The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-14

court came before the governors
council and testified, one-that he had
to q hotel IN Boston, where he OBJ
tanned liquor, and that the deceased
came back with him that night in
toSicated.
Fell Down Stairs.
..The other witness testified that dur
Ing the night the deceased got up in his
house and while proceeding toward the
yard which adjoined the premises fell
down flight of stairs. was then picked
UP unconscious, brought to his ae<ss and
remained there without regaip.s.s coI1-
SclouSneSS until he died.
This raised a doubt in the minds of
/ the governor 3 council as TO whether the
fall upon the curbstone h2d caused the
mans death or the fall down the stairs,
most OF them inclining to the yieH that
it was the fall down the stains Which
produced the fracture of the SIX all that
resulted in unconsciousness from which
| he never recovered
Official Reco-d of Case.
THE following official record appears
in the volume of the Massachusetts acts
and resolves of 1888. pages 591 and 592
| No. IS. Eugene ]. Sullivan Con-
victed of assault. superior court,
| Mddlese6 county, Novefn Der =, Iss9
Sentenced 10 three years in house of
correction Pardoned May %. 1SS-.
Pardon was recommended bN all the
/ jurors who convicted the prisoner
by ex-Governors Rice and leF1in.
the Hon A ". Beard Hon. II. -.
/ Lodge Hon Hugh O Briefl. mayor
of Boston. Hon. James a. Fox, ex-
mayor of Cambridge. and many 9TH
prominent gentlemen, including
| clergynen.
IT appear that the prisoner WAS
under great provoeation. his preEn-
ises having been forcibly invaded
| - There was grave doubt III the
minds of the committee as TO Jsst
how Drisco1l met his death. aud
they were greatly Influenced by me
| testimony of Surgeon General tut
/ that it could net have happened from
blow of the fist. There vas Fauca
| conflicting testimony as 70 wh45 nap
pened to DrisccH when he reached
home after the afTFay ani it ap-
peared that he received little "r no
care for nearly twenty-four hours
| afterward.
Upon a very careful considera-
ton of al the circumstances con-
| aected with the case. and tho evi-
dence OF large hummer OF "ill.sss-
| eS who testified before the commit
tee both as TO the assault and the
previous good character OF the pFls-
oner, who appeared TO be a GOOD
| natured easy-tempered man, the
committee were of opinion that the
ends of justice had been subserved.
and that pardon should be grant
ed
Not Morally Guilty.
Now. Mr.. Speaker. the most that can
/
technically guilty of this offense, for
even the district attorney admitted that
l was not morally guilty. And l am
constrained to say that If my deceased
father were now alive and he were 70
be attacked in my presence. l would
come again to his defense.
The facts in this case Were fully
published in all the newspapers Of the
city of Boston at the time. All these
facts were before my constituents when
I was elected to the senate Of Massa-
| chusetts in 1850 and 1901 and TO the
Congress of the United States In 1867
and 1904
And it was not until twenty years
| after the alleged offense that any in
dividual was found who felt that IL was
necessary or proper to allude to the cir
| cumstances of the case.
Republican Lauds Sullivan.
Mr.. Gardner (Rep0 of Massachusetts
followed MIR. Sullivan. He si.id he spoke
: as Mr. SuIlivan's warmest personal
friend on the Republican side of the
, House He referred 20 Mr.. Sullivan 5
| service III the State senate of Massa-
ehusetts and paid high tribute to his
devotion, courage, and high sense OF
i Mr.. Shober of New York made a briel
explanation of his position on questions
upon which he had sided with MIR
Hearst Here the incident ended.