The semi-weekly miner., 1882-01-25
TELEGR RAMS.
THE TRIAL.
.;rration of Portsr's Speech.

,,.r then rNpI:1ntN az ACAH'H tHt
r"i. r.. -; -; counsel for the prosecution
I'::,!r,''';: I!, o.. ,..-,. In reply he said, to fre.
ain -, ';;n,.;,r,iion- Of til" prisoner and
1'y''' '".,.! =" that he Porter and his -
~ ''"'v ,.. w,,,. improperly influenced hy
.''''.'' ..',,'.,.,,...,. uf u money reward, and
;Ir'.i.. i into a conspiracy to execute
ia" |". =. .,,J convict this prisoner.
%, h,.,HI.;.iri,.1 HI Attorneys dutieSare plain
TX .;' ..,,,iy is fixed hy law. 1t j.
ai' =, s..,u: wear and fees in certain
-'h'i"' .. .,r..-.riIa-i Ivy law. Guiteall
t%'v t%,oI Ills Office all told Is worth
.,'""'' war. and yet he can't pay his
'".rl Iil!-. !lr spends It all Tor wine
,s "a t,u.y wm'rn." Speaking Of his
D" u, ' ,,,;,i,. :,-"ti"n Judge Porter said
n". .y,> :, natter TO I" fixed and deter
- :.,,I IL ;,v IL. highest law officer 0f the
.''''r .ru,...,,!. ami whether the prisoner
'''', ',. :, t..j,: not would make no diff
!. ..;- ;,,l duty in tl,i, response
\, '.'.,nc vl~ mr;urnle.l. In reply to
.,.,,,~,.t ;r.j.!.ations upon the Govern
=, win, .s,~. that they were offered
~, ,,.:.l jr.i.i,,.cnts by C"rhlil! to come
,n,. .,,, testify. Judge Porter said. not
,:n,.,r ,;n tni. CHrkhiii draw from
,'..,,a-l.ry except uIH.n proper vOucIl-
-. certified! 10 ar:'"r,!ing I" law, and not
.iuri,. wi,,nS,. has received one dollar
,.,,. thaI TIE due allowance pre-
.S;.r, by law. Porter rc!n'l"l the
,rmn,iun r' counsel for the de-
,.,sa ;lia: there VIZ il man upon
,r.. :rrv who would hang the jury.
J,,r uT;.o.,:.r himself las Indicated that
!, r,lrd lis safety upon one man.
..;j, ai;-"i rely upon J: men," The
,r~;a.ert> W The defense for the past
.y,n DAYS ha:: all been tiirc tal to- this
,,r. object. 10 'l"ri.lc tine jury. Judge
p,,er addressed himself ul.Dn this sui-
l., will. great force Of argument and
and rls,uclnr directly I" the inteili-
ur and cui,>ri.'n nee Of thcjury They
mist not believe il any man If then,
,,,ri,, to di-,.',aryc his duty by avoid
,nra full i;ty and should cal,se de-
ibid Jury, that the 4. =. Government
ms the H., will press this trial tO con-
triton.
Judge Porter continued: ''This Cfsc
lands aud stands alone upon the SIM
A. question whether on the md #
July ihc prisoner believed, that he was
commanded to commit his crime"
.;uitcau- That's it and that's nll
there is to it,"
Judge Iuricr'"1'l,c prisoner asserts
and it is nj; opinion H. knew from the
'tL that GInn this sole issue his cause
,p.>: rest. /; his counsel had half the
intelligence 81 The prisoner they would
'r,,, >"rn The same.
G.uu Thank y"u, Judge. but l
rnl Tux" much stock in your opinion
anyway.
Porter a,vrr:.l tn the constant inter-
r;;o!I> Of the prisoner, his false claims
d sympathy ami that the press WAS
,.;.l him and Sai.l in cOntrA.ljc: ion, l
:..r st to q" :. single American news
II" Tia. has nnv word to SAY in his
tr,H,".
>,w!|;r v:;,i!. :!ruye t" gs.t the car of
d. ~'ar;. Protesting tl,a! Judge Porter
.rA IT,, .:,,n,%. 81 length Judge Pcr-
- ial III am! ::covillc demanded that
n'bra'l"~,'i I" make Il similar state
arlii il r.iy. Judge Porter attempted
''""" rui ~,uyil!r reinforced the ri::nl-
~'. i, prisoner an;t succeeded in get
my i,r iis":, when With Muci excite
.'h' h. demanded t;at h,$ rights and
A'cls'n.I t!,:st he l,ad rights, should he
r>l""l i. IL" sid that Judge Porter
i'sH u" ri,!! IL state what the nrwS...-
RI. said III /" w;E,t they did not say.
;n'' !" d >'r"! IN exception duly noted.
'". trTkn,:| insisted thai aUun~c! had
a'r@"t :" object. I':lc prisoner had
"'' :!:"N"! /" state what liz lad re-
yeF';t in :::r vs. 4: Letters. lie h:ul
"r: r rn'il'r! t., :::th tlr:,I To read
.'i.'''', .'"ii i'rw-l:!!nrrs :sn,! I" make
i>",.-" ST.. '..,lts H. 10 what the
Nn r;c'.n !'r.+- ;;',.' ..,rI,lc Were saying.
MN: jill :" !'"rci w:S simply COM
'''''''i;: H'~c statements. Judge Cox
',''hia"s .h::s the p,i~.'ncr was not
'""'i I" a: ri.ar.sI and could not
' '''l".'l'.. ,i,,n! - DOING.
'"'vi.!' ~. ii can't judge Porter !"
',railn,,..'
9M':" &C.: .ul:x: that the speaker
,:..': r",iir,Ai,t the assertions of this
"'1 i''n i;y lh.' prisoner.
:'hE~'' Porte. then read from the
''''''.'' "ri'l nee >,rcra. o. the Elurr
n"'" examples ri their effort Oh the
i"''" ~" prisoner IL deceive the jury:
10y WN':i ~. desired to b. excused
Va 'i''.'s. -l.aking ;or the day. The
Wi 'srlI - ',irr.l ill Tomorrow.
l>'Fi IN !ni:,r':: speech after the
,,.. n'> .ihai'~ xh>nlutrIy fa!sc. That
Ant So,
".' il. lice demanded that the
= >''h a. >h''.'! mvc leave the dock save
il ~, Nv ''';ir"hA a~ Il sentenced ielOn.
~ W." >;':'r, 4 NO enc should not l'e
t,h;. :i'' ~,.ar"'l moi the glxNl (;ar-
b,I bI'' u" >.r'r'4i :r: the lowing wife VIII"
.,''' "'r >A'ri her husbands life: l,c
!. -" !''a III" little m"tl,cr upon whose
~. T.: "a" h~tri on the 4t!l Of March last
rr.,.I I>>'hS ''i'. which hal just before
v,.il v"il The book Of Cod. This vile
A., -. = 'i:"s 's'' hu;.n free and un=Ilac!<Ied
H.',,, '' thought the insanity plea
in =: ' >;''" him. and hal lie u bulldog
.,r,,, ~, Msi'' II" would have shot II bullet
~ r,,;, 1'l:.r COX when he refused to
Iau M ;,.',, Nm 'o speak. and would have
VA. L.' L"''"' through l)avidge when hc
aan,'', ,,'"i'r'n" him ~ murderer. lie
wn.. !" know whether on the day
vii.. Juror Hobbs lost his beloved
v" "I: when his home WAS darkcnesl
nl ~" a" ''.''!"w OF death, he would
.ml II'I', S' u served his purpose, have
y,.., "",'> ''., then and thcrc-not from
A,n,...,t l., him. but from good will tO
,l,r.,, Had lie not on one occasion
n,,.' ','l one Of the ;ury with IRE