The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-02-01

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mnraer shall not be permitted to avene
poiiticat wrongs or settle political al!
I pates. l trust you will so lischaro
your duty that by your action a. leasj
political assassination shall find n
sanction to make it precedent bereai
ter, and hope the time will come whe,
oy International agreements the Law
snail DO so strengthened that politica
assassin shall find no refuge on the far,
OF the earth. The assassin of Garfisll
knew that against the law of Cod h.
was breaking with bloody hands int
the house of life, but he did not know
that over his grave, if grave he Is tc
nave, would be written this inscrintion
The grave Of the cowardly assassin
the swindler and the murderer, Ha
did not know wheu Garfield Welded nv
his life that the hand that aimed tn II
pistol against his life wrote the name
OF James A. Garfield in a chara cter
name OF living light upon the firma.
ment as radiant as if every letter was
traced in living stars" "'
Juuge Cox then read his CHARGE RI
the jury. He commenced by saving
that the Constitution provides that iSS
all criminal prosecutions that accused
snail enjoy the right of speedy and ppb-
lie trial by an impartial Jury in the
State and District where the cr;r,a
shall have been committed: that hs
shall be informed of the cause and ma
lure OF the accusation against him: that
ne snail be confronted with witnesses
against him; that he shall have com
putsory process to obtain witnesses IN
his favor and that he shall have asS;s
lance of counsel in his defense. Tbnse
provisions were intended for tba nro
lection OF the Innocent from Injustice
ana oppression, and it was only bv
heir faithful observance that guilt or
innocence could be fairly ascertained
VERY accused person was presumed to
'e innocent until the accusation wos
'roved. With what difficulty and trou-
lie the law had been administered in !.
ne present case, the jurors had been
aily witnesses. 1t was, however. con- :
olation to think that not one Of thosa
scred guarantees of the Constitntion ,
al been violated in the person of ac. l
Used. At last the long chapter Of I
roof was ended, the task of advoratas =,
as done and it now rested with the :,
ny TO determine the issue betwscn v
iblic justice and at the priscs.I A. tho u
u, u, ;, NO one could feel more keenIy n
an nimself the great responsibility Of D
$ duties, and he felt that he could y y
y discharge them by close adherencs . D
the law as laid down by its highest y
Before proceeding further r.
wlshed to notice an incident which ~ ~
taken place pending the recent ar "
ment. Prisoner had frequently ia
occasion to proclaim that public - a
mon, as evidenced by the press and = =
fespondence, was in his favor ia -!
ose declarations could not have been ",
vented except by process of Gao.
g the prisoner. Any suggestion Inst
jury could be influenced bv snch L,
less Gathering OF the prisoner. v,
lid have seemed to him absurd and WI
should have ielt that he was insult ne
tne intelligence of the jury if he ne
warned them not to regard it. tn
nsel Tor prosecution had felt it ne y ~ y
airy, however, in final argument, to ma Mat
rpose, contradiction to such state INC
t and an exception had been taken ant
Inc part OF accused to the form in = Zen y
Oh that effort was made. For the 4 4, y l,
purpose OF purging the record of +" .,,.l
Objectionable matter, he should a 1:t
ny say that everything which had ghm
SAID on either side in reference To q
'c excitement or to newspaper opin-
vas not to be regarded by the itlrv. a. y
Indictment charged defendant with Wm
,g murdered James A. Garfield and nenl
$ the duty of the court to explain BF
azure OF the crime charged. If the Hm
er was committed where a nerson Afth
and memory and discretion nm
lily killed a reasonahla b.;ne un Fl S
in the United States will, - w
thought, it had tn he nrowa,,. sno. T B
leatli was caused by the act of ac- e Al Il
, ana further, that it was caused sen
maiice aforethought. That came
'S mean, however, that the gov u 4
mt mad to prove any ill-will or u frs
on the part OF accused toward u lia III
ceased. Wherever the homicide
hown to have been committed Tom
at lawful authority and with de. isaac
Ie intent, 1t was sufficiently prov -, :,
AVE been done with malice atore- YIN 4
1T, and malice was MT ,i;snrn., John ]
owing that accused had no per- II :"
ii.Wlll to deceased, and that he J 1
MN from other motives, as for 1 . n q; !?
'e, robbery or through mistaking W., o. q
another, Or as Claimed in this q n D,
o produce public benefit. If It 49,
'e shown that the killing occur Micba -
neat OF passion or under provo Chas n
then 1t would appear that there Chas I
attempt and therefore no malice John 2
ought, and that would reduce Ricbar
ne to manslaughter. However. VIC j.
mat there was nothing of that Reuben
the present cese, the jury would C H Blu
say either that defendant was Wade I
It murder or that he was inno- C Hat
n order to constitute the crime George
Ter the assassin must have A Geo w
bly sane mind. In technical John w
must be of sound mind, mem- J S Gree
discretion. An insane man W y Nj
1t commit murder if he was la & W St!
under disease of mental facul- : W Bal
ach an extent that he did not = W b.
nat he was doing. Then he a W he
ting in that sound mind, MEM taenry .
q secretion that was part of the M Dyai'
n murder. In the next place
,tendant was presumed inno-
u the accusation against him
oilshed by proof. In the next
this presump-
noce,nce, it was equally truef A truo
'ietaaht was presumed To he