Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . George , of Chicago, his brother-in-law, took charge of the defense. Thetrial began on the 14th of November, before Judge Cox, of the CriminalCourt. He assigned Mr. Leigh Robinson to be associate counsel for thedefense, and Mr. Walter D. Davidge, of Washington, and John K. Porter,of New York, were employed to assist District-Attorney Corkhill in theprosecution. Three days were occupied in getting a jury, and on the 17thAttorney Corkhi
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . George , of Chicago, his brother-in-law, took charge of the defense. Thetrial began on the 14th of November, before Judge Cox, of the CriminalCourt. He assigned Mr. Leigh Robinson to be associate counsel for thedefense, and Mr. Walter D. Davidge, of Washington, and John K. Porter,of New York, were employed to assist District-Attorney Corkhill in theprosecution. Three days were occupied in getting a jury, and on the 17thAttorney Corkhill opened the case for the prosecution. The examinationof witnesses, including medical experts, was of the most thorough andsearching character, and was not concluded until the 4th of January,1882, when requests were presented and discussed from both the prosecu-tion and defense for rulings on various law points involved. This occupieduntil January 12, when the arguments before the jury Were begun, andoccupied the time until the 25th of January. It was probably one of themost remarkable trials ever had in the history of American GOVERNOR ROBERT BROOKE, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Virginia, in 1795-7. 132 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. The prisoner was allowed the utmost latitude, in the most violent abuse ofthe prosecution, the jury, the court, his own counsel and the Americanpeople. Judge Cox delivered his charge to the jury on the 25th. Thejury retired, and in less than thirty minutes thereafter returned with averdict of Guilty. The prisoner grew furious and desperate, and bothjudge and jury were subjects of his violent abuse. Subsequently a motionfor a new trial was overruled, and sentence of death was passed upon theassassin, and in obedience to that sentence he was hanged in the jail on the30th of Juue, 1882. Before the incoming of the new Administration allegations of fraud andirregularity were made in the conduct of the mail service
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