New-York tribune., 1886-05-16

bat now it turns that for year he
ne naturally ci upon nut Police Department. That
Attorney was entir-ly Unworthy VINO. on taxing
olce should declare that he would break loose from the
nnuce force No man was wOrther to undertake
| Inc police work than Thomas Byrnes here
| ala nni ave III the records ~ detective history
a record which coud rival that of Thomas Bvrnes N
years. Ine ierIetns out OF the Manhattan Is inA M
| ana tue Adams Express robbeues and the McGioln
murder unearthing W Most bore witness 10 MS
speaking Of the flight of the Aldermen Coone Fellows
| saii: "Wny the first outbreak Of puhhr s'ntmert t
| into Canada. far from beloved children.
tnus contributing t. the city the greatest boon which
men Aud Byrnrs was not known, even then. I" he
after them. How did he trap J.chne By work.nS ON
smart. MoIoney coui drop a @ooo Dill han oil MS
years salary aud never mss IT," - . .,o
Colonel Fellows graphic pcture or the
manner In which the Inspector wormed himself into
patent work lie rdcnlei the idea mat JAehne had
talked the Inspector IN whispers at MS house In
conclusion Colonel Fellows SAID: The Legislature has
taken away charter Of the Broadway road Let us
see whether the perpetrators Of this shall un
punished"
| JUDGE BARRETT CHARGES THE JURY.
| Justice Barrett began his charge at 10 p. m.
Jaehne settled into his chair and seemed moro than
ever drawn himself as the Justice addressed the
ury as follows:
need not TO you that we are here tonight dealing
with one of the grlvest charges known 10 our code
No language can adequately express tue adherence
which every right minded citizen should have OF the
crime Of bribery II Is or me against The very Const
"A
against II. The crime OF treason IL crime OF physical
violence agsinst the rtae the crime OF bribery whlie
| the state. We hear that In other lahds ana III
other times de-potism has been essential
hn Sg tne ben. o c"rnpon We believe that hat
is an argument put forward as a reason for des-
potism. There certain offences which 90 to the
very society ard o government. and this Ia one
TO DsTi anG nc II be-
entity his guilt a'rocon' ,rao IL ho aps rs 'nno
Ion ger under the Ian of such a terrible accusation How
shall approach such easel By every rule Of law.
firm determination not TO be swerved by
camor side or base insnnations on the other
a presumption of evidence. There is also the
unless his guilt be proved beyond reasonable doubt
There the righ. OF pcrempory Challenge ana there
humane sometimes with all these safeguards.
l an asked Low unanimous verdict Is possible and
laws that the Jury viii be guided by reason. Ths
doctrine which supports the R"public supports
the OF common sense rises the belief in the
hnaI triumph r OF Jpsrs' ,o In arm my eap"Tencs
and III the end people get II about right am one Of
n inose our mn% ancestors n ,e e faith in it.
This defendant is specifically CHARGED with the offence
of asking and receiving $4,000 In money
charge may be proved by direct eviience ard
by circum,IantIa evidence. think you VIII agree
that It would he very hing hnd direct ev-
dence such agreements not made in open daylight
be rcnmstsntial evdencr. 1t is a grave question
among the best writers as to which the stronger The
difference is between fact directly testified 10 aud
possibly true. and facts which true. In cir
psrjnry tim in direct We have some direct and
some circnmstantal evidence In the present
Of the offence. In murder it is me dead body in lar:
ceny II is the thing taken What is the corpus detief
Be- brought physically into court There two
ReD- ino court H" il in Writing or 10 be shown by
fasffm 80
that If the corpus deiicti be Implied agreement 1t may
ss Sy Ss whole made s
H" d' Ss nosv is Of ,o Ads n,0s. out u, The
The law says that man shall not be found
years ago mon were executed on their confessions OF
murder when years after the supposed murdered man
appeared. BY some strange freak confession OF muir
der had Deen made Hence. judges laid down the rule
Usually men do not confess guilt-ony ex-
ceptious everywhere. You mus, form the
corpus diict 1t Is enough wnen you superadd to the
that when the two are put together they satisfy Of
guilt II there were nothing but the confession should
might direct acqutai. Do the two together
convince you that there was corrupt agreement
evidence OF confession alone was NOT snficonr
nncorroborated. to convict The confession has been
'" .erirs of fact, have been presented by G the
Isp @ @ rccor Of rn ADD these ,onso.r un
ser # your minds are convinced Three witnesses tes
ufy the confession The defendant alone denies it.
middle road Either the head OF the Detect
Bureau Of tho Police Department of Ncw-York
ha. foul perjury aud mad. up of
the statement OF the defendant untrue.
You 'he sole judges You must inquire In your
minds whether this high officer has sufficient motive to
commit perjury and In dong 80 to attempt unustly.
wcAedly AMI basely TO crush this defendant That Is
what IT comes to- The story is made up Of Whole cloth
DO you believe HIM lie here be treated ike any
other witness. but OF course under the severe pres
need not say; take the evidence ana not insinuations
II is fair to that the 81 the defendant Ia
strengthened from the fact that he always favor
of Broadway road. and this particular road s pro-
claimed Il from the house tops II Is matter for you
agreement IN the line Of his own thought But must
sy that IT, with all tue desire In the world To nave
this broadway road, be sold himself and made a
corrupt agreement for $4,000 and took IL for the In
huenc- OF MS vote he Just guilty though he took
II to change his inclination. The Argument Is good
one that just much wrong be paid do his
duty as To violate II.
The Justice reviewed the evidence aud then ontnued
not believe him guilty beyond any reasonable doub t |
believe have done my dniy aud have not |
not have been ruled out admitted evldence scin.
tilla which should not have been admitted. cannot
conclude without strenuous dissent from one propos
lion advanced by the delenoe-that ANY kind Of
bribery be technical crime. trust that any snch
sentiment may never nnd loignent in your
never mud lodement with our statesmen! There
form OF bribery which Is technical trivial
defendant 10 guilty Innocent this ocnct which You
treat In the light OF technically IL ho i
found guilty, lie IA guilty OF tho first charge.
The Justices charge WIS concluded at 104O p Mr.
Graham made the usual motion for specific charges
and General Pryor asked successfully that
the following charge be made: Con