The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-09-27

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to the city to be 1ncarcerated. The peo-
pie upoS the streets became more and
mere excited. They began to talk
about mobbing the cOlOred man when
he arrived. VIM. H. Seward, who lived
then in that city, appeared upon the
street and cOunceled moderation, cOun-
celed the people to wait and see
whether the man was really guilty of
the crime or not, and permit him to
have legal trial. But the people pro-
tested. He was guilty, they said, and
must be disposed of. Mr.. Seward in
sisted and they incarcerated Freeman
in Jail. 1t soon became known that
Mr.. Seward had volunteered to defend
the negro when he was put on trial,
and indignation rose against him, but
that far-seeing man, that statesman,
saw that there was an object lesson to
the world as to the proper disposition
sOf that case, and for two long months
shat trial went on, with Seward de-
Eending the negro. l occupied some
Itnree weeks in obtaining jury, and
sat by during almost the entire pro-
eceedings of that trial and listened to
the defense that Mr.. Seward inter
posed. Not that he cared anything for
the negro, but he wanted to maintain
the law giving every man trial, and
to put down mob violence.
This trial here is a great object les
son to the world. Here is case where
a man has stricken down the beloved
President of this country, in broad
daylight, in the presence of hundreds
of thousands of spectators. If there
was ever case that would excite the
anger, the wrath of those who saw it,
this was one, and yet under the advice
OF the President, Let no one hurt him.
he was taken, confined in our prison,
indicted, put upon trial here, and the
case is soon to be submitted to you as
to whether he is guilty of the crime
charged against him. That, gentlemen,
speaks volumes in favor of the orderly
conduct of the people of the city of
Buffalo.
Here was man occupying an ex-
alted position, man or irreproachable
character; he was a man who had
come here to assist us in promoting
the prosperity Of our great exposition.
And he was shot down while holding
a reception.
His death has touched every heart
in this community and in the whole
world, and yet we sit here and quietly
consider whether this man was re-
Sponsible for the act he committed.
That question is one you are called on
to decide.
"The law presumes the defendant
innocent until he is proven guilty, and
we start with the assumption that the
defendant was not menally respons-
ibIe for he crime he committed. We
have not been able to present any evi-
Gence upCn our part The defendan-
has even refused on almost every oc-
.casion to talk with his counsel. He
has not aided us, so we have come
here unaided to consider this impor-
tant question. But know there is in
every human being strong desire to
live. Death is spectre that we all
dislike to meet, and here is this de-
fendant, without having any animosity
ity against our President, without any
personal motive, so far as we can see,
committed the act, which, if he was
EanH, must cause his death. How can
a man with sane mind perform such
an act? The rabble in the streets will
saw. no matter whether he is insane
or moi, he deserves to be killed. The