The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal


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For those who like courtroom drama, here are Ingersoll’s Opening and Closing arguments on the most famous trials of his career--the Star Route Trials which stretched over 2 years, revealing high government corruption in the U.S. Post Office system's westward expansion. Ingersoll was lead counsel for the defense. Compiled from countless reports and endless conflicting details (much like untangling a huge pile of fishing line), it was said that his prodigious memory of the minutest details without referring to the record, knowledge of the law, impregnable logic, forensic power, lucidity, almost infallible judgment, remarkable ability as an orator that kept the courtroom spellbound; his uniform fairness, tact, candor, humor, and matchless summing up, are vividly captured in these transcripts. "He absolutely made no mistakes", said one federal judge. This volume also contains 3 shorter trial summations: the Munn Trial, the Davis Will Case, and the Russell Case. This is the entirety of Volume X, Dresden Edition, pub. 1900. ~ Summary by Michele Fry (24 hr 36 min)

Chapters

00. Publisher's Preface 3:20 Read by Michele Fry
01. 1.1 The Munn Trial, Part 1 37:39 Read by Michele Fry
02. 1.2 The Munn Trial, Part 2 32:20 Read by Michele Fry
03. 2.1 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 1 42:20 Read by Roger Melin
04. 2.2 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 2 46:47 Read by Roger Melin
05. 2.3 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 3 42:48 Read by Roger Melin
06. 2.4 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 4 37:06 Read by Roger Melin
07. 2.5 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 5 40:57 Read by Roger Melin
08. 2.6 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 6 35:37 Read by Roger Melin
09. 2.7 First Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 7 35:07 Read by Roger Melin
10. 3.1 Second Star Route Trial, Opening Address, Part 1 42:27 Read by Edward Kirkby
11. 3.2 Second Star Route Trial, Opening Address, Part 2 36:22 Read by Edward Kirkby
12. 3.3 Second Star Route Trial, Opening Address, Part 3 31:27 Read by Edward Kirkby
13. 3.4 Second Star Route Trial, Opening Address, Part 4 31:35 Read by Edward Kirkby
14. 3.5 Second Star Route Trial, Opening Address, Part 5 44:44 Read by Edward Kirkby
15. 4.1 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 1 36:04 Read by William Allan Jones
16. 4.2 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 2 34:36 Read by William Allan Jones
17. 4.3 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 3 34:53 Read by William Allan Jones
18. 4.4 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 4 32:17 Read by William Allan Jones
19. 4.5 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 5 38:28 Read by Joseph Tabler
20. 4.6 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 6 30:38 Read by William Allan Jones
21. 4.7 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 7 37:29 Read by William Allan Jones
22. 4.8 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 8 35:38 Read by William Allan Jones
23. 4.9 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 9 37:15 Read by William Allan Jones
24. 23. 4.9 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 10 39:53 Read by William Allan Jones
25. 4.11 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 11 31:05 Read by William Allan Jones
26. 4.12 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 12 35:53 Read by William Allan Jones
27. 4.13 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 13 28:04 Read by William Allan Jones
28. 4.14 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 14 38:52 Read by William Allan Jones
29. 4.15 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 15 31:13 Read by William Allan Jones
30. 4.16 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 16 31:32 Read by William Allan Jones
31. 4.17 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 17 27:23 Read by DavidReader
32. 4.18 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 18 27:47 Read by DavidReader
33. 4.19 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 19 31:13 Read by Michele Fry
34. 4.20 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 20 29:51 Read by Michele Fry
35. 4.21 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 21 33:22 Read by Michele Fry
36. 4.22 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 22 37:57 Read by Michele Fry
37. 4.23 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 23 27:26 Read by Michele Fry
38. 4.24 Second Star Route Trial, Closing Address, Part 24 12:10 Read by Michele Fry
39. 5.1 The Davis Will Case, Address To The Jury, Part 1 29:02 Read by Michele Fry
40. 5.2 The Davis Will Case, Address To The Jury, Part 2 28:16 Read by Michele Fry
41. 5.3 The Davis Will Case, Address To The Jury, Part 3 26:00 Read by Michele Fry
42. 5.4 The Davis Will Case, Address To The Jury, Part 4 40:53 Read by Michele Fry
43. 6. The Russell Case, Argument before the Vice-Chancellor 31:10 Read by Michele Fry