New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-11

THE LAW AS II EXISTED on THE DAY OF TIE
MURDER.
Mr. Porter when he aud Mr.. scovino announced inc
one the gospel according TO Gucau' ana the 'no INV
law according to scoye. submit that yonr honor -
bound by neither Of those dispcnsaiionS Non are
O., declare the law ~ existed the day Of the asSaSS
nation Id-uy that sworn representative on tn1
Government ao mat your Honor ~ sworn JUL, ~
Inv Tor sake % shielding an assassin hs new nav
ronsafou not To- he inrG'IcrI n'rS no, tnaf ciamGr
y, moi disturb the serenity Interfere with me Hese
Of dut, md rrsponsiolity o. , Inc "aih'' '"'3'
The prisoner want the law and the truth anu ''"'
f. all tro' DO want , 49,. ,,rore-s NJ
The defence wos interrupted AGAIN by the prisoner Wh9
Mr. Porter sWcsrs tnar he believes in the Bible,
nj lolrh do not believe his oath think that be no
m re believes in Gol than do those witnesses wh2
dhonch sw, airing u His namel shrink ron Tue aN"""l
ina nri4oo.r Yon are working for your $4,000. You
had better gct vour Woucy and 90 nome A., ,..,..
Slr PorjerUc swgars that ne believes IN inc naPra-
ton ~ the Brlc He learned In his hoyh9ol thT ken
commandments that are taught 10 every American chl'
ana from hoyuood mp he knew ihat one u the NJ
meuts addressed him by hs Creator was Thou shalt
Mt I'm" II" knew a, lawyer ihit. nI me LEW OF 5nt
L., me- suppose that he really believed that the Almighty
Father OF us 4. u looking for an appropriate agent 10
perform mission ~uc NJ ne gave 10 It uf.ic ~
though that no mission ot murder lau zone u" INC
Sa Walt Committee rooms he Cty"tNew-f0 rkto hunt
Oui Sn'uc worthless 'atdb'u u hr hll an, tli' V' ,
inur h. found that ho had qualified himself IoI tne
a
breach OF rust, of wrong gf adultery and OF ~yp7 ana
that lie had selected MIN, ia the interest OF the great
GO which ne claims 10 belong of Jesus Cnrst & co.
suppose mat Junior member Of that fra there
duty ot midnight murder, Of church murder OF depot
muricr, OF murder every wher -slppos, thal ne was IN
spirci-uc was inspired In bu.h wdyS lie WAS told by
tie written uaudmrut OF God that 10 do the act
would be 10 DO murder and he swore IN his answer 10
nav ,asf nuc.fian that he dId feel personal TCmOrsc
Now what IS he law Of irrcsponsniyf first TIE Jury
must he satisfied by the onh Of an honest man taat e
H.. itle Ie wa
uows -hat there honest mans oatu 10 lead aim 10
that conclusion and that the only DATA they have in
In hfc nlaius the scidoli which IS mis- doom
The prisoner rngeilng for truth and Yndlcauon IL
Mi Portcr-SuPpose the jury believe him; suppose
they accept the theory that God Inspired this pupil OF
Tnc prsoner-P Pupil Of scovilc That is good; never
knew that was pupil OF SeoVilie. IEi"ay7 Thought
that -coviiir was my pupil. 1870,
marry a second wife and was again interrupted ny an
exclamation from the prisoner to toe euect tHad 'nat
President, that the motive was osaVe the Rrpubhc
COMMISSIONED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
MI Porter went oil 20 Hrgu' tnaJ even ~ Paul. WIN
his Divine Inspiration bad no immunity from stripes and
scourges and death but that he bowed his head to inc
Iomnn sword and suffered that doom by the permission
of the same Being whom this man mpOasy invoked rs
protector and in whose name he bad nenacrf even
tine Court and Jury The law OF inspiration which the
prisoner quoted had no place here Human ia"s were
administered by human GONcrn.ncus. When the I"Ihcr
all commissioned m apostle to do IiS "oIa ne com
mis-oned him also 10 take the consequences oi MS WORK
Inc prisoner Now. MI Porter, want TO say rlZnt
here that willing 10 take the cons .quences oi inc
act aud think ua' he Lord has got 1t liked 80 thar the
cons qucnce- Will not be very serious sthn - Ike
! IA man and VIII take the consequence wo, - To
tuc calloGS Tomorrow II necessary fu' 'ha own
| want more li this oosn nom you
| ptanuef AMI postpone argument
Iuc prisoner a.n gltd mat you are making Your
su.,,h nov. T. vil hc stale when Won get before the
t.ry uhcu llhorins un3"r great Xct,nent he con-
NE Allows an net. If The Lord wants ne to 20
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