The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-25
CLOSING ARGUMENT

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TIE CLOSING ARGUMENT
on behalf OF the prisoner. He was so nm
well that he was scarcely able to begin, but
once started, spoke with his accustomed
eloquence, and skiIiully presented his cause
in drawing parallel between the course
Of Garland and Addison. lie declared that
the case was not all before the jury. The
difficulty was originated by lady, who, il
she did not become immortal for anything
else, will become immortal because OF her
power Of inyectiye, which was unequallcd,
Mr.. Mckinney declared, by anything he
had ever heard.
TIE "MISSING LETTER.
Then he referred TO the "missing let
ter; that letter written by Miss Hatchett
to Addison enclosing him one FOR Garland.
That letter was in the hands Of the Addi-
sons, and is not produced; nor is the lady
brought here. 1t is alleged that she was
engaged to Addison. Can it be that she is
the woman to leave the man she loves and
was engaged to be married to to be killed,
and stink away into another State, instead
OF coming here to defend his memory by
explaining his conduct? Oh, no! In
possible.
MISS HATCHE1T'S PRESENCE WANTED.
Next he showed that Addison was dying
from the first shot, and that that fact was
known to him and to his friends, but they
produce no dying declaration Of his 20
throw light upon his conduct. Then there
was letter written by Miss lIatchctt in re-
Spouse to Garland's letter Of denial, which
was ruled ont. so, he said, the case is not
all here. They wanted the missing letter;
they wanted Miss IIatchctt; they wanted
the dying declarations; they wanted Miss
IIatchett's answer to Garland's denial-but
they are not here.
TWO JURORS IN TEARS.
Mr.. Mckinney denied that it was any
where proved in this ease that Addison was
engaged to Miss IIatchctt, and in this con-
nection alluded to the lock OF hair she sent
TO Garland that AddisOn's endorsing such
letter as Miss IIatchctt wrote was adyer-
Using for somebody 10 kill him; thai he
brought this trouble upon himself and his
blood was upon himself, and that he (Addl-
SOM bad not made a step in this case that
was not knee-deep in malice. Mr.. Mckin-
ncy spoke for two hours and half, and
mon concluding did so with an allusion to
Gorland's mother waiting for her boy to re-
,urn home. which brought at least two Of
the Jurors to tears.
JUDGE DRURY A. uINT0N'S CLOSING AN"V
MENT.
Judge Hinton in opening said that the
prosecution. so far as they were concerned,
would have gladly submitted this case
without argument. He hoped that II Inc
iury meant to acquit the prisoner they
would put il upon the only manly ground
that in Lunenburg you will never puniSi
man for numbering a citizen Of Baitl
moro. and 90 and tell the stranger when h'
comes into the county that he does so at th'
neri Of his life. Replying to MI
Finch. that he (Judge lIinton) was bedrag
oIino thc ermine OF The judge in the DIoo'
, ~ the prisoner, he said that Mr.. men
.tip,, carried the antidote with If, Tor n
had soon afterwards declared thal II
q Gudcc Uinton) had not vet occupied III
? Eonch. .Whcrc," said Judge Hinton
:. did he get the idea that II l. hon'e
} 70 on a. voluntary counsel OF n cl1mih'
: rather than TO uphold the scales OF justice
= Whom he uses harsh language he Is niue
e mistaken if il has any influence with ID
: GOOD and right-thinking. 1t only ahcc'
: the coarse and vulgar, the holSpur
Il this debate" Judge Hinton SAID ne Woul
d leave Mr.. Finch with the rebuke MS '>S'
ciotcs Of the defence had put on hiih' It
all tbe other counsel had welcomed Il
presence OF Mr.. Taylor and himself. Lat'
:. on he spoke OF Mr.. Finch as his KIN
" hearted friend, the "hotspur Oh TINS u
is hate - Judge Hinton neverwould nave oe'
Is here at all; not all the wealth oil lne lhu
oo,,la have secured his services; the a
dlsons never would have wanted hih hei
~ - loo Addison had been killed in a Ia
ls ducl Judge Hinton maintained that u"
rs land was the first to offend; thaI iic iH'u
te I'D Miss Uatchett that she had discard
~ Addison and gave Garland a LOCK Vi Il
q. hair. conn
H. IN his argument Mr.. Hinton SAID p'
:; hans Addison went to the ROAD LOT " "u
70 Inf what took place was not what the 60
H. domonded. On the contrary, IL had al
rs Elements Of unfairness which the co
g avoids. He was speaking three hours "
~ ~ made a powerful arraignment OF the
ur cused.
til At5P. NJ. the case was
lie, GIVEN TO THE JURY.
III, While the Jury was out Garland was
IN. his accustomed seat by his father ana III
rs ahirt.sleeyes tanning himself with his 81
hat The jury were out Just III
minutes. and through their foreman
= n. / W. Gregory brother OF Jack Greg
or commission merchant, OF iilchihohu'J -
Ca. {, and rendered their verdict OF
sed "NoT GUILTY."
nit and tho prisoner was discharged, ana
au- On his coat and went out. lie exhibited
G irS excitement. As the crowd went On
list Green il cheered him very heartily al
is a oreot number OF friends gathered arc
cen and congratulated him. DIN
Observation-Disclosures orgaln >,
the verdict had been recorded WIZ
ave consent OF the Court quashed the ciaii
at malicious shooting against Garland
,een Mr.. Finch said 1t was goou ~
him enter nolle proSequi in the cases oi
,,ou and Roach.