The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-04

Edward Murphy. An asipte witness,
was he noti Indeed he was They
found = good fellow. He i one o. the
kind that grow up ia desilment. cfthe
kind that make our criminals. ! sAy,
God pity the little Wild boy, for he
was TOO wild in bis testimony for you
to catch the truth, % shall pass Il,
for / know that you win dc what The
Court would have done, rule i out.
Forthe consolation Of the Hon. Geo.
M. Evans let me relate story ! read
from the pen Of the late W. 7. Logan,
a highly respected citizen Of this com
munity. els as follows: A general,
with q purse full 81 money, was riding
along public thoroughfare, stopped
and quenched bis thirst at . clear bub
bling spring. In doing 20 his purse
slipped out Of his pocket unnoticed.
After going two miles, he missed 4
and returned in search oft. Reaching
the spring he found an old man 90
years Of age bathing his feet. He ask
ed for his purse. The old man do
cIared bic hadn't ii. The general re-
marked that he had mot no one,
and that he had il, and that I'M
less he gave it up IN 4
minute, he would take his life, which
lie did. As the story goes, Moses,
having seen q young man At the spring
before the old man got there, and saw
the young man take the purse, began
to reprove God for allowing the life d
the old man to be taken, wherenpon
God said, Moses, be quiet. You dc
not understand the dealings 81 just
God. That old man took the life d
the generals father 80 years ago"
4 tell you, you cannot snatch justice
Efrom tile hand Of God Almighty. Mr..
Lincoln said on one occasion when ask.
cd BY gentleman when win THU
war cease7'' mot until every dgop
OF blood drawn from black mans
4 back, shall be repaid BY the sword
Consolation for the Hon. Geo. X.
Evans, ehf Now, gentlemen Of The
h Jury, having said more than intend.
ca to, / shall conclude BY saying let i
be said that stranger, be he poor,
rich, black or white, can get justice
/ from the courts Of Berkeley Go. Shall
this young man 60 back to his prison
cell while guilty men walk around this
town. Deep down in your hearts you
say no. And so dol. Now, then gem
tlemen, thanking You for Your pa
thence, and apparently impartial in
1 terest, + now resign TO your care and
keeping, the fate Of my client.
i Final Address to the Jury BY States
4 Attorney.
May L please the Court and Gentle
men Of the Jury: II seems that tho stars
Of heaven have been traversed and the
/ holy recesses Of Gods divine word have
been invaded IN order that whatsoever
Of moderation and sympathy could b
given to the prisoner that he NIGH
escape the punishment which the law
requires at your hands shall be meted
out to him, have all been gone into b,
the Defendants counsel. ! have assum
edrole Of the public prosecutor in crdel
that an innocent man should suffer al
unjust punishment at your hands.
have been paid by the State, and there
fore that is the inducement which lead
me, from the remarks Of the gentle
men on the opposite side, to make tn
prosecution for the State in this case
Gentlemen Of the jury, that is not tn
truth. Against Edward Murphy q
Edward Murphy / have not in m.
heart the slightest resentment Or i
will, and while it Is true that out 9
the excheqner Of this State comes tn
pitiful salary attached to this Office, .
. tile same time back Of that treasury
stands the loyal, theintelligent andth
honest patriotic citizens Of Berkele.
County, who have placed me her
above and beyond everything else, sir
ito see that the law of this State and 9
this county is not fagrantly violates
and the yiolator permitted to 60 free
Yon are the judges here, gentlemen
] not myself. The evidence is the groun'
/ upon which you must form your opin
I ion, not the remarks Of my friends 70
the defense. And it is upon the evidenc'
|. that | ask 1 conviction In this case
, Moderation the question Of punish
i ment, that, under the law, is not within
J your jurisdiction. Upon the bencl
: Of. this Court sits q Judge in who's
heart dwells that sympathy which yol
seem to think is not in mine, and VIII
/ has never yet sought to impose upol
, man an unjust or unmerited punish
] ment. Under the laws in this case ]
j is not confinement in the penitentiar.
which verdict Of guilty would requir
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