Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-21

Bouscaren's letter, analysed them
aud prDyedEby them that he was aware
tit a divorce-suit had beea COM
M need ,a1d quoted ffpln thel show
i'm that Behscafen had S1vissa Mrs.
Cennallin, that yen s meeting with
him might be detrimental to her snc-
cess. Such facts and such letter,
continued Mr.. Trimble, effectaally
close Bonscaren's mouth as to lgnor-
anee of Mrs. Connallin's relation to
her husband. He had written too ia
those same letters that he could want
for the settlement and removal of the
social and legal formalities that lift
ed their ugly peach between himself
and Mrs. Connallin, as the one thing
that would make her heart glad. All
these, continued Mr.. Trimble, must
be taken in conndetion with his desire
expressed to the minister that married
him at Mexico, that intelligence Of II
should be kept out Of the papers, and
with his ~secreting himself from OBJ
servation in a smoking car. Such
acts were not those of a man con-
scfous Of innocence. Mrs. Connallin
says she told Bouscaren, she was no
wife Of Connallin's. 1t would have
been easy for Bouscaren TO have found
out the truth Of such assertions had
there been desire to have done so.
He was a lawyer and could readily
have investigated the record of the
Connallin marriage. There is no ev-
idence that he; attempted to do so.
He certainly knew that the Connallin's
we're living together as man and wife,
and all Mrs Connallin asseats she said
to Bouscaren to inconsist with the rest
of the testimony. All that passed
between Mr.. and Mrs. Connallin, of
which so much has been attempted to
be made, is immaterial, if they were
married. Connallin had no legal
right to have done so; but he might
have shot Bouscaren and escaped
punishment, and shall it be success
fully argued here, that one that might
have been slain with impunity does
not deserve the penitentiary. For
the protection of society, for the dig
nifty Of the marriage relation, punish
ment ought to be melted out to him.
What are tears and what is misplaced
sympathy against the demands of the
law and society?
Judge VIM. o. Forrist began the
defence by enquiring Of the jury how
morals could be advanced by their
verdict? There are three parties, and
three alone interested in this indict-
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Rouscaren and
Connallin. Mr.. Trimble had said OF
Mrs. Bouscaren that outwardly she
was handsome; but inwardly a whited
sepulchre. Well, who made her SO!
The man Connallin, the one most in
terested in this suit. He found her
young and handsome, years ago, and
see must have been so, because she is
still magnificent in her ruin. Look
at her! There she sits with her de-
MED and abused daughter. Blasted
by Conallin, to whom she sacrificed
her all, the public is interested that
she should be protected. She says
she married Bouscaren for protection.
Now send himito the penitentiary as
MIR. Trimble demands, and what is
left to her? Connallin is profession
al gambler by his own spen confess
sion. oh how I hate a professional
gambler. I'll had my way every
professional gambler should be out
lawed. / know nothing about them
by visiting their dens; but in my
practice, I have learned their class Of
men. My experience is that the
whole highway of life is strewed with
wrecks, and t~on,hstones erected by
professional gamblers on the one side
and on the other side by mementoes
Of slaughtered estates and virtues.
Cennallin is no exception. He has
said that before he found this flower,
he had enjoyed others too numerous
to be remembered. What right has
such a man in this court with a pri-
waite lawyer, setting aside the regu-
lar prosecuting attorney, after endeav-
oring to proswade and bride Mr..
Bouscaren to convict defendent, and
then plee and forfeit her bond. Such
is the case, which at the peril of your
souls, you are to find a vlrdict. Two
sorts of marriages are recognized by
the legislature of this State, First
such a marriage as that attempted to
be shown in this case-such a one as
is contemplated by the instructions
of the court and provided for by Stat
ute Second, where parties get togeth-
er and abide as mar and wife. The
latter sort is known to the civil law
as a consensuaf contract legitimozing
children, controlling inheritance and
dowers and laying foundations for
just sach an action for divorce and
alimony as has been alledged; but
not q recognized basis for such a suit
IS this. The proper question there
fore for consideration is not whether
Mr.. Bouscaren knew that Mrs. Bous-
caren and Connallin were living to-
gether Is man and wife, and that a
divorce had been applied for; but
whether he knew they had been mar
ried years ago by a secret ceremony
that had been carefully concealed.
There has not been a particle of evil
dence of such knowledge. a.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Chas. p. johnson,
OF st. Louis, continued the argument
for the defense by saying there were
always two sides to cases, as present.
ed by lawyers of ability, in which not
only property but personal right,
liberty, and even infamy were enclud-
ed affecting the destinies of parties
and the public. Gentlemen jurors
you understand your responsibility,
you comprehend consequence These
should have no place in your virdict.
1t is hard to make juries believe this ;
but this is the theory of the law.
The question is, is the dendent guilty
or not guilty? and the answere ought
to reyolve about The one fact, wheth-
Bouscaren knew there had been q
legal marriage of the Conalins. With
out that knowledge he could have no
intention to do wrong. Gentlemen
OF the jury, you represent Bouscaren
as well as the others, and I submit to
yaur confederation uhofhor ~ w.s