn -,
Har-igsn had ordered him o,i ' ~,
house, told him that he mjgb, u
back once, and get his clothes an Ana
that never to put his foot on IN" :,
again. The children have ,aii
how often he came back after tho,
how often he suetked back ,ai
quircd il the father was boma
state has endeavorei to show -,
went to Harrigau's TO buy vhi'
is II reasonable TO SUPPOSE n
would have passed Dan Greedo,,
tel, with It's sign hanging out, va,
mile, and climb = steep hill iIM,
object WAS to obtain liuuor? ".
in search Of whiskey when ba
sneaktng around tho barn And
toned the children in rera,, ;,
whereabouts of their father c,n
believe that he was in search of f
when Mary saw him with be, M
up in the bed chlmber' Slpn,.s
tlemen when yon return slna
from work in your shop or flrn
little child should come to Won so1
that a mau, whom you had ,o,b
to com" on your place or in y0n- h
had been tatre during your abs
aad not only been tier. IN d,6,p
your orders, bat had been 10
with your wife, it, he p,d cnsr
and not on y once bat twice and
was there twice Whcn thechihlr.D
home and saw him, how often W.
there when they We're away a, !;
and did not see him ?
Werow come 90 the night Of
shoot NJ when Creedon, Shea and
rest OF these men were together 4,
CreSdon's where they each had
dr!nks, and then walked down to
ri sans A to get some moro. Shea VI
not go in but he would pay for
some Of the otherI would 20 in AM
it. And what was the 10 son thu
wanted to go TO liarrigans 10 ge
whisky? beCaus. he said that his
ky was better than CresdUns.
how did he know that Ilarriyan
good whisky if he had obcye hi
ders and stayed away from taat ID
And after the three hal gone I'M
Kelly had mentioned lis name to
rlgau aud he replied "lhe son Of a
I'll knock his hair off if he com
here" he stalked in, this BIZ mus
man, and with his arms folded
b fore that one armed man, and q
him in hi, own house
Now before going in after the d
had left him what did he do, di(
stand and wait where they had lelt
until they came? no, but as sol
they had entered the hoaSs he sI
around to the back, To the cellar
aud when he saw Mrs. Harrl.al ID
cellar he threw some sand t0ai
her attention, and then held a vi
pered conversation in Irish 80 that
ille girl could not understand vi
was said. When ho left the hous
Harrigan followed him on, wh''
he do then, did ha 90 away al
his business" no he turned ana
back to ilarrigan, and wanted tof
him; courageous man; he ols, w
and powerful, wanted to light Ils
arm Il uan; and At that m0MrL'
that his children had told him, al
wrongs that had been heaped upon
came before bin and in that sup
moment OF passion, ou ina, "
night, he shot and killed the d's'I
Of his happiness, the man WIZ
robbed him of all that God hsl
him 10 hold dear.
MIR. Birl reviewed the e0naue'
prisoner, from the time be WAY
stroke, to the night OF the ,nooiIl4s
claimed that during that tm1aAl1
time Of the shooting Harr!4l "
in his right mind, that he dlHI
what be was doing and sasNih1
table for his actions; and eNa w.
morning with the dead I" \
within a few yard, Of his dcOt, "
no recollection Of the fearful u,o'
the night previous, but, In ,n' ,s
noon when the mist OF lho ueol,. i,.
dispersed little, and reason anu"
brance had asserted their sway
doings OF the night came DeIo,' S"ui
and az the hearing before 'io ,Sa
admitted having comlnls'eu 'I'
and said it had to be done o.,
He told the constable tha' ~ r,"r y"
to be tried at the September oO oUJ
wanted the matter Se'Vleu' .. |
because he knew that in IA" ,a
no redress for the wrongs ne ,aI nS
lered, and knowing that ne ,.a' ns1 y
Gated his own honor anu I. "I.
70 leave his case in the hanus ns,,.
twelve men, and if they caIH sNr
him to the scatfold, he was ""'
suffer. nat anna
the jury to asquit his cli1".' ,hS s'at "af
thai II they sent him to the t,iJ SI|' "a
to a prison cell, the day ,,% W'b Nh.
sure as God reigus and t1us. J.. ,r.. lr
vail, when they wou IL a''iI , nj
action, and the tHo"s" nuui,hd
fore them that they nau p"'
innocent man. ,ment nts
He closed his able argulllenr .,sarIr
O'Clock, having spoken 'o' D
hours. Aha defsnss
c;led a number of authorizes II vi, \
that long continued dr.lh,us ln aiscng
INSANITY, au and that while III ns sIp bt
dition person could net nos y" N.
oppnted the case OF Thomas wu' vi. u
Of delirum tremens killed md ND 81 =
this city q few years ssU, ~ that that % |
The charge Of the Court on II" ,hat !
fully sustains the position 'A'' 1
takes. ,,,ol took s I
un,ii 3 o'clock this afternoon
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