The Indianapolis leader., 1882-01-28
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA, SATURDAY. JANUARY 49, 1882

heard that over over and over again, until it Is
nauseatng- a,le He is The Hon; Charles CHI les, ,;
He was always clarifying himself. He has
been endeavoring to persuade you Providence
son why whed the Stonington aud Narragansett
came in collision. Providence saved the lives of
those on board was because this travelling leek
peddler and lecturer was on board. That, he
thinks, was one OF the cases of special Provi-
dence.
The prisoner-very likely. You can not tell
about that. Paul saved shlpwrecked party once.
Porter-The leading spirits Of the man have been
first the greed of money and then the greed Of rep
utation. When Horace Greeley was a candidate
for the Presidency this man was at his heels, APP
plicant for the mission to Chilli
The prisoner-Ihat is false.
Porter-If Mr.. Greeley had been elected and the
Chilian mission been refused this man. he would
have got bulldog pistol and sent cartridge
into the back of Horace Greeley.
The prisoner-You know that is an absolute,
wicked, venem0us, devillsh lie.i
Porter referred to the prisoners statement about
jumping off railroad train as another Of his in.
stances OF special Providence, but he said he did
not believe a word of it. There was nothing to
support IL except the testimony OF a dishonest
man. F.s,
The prisoner-You are liar and you know it,
and that is enough for you.
Passing on to the expert testimony, Porter said
every one OF the fifteen experts had sworn on the
personal examination the prisoner never was IN
sane and three of them were witnesses who had
come under the subpoena from the defense, believ-
ing from public rumOr he was insane. -Hs
The prisoner-They all said i was insane on
the I'd Of July until they saw Corkhill and they
changed their minds. 1888
Porter-They examined him. came to the con-
clusion he was sane. and notified the counsel for
the defense that they should SO swear. Three of
them remained These men, subpenaed on both
sides, themselves the foremost men in their
speciality. and likewise men of European reputa-
tlon, all swore there was no disease of the brain
Ia this man. no Insanity, but that he was as sane
After rscess Porter resumed his argument to the
jury He proceeded to snalyze the testimony
and the various Interruptions and speech to the
sentences as he went along, and was met by con-
slant Interruptions and virulcnt remarks by the
prisoner I'm the dock. At times counsel and the
on to the theory of transitory mania, Porter read
from one of the prisoners ordinations: 81 re-
pudiate the theory of Scoyille. an not insane
now, and never pretended was"
Here the prisoner shouted Il was insane on the
I'd of July"
Almost every other sentsnce uttered by Porter
argument as follows: "Gentiemen. the time has
come when I must close. The Government has
presented its case before you, and we have en-
deavored TO discharge our duty to the best of our
ability. His Honor has endeavored to discharge
his. know you will be faithful to your oaths
and discharge yours-so discharge 1t that by your
no sanction to make IL a precedent hereafter.
Study over your deliberations, and the
verdict which shall be given or with
held to-day will be recorded where we all have TO
appear. trust that the verdict will be prompt;
that IL will represent the majesty of the law your
integrity and honor OF country and that this trial,
earth, may result in a warninr Ito reach the
lands) that political murder shall not be used as
means OF prompting party ends, or political
consequence of the attention that shall be called
tn the considerations growing out OF this trial.
when, by international arrangement between the
strengthened that political assassins shall find no
refuge on the face OF the EARTH"