The daily gazette., 1882-09-07
ELoQUENr nor INeERseAL.
He ConcludesE9 Speech I'm the Star Route
Cases AttOrney-Genera1 Brewster
Begins His Plea.


Cases Attorney-General Brewster
Begins His Plea.
A dispatch to the GAZETTE yesterday
stated the progress Of Colonel Robert g.
Ingersoll's argument for the defense in the
Star Route cases. The Criminal Court
room was crowded all afternoon.
Ingersolps speech was particularly able
and eloquent. His conclusion was as fol-
lows
This prosecution, this government, these
attorneys, representing the majesty of the
republic, representing the only real republic
that every existed, have asked you not only
to violate the law of the land, but also the
law of nature. They have maligned ma
ture; they have laughed at mercy they
have trampled on the holiest human ties-and
have even made light because a wife in this
trial has sat by her husbands side. There
is painting in the Louvre, painting of
desolation, of despair and love. 1t repre-
sents the "Night of the Crucifxion." The
world is wrapped in shadow !; the stars are
dead and yet in the darkness is seen a
kneeling form. 1t is Mary Magdalen, with
loving lips and hands pressed against the
bleeding feet of Christ. The skies were
never dark enough nor starless enough the
storm was never fierce enough nor wild
enough the quick bolts of heaven were
never lurid enough and the arrows of SLAM
der never flew thick enough to drive noble
woman from her husbands side. Ap-
plause. And SO it is in all of human
speech, the holiest word is I" Woman''f
[While Mr.. Ingersoll was delivering this
speech several ladies burst into tears and
Mrs. Dorsey kept her handkerchief to her
eyes for some minutes.
Now, gentlemen, / have examined this
testimony, i have examined every charge In
the Indictment and every charge made out
side of the indictment. / have shown you
that the Indictment is one thing and the eyi-
dence another. / have shown you that not
a single charge is substantiated against s..
w. Dorsey. / have demonstrated that not
one charge has been established against j..
W. Dorsey-not one. l have shown you
that there is no foundation for verdict OF
guilty against any one particular defendant
In this case. have spoken, now, gentle
men, the last words that will be spoken in
public for my clients-the last words that
will be spoken in public tor any of these
defendants, the last words that will be
heard in their favor until 1 hear from the
lips of this foreman the two eloquent words,
'not guilty." And now, thanking the
Court for many acts of personal kindness,
and you, gentlemen Of the jury, for your
almost infinite patience, leave my clients,
WIFI all Jney nave, WIFI all Jney love, WIFI
all who love them, in your hand. [Ap-
plause.
After recess Attorney General Brewster
began his speech. He started by defending
himself from the slurs that had been cast
upon him because of the part he had taker
in the case. He said he had been asked tC
aid the prosecution one year ago by Mr.
MacVeagh. He had examined the evidence
and was satisfied of its strength. From thai
time on he had kept himself thoroughly
posted.
Mr.. Brewster traced the growth of the
mail service in this country and England
After that he took up the career Of Brady
and the Dorseys and said there were nc
Senators and generals in this case. He sale
that if the Dorseys were acquitted thei
crimes would hang to them like dead bodie
and they would cry for deliverance. Fl
said tho defendants We're hypoerites- The
had shed tears during Mr.. Ingersoll's magni
| ficent peroration, but laughed immediatel,
afterwards. The Attorney General wount
/ up his days address with a legal argumen
to the Court as to the quality of eYidenc
which went to prove conspiracy and dwell
briefly upon the difficulty of proving it b,
positive and direct testimony.