New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-15
COL. INGERsoLL's PLEA
as ADDRESS IN TEE KERR TRIAL.
prsTnrcT.ATToaNEx FEILows WILL ol.osN
rurs moRSrNe AND THEN THE CASE
49,, .no ro TIE Jury.


Two ELOQUENT addresses were made 70 the ,ufy ses-
,>,,,y : sss Kerr tral before Judge Daniels IN the
ssnerssa rern Of oyer and Terminer. Colonel koD-
az q fnrasxolI exerted bis every power IN tao 90
s.nce "a Thor,as b. Kerr. and Colonel John X FOL
loxxs sfood forward Ia behalf OF tho people q 'no
s..sn 81 xew.york. The report that Colonel niger
,,s .s.s "a sum up the case for the defendant nae
, s,.saoast and a large crowd hfled the corridor
nsaIur % The courtroom long before the session Wss
or,ned The wooden bar which has been useu
,hr.ebout the tral TO kcep the crowd out alo soou
service. ana only those who had business theio "
6ore credentials a. being inodensive anu wuifpo
haved were admitted BY the omcers- nunoe. -
$500, ,rera among those In the room, among them
be,na several members Of Colonel Ingersops family
and Miss Laura Dantree, tho novelist
fasfoye the argument was begun Colonel ingerson
informed the Court that ex-Aldcrman Ceary was CON
aned 70 his bed Later In the day Judge Daneis SYM
: referee TO Mr. Clesfy's house, ana the .estlihons
Of the exrAlderman, denyng ever INNS INNS. F~
ru,Ieraa testified TO- was afterwara read IN court
AMermar wendell appeared and testified In opposluon
- "a nformer The Court then announced 70 COUNSEL
sss two hours ana half would be sufficient for esch
$40 and Colonel Ingerson at once began to SPEAK
COLONEL 1NeERsoLBs WORDS
:, ,v.s tben 10 saS O'Clock He opened bis address
~ sor,nImenxary references TO the Court and to the
PROSECUTING attorneys Ho then connnueo' ocnno
men Of tho Jury, any person Is liable 70 DO
nerSOn
criminal So, II yon are cold man Is iunauc, you
,nterpret his every action symptom OF his iunacy
This defendant has been indicted by the Grand jury.
ana that is enough for the general puono 70 1uuse A
on although nino-tenths Of those VINO arc iuuis'NN
go nee because they are innocent From su0n IN
impulse YOU must shrink and let your DECISION 20
governed by justice and justice only. a cours =
holy place, not an arena ior cunni'ie p0''o'
flashes of legal wits
S,one, Ingerson next pointed out to the jury mat
about the actions of the Broadway eurac
and broadway and Seventh Avenue Railway eompasnoo
had been open and aboye-boarc and tnas no.nn .us
hroncht out by the prosecution could DO oonstiueo
intosAhowing any attempt at secrecy ,l.os 1.O
.,tdercs he said was that given by tho iniormo',
rr,,graff and of him the speaker said: 1Whene'er
man has committed crime and HIS soul lcSoi.s anu
& ,,en,tent and he makes up his nina 10 'eh uo
truth. I think It is . holy moment. Anu WIZ "a
tears Of repentance fall, despise the man VIM
laugh at them. But when man Is nuntou, eausa.'
confronted with the evidence OF nus sue, 49,
wants TO make bargain for his own sslvaOn ,n.o ,hs
J. s,,sre ANXIOUS TO put some fellow man INTO inc
duneen5. tina, he himself may stay out-tnen ne :.
sSs.n,cah,e do not wish 10 abuse the person VI
r,sm,raT for that would be Ike shifting the face OF
the dead.s
POINTING TO DISCREPANCIES
,. soeasr then called attention to the dlscropai-
-, ~, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Fuilgrafs testimony, ana
showed ths Jury The lack Of the necessary
t,ve evidence. BE contrasted tho evidence OF .ne
,ntormer about the meetings at McLaugnnns Win
mar 81 Mrs. Mclaughlin, and oontinued' mat w,s,
49, ,raom never saw before she came into court
4 the bes. witness have ever Seem her
hands Pul,gras story as fabrication. Mr h :,
.,arhI,n ts dead Therefore the meetings were a.
lis house Some of the Adesmst are aess others
~, ont ~ the jurisdiction of this court mas WY
sev we've there And the rest are in sing eihs az
that Is the reason they attended Tue moouHs' "~-
tnlofel ineeasols Address took beyond recess anu
.-se until S.I5 o'clock The Clcary evidence W.
49,. and Colonel Fellows took up tne rest ol
~, stseraoon with his argument Iie VIII close TINS
morning. and tho cass WIN proOaOiy " :" 'io '~t'
about noon. 49,