Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-11

msdman; he was Just like 4 man standing
on his head. Now, this katy-did- internal
revenue police association was Wing IL wait
for Mundipger. The bread n6-butter brig
ade all had to rally. I don't ohsTge all these
men with being corrupt, but ] make charges
sgainst them SIS human beings. General
Wright saws he would rather g man DO a.
VIM Cannon did and come right out and say
he didn't like a man. The general had to
check up just there, because he remembered
how kindly Shouse, Cross and Patton felt to-
ward Mundinger. They came upon the
witness stand with honeyed words upon their
lirs and gall and bitterness in their hearts.
The gentlemen on the other side speak at
length upon character. The character that
will not stand Is worthless; the character
that is the same IN darkness and in the SUI
shine, that stands AS the rock IN the storm
cannot be impugned. This mans purpose Is
said to have been to steal the petty So So.
Would a rational man do a. Cross and Pat
ton say he did? How did he do it2 Did he
60 in the dark, sneaking alons2 No, lac
walked boldly like the man ne Is, with his
head up. The elegant, blue-ribboned Mr..
ShOuse felt that Mundinger was In the way
Now, neither Cross ner Patton heard a word
between Mundinger and the negro woman.
but they saw them go through the motions.
Ii l were TO convict . man with all these
doubts, my conscience would prick me.
Now, Patton gives warning TO Cross before
there was any suspicious circumsi snces
on Mundinger. Why did they CHECK
Katie" for that. l don't believe that 1t was
Mr.. Patton's intention 10 steal pair Of
cuffs, but l do say that his taking them could
have been used against him As effectively
four months afterward as this alleged trans
action OF Mundinger's. General Wright says
Merritt was prejudiced for Mundiuger. be-
cause he stayed at Mundinger's house. Is he
any more prejudiced than the men from the
store, whose daguerreotype was taken by this
iTtCfv witt. the ,fO0bto -brrreteri pen
These men Gross and Patton saw Muudin-
ger pocket the money. The speaker here
turned his back 10 the jury and worked his
elbow IN a cabalistlc way, as an argument
against the probability Of the two witnesses
seeing the money pocketed. These men are
grown men; they had system; set trap to
catch a thief; they caught him; but they
kept him penned up for four months without
giving him chance. These men say they
have the kindest regard for Mundinger still.
Regard Tor thief? They consented to
serve four months under a thief All this is
monstrous absurdity. / don't ask YOU TO
entirely discredit Patton and Cross But YOU
must regard them as exaggerated witnesses.
pass to other matters. Who is MundInger2 4
man without money-bags. Who are the
prosecutors2 L. LoWenstein * Bros No
love his money. i don't blame him. He is
not as bad as the man whose soul danced
around the periphery OF au almighty dollar
The counsel wound up his argum mt with
an eloquent contrast between the big estab-
lishment of 3. Lowenstein * Bros. and the
humble home of c. Mundinger.
THE ATroRNEY-GENERAL -
made the closing argument in the case, and
the judge instructed the jury "a TO what con-
sJituted reasonable doubt, and gave the jury
the law by which they were 70 be guided
The case was then given to the Jury, and
court adjourned until o'clock pm. Al that
time the courtroom was crowded. Mr.. W.
n. Brown, foreman, stated to the Court that
the jury was not fully satisfied as 10 what
constituted reasonable doubt Judge Hor-
rigan informed the jury As TO what it was,
aud they retired, but not being able 10 come
to decision the judge adjourned court until
to morrow at 9 o'clock am.