The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-02
Great Trials of History.
TRIAL OF LORD cooHnANE.

When Lord Peterborough was Chief
Justice of England. one of the most
trying cases over which he had to0
preside was that of Lord Cochrane,I
who later became the Earl OF Dundoi..
old, and the logged manner in whita6
he pushed his case drew upon him a.
considerable degree of public obloquyy
and caused very uneasy reflections In
his mind. which 1t is supposed hnstenet
his death.
Lord Cochrane was ono of the mos
gallant officers in the English navyD
and had gained the most brilIianv
reputation in succession of engaged
ments against the French. Unfortu
nately, for him, he likewise wished I'd
distinguish himself In politics, andS
taking the radical line, he was returned
to Parliament for the city of Vest
minister. He was determined oppon.I
ent OF Lord Liverpoors administrator
and ut popular meetings was In thu
habit OF delivering harangues oE
rather Il scditious aspect, which II
duced Lord Peterborough to beiieyU
that he seriously meant to abet rebe5
Hon. and that he was q dangerouX
character.
But the gallant Cochran really WI
n loyal subject, rs We'll as enthusiast
cally Jealous for the glory of rfsI
country. lie had an uncle namdtt
Cochranc, Il merchant and q very uni
p'tHS'Pticu iiitiir VINO, to"aruS' the enc !
OF tho war. in concert with De BerenE
ger, foreigner. wickedly devised
scheme by which they were to MD
an immense fortune by Il speculation
the stock exchange
Everything succeeded to their wishe
tho intelligence was believed. ttQ
funds rose, and they sold on timc|
pounds OF 5 per cents before thG TT
was discovered. 1t so happened I
Lord Cochranc was then In Lond
was living ut his uncle's house,
was much In his company. but the
is now good reason TO believe that ~
was not in the least implicated In
nefarious scheme. However, when 1 -
fraud WAS dctccted--partly from bel
of his completely, and partly from 80
litical spite, he was included In
indictment preferred for the consDiraI
to defraud the stock exchange
The trial coming on before Lp
Peterborough, the noble and learn
Judge, who was himself persuaded
the guilt of all the defendants,ft ps
his best endeavors that they should 4
be convicted. He refused to adjou
the trial at the close of the prosecutoi
case, about o'clock In the evenin
when the trial had lasted twelve hoL,R
and the jury as we'll as the defendant -
counsel were all completely exhaustsI
and all prayed Tor an adjournment
The following day, in summing. IA
prompted no doubt by the conclusit
OF his own mind, he laid special IA
phass on every circumstance WIKI
might raise q suspicion against; IL
Cochran, and deliberately expnina
away whatever, at first sight, appearS
favorable TO the gallant officer, IS
consequence. the jury found q verdi
OF guilty against all tho defendants
The following term Lord Cochran
presented himself III court to move "a,
n new trial. but the other dnfendari{
convicted along with him did not 10
tend. lie said truly that he had y
power or influence to obtain thesrSka
tendance. and urged that his Applied
ton was founded on circurnstfarsiss
peculiar to his own case But Exsy
marlborough would not hear him az
cause the other defendants were m
present. 800 Sfssj
Lord Cochrano was expelleyaS Sssg!l
the House Of Commons. but ne yVs q sy -
msdiately reelected for Weatna5,sGSSU
HavinS escaped from the rffaG4<E ss3
which he was confined, he appeaT S5Sss
the house. The part Of hl.as-atssss $500
by which he was to stand 3nsSfi5&s wv
Tory was RENTED by tho ars5,vsr -
bill was introduced into Par4f
altogether to aboiis;i the pilLnry5sg
punishment, on account OF the ~
In which the power of iaflsttfSSl
been recently abused. STgssEs$