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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1882
Page
2
The text blends reports of 1881 era events including alleged scams in agriculture and land, a Missouri Arkansas pardon dynamic, a train robbery suspect James Bowthers, a Buffalo postmaster change, a fatal shooting case, and reflections on governance, debt, and a trial invoking divine inspiration amid legal arguments. The piece weaves political critique with social upheaval and crime.
Fragmented transcript shows defense urging jury to blame the Deity for actions and to acquit. Judge Cox praised by some, while others fear misdirection. The speaker appeals to jurors to decide that the act was the Deity’s act, not the defendant’s, in a highly charged courtroom scene.
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