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V 05, r. a..r ncjf Coowatt ur beard t;ant aud ' vomit:ujt iband the door open -Witness said ;Mr. Ccrway ia liquor. Owra desired ).ira tf shut the door. i'rojxvsed tjoirjj to Mr. Ury at tht Gove roor oS ce.as he 1 ow they v irsrc intimate. Went and prbooer followed. . , Knocked at the atreedoora Oven went bye 15 or 20 steps; af.rr orretitue Mr. Ilryanoptned a si J t door. Went, ii and related the situs tica of Mr. Conways stare. Soon after Pri toner csnie tothe door. . Mr. Brrao aaJ two young jjentlcnaro who were there went to Mr. Con-; way. Nerer oJcnrrd wbeiher the 'priaoner bad a stick or not. fc Aficr Mr. Coa vay'a death, . ' Owen too' measure for has coffin, went to Mr. Smith's store for nail j on ccnainv out of jhf ; tore aai J ts had Itft,hi stick at lue Govern! o.Tlce ; wept for it, on his return aaid be could not End it. . Witoessubstrvctj lo prisoner that they woul J probably be take a ? for the mux- . . dcr. , . . ; -". . . . MR. BRYAN was called by Danghtry as . rtliled. Saw Owen standing in the street a. - boat 15 steps from the House. All went t6 j ConwavY. Found hina lyins on bis back "or . , ' 6idc behind the counter wekeringinbisblood. 7 Uis thumb and fingers inserted into the bows ' of a pair of scissors. Found Lis change draws , "open and empty. Thought at the time Owen did not look and ' act as i mm ought to do on ? - those occasions ami suspected him of commit . - C in? the' murder; The stench of the blood and - When witness came out of the office heard a Ne- : rro haQaoin? at Conway's ; answered hiro, but he . ,. continued hallooing till arrived at the store ; found ... a Negro walling backwards and forwards before . V- the door, 'X'" Ma.BARRINGER was tt the goVernour's of- : ' ce , with. Messrs. Bryan, Conway, Cannon and Vv White. h bell-ng Conway and Cannon wentj -. awjy. On the alarm given hllf an hour; after, by .." Daugbtry, went to Con way's. Witness 'l?n Ow . en followed next, Messrs. Bryan and WW te follow- - td more slowly witi i candle Ileud Conway by .d set AViLls af;cr lam again. FouaJ hLu at Wuo'y Martin's, but be would nut come. . Nest morning, at aui-rise, witness itn-lr- b the yrd, prisoner pvcd told witiriS to Liuig change, and he wouU pay Lira. Went to prison er's shop where he was culing Conway's 4Cia reeuved a fir dollar note, and gav him one dollar thought mora was due, hut took this ruber than quarrel any jnore. , MiiH Guff then came. Pri soner swore moch cid If he got any money every bc,y knew h ImmedUtely-gave ths i'wtla gul fit sdllimrs. II pulled out a Urge wad of money, but witness ud not anov tne amount ot any ot tnc uuk, pritoner said fLe reason be did not pay witness yes terday was, because he had no money he had let a man nave us money, wno rename a u ute u rugou Witness wentwuh Dudley, and cut down the stamp which corresponds uh the batt of the k. found. Ouettion bn Mr. SravdL What were 'l rO- cksbyruTactmtag4itf thejvtoner? J.tox- mg boots 5 3 a pair of l.or tops 5 and 45 lect of plank. The warrant was tar six dollars.. Qrt. Had the prisoner bo account agumat yoa f -f Yes be nude me a sin at S 1 25. Q.by Mr Cvnervk. Had vou a settlement f Anm. No -Mi STIMUT went over to Conway! aboui Cbe time he exoired. Was much a?iuicl '-Went into the store, and picked several pieces of the clop and nark from among the blood. On turning found Owen standing by him. Witness said, showing die sucks 1 his will lead to a discovery of the murderer." Prisoner looked astonished.- Came soon aficr to witness store Gar lining, ribbon, and other, materials for cofTio Jiasliiy huddled them up, apparently much agitated. Witness went with Grerie to Oven's shop, to observe bim and make discoveries, rnaoner sun seemed to bebave in a singular manner. ' On Sunday Dr. Gilchrist and witness ent into (he store, and bund other pieces of the pine suck, which were committed to the care of CapuPeace. When enquiry was made .of witness M who should make the comn, , was so much agitated that he did not recollect Oven could do it till tie was named. Da GILCHRIST tettiScd to finding the sacks. Ma. WILLS. After executing Xclmv warrant, .a . r a s a i a tne prisoner soia ne naa a ft iy nui, out, ccin giv en bi n by bis fcthcr, be would not change tt- orr one. ba could not there te. be" ;uJUiUa, Lis neiJbou spoke of Ua as a ba-t mB. . Q tritium tj Mr. SstrmrU. Do ytni know Clailv tophcr! Touif -4icr. Ye, .y. His be not a bl character I -e. Ves., Q. Doyoa kKof ht bavin? been fiuih wiiti money sbortiy alter the mur der ? AVkness mopped i Tesdmonv not U. ing - sidwd relevant J .ve.woaappeaicGiouke court whether the confusion of -another person taiiitg the guilt to himsJUi was not proper to be given in evidence ' Tie Csr- Nut I am s nocarr cnee nersona, naade to an individual. . Jlr. lawrrM.1 bup- Inose we can show from krsAoMr rthjt some other pcrsMi was tne muraerer, wouki not usu be reeeired- as- eW cnce ? Tie Court. Ceruinly it would- " Mi. ROVSTF.R saiJ th'e prisoner came to bis shop, i lew diys before the murder, to get two dol lars, which be owed nun.,, luring an account ii.Nlal.iry Imu;;iI l. e WitlUii y U t, Ji l not suit the j-lace M ciatury he , L pnsnrterst x: Mir wf.vn Coe. A tO ' - .' . - - vuar. i be mofe re-ifcar.r explii tK-j,lj i guilt. Tlnih a SwcAn bj t- i . i U not perceive ary unmmoo trnch, U f. . smmiui s were foriitd Ij Ue f-vueacy tf fc . ! ot wounds and blood ; but tw j other wr, '' k wjs to theja inulicr!4c o-sj. thvh t t " cou'J hardly relr.ua f-o-n tobuu... vmo alone to be wihoit smr;il;:r or fecl:ig SM. - , on muit tetl soatcwliere Owen li; L person prcci A ia he 6 s liin vf tay, tl.c rS. test object fr Mitjiio'Ni, it rtrcJ rry Urn., .j., du'ihed their suspicion each jij-'od U th j U; i. other, reports hliuuj thea iito sire tni CJve , -then vhe reaTuics of truth aui Let... The esiLr -of Dj;Bot roig"a be Incorrect, It bin rrjJH that of Jane Kr-'f It Licorrsd the r.i .: tf arcumUanirs upon which kll th; ether te-v' ntun the tMisonerand bclne very wt witness! - r. tr, -r . : " . . . . . .i 1 s "fc " w iiia tee . , ' eorlcavoured to put nun ou, Dy saying oe naa noto- j lUc viclt if,t04 Diarmw4 abvr DalVr ,.! , v-hA rv,al ih. .n.rlct.Wi,.,:' Fn., a the cveotaz wts retumiTg home Imm the ,A ' a Kegro etinclir.g iusl above the store door, near'0UBt,7 R,imbau fte1ar Mre- bca tS r;: -the kenncT heard no hcUornng, but himself called. nnrkct-house, who enquired for J i to Sryan and White to make haste. Went in, and,! K"r Mc m wcn ho Wr; "direct by Cooway'scrcans.wcntbeW m K!ont8. terjind plunged his hand Into the blood. When?1 Tte, Mrtmorrwg, hearmg prvoner had S thVcsncanle found him on bis right side; turn- hns, wm to his slwp whe : was rnsg C-cd onfcb f-cc and attempted to rise.-A pair ofhfe Wlla Shked ,,um ' h lMtd chf t ' scissors were on Us fingers, attached "by a piece of; J" '? te- - i011" wh hS?meth'? - t ?tpe, still unbroken, to the counter. . CA, piece ofi witnc jroull get nothin- out of him. Vit : C iJccks was lying on the courier, a pared of coarseine" w m be expected he boeen gamblu5g, :xkf tombs, and he was enUngled a piece of Gal- bad of ? Conway, - - . 'iijnfcw,,.ill..k.ii..v.iM,n,K-' Cot. COOK met prisoner between Conway's ... at.,-...!.. n..'.,.;-..-. land Chriitoahet's, about nine o'clock Prisoi.er .e-5 4 .Tni.f.A. .tul lMd .firta.r.fvJL.i henliad a stfet fa Tus band, but he could not. tell " , r ' -7 - r-v u. c:.. r- The ' Negro at the door said he wiis Christopher's . i orn $cni nun tor or. v neuton, but xua not see JiiSt Idletwarda. "... . -The deceased had liis coat off. The outside i door of the counting-room was shut, and the key lymg on the counter. The change-drawer was drawn out, and "empty a few due-bills were scat " tcred on the fioor. A candle-stick was on the desk, " but without a candle. ' Carried the deceased to his room, and bud him on a bed. The stench aboiu - bim was so great that, while holding his fect, Le . could acarce retrain from vomitting. J Mak WHITE'S Testimony was similar to Mr. Btyan's. .:;,; ;-- . , , .; " Messrs. Gooi-ain, Peaeet Cook e, Stuart, A'ciahd .Dudley proved the Ending of the pieces of 'the - club -near Mr. Conway, the stump and top from '.which the club was supposed to be cut, their trans- fcr, and their identity when now offered. - V .Ma. DUDLEY said, that Lte in.thr ty on which the murder was committed he met with the nnsonertt Woocy Maruo s. who asked lum to f Walk into the old Geld. Prisoner talked of bis hav ing been warranted by Nelras' whoiu he abused in t barsh terms. After walking some distance both sar dor.n. Prisoner asked witness for a knife (o .cut down a pine sapling, and cut off and trimmed a club of r-alking-suck -said he wanted it to kill . Wills dog asked if it would not kill a dog if it would not kill a man i Witness said he should be i unwilling to have it tried on him. They theni ; walked towards Joshua Allen's. While on the ay witness related a story of one Daniel Biddiford era- - ploying hi brotlier to kill a woman in South-Caro . Una." ; He wen to the house for the purpose, but seeing her asleep with he children, his heart ynote . bim, and he relented His brother then told him . bow she might be killed without any person doirg it; To place a loaded pistol in a crack of the bouse, and put a piece of spunk lighted at one end, 1 over the priming. He stopped to finish this story a few steps sliort of the house. They sat down upon the door sill Jenny Key was in the house. o- - thing was s.ud about killing or striking oh the head in the' bearing of Miss Key. Owen cut off the rough outside bark of his stick us he sat at the dosr did not see him cut the butt, and is sure be did not. Both then walked towards home at Casso's , aign-post met a student, who spoke to pri4oner to roaae ni a knotty suck here parted a little be lore sunset, rnsoner said, Miu(iiey, you may go borne,! shall go to see nry washer-woman." Next morning went with Nelmcs, who cut the stump and brought it away. Quettion by Coxmncl. Docs Wills keep a sharp dogr Am. Yes. . Que.Ts it not fashionable to carrr walking-sticks: Am. The students fre- ' qf'yitly have curious, knotty sticks. Qutat. Did prisoner romp, or seem to be intimate with the r young lady? .int. No. He told her he had tiifc ; she said she did not believe bim. - Ma- NELMS said Owen bad been indebted to bbn for some time had often dunned him prison er answeted be had g 100 in SIC notes,' that his ; father had givcu" him, wl.ich be 'did' not like to change. , Witness thinking he ' was bcmt to 'ton j away followed him to several places on the day of the murder. , Prisoner said he would pay l im, but , -?scie of the merchants would ch&uge his S 10 note. rWiinesstben'ofitred to Carry it and return the JJf cnatnge Piisoncr said lie had not the note about ViiArnL Wiuicss got :ac warrant from . Capt Peace, i ihid sent Wills alter prisoner Went betor Arm- 'ft atrong--prisoner got very angry : ahd, on promise I ; "ff:'fyio 'pfto tttSmorninj;, witness rlieased bim. V On '.; going tip lovau, was Lughcd at for bavins done so, what kbid uf a stick it was. On passing he said "Good night," or 'How do ye, and prisoner re turned the salute. Mr. QUIRE saw a man silting alone in the market-house about ten o clock, who bad his hat down over his eyes. (Not knowing wlio U was. he was not allowed to state his after opinions ) MaU CALLUM was proceecing to state some suspicious conduct of the prisoner, which took place at Shaw's store a few nights before the murder was coinmiddd;' but it being considered irrelevant to the case, be was not pet'imtted to state it. Ms. RAMBAUT hearing that Owen was idling about, went that evening to find him, to advise him to .go to work but did not see turn. Lr; in the night Owen came and waked bim to goiJT assist in making the coJln. T he next morning saw him nay away money. He was commonly without mo ney. Witness had frequently lent lr.m a shilling or two at a time. Mr. Filin. How did prisoner be have that night? .Ins. lit scfcmed much huiTied and flustered. Miss KEY heard Dudley sr.y 6omethi"g rbout firin a pitol with spunk, rhen near Altai's house. .Soon after heard prisoner s.y How ?" or M What i " Dudley said, "Strike a tjian on the side oftlie head." Prisoner came and sat down at the door, and trimmed Ids stick, and cut the but end qf it w mond faiian. Don't rdcollect hearing him suy any thing about his being marked. Ma. CARD saw prisoner near Dr. Whciton's at dark; asked lum to make an uxlcuee to a wag- eon ; he said he would, for money : that he mui me less- than a five dollar note ; .prisoner sJd I e - m avsi -l would take It ana give tnree oonars in ccange ; witness' then said he had nodaing less than - fif'y; dollar , note ; prisoner fcid be could change that also; witness told bim be did not bebeve be bad any money ; prisoner then pulled, what appeared to be a bank note, pattly out of his pocket book ; witness told nun it was only a one dollar note ; pri soner offered to bet ten dollars it was more" tkin twenty, dollars wiuiess agretrd to bet, but on the prisoners appearing eager ' witness declined ; prisoner formerly worked with wiuiess j seemed al ways to have money ; never saw any, but jodH so from his frequently having cakes, 8c other u 12cs that are to be bid only with ready money. Ma! BARKER was at Rorsters when prisoner came to get money, and Lis. lesUmony was the same as the foregoing. - GEORGE GRIMES, a lad, sfW Owen about nine o'dock, near the Market-house ) they walked down the street together. Q wen soon left biro to meet some girls, who were coramg u ice street on the other side; met CLtistoplicVs Tom jjt some '.little distance from ths rilnesj ; Tom proposed to give "'s'grtrv-aTkc stick far Owen's pine sJck ; priione: Ibcn" s jii ilid you come honcwly by it i I should not like to hive tUe owner challenge me wr it to-mor row. After a lew words they exchanged sucks. Q-uetUcit by Mr. I'crter When did you first give tlis evidence : Jnvcr. Not ufl iMs courts O. W hy d id you keep it a secict so look : A. 1 did notish to meddle and get myself into business. Q. When did you first disclose your knowledge of any of the circumstances I . Not till a few days ago when Owen told me he had summoned me, as we bad been together that evening By the Court. Was it dark wlen you and Owen walked oown the street together J .1. Yes. Q. How far coul J you have seen the stick ? .1. Not a step. Q. How taint Owen to know that Tern's stick was a grape vine J A. I don't know. Q. ILw do you know they ex changed sliclCs f 1 supposed so from their talk. Mr: Davit said that about six wetks idler the murder, asjshe was sitting at her father's door, sli- sw Christopher Tom walking bye pngang hara money frorb one hand ino the otiier. There were several small pieces of nioaey. Jlfr. EmOnd testified that Owen came in the night and awakened hiru to borrow a hammer to make a coffin, sail Conway was dead. Winicss bavin? seen him well in tjie day asked if he boo been fight ing a duel ; prisoner s.ad no, somebody had mur dered him. Witness went up to Conway's jery early m the morning, saw a Negro tticre who had blood on his nanUloons ; did n'H know the Negro Witness was much agit-itcd. So ue time after saw a Negro there who said he was Christopher's Tom, docs no recollect him to be the sutne Negro he ha seen there belbir i om said TviUiess ws stop;cd here, this kind ot evidence not bcuisr proocr j Testimony was adduced in Lv:;rof llie r.liai-ac- ter ofTelms, a witness for the Sn.te. Dr. Jcnes said he had been acquainted with him several years in Johnston county and liad kiiown him 3 or 4 years ia this citv : Never hrard any thing to ins pit-in ilir.e except that he had loved to hunt better ihan v work ; had never heard oftus being a wuitess lie- lore m anv case. , ll.atwcil iwingtcsuaeu in lvour :M.' A iV or wou!a nive money uut nignt,asr.e r.uc oten warranted. Mr RUTH said prisoner came to him several times on the day of the murder; tried to bonow five dollars. Said Nelmes had warranted him That money he must have, and money he would have ; waich he confirmed by an oath. Saw lum the last time about the middla of the afternoon. Captain SCOTT, Deputy Sheriff, said, that after he had carried Owen to jail by older of th- examining Justices, he searched his clothes, as he did all his prisoners, for weapons. That lie found a two dollar bank note in bis watch fob. Ow en pulled off his shoes in a singular manner, and witness found in one of them two hard quarters and a Virgbda ninepence. Prisoner had on loose pan taloons, open at bottom. Found no -other money ubout bun. A statement of the Examinauon of John Owen was offered, takcu before the Court of Inquiry, oon- sisung of Messrs. Uoylan, Peace and Cook. Que, by SeavjdL Is this a report of the examination at full length r Mr. lioylan. only ol what was deem ed materiul. Quet. Was it reduced to writing at the time ? Mr. Boybin. It was, except a little bi- terliueation, which has since been made. Quad After being written was it read over to the prisoner.! Anv. No. By the Court. Did you write down every thing, as well that which was in favour of the accused, as that which was against him. Jnv. No only that w hich appeared against him. Court. The examination is essentially defective in several particulars, U",d cannot be received as evidence The design of records is to save evidence from the slippery memory of bye-slanders. In owler to give the criminal the benefit of his confession that it may not he explained against bbn, the law requires the record to contain the" entil e examination and confession. ,. ";'';;';... The Evidence for, the State having been gone through, the fiUlovdng was ofiered for the defence : JOSHUA ALLEN ' said'" Nelms character . in Johnstcn, v here be bad formerly lived, was a slcu of Nelms character. The pieces of siick found ui Conway's nto:x ror- responded exactly with the stump from which tlud ley proved that the prisoner cut" the club these ve? offered the Jury. The-At'oruey General t'icn opened the cnu:.e to ; lie Jury ; he briefly recapitulated the chain of evi aencc. The p. w-mcr s pecuniary distresses, lis h.:iTg tho club, his speaking su emphatically f.f 10 o clock, his loitering aliout the pure of the de ceased, his stooping to avoid the observation of Daughtry, his suspicious behaviour aftei the mur det, his having money the next momiiu-, and ids secreting money in bis shoes. He iht.:. adverted to the law cf murder. ?lle said positive evidence was not necessary. Circumstances would be admitted in cases of murder that would be admitted in no see bim cut it Iisw this inanni r. thouirfi r..: have done it. Positive evidence is Ufis gtt'"' superiour lo tlaal fort tf Pcgotive which has .! knowledge of t'e fact. Thc;e is no resun to 'w believe J-ie Leys; and if wa -do heueveher t must lie'.icvc Owea inuocer.t. On the other Wj if we do believe Dudley's t vUcnce is corre-a e can hardly suppose Oweu intended any'crime Wi he ait the sJck, Rr he, trosild tA fcike a itnr-i i , roivict him. DiriUcy says he cut r&ond the the $.,p. ling and broke it oiT. Tlie -fciu.np: shews it , very rough b.eak. . Is it j cxtremly impro'u be should at the two different limes be waatr, i,. ming his stick, have neghcted to trim ttsrwr, ragged end apon which h; ln J ws to ret probability strengthen, the evidence, of JLiny trj. This dub then would not Ci.lhe stump as the frv-' menu found in Conway's Kore i o. Is b imposaie .hat two fragments of wood should fit each other tLt did not once grow together . It is possible, anil too often happen to suffer C.u; life of a ieikw ntan ta rest on the iinpossibiiiy. Tlx: evidence of Gibnts. he mentioned," had every mark and character of truJu Had it been a .fulu-icaun he would have been mc piintcd and decisive; , But betnanilii&; cauuon that belongs only to a conscious regard to truth. If his evidence is true, thourb hedjeii.Tt sty he saw the exchange of slicks, we are comp! cd to believe it took place, and that Oven was nor tn possession of the pine stick when the mcricr vr.s committed.' ' . ''I -' ;:'.-..K. '. Upon Nelms evidence be expatidtei at fcrca and with severity ; staled liis recent quarrel wi a u wen, the manner ol balanring his account with him. and the pro'xibi ity of his testimony being prriuia ed and incorrect. Datightry'a fist meetinsr suH Owen be dwelt much upon, and thought the repre-sent-tion of his own and O wen's conduct unnaturJL l he pnsoner being so often seen ia the streets t'- jt night wss a circumstance of alledgedsns7.u.'a; but a young m;n vould find an excuse for this rir.. bung, which, (if not very honourJile, was, at kait, not very criinin. 1. : Owen is suspected, becau se he , was first at Conway a dror,and u he bad been tar?c ' where eise be would have been charged becausa he had flown, There is no proof there are onx c'trcumsunces, and t!?ese depend, some ol thcil, on Tery slender testimony ; too slender to affect the iite of a fellow man. Mr, S. then read an ctnai oa of Judge H Jo, that it tvas better a' Jiuodned guilty men should escape, than o:e mnocent in an pnsn. " To sliew th extreme caution with which eita strong circu.nstaniiAl evidence should be receivtd. Mr. S. produced cases front different authors. A horse-thief, being clxsely jmrsued, overtook a m a w Iking, and .desired him to lead his horse far a .i.i nute while he stepped .auLhT The fbottnandilsaL wasimioediatery overtaken by the p'rsuers, uieJ and execute4 f;r the theft. The ti f was toraa... time after condemned for another crimeT and under the gdlows made a confession of stealing this bora and related bow he had shifted the suspicion aliu '2a punishment upon aft innocent matv'- - "' " ' A mm was u j ising. Another wa suspected of having niurdere j him, and burnt bim "to asncs i" an oven. The imanadons of the enraged and tcr iiicdxoramunity, soon fou;idcimimstanceseiioa; His not 'uite Consumed tones, and parched tuc nails, were f--.i!i J among the asrfss, and the'oren emitted a very uncommon efBuvia. f Tbelacrc! ws condemned . an 4 ..executed. Some time ifttt the supposed murdered mm (who had besa taiiic J .wjy by vialenix)" returned alive and welL A man rode out hinuih, shot off bis gui)i!vl then rodeahn.r? the r.d with it empty. He soon after found a man lying dead in the road, Va h-J beeu shot what should he do ; If ne rcm;uns t rill I accused, if he flies then is no doubt of la gn&t. He rein incd with tho body and was bmhe uiately taken. The flint, the smoke of the powder on the gun, all poved it to have been recently find. , He only siA-ed'his life by Uio umfily appreheusionof the reil murderer. , . -, ''j".-'-..." 1 -, An Uncle was correcting a niece, to whom be was heir at law. She was heard to say . good un-, clcdont kill me ;" from that time she was missing." , other case, for the reason, that the person injured I Tle uncle was brought before the assizes, and was. allowed two terms in which to produce bis niece. conld not give evidence. Quoted M'Nlly 577, on presumptive evidence Conjectural proof musti be probable ; Jury mustnot acrjuit where there is only a posfiliility of innocence." 1st Eart, S23, 4, " Improper to convict upon a suspidon of murder till the body is found the conduct of the prisnner should be such as is reroncilable with the facts" The juiy he said would be Roverced bv their brh-.f -a.l ' r ' arising nut oi tne circumstances, it they believed him guilty from the evidence tltey had heard, they would say so. If they had stronz doubts, reasona ble doubts, they would bring in a verdict ot not guilty. The Attorney-General's speech was short but pertinent and luminous. Messrs. Seawell r.nd Cameron followed in behalf of the Prisoner in speeches o great length and abi lity. Mr. aeawell went into a veiy ingenious and minute analysis of the evidence. The prisoner's appearance and behaviour at Conway's and else where he did not think singular. All weie agitat ed, but from Owens suuation suspidon was most ready to light on him. Mr. Stirait says he w.sso much agitated that he did not recollect Owen was a cabinet maker and could make the coffin. M r. Stuart thought Owen's countenance exhibited a ve ry singular appearance, and cube likely Owen at me same moment was minting tne very same thing of Mr. Stuart's. Doctor Bogle says he in stantly set nimselt to make discoveries, and no won. Not being: able to find her, and terrified for the coa- sequences he p.wcured a girl resembling her, dress ed her ia Hie s ne manner, and produced her fcr the niece. The imposture was detected. Th uncle was tried condemned ani executed. vAfyef. some years, tiie niece, hein.r of age, returned to claim her estate. It anrcared that dreaduig hef uncles severity she had runa way. -,- ir. o. cauuonea ne auiy not to receive rawvu ., for fact, prejudice fortrut!i. They bad heurifbi the evideuce lateiy given how difficult it was. even tor a man of intelligence and candour tosepawc nitwit hft ' . , - Mm lie uuu OTOl - - had only heard. I low much more cautiously ounht they then to receive the mass of evident.. iiora . ;; various persons who hd offered it Mr. S. coa- ' chided a speech of between two and three ho'irs, with a most eloquent and fort, tide appeJ to the tice and huraadity of the Jury. C"i Mr. Camkboh followed on the same side: H ' took a very c.omprehenive iew of the Case, both show that the witnesses had located all.tha'tiaie of Owen in such a manner as to leave none- for the perpctratiou of this crim. , ABhert'ncWi?oc cuined the same wound with M SeawtbN e shall not again go over it. All that genius could invest deriftothe eafcte eye of prejudice noor Owen's lor that leaiiiinc-rniiidniL'r.ish seemed to be 'exhauitv countenance caujjht his attetuion, for be savs be 'cd in the dclcnci;. ' 1 1 ; ( -v -v
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