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An Eloquent Speech

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
January
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Dowagiac Daily News toas the tfcllowing to say of 'the speech of Hou. Thos. Cavanaugli, one of the attor■ney's for the dátense iu the celöbrated Boyd tniiglaxy case which was reronily tried in That city: Sume little detay intervened beïore Attorney Cavanaugh, the eloquent adte Tor the defense, began his address to the jury. The effort vas marked by seholarly flights of eloquence and made 'a maxked Impression. In his exodiuni he dreiw ;mi!lion to the imipoi'tanee ot' the case. and Jichi tha't il was by Car mure Important to the defendant than ü was ito the people. A special feature of tho fii;s.t part of his address was au eloquent burst relattve to Jay Boyd's excellent family co-onecffions, and the sc-riousness of fiuding him uilty. Mr. Gavaaaujïh coverod the case in al! its hearings in a nrasteriy manner sml his speech prodaeed a profound impresslon upon boith speetators and jury. His closing was eharacterized by those present as one of the flnesi efforts at forensic oratory over heard at the Dowagiac bar. Jlr. Oavamaugh is au old Washtenaw county boy whose success will be to many friends he-re.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat