The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21

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The Trial.

The Trial.
>,.r,.y. Jan. 19.-The COur
Ns,n. ;,,,. usual hour. As st"'n a.
'.nr, :" "r.,r;,,.I lii seat hc slelivers,t
',"'ta;;% .;t tn, l,:lowiny speech with I
.iin,r'l y ,",r; \! n:atorical effect: 18th,
rIa;'" ,i:;hr New York Court of .\p
i"!'"" me-, ~ viii. 80 much force ut th'
sa' I" =" ".,.,,.n! desire to call attcn
GEN., zen; /; ."i.r.- with great gr:.c.
l'h 'I" NV. :. ,,,.;ve tate, that grand Oi'
'I' ~ .i ,;,c Republic; the state tina,
;ar '',r, h the brains, the money and
ms w. ".,,..;,.. %: t!,c nation. it is q
e ''" w." l,,rwarsI cr the law "f insan
-f" Hitherto Ihr Jaw has been that tht
y, , II u,,.L was "n the defendant
'''%" r.. Court "f Appeals, with grand
.d' % %..,imj,y. says that the burden
Gs-a ,n". i on the pr~N'n'
" IN prove tina: i IMAM
..,' , only committed the act
% ' .,.,, iI,a; !c wa> sane at the time ht
~ IN tile name 0i !j,lstics. and the
i"". r;,~,n ~ n,!r. anil IN the name Ol
'"'i ',"mri,un judiciary ! 'lesirrtO tllank
.,. Y mrti.,,s ;, o. The Court Of Appeals
'r "a. State Of New York"
" I.r;iIr -, resumed his argument, read
:. t,ou, ,iw cvi.!cnre of several wit
H. who were -; the depot and saw
",.l,,dinr aud subsequent arrest Of
a. ';,.,,, his "l,;c,t i.iny /" show that
a. nr;s.,..rr was prlt.a.ly calm and
!" Ip"a in a condition Of intellect an,l
'',. ~" a. yari:. nee with the hypothesis
..,ui;v under >uc!, circumstances.
,rNijn again complained that the
,.r,,,ion hal failed 10 call detective
H.ritri,h 10 the stand. whose evidence
'nN have. been Of service. tO the pris-
qsfr ., i,
i,,i,,au-"'rh.y came I" my cell and
.,,J To- draw me out. l talked with
..u Lu! liit'" and told them al'Ont the
nly ;m! ms IN .;'ir:,.;On. and now they
.r,,,., al! That evidence. That
lax. the utter iniuuity Of
4. prosecution and the God
,I,isi,y will curse every ono in this
r,.4rtion. IN my OPINION After 81
..r!1 ,a..>c the prisoner added, "'That
4r.i- me 10 s;::: that Judge Porter
.. l,,,, u,t"m!in~ to ln sick for two
.ay.. h",~. j. will J." provislcnti,l to
+. + him sick. hope the Lord will
a.r linn down below quick and then
;. d .o:t"rkhil.
: seville prs..sr!ul COrShill made
,,',tn! Interruptions, and ~ thu speak
,.h.r III. SIGHTING comments, until
'im'y. ir.r,l.;ly: irritatt.ti lie turned up
~ ii" district attorney and denounced
.,~aihin. terms his unf:lirncss in the
ms'iuof prni,Mins IN . violence. Il mutt
N~iIci!cr written ',y the prisoner anil
l'rTr,Ari Nv C"r:ilill.
t;ui'eau-It was !: friendly al!us;On to
r1>il,nt Arthur that l,e cut ont, ti.c
II. dirty whc:p.
'n.,lr had Il running fire with the
.:e1ruti"n aS his speech progressed.
i' n"ti:r w..< not !O shield the (;ui-
IN family hut to save the American
4!'n AMI Tho judiciary from the dis
:av" hanging an insane man. lie
fnmnc>Hl torkhill !or .rl:,tuito,isly in-
'il'i'g DR.. N"r;s. ~ asking ii hc WAS
rrarrt>tui for rr;!v.
'"rshiil stated he himself hail tri.-l
N"rh in hi> u:;!rt.
Eu,nS.
Mfr ns.>s :.ryil:r continued his re-
NV 4" II" rvi:. nc" and claimed the
.:'.'ntr I'a'i been iI,.., frank and out
f"s'i' III all :hin"s: that hc had cnll-
''fN'i Ut III" Jail with every one the
'''''r'li"n >sn, !.r,,. aud always with
%' reserve AMI hal !,c l,ecn sane untl
'"Ill's part i'r would not have iNen
:; commenting upon this he claimed
"~.,;cr"! naii,v nn t:uite:l,ls . part
r"iI!r sai! You ':,mnt find instances
HISTORY: !,Ht cannot SuplNnie
Ta>c where a han l"rty years
A:' VII" l;.. never In.li,r. committed
'':"'' VII" 'ias never f,r an hour as
~, ,A'''' with "riminal* ar lad lxr'rls';
'" "; %" The contrary, has actually
WI, ''r >"a!y not only "f
,., % M't'i class "f people l'ut ,
,s h'l." lN''r!.: you can't CON-
,-. W." such man committing such Il
H. h'% ~ Without y motive. Nothing hut
,,",., - ",''ry "f insanity ran ln,s~il,ly ;lc-
vI H., :. "r such am art a> Cuittslll's. s;sa>-
,,n, s '"ta 'i'>''.'>>'si the assumption that
,..;'' 'au might have l"vM a,'tuatesl by u
,J",:, M Revenge. AMI arguesl the inl- /;
h. sn'''y =. "f such an assumption from /,
r., Il ~, That il amy ground fDr ill-will
,nI % NV was against Secretary Blaine. !;
1 m;os m;'s"nl'ny I" the incxl,lic,,l,lc laws !
a.s;"', u would have lxrn executed
.iu~s' i' nm. There cannot lns.sil,ly I've
ian ~. ,.'. sam S'"villr. any ill-will on his
C..,'a: ,"an' I'r,si'lrnt Garfield.
Him n""'''-i"u >.SI,. to forget l,c killed
Nr u' % noticing this comment, !
h. h., N."i'!r next tm,k IN tho ;
:,;,,,,' sNh''>'> that the crime w:ls CONT ,
'Da.r;.,. ;,"%'' an empowering desire for
bin, m '", ~ '':'in".i history failesl tO
,run;,...1' : Ease where such Il crime was
Asa, e'' purely anil simply from such
.sr,L. t.a aa'' that il WAS incompatible
h ,iyc "''siil :" min" i"cun,..iveufs,lc
Vile ,,, ~ -, "''"S sufficient I" induce any
'~hiILJ - "''''','n.it such II crime. That
-!.li',''''" li III" President as il dis,, ,p,n,int-
't. .aiL iLFS'r Is more than imlprs,lAa-
W. ''"V'!'r. for had Ir br,xsltri
|'leh;n" wrong M this kind
N" i.' 'i'' disappointment would
.n. ,,;.i ah''' ont. H.. might
',u MI..'. .N"'''hiny in his intcrc,Nlrsc
.i4,.,n..' people imli..atiny his disssp-
o"'r ,r,,".,, :A"'!'iny would have been
alru liz ~ in" interval before he
a,.,' us a!'i'"' I" kill the President;
ay i+i,', ,-'nh. ,''M's all tns@h about
'"r thc :: !: disappointed Otiics-s.pker.
:" w ,h.' h'' o. June my whole mind
" political situation, aud I