The times., 1899-08-13

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| ing lying behind.
He comes here not TO try this case
| alone, but he comes here to set at rest cef-
! tain false stories. Has he done it? Where
is your record? Why didn't you bring it
| in? DID you find at the end of the record
a recommendation to mercy in the case ot
! Mrs. Surratt that the President never saw?
| You had the record here in court.
Mr.. Bradley-And offered it once and
withdrew it.
Mr. Merrick-Yes, sir; offered it once
| and then withdrew it. Did you find any
thing at the close of it that you did not
| like? Why didn't you put that record in
| evidence? We would like to know ell We
can about the dark secrets of those cham
| bers whose doors are closed but from
which light enough creeps to make us anx-
! ious to look within We only know enough
to make US curious; but that is enough to
make us feel.
Gentlemen of the jury, ! should have
been glad to have heard that proof. They
| have brought these charges into the case
and l must meet them as part of the case.
| Who of you that was in the city of Wash
ington will ever forget that fatal day when
/ the toiling of the bells reminded you of
the sad fact that when the hour had come
when those people were TO be hung? Your
honor (referring to Judge Wylie, who was
sitting beside Judge Fisher on the bench),
in your praise, be it said, raised your ju-
dicial hand to prevent that murder, but it
was too weak The storm beat against
! your arm and it fell powerless in the tenn
pest. You remember that day, gentlemen.
| Brief Respite Denied.
'Twenty-four hours for preparation. The
echoes of the announcement of impending
death scarcely dying away before the
tramp of the approaching guard was heard
leading to the gallows. Priest, friend,
philanthropst, and clergyman went TO the
Executive Mansion to get access to the
President TO implore for that poor wom-
an three days respite TO prepare her soul
TO meet her God, but got no access. The
! heart-brohen child-the poor daughter
went there crazed, and, stretched upon the
steps that led to the Executive Chamber,
she raised her hands in agony and prayed
to everyone that came, o, God, let me
have access, that l may ask for but one
day for my poor mother-just one day.
Did she get there? No! And yet, says
the counsel, there was no one to prevent
access being had. Why don't you prove
it? o, God, if such thing could have
been proved, how would l have not re-
joicedi For when rejecting upon that sad
unfortunate wretched hour in the history
of my countTy-an hour when l felt she
was so much degraded, / could weep, until
the paper be worn away with the continu-
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tween her and the seat of mercy? Has
conscience lashed the chief of the bureau
of military justice? GGen. Joseph Hoit.]
Does memory haunt the Secretary of War?
Or is it true that one who stood between
her and Executive clemency now sleeps in
the dark waters of the Hudson, while an
other died by his own violent hand in Kan
sas?'
Mr. Merrick then went on to charge the
Government with presenting false evidence
against Surratt. and proceeded:
Prudence has been betrayed discretion
broken down, courage conquered. Mr. Car
rington, breaking the cerements of the
tomb, demands your verdict against Mrs.
Surratt In Gods name isn't it enough
TO try the living? viii you play the
gnome, and bring her from the cold cold
earth and hang her corpse? Bring her in
But there is no occasion for doing So She
is here already. We have felt our blood
run cold as the rustling Of the garments
from the grave swept by US Her spirit
moves about, and the Judge Advocate Gen
eral and all these men may understand
that 1t is the eternal law of God though
so far as men are concerned, fresh and in
nocent blood may apparently vindicate in
noeent blood previously shed, yet the spir-
it will still walk beside them
He may shudder before her because
she is with him by day and by night, and
he may say
Avaunt and quit my sight; let the earth hide
thee;
Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold''
Witnesses for the Defence
Among the witnesses for the defence
were John T. Ford, William Ross, D. H.
Bates, S. K. Brown, William O. Baldwin,
L. ]. Garland, T. G. Clayton, John C.
Cook, John A. w. Clarvoe John Cass.
A I
Fay, H. c. Ford J. r. Ford, Honora Fitz
B. Hess. Bernard Henze, Martin Henze,
w. H. Warner, John Hollahan. James
Laub, Eliza Hollahan, Joshua Lloyd Eliza
Hawkins, T. ]. Lambert A. C. Kiesecker,
Mrs. f. r. Lambert, Charles KmbalI Ed
win G. Lee, V. B. Munson, Henry Mid
dleton, James A. McDevitt, Benjamin j.
Naylor James w. Pumphrey, George
Nackman, S. W. Owen, L. j. Orme, George
E. orme, James r. O'Bierne, Jackson
Pumphrey, T. J. Raybold, John Rainey,
Charles Skippon, Charles B. Stewart, A.
Voss, T. w. Williams, Francis A. Ward,
John H. Wise. William ]. Watson, Marga-
ret Williams, f. H. Wyville, F. H At
kinson, D. H. Yates, David Barry, ]. H.
Bradley, Jr., August Bachus, Mrs. Annie
Bachus, Henry Hall Brogden, Francis P.
Burke, John c. Bartlett, Augustus BisseIl
Rev. Charles Boucher, Joseph Carroll,
Frank o. Chamberlin, Henry A. Cook,
Stephen F. Cameron, ]. n. Dubarry, Jo-
seph DuTilley, ]. Bernard Early Gen. t. T.
Eckert, William Failing. Francis e. Fitch
Bennett F. Gwynn, Miss Olivia Jenkins. J.
z. Jenkins, Ludgar Labeile, Edward A.
Murphy, Patrick McDonough, James L.
Maddox, John Matthews S. b. Nagle,
John 0'Donnel. David c. Robinson, John
J. Reeves, the Rev. L. Roccofort, Louis
w. Sicotte, Richard Sutton, J. B. Tinsley,
jr., and the Rev. Jacob A Walter.
Testified for the Governments.
Among the witnesses who were called
by the Government were: Gen. ]. K.
Barnes, c. H. Blinn, w H. Bell, Mrs. NJ.
Benson. G. W. Bunker, L. b. Baker,
George d. Barton, d. H. Bates, Mrs. Mary
BraRson, Col. E. ]. Conger. R. H. Cooper,
r. A. Campbell, William r. Conger, S. X.
Chester, William E. Cleaver, George F.
Chaplin, w. H. Coleman, George w. Cush-
ing, jr., Sergeant S. NJ. Dye, Charles Daw-
son, Charles C. Dunn, ]. NJ Ferguson, ].
Fletcher, Miss H Fitzpatrick s. GrilIo,
J. Greenwalt, Gen. U. S. Grant, j. w. Gar
rett, ID. S. Gooding, C. Hobart, F. NJ
Heaton, Frederick H. Hall, Susan Anne
Jackson, w. T. Kent, A. Kaldenbach,
George S. Koontz, John Lee, j. M Lloyd,
Thomas Lincoln, r. c. Morgan j. L. Mad
dox, H. r. McDonough NJ. e. Martin, Mrs.
E. w. McClermont, DR.. J. T. May. Mrs
M. Murray, Lewis j. A. Mcmillan. William
Norton, Judge A. B. OIin. ]. W. Pettitt,
]. B. Pettitt, J. V. Piles. Col. E. r. Rath-
bone, d. c. Reed, S. A Rainey, Charles
r. Ransell. T. B. Rhodes, Col j. b. Stew
art, A. Sawles, j. songster, L. S. Sprague,
E. L. Smoot E. A Sawle5 and Brooke