New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-24
THE CASE READY FOR THE JURY
LAST TESTIMONY IN THE IVES CASE.
MIR. BROOKE MAKES PLEA FOR YOUNG
MANHooD"-HE INSISTS on HAVING


The Ives case VIII 60 to the jury to-day. il
Is aclnowled on all hands that tIe counsel for
the defence have made splendid fight. and 1t
Is now far from certain that Ives VIII be
convicted OF issuing unauthorized stock of the Gin
cnnatl Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. Colonel
Fellows and Mr.. Parker built up their case for the
people on the confession" of Woodruff. That con
fession" has been eonradicted by other witnesses IN
many important details that It cannot be expected
that the jurymen Will attach much weight 10 1t as
II il had been corroboTated James ii. wilson, whose
absence Friday caused the little unpleaeantness
between Mr. Brooke and Colonel Fellows and Recorder
Smyth, was the last of the witnesses called by the
defence 10 prove the untrustworthness Of Woodrun
testimony. Wilson is the porter OF the private car
in which the newly elected officers Of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and DAYTON road travelled from Cincinnau
10 New-York in Jnne, 1856. lie is an Intelligent
muato, who has been in the service Of the company
for many years.
He said that he remembered the journey OF June,
1886 and that II had been impressed on bis memory
because Il the first time that he had MI ives anu
Mr.. Stayner and Mr.. Woodruff on the car They ieit
Cincinnati at 10 D. m. Of June 49, 1885. MI anu
Mrs Stayner, Miss Stayner Mr.. Ives, Mr. Woodrnn
and Managing Director weHe composed the party
They went to Dayton, nd Gere Mr. Wato en 'he csG'
The others New York, starting al ociooA
over the New. York, Pennsylvania and Ohio commonly
called the " Y. p. and or road. TO New-forh MI
Woodruff gave Wilson some books and the company
seal, with instruction to lock them up In his DoA anu
take Of them. The witness put them ID 'ne
locker and they remained there until the car arrived
at Jersey CITY, about 7:15 o'clock the morning OF
Monday June o. Wilson then took the books ana
seal across TO New-York In New-York Mr.. and MIS-
stayner and Miss Stayner found their carriage waiting
and drove away in IT. Ives and woodruff hfcu CAP
Wilson carried the books aud seal to the office OF H. >
Ives Co., No. % Nassau-st. He waited theie unu,
Ives and Woodruff came in and gave the Ooohs anu
seal to Woodruff Sayner, Ives and Woodrun "ore
all in the Office about IL O'Clock, ana remaiheu noi'
! for the rest of the day.
After Wilson'S examination Mr.. Brooke again asked
the court 10 instruct the jury 10 acqu on the grouh
that Woodru's story OF the transaction IN Stayher
! house on June 81 had not been corrooofa'eu' Inc
! Recorder denied the motion. Then Mr. BROOKE moNel
that WoodrufTs testimony about what occurred In stay
| ncr's house be STRICKEN out This notion 100 was
! denied.
Both, sides having now rested, Mr.. Brooke ad-
decd tbc iurv He spoke for three hours, and
caye the great crowd in the courtroom an oraoHcai
! " treat7 As had been expected nom me etmeIIai
tenor Of the defence, he represented ms cupn' ~ ,
an exceedingly illused young man. vp'im ~, ~ tno
Vaccinations of Julius Dexter ana o.hets, iu % =.
pressed a hope that Mr.. Dexter was WITHIN SCUM Vi
Mr.. Brooke's peroraton was as follows: =" as ASK
YOU to remember thai no widows cry OF oIPhann
lament sounds al the door Of this court 70 bee thdl
a wrong shall be rghteSl. l ask you 10 rsmem ef
that no honest toll, honest industry pleads WIN
YOU for vindication against The robbery OF nachiS
this Young manhood is to be torn down, that the
reputation of his life is TO be blasted thai the GTahu
guilty" to rest upon the brow OF Henry Ives by
The tcS timony Of the most infamous perluier una,
ever sllicd and degraded and stained the ropes OF
Justice by claiming to testify under the protection
of It's officers -, l.. hc,, hi.
summing ND so the Recorder Adjourned the case
until today, thus giving the jury nghIs re-,
and refecfion between the persuasive eloquence
Of Mr.. Brooke and the persuasive eoquenee' OF
Colonel Fellows.