The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-07


amounts 10 This. A rich man borrowed
without necessity and poor broker loaned
without security. The impfobabiIity .oi
oredualty itseff. No man believed N; no
man would ever believe II, and IL was for
the Jury TO say whether II was true or not.
Ingcrsoll then went on TO argue, assuming
Walsh's testimony TO be true, that it Of
fected none of the defendants, except
Brady, and only went to show that he had
received bribes, not TO show that he was
concerned in the conspiracy. The same
line of argument would apply to
Reredel's confession of his com.
plciy in the conspiracy. he did
not confess that he was guilty OF single
overt act. Ingersoll then took up and re-
Piled 10 the arguments of the prosecution
based on the subject of extravaganza in
the star-route service. The argument used
by the prosecution was productiveness, but
that had been perfectly answered; that he
would allude to it only for the purpose OF
Inauirlng of the attorneys for the govern
ment how they would like to have
their fees settled ON that basis OF
productiveness2 [Laughter.l The jury
had been told that i was hard i
be economical enough to put up with little,
no matter how hard it was to be proved.
1t must be proved because it was much
harder, or should be much harder, to con.
vict man without testimony He laid
down the proposition that the hypothesis
of guilt must follow naturally from the
facts proved, and to be consistent not with
majority of them, but every fact. The
evidence must be such as to exclude
every reasonable hypothesis, except that OF
the guilt of the detendent The prosecu-
ton, he said, had endeavored 10 terrorize
the jury by direct and indirect threats
through newspapers and through appeals
10 the public opinion, and upon this point
he dwelt at some length. Then reach
ing the end of his peroration-"finda ver-
dict,V said he, according to the evidence,
no matter whom it hits; no matter whom
it destroys; no matter whom it kills; all OF
you have read all the papers have printed;
they must find no Judgement in
your brain; regard them no more than the
noise of animals made in sleep; you must
stand by the testimony and by the law
which the court gives you; that is all we
ask These articlesin the paper were not
printed in the hope that justice would be
done; they were printed in the. hope that
finally plunder might be justified by your
verdict in this case; you are absolutely su-
preme; you have nothing to do with the
supposed desire ofany man or the supposed
desire of any department" turning and
addressing his remarks to the attorney
general, "or supposed desire of any gov
ernment; or supposed desire of any presi-
dent; or supposed desire of the public; you
have nothing to do with these things; you
have to do only with the evidence. Here
all power is powerless except your own.
When asked to please the public you
should think OF the lives you are arr
verdict would darken; of the heartsit would
desolate; of the cheeks it would wet with
dew; of the character it would destroy; OF
the wife it would worse than widow, and
the children it would worse than orphan.
When asked to please the public, think OF
these consequences. Whoever does right,
clothes himself in a suit Of armor in which
the arrows of prejudice could not
penetrate, but whoever does wrong
is responsible for all the consequences,
told by Merrick that you should have no
sympathy, that you should be like icicles,
that you should be God-like. That is not
my doctrine; it is higher; you get in the
scale of being the grander, nobler, tenderer
men you will become. Kindness is always
an evidence of greatness; malice is prop
erly Of small soul, and whoever allows the
feelings of brotherhood to die in his
heart becomes G;dni,to5 Wid Peast; saard fNs No.
klIlR CIOWnI lOl bhO aioPasSN w. ~ s.NS
marshals truncheon, nor the judges robe
become them with one-half as good grace
as mercy does, and yet the only mercy that
we ask is the mercy of an honest verdict.
appeal to you for my clients, because the
evidence shows that they are honest men; l
appeal to you for my client, Stephen w.
Dorsey, because the evidence shows
that he, is ma man VIII WITH al, an
9 and hnnpaf Vet
this prosecution, this government, these at
torneys representing the majesty OF the
people, representing the only real republic
that ever existed. have asked you not only
to violate the law of the land, but also the
law of nature. They have maligned
nature; they have laughed at mercy; they
have trampled on honest humanities,
and have even made light because
the wife in. this trial has sat by
the Louvre, painting of he declaration OF
despair and love. 1t represents the night
of the crucifxion. The world is wrapped
in shadow the stars are dead, and yet IN
the darkness is seen kneelinga form. 1t is
Mary Magdalen, whose loving lips and
hands are pressed against the bleeding feet
of Christ. The skies were never
dark enough, nor starless enough,
the storm was never fierce enough,
nor WIFI tuC HhlSh pOito Va hN0'Ns.
were never lurid enough, and the arrows OF
slander never flew thick enough to drive
the noble woman from her husbands side.
TApplausel And so it is in all of human
speech. The holiest word is woman. >
TWhile Tneersol was delivering this
speech several ladies burst into tears,
and Mrs. Dorsey kept her handker-
chief TO her eyes for several min.
utes.l Now, gentlemen, l have examined
80 Lop aHapninaI
charge IN the Indictment, and every charge
made outside this department. j have
shown you that indictment Is one thing
and evidence another; l have shown you
that not single charge is substantial
against ]. w. Dorsey, not one; l have
shown you that there Is no foundation for a
verdict of guilty against any one OF the de-
fendants In this case. And have spoken
now, gentlemen, the last words that VIII 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 hear
from the lips of this foreman the two elo-
quent words, mot guilty" And now,
thanking the court for many actsoi per
sonal kindness, and thanking you, gentle
men Of the Jury, for your almost infinite
patience, leave my clients, with all
they have with all they love, .Ta. wltn
IApplausel At this point a recess was
taken until ! O'Clock. During the inter-
mission the courtroom presented an ami
mated scene, suggestive OF the Guiteau
trial. Many Of the lady spectators produced
lunches and ate Them without moving from
their seats. Some time before the reopen
ing Of court the sttorney-general entered,
followed BY a messenger carrying large
mass OF notes and half . dozen law books
Washington News.
YasHrssroS, September s.-The treas
ury today announced that the bonds called
under the 18th call, which natures on the
18Th, will be paid en- presentation without