Year: 1860

to me of her boy, and have heard he
pleadlngs of that mother as she said
to me Jacob was always good boy
TO his mother. Oh save my son. Mr..
Shipman, save my son / know that
he is innocent I know that he is in
nocent |"


| say not this to appeal to your
mercy, but TO yonr justice. Gentle
men of the Jury, | know that justice is
indexible; that its demands must be
met, and if there were evidence in this
cause 70 show that guilt lay heavy on
the soul of this prisoner, I should not
open before you. the wounds of his
friends Iwould let them suffer on in
silence


But even infexible as justice is, it
is always accompanied by mercy -
Yon know that mercy is the hand
maid of jnstice-her guardian angel
You know that when man had fell
from his high estate and the awful sen.
tenee of the law had gone forth "thou
shalt surely die " when the sword OF
eternal justice was impending over
lost and ruined man and the fatal sem
teHce was about to be executed. then
mercy came with out stretched arms
and streaming ewes. and cried, "spare
him, spare him, | will deliver him ~
end the stroke was averted ard the
man was saved


You and and this prisoner, though
we may never all meet again OF earth,
shall all assuredly meet around the
judgement seat of Almighty cd.
shall answer there for the manner in
which Ihave discharged the trust cam.
mitted to me in this awfully solemn
cause. Yon will answer for the man.
ner IN which you have performed your
duty to this defendant Let me say
to you, gen lemen. it would be a fear
ful thing to stand there with the blood
OF Innocence upon you. pray. AL
mighty Gd. that yon may so lie en-
ahled to perform the most grand and
solemn duty which man can be called
upon to discharge in such way that
when you stand before that great
white throne, you may receive the
welcome plaudit, Well done, good
and faithful servants"


Mr. Slipman sat down in the midst
of an audience drenched in tears. No
Comment could do justice to the occa-
sion


Joseph T. Bradley commenced his
argument for the prisoner at o'clock,
P. Nj.


Gentlemen, will approach the po-
sitlon OF Harden at the time of this
murder. Was he man by his edu-
cation at home or after he left his
home, that would fit him for a mur-
derer. He was candidate for the
ministry, not fully admitted. Where
vas he raised Why he was bred in
the pure atmosphere of the country
where they do not generally breed ruff
fans He was early led to seek for,
giveness from his Gid


The Counsel then recapitulated ths
history of Harden's acquaintance ane
contract Of marriage with Miss Dor.
land. He contended that there was
nothing in the whole affair that cas-,
any discredit upon Harden. There
had been SO much talk in the neigh.
borhood that he found it necessary "a
have release to take with him ia
Conference. The State complain,
that he showed those papers. Wha,
did he get them for if it was not tc
show them? He obtained them in
order to exhibit them at Conference
and other places-to show that al
difficulties between him and Dorland's
were settled. Mr. Bradley then read
and mmented upon the letters, which
were offered in evidence. He said
that every act of Harden's life, the
very wors construction is l,laced upon.
Had she not have died they never
would again have been thought Of
With the exception of his denial of he
engagement of marriage, his record i.
clear. She was not a girl of as good
education as some girls, but then she
4
was woman of strong mind, as ex.
hiblted by her letters, and Harden
could have given her all the ins;ruc.
tion necessary


Court adj.


THIRTEENTH DAY.
BEl.vIDEkE, Tuesday, Nay /.
MORNING SESSION.


Nine o'clock, A NJ.


Court opened this morning with a
court room SO perfectly jammed with
men, women. and childien. standing,
sitting, and lying-in every position
except standing upon their heads-il
SO much that it was almost impossible
for reporters to get marble tables as
signed TO them. Mr.. Bradley pro
ceeded in substance as follows -
II is doubtless III the case that there
was some want Of harmony-some ab.
sence Of good feeling between Mr..