The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
Modem Version of the Great Brutus Trial

{ chores and sorting his mail, he had
, he would not attend the senate that
| day. His wife, Calpurnia, came in and
applauded his decision so vigorously
that he began to waver. Cesar had
senate and having Calpurnia talk to
him. it was a hard decision. At this
point Decimus Brutus rushed in and
advised Cesar that the senate was as
sembling, that it was in a complaisant
mood and that he (Decimus) believed
it was ready to pass the bills allowing
Cesar his travelling expenses and in
dorsng simplified spelling. Cesar
thereupon decided to go to the senate.
I'VE shall show you, gentlemen of
the jury said the noble Antony, that
this was a part of the plot to draw
Cesar to the senate house on this fate
full morning: that there was no inten-
ton to revise the tariff until after the
next election; that the bill to allow c.
sar a couple of millions for expenses
was pocketed in committee and that
the real intention was to kill Cesar.
take his watch and tOga and proclaim
free silver.
All unsuspicious. Cesar walked to
the senate chamber and when he had
taken his seat in the chair and called
for the journal of the previous day, the
notorious Senator Casca of Colorado,
whose election was under investigation.
slipped behind Cesar, while other sen
atOrs. including this defendant, crowd
ed in front of him, contrary to the rules
and began plea for the Brownsville
soldiers who had been discharged with
out honor. Cesar sharply called them
to order. whereupon this defendant
loudly appealed to the constitution,
This gentlemen, was, as We shall show
lyou. a signal. The cOnspirators imme-
diately drew their swords and shout
ing, Maria rushed upon Cesar, who
defended himself as best he could, but
, was soon overpowered and fell dead
of a dozen wounds at the foot of Pom
!. pegs statue. We shall show you. that
) this defendant struck Cesar to the
heart that he afterwards went out in
: the market and defended the act.
We shall thus convict him by his own
statements and We shall demand a YER
dict of murder in the first degree
cta of cd
The cOroner's return Of the death of
Cesar. the bloody mantle of the de-
ceased, the testimony of physicians
established the fact of death. 1t was
after the opening speech of Mark An
tony.
Cicero arose and asked for an ad-
iournment of one day to allow the de-
Tense to prepare it's case. His noble
colleague. Marcellus, would make thu
opening speech.
Marcellus never spoke better in his
life nor louder. The court had to eau
ton him at times that he might wake
the dead. This served to mitigate his
leloquenoe. for if there was anything
the defense did not want. it was Csar
to come back and tackle them in the
flesh. He declared that Brutus had
been the victim of insane delusiOns
from his youth; that the evidence
would show that he had entertained
In. &c,
place: that he had been worked upon
by Cessius and others in this direc-
ton. He demanded to know why the
state had not brought Cassius, the real
cOnspiratOr, to trial. Was it because
the state feared Cassius that it put
this mere boy upon the rack and let the
real culprit go? That Brutus was in
sane he would show by his actions in
Joining the cause of Pompey against
Cesar, though Pompey had put his
father to DEATH by the fact that after
Pharsalia, Brutus had written to Cesar
and been received into his friendship.
The defense would demand that the
state produce that letter and when pro-
duced it would show that Brutus was
off his base when he wrote it. Then,
too. it would be shown that when Bril-
tus was appointed the government of
Cisalpine Gaul he played the fool. He
reduced the taxes and increased the
liberties of the people to the point that
they believed that they owned them
selves. He came back from that govrn-
ment in debt. Those members of the
, jury who had proconsulships would see
, the force of this testimony. 1t be-
l trayed an unsound mind. Alienists
5 from Pittsburg. would testify that
Brutus was insane when he stabbed
Cesar. He made such poor stab
This was the defendants case
+ + !.
The first witness for the defendant
; was Pompey the less. Brutus' secre-
tary when he was governor of Gallia
Cisalpina.