tained me in this case. Banish all prejudice and suspicion from
your minds; apply your reason and judgment and consciences to the
law and the evidence in this case, and I am sure, then, that these
young men will be acquitted, as they ought to be. Remember that in
your hands rests the lives of these men. Remember that one day you
will be called upon to give an account for every act and deed done
in this life. Let nothing that you shall do in this case against my
clients be such as shall be charged against you when you appear
before that tribunal of the Most High, and when you are asked 'How
have you dealt with your fellow-men?' don't have to say that when
dealing with your fellows you had bloody hearts. Merciful! The more
merciful a man is, the more godlike he is! But, gentlemen of the
jury, do not misunderstand me. Do not think that I am asking for
mercy for my clients. Oh, no; not at all; not at all. I ask that
you carefully weigh this evidence, consider the law, be governed by
the legal evidence and the law, and that is all that I ask you to
do. I believe that if you banish everything from your minds but the
law and the evidence in this case, that the God that gave you a
head to think and a heart to feel for your fellow-men, the God that
gave you an existence, will never permit you to strangle my
clients. Oh, no, unless you are ready to guess them into eternity,
you can't convict them on this proof. I tried this case fairly. I
have treated every witness fairly, I have been respectful to the
Court, and I have been respectful to you. These two young men's
welfare, their lives, are confided to your hands. For God's sake,
for their sake, for your sake, make no mistake. Gentlemen, I thank
you."

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HYNES' GREAT EFFORT.

The announcement that Mr. W. J. Hynes would commence his argument
at the opening of court, upon the day following the conclusion of
Mr. Donahoe's address, had the effect of attracting an immense
throng to the Temple of Justice. Hundreds were admitted, while
thousands were unable to gain entrance to the court-room. Judge
McConnell took his seat on the bench at ten o'clock, and Mr. Hynes
immediately commenced his address. He said that in what he had to
say he would endeavor to be fair. He knew the impo