New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-16

aoo For eighteen centuries no have oxerted suon
tremendous influence the civilization OF tS e ala
despsed daea1 and his great ARGssss s IasS g
| their work well and left the result Win '"o Ne'
Father. And must MI inspired men
APPEAL TO THE JUDGE AND JURY
count myself fortunate indeed that my case mas peeh
tried before so able and careful urst. am glad your
Honor IA gentleman OF broad views, Christian sent-
ment and clear head. appear before your Honor III
dual capacityi l. Az prisoner indicted Tor "luruer
q AS my own counsel in part-asI have o rIgn,t 10
Certain witnesses have excited my wrath ~
their perjury and / have denounced Inenl y, .ba
plain Language For this have the example OF the
meek and Lowry Jesus How does this sound fe gen
Grafton Of vipersp Ye Levites, Pharlsees hypGoes
nGunces ihqpty In plain language aRd SO 40 in
sruetons, but would hmby suggest that the Jury De
charged follows That II they believe that oeleIeq
il was right for me to remove the President because
had special divine authority for so doing, they WIZ &C,
quit the ground that was OVerpoTteerou
by the Deity, e., that was suffering from Tanst0y
mania. Sckles Mcfarland and HiscOck were acquitted
on grounds OF transitory mania Your Honor nseI m
this ground in part but not quite so strong as
here state IT, and now ask your Honor 10 ouafge @S
suggested. 1910,
your Honor is distinguished a member. ask
IL in the OF the American people, whose represen
tive IN this case yoT Honor Is ask II III que hae
the Deity whose servant was when shot the FIes.-
dent ask for the sake OF your Honor Iepu
tation and for the sake OF tne DEITY a y
yndicauOn Your Honor has suggested that tne law OF
OF the leading Washington lawyers say 1t Is Should II
be necessary 60 have your Honor pass,
s snaIy find on penty Of '.'' authority TO show
that your Honor has no jurlsdicton am also OF tue
sarY The Judiciary OF this District is surpassed by
that Of the abes Judiciary IN tue Union rican
bench and are his associates Ana now gehueheh'
Two months ago you left your and loved ones to
listen to this have no doubt Out you nave Bnes
IL your most solemn ana payeriul attention. aIh t
your verdict will be Not guilty., as charged III tho III
10 hanR man in my mental condition July q when
Aredp no
American people, and | sure you so understand IT,
The American people do not want me hung. They are
saying, Well, If the Deity did 1t, let 1t go; ana !
expect you gentlemen will let II go me nlotneTs anu
dag hers OF the Republic are praying that you WIZ VIII
dioate my inspiration, and their prayers, expect WIZ
prevail. womans instinct Is keener than Inan 3 ana
pray you listen TO the prayers OF these ladies' HS S
would your mother and wife and daughter vote on tns
case Have you any doubt but that they would vote Iop
an acquittali And why should you not 40 iihe"eo'
There is not the first element Of murder IN ms case
You might well hang man Tor murder d ~ he
Honor, you can acqut me WIN entire ereu.s
for me Suppose it possible that should be sentenced
TO be hung in thirty days may die in twenty -Iour
hove ALWAYS been praying man, and think stand
We'll with the Deity. am sure do in this case for
certainly should have sought to remove the Pres
dent had the Deity not pressed me into IT. ,..
r. is said that if knew the difference between right
law and ught to be hung But this Is not the law ana
say the Presidents removal was rtgh because naa
diyine authority to do 1t. Admitting for the moment
that did violate the law OF this District against muIue
reply, what of iii Thousands OF persons nave voated
me law it under divine pressure Tor the goOd Oh
the American people, and they are willing TO et go ~
onr western domain thousands of Mormons are daily
and nightly violating the law, but the United states
Governmet do nothing vindcate the dignity OF the
law. During the last decade MOrmOnism has spread
with frightul rapdity, and to-day nothing put another
war can suppress it, Federal Government Is responsible
for MormonIsm Let tho President and Congress
suppress this gigantic spiritual ana social GeSPOt
those detestable MormOns in some way,
and that right speedily Perhaps III 1854
/ shall get a chance at them!
And now, gentlemen. leave the case with you .
Al the last great day, YOU and all men, VIII stand IN
the presence Deity crying for mercy and justice
As YOU act will be your final abode III the great
hereafter beg you not to get the Deity down on you
bv meldling with this beg for your own sakes
and for the OF the American people, and Tor the
axe OF generations unborn, that you let this case
alone You afford 10 touch IT, Let your Nerdlct
be that it was the Delty's act; not mine; Nhen the
President was shot, his Cabinet teegraped to- foreign
nations that it was the of "a madman and II Wan
be better vcryway that be officially decided that II
was the act OF Y" "a mailman"