New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14


After the recess Mr. Davdge resumed his argument 20
the Jury. He said that he would say no more hoo 5
agnosdc DR. Spltzka, who either did not khoW, OF Will
say, whether he believed in God Ilere wAh a"lei
expert, Herman, who had actually decIHIeu, m
Spzka however had declared that, while the PSVhot
was u moral m0nsTOsitv, he had no donot t .h
the time Of the preparation or the crime Nc
difference bet v-cen right and wrong. In an hluudn
probability there never had BEEN al any Irili IN az
country, in the world larger number OF ao,e any hf
clgent medical experls present , as In tbis country
consequence OF the tact tha', III , uii Nv, MI,
alone a man on trial for Guaranteed not oJ
certain constitutional rights but super aided lha te
Treasury of the Government was open 70 MN t W io
might secure attendance Of witnesses. II TINS
hand of pdweT wond nave seized cupr and crushed
him Ike an insect puts hls heel on u Iop,Io'
There nad been Jward OF twenty medIc4i OK %
noncd ou tie part OF the dcoEcc-meh whose Ea'es
were Iouscbod words who Noted In the parucidi
department of science to winch they hey b bSd
devoted themselves, They had come here, ma, MAJ
saved here uav after day, had examiner
the prisoner the Jail and had sat IN the
with e5ook and pencil to near MN TESTIFY
il NAV appear all THESE experts after the examination
th5 prisoner had vanished Ike ghosts oo.oe NC "a"
OF day. Not one Of tnem mad taken the s'nu 10 iS
thai his man was insane They had mel meeting a,
the EDbt House had compared views. ana had Reported
the details OF that report but Il did the fact mat
OF those experts had been put upon the stu ~
testify result Of tueir examination OF tne v
The failure call those eminent gentlemen couu oy
he recOnced tho theory that II they had been put
upon the stand TO testify IN respect OF .nelI 90 ~ 49,,
and alton their evidence must nave Deeh IN sup
port responsibility OF the prisoner Bat as tne a
ufe 10 cal any OF theln womb nave oeeu %
weakness defence had Tesortei 10 the very IaSPh
putting OF them on INC sldhu
terrogatlng them in respect OF ny US ,h iS
meant nothing lie cOutrasted mat action WIN tnc
conduct the prosecution, VINO based their Questions
The examination OF me prisoner W jan " -, 'or
lie edt te timony or he Aper' WITNESSES i"d
prosecutions, ana lreuc,cd lhat ""o1 ne auu s o
tury were smu6ering with those mad gone before
them graves that testimony wohlu ne IeSoIto
Coutiuuins ne said: 1--WE have uncovered his moral
nature We have shown that in religion ne Is a nyPo'
critic, in law pettifOSSer ana say stei, ana IA al e
"A sWiudicr, an imp lStcT ana cheat -,. !,
The prisoncr-Inatis all false aud you are saying II
"Tnrn came the light of science" continued Mr.
DavIdge land science prans on mr. iCreAeAu 80 at we
sane
The rHroRY OF DIVINE PRESSURE
O." have now done with the frst department OF this
case The second department is that II WAS n conse
uucnce OF what this prisoner calls divine pressure
that he committed this act. Where writes the word
tod we know that the word devil ought to be
written and where ne writes divine, Ii we WTe WDd'
his own brother says Ous Il 10 be written satanic, IL Is
rue Let INT READ from tue Epstie o.. ST James, hrsi
chapter i, lJth and lOsn verses Let no Wah say
vntn nc j, tempted / am tempted from God. Tor God
cannot he tcupted evI. Hritder 'eoi lie aly
muu but "a mon is tempted when he is drawn AVA! OF
ms own ust aud enuced Nnrn The iuSi mas coh'r''cu
il hrngeu IOrJu aud wnch Ii pnnisned brlhgrVh
forth dcatL,' That lie my commentary On wat you
have heard here IN rcspeci 81 divine pressure
hr. Daydge tncu argued tat an Insane deiuslOn must
ue ascu rs man doing wrong believe mat &c
was doing right Hcrcupon Tue prisoner cried oul
citIm 1t was Iighi; yOu SAY n was wrong See "lht
the jury aud tue American people 5Ay a'o1t 1t.
At TN, point of the proc. eots woman scaled III l"e
ack part of the uN crcrowdc,i courtroom tancd ana
good confusion ocoa,ioued by hei telho'A 10
The prisoner called the Courts attention 10 this fact
ana Suggested That t0mc fresh an DC aunn'trd Inns
~. gr-tiul WAS followed 10y the UpcninsoI triu7om
Mr. Ddyldge reSdnng the thread 81 MS address ana
revertmg to the subject 81 n'prhion' SAID II must
appear to you "lAOui u"u'' 'laI VAIs ue'eCc "1s
fabrication on the part VI the pHs""er. 10 teNef
Thought until after The interview with General Reynolds,
that tue crime wnch he supposed woHd meet approval
with certain WlnS O The hepuocah parry, caltA Ioith
nothing bat ,oatnng. Ne. who knew the enlAcnt gen
tcmru who acceded power account 81 the vIllEy
of the prisoner, knew that inevitably they WOHid
t crime never r. asons in tnat way The most insane
earth is Crnintl-uSdnc not IN respect uI me
punishment but absolutely insane IN respect OF the fr
There criminal wbn would commit criDo at
all If lie calculated how Hitle benefit would accruc 10
law the key to the present Inc mistake
made by lns ap was IN surprising that others were h'
depravrd aud wicked as he"
dr DAvIdgc on to qnote from the prisoners
testimony hearing his s0acd inspiration prefaciug
il with the remark that il enough 10 make mI's
blood curle al the eud OF two weeks hc prisoner had
testncc) my mind thoroughly liked IS to the
siiy Of The Presidents removal and the divinity OF the
The prisoner Making up my mind WAS the result Of
Mr. Dtyiige-Ha was making up his mind aud
calling IL an Inspiration from God
Tue prisoner An you are taking for money. pa
,dce. Everybody unders'and that. Gon do not be
lieye word OF what you are SAYING, yourself .
Mr. Davidge-Lct n go | will hang him by HE
own Testimony. The doctors have all told you that IN
insane dclusIOn does not come from "I'ln Dnt from
wit hou; that tde insane person hears voice or sees
spectral ginger he walls but here yol have me germ
o crime mind nf the man You have the act oiS
uating Within and not forced upon the party from with
The prisouerIhar is i"aitor OF fact for tho jury to
pass upon. ~ s 49,,
prisoners testimony went ON 10 sle'A OF nun ~ d pre-
tended apostle npost0r VINO IA Ills lonS iour oi
lecturiug, said initiating tue Drlt-sacrHcing ana
yirtuOus saviour OF mankind
Yes ana did, the prisoner shouted. And You
know it, too Davidge"
"Was there ever such wickoducss," continued Nj
paydgc, cas- that Of ths man contemplating murder
aud praying TO the Divinity to nterp"se miracle II lie
"Tnst is rue said the prisoner "and II you prayed
1 4 I,.tf f.,r.
D4vdso in further quotation from tho Prisoners
tesLlnory came to his boast that he always stayed AZ
Yes" the prisoner Iuterposed II am heightened,
Davdge ! generally pad tor my board, too. always
dd when had the money. That is mo.e than CorAhII
does wlen lie has the money. lie does non pay any
body"
Here is man." continued Mr.. Davidge, who thinks
himself the equal of Cod Almighty who adopted
That IL what Abraham did too" said the prisoner.
There are thirt ght cases kind in Bible"
'Tnis man" SAID Mr. Dlyidge. when be felt himself
possessed OF is hOrr1d Thought ought To nave rushed
ito some sanctuary rushed any ~neTc ana ashed any
" That Was not what i"u di,, Stu lhg pi'SohiGr'
He conferred with flesh and blood, and never dlL
made up my nind that the )ry lnsPiI[4 H. p't SDt
is the trouble about you He will probably know you
eome OF these dat s--do~n below.
THE ASSASSIN AS IMrUDENT AS EVER.
In further quotation from prisoners testimony as
20 a violation Of the municipal Iaw Mr.. Davdse was
an interrupted by the exclamation from the prisoner
suppose the letter of the Law was broken what of 1t
look M those Mornons breaking the law every night
send q message President Arthur aud TO the American
people 10 wipe out those MOrnuns"
Subsequently the prisoner, Oycrhcarlng whispered
remark Dy Mr. DaVdge - OF his associates that the
extract handel MIN was not What ue wanted broke
OUT again: Z" | thought you hal lost YOUR head
Dayidsc. You Gro having big talk You said you
woud speak for two hours and yJu have been speaking
Tor two days suppose 1t NIL take you Two weeks 10
grt through"
r Davidgc then characterized the life OF the prisoner
As an audaciOs unpInCipcd career especially d-nOunc
ln the idea oil establishing Tie IhC0crH rs lawloSs and
ana all order lie had proposed To establish the reign OF
the Deity and Of that reign he to De manager IN
The Inter Oce0tI scheme there displayed the
egorisin, Douudless egOtisI the love OF