The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
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! OUTLINING THE AMERICAN HOGS
BERLIN, April l3.-Regulation:
; were gazetted to-day forbidding the
importation into Germany of Ameri
can hog products.
y BIG LAND GRAB.
LONDON, April BIT is stated a
commissioner has been sent from
Queensland to take possession of the
island of New Guinea as a DEEPEN
dency of Queensland.
ORG AIMED TO CONVICT.
DUBLIN, April 13.-The trial of Joe
Brady was continued this morning.
The defense called a clerk named
Kennedy, who Swore he spoke to
Brady, who was accompanied by a
girl, on Dominick street, between five
and seven o'clock On the evening of
May 6, and who was recognized us
Annie Meagher, who testified yester-
day that she was with Brady that
evening. Witness said also that he
met Brady the following day. The
latter declared that murders would
ruin the cause of Ireland.
Upon the conclusion of Kennedy's
testimony the. defense announced they
would call up another witness.
Arguments of counsel for the de-
tense and prosecution followed.
DIR. Webb, leading counsel for priso-
ner, said he begged to submit re-
spectful protest against any evidence
being allowed in this case which
would bear upon the existence of a
conspiracy prior to May 3, even
though evidence were excluded by
that means, which would throw light
on plot existing before that date to
murder Burke. The only exception
to this principle would be, that evil
dence which concerned the words and
acts Of the prisoner might with pro-
priety, and according to the rules of
evidence, be admitted in support of
the position. DR.. Webb cited various
authorities, running from the time of
Edward the first, down to ancient
times. lie said the prisoners were first
arraigned before this tribunal on the
charge of conspiracy. This was fol-
lowed up by the more serious charge of
murder. 81 contendthat such com
bination of charges is unprecedented
in the history of criminal cases."
The court reminded DR.. Webb the
present Indictment was not conspir-
acy and murder, but a single indict-
ment of murder.
DIR. Webb continuing, said: Gan
for conspiracy to murder,
your honor, may only be based upon
evidence going to show there was de-
sign to murder some definite person,
and the law regulating the evidence
of aiders and aDettoFS IN cases of con-
Spiracy could not be made to apply in
the present.
Sullivan, for defense, in his argu-
ment supported these views.
Porter, for the prosecution, asserted |
the evidence given by Kavanagh yes
terday against Brady was only of a
kind which related to his own doings |
prior to the murder. In fact it sim. |
ply showed that Kavanagh received
MS instructions as to driving and |
for Brady.
Adams, for the defense, declared
,he change in Kavanagh's. evidence
yesterday and his sudden discovery
hat it was Smith and Delaney whom
he drove to the scene of the murder
With Carey was, as any one could
clearly see, a story concocted between
hem, kavanagh and Carey, and there
we're other discrepancies between
he evidence given by informers,
ind that of other witnesses
~ whom the crown sought to back
Up their periuries, with one solitary
No witness for the crown
lad ever set eyes on Brady before
he 9th of May, yet they now claimed
With one accord that they were able
hey saw in Phoenix park that day.
t the jury believed these witnesses
o he mistaken, then the case rested
olely on the suspicious evidence
,iven by informers Of doubtful char
cter and unreliability. Their evil
ence was too cleear to be commented
ipon. The jury would set
he evidence Of the innocent
irl, Meagher, against that of
ne infamous Carey, liar and
liar and hypocrite
nd murderer, too, by profession as
yell as practice. They would I'M
obtedly declare in accord with the
acts and probabilities and evidence
hat Brady was not guilty.
The count here said the points
aised by DR.. Webb against the intro
Gction of evidence could not be sus-
lined.
Adams, closing for the defence,
aid: Heaven forbid that / should be
before a tribunal of public
plnlon as defendant; Brady has
cen convicted in advance of the reg
lar time. Brady's case has been f.,
his guilt has been presum-
in a manner the most scandalous
n record. Let not the jury be led :
way and prevented from doing JUS
ce because the crime is awful in its G
allure. but let them consider the
,lemn question whether Brady is
ullty. Let them bear in mind the @
lief evidence comes from persons
no spoke to save their own necks. o
UGH evidence must ever De regarded a
18th suspicion. He went on to say u
le principals in the conspiracy had | e
ed to the United States and France n
efore Carey and Kavanaugh had q
ven their testimony in the Kill il
amman examination. t.
Naish, for the crown, in reply said a
lie circumstances of the crime are not a
1ubted. 1t was equally conceded it q
as the fruit of conspiracy and not Il
matter personal. For this reason a
lie crown would be able to adduce
ridence of the existence of conspira. =
:. An account of the organization, its o
(jects and plans as given by Farrell b
as such us could never be concocted :
7 the most skillful lawyer. The p
'unsel then traced connecting links .
evidence. 1t has been shown 4
lat Brady was absent from his work Y
lie 9Th and 9Th of May. The book of =;
lie time-keeper established this fact.
was also proven he had made in
liry for Burke the 9Th of May. This
,peared from the undisputed and in
ltiable evidence of the lodge keeL-l
IS wife. The fact Kavanapgh had
nended his evidence did not dis
edit that witness, but proved his
eraeity and fortified his pre-
Gus statements. If Carey and
avanaugh had been engaged
concocting evidence they both
ould have sworn to the same story
minor as we'll as in major details
aish took up the evidence of vari- c
Is witnesses who swore to having
en- Brady in Phoenix Park, dissected
carefully and maintained it fur
shed the strongest possible proof