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r TTD' mfii ism v ivo 131. WILMINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1835. VOL. 3. JXO.X7p Ml. tf ' a;-.'- V . - 1 .---' - t ' v ' fR3(Ti)TT?TT . &. WIIILMIII - i , V, , .,'. i . ' . , - ,-. .', . - ." r . " ... . .." Published evryjWednftsdajr Morning, by Three Dollars pr.u anncm, in advance. ADVERTISEMENTS . Not ec?cdinf a Square rnacrted at ONE DOLL A II Via first, and TWENTY-FIVE CENTS fir. each subsc attentthertlon. - .. .No Subscriber taken for less than one year; and alt who permit their subscription to run over .'year,, without giving notice, are considered bound for the second year, and so On for all suc ceeding; year. . '-.j : j" .- v; '. ' Yearly advertisers, Who will agree to pay SIO . "pet year, will be allowed 30 per cent, discbunt, on fell over that sumrand that gutu included, so a hoi to reduce their yearly bill below SIO! ' tO-OFFICE on thq 8outh tiJe of Market Street, be' kuw the Court llouu; ! . i i ' ' ' The prisoner was charged .with an as-1 which the person has committed? Ddeslthrough the Rotunda, and throagh the Istirk, to strike the prisoner, but mtde no sault; with intent to kill and murder ; and ' it appear that it is connected with that ! eastern idoorf where we came rather to a I blow, bein prevented by his friends, the obiect of thnt nwnnlr ivaWlm c!hipf I it i the.offsDrinE' of that delusion under i halt, (beinp; in the rear. in conseauence I Bi Mr. W. L. Brent. This was at the 1 ' ' 5 r Trial of ntchard VuiCf-enccl TOa AN ATTEMPT, TO .ASbASSlNiTE THE PRKSl , DJLNT Or jTHfi'CNITKD STATES. t Reptrted far tkt National Intelligencer. . . . Present Honv Judge Cranch, Moreli, and Thruston. j 1 . Counsel. On hehalf of the U. States Francis S. Key, " . For the Prisoner, AVilliam L.Brent and Jas. F. Brenti. - - ; ' The Court opened soon after 9 o'clock A. M , and the Prisoner, Richard Law- Magistrate of the countiy.j There were two counts.inth&indictmenti One charg ing the assault, with intent to kill, &c. ; the other, stating more particiilarly the manner, instruments, &c. It waf an of fence, which was, by our laws, a mere J inisdemeahor, and punishable by one and imprisonment. -. The station, or office, of the object of this crime, was to be left en tirely out of the question;! and it was to be considered in the same light as though committed on the most humble individual in the country. The framers of our Con stitution had not thought it; necessary to surround the Chi,f Magistrate with any additional protection than those laws, which were deemed sufficient for the citizen holding , the most obscure station. The love of order and of justice had here tofore been found, and, he hoped, would continue to be found sufficient for this purpose. They were not to look on the extraordinary and providential delivery of the President from the danger ol the pris- oneVs act ; but, free from any anxiety, to judge of the case according to? the evi dence which would be offered. It would be 'found, that, on a public oc casion, the- President and j Heads of the Depurtmerits were retiring from the Hall which he suffers? Does it spring from various causes, or from ;the excitement of other causes h .Or is it by a cause exciting this particular state of mind? In the pre sent case, the prisoner ! has committed an assault, certainly with i a murderous in-, tent. If under a state . of total insanity. they would then have; to consider what the public safety required ; if only under the influenceof partial insanity, they were then to examine into the character of the delusion under) which the prisoner was laboring", to ascertain the connection be tween the act committed and that delus ion ; and to see whether it was delusion, and delusion alone, which lhad induced the act. He (Mr. K.) thought there might be eide.nce to show that the man was actually under a delusion as to a particular subject. They would then have to compare this with the evidence on the other side, and see how far the crime could be considered as connected with that delusion. No man could have shown'more intelligence, more caution, and prudence throughout the proceeeing against him ; arid further, they would find, trom the evidence to be produced on the of th delay occasioned by the gentlemen hwho had preceded us getthig into the coachesj We had perhaps passed some two or three steps on the portico, when I heard ajnoise like the discharge of a pis tol; was to the left; looked round direct ly, and there saw a person about six or eight feet, a little obliquely to the left, (might Snot be exact as to distance.) who was just in the act of lowering his hand when my eye caught him. It was the prisoner at thebar saw him dis tinctly when I turned, and saw the pis tol in his hand; presumed he was the person Who had fired; it was directed towards the President; at first I doubted whether it Avas not myself who was aim ed at; but I saw that it was towards the President, who 'was on myiright; turned to the President to see if he was injured ; seeing he was not, turued to look for the Drisoner: he "was then in the act of raising his hand again, had something in it; presumed it was a pistol; was not cer tain whether it wasjhe same or another, thought probably it-might -be a double barrelled pistol; gave . a. pull from tne President's arm, and sprung towards the loons. His appearance was that of a man perfcetly at his lease, and collected ; but . there is ah appearance about his eyes, cer tain!, indicative of mania; and an evi dent assum'ption of kingly digpity in his derfteinor and the expression of his coun tenance. He took his seat, however, very quietly by the side of his counsel, and con versed, smilingly, with them. We know it to be customary- for all prisoners, on . particular charges, to "be reported as hand some and prepossessing, but Lawrence certainly v as entitled, and honestly entit led, to thesv personal attributes, as he ap peared this .' morning ' in ' Court. , It was ihevopinion universally exptesssed. i The witnessed having been called into Court; ',V.. Mr, Ivey rose to address some observa tions to the lientrh; tvhen Lawrence start ed up from his chair, f under evident ex citement of mind and said he wished to lrtrtwr whether iit was r nrrw t tn hri'ncr liimthere,or not? 1 Heclaimed the Crown of Gr'tt Britain, he said, and also that of tody of the' DepSty Marshal, Mr. Wood- f Pentatives, from th6j funeral cere ward Lawrence was dreed in a gray mtm,es w?h ad faken place m conse r,M itinnu.r ,n nc t Kfl nf ?Ka Jri.V I 4UCe OlUie UeHUl OlOOe OilUnilCUl tion of what they call a shooting coat ; , "l 4IC black cravat and vest; and brow rpanta- a large concourse of person present A- with two pistols, "perfectly j well loaded; who planted himself in a situation the best adapted ' forhe accomplishment of the object lie had in view. 'He placed himself at the entrance of a door, through which he knew the President must pass ; ha ving the ' pistols concealed - urn der his coaL The percussion cap exploded, but did not communicate with the powder in the tube. He immediately dropt.that pis tol, having been seized by several indi viduals, but not so as to prevent nun from directing a second pistol at the President, which he snapped with like success. The friends of the President, with a for bearance highly commendable, placed no iurtner constraint on him ; used no lur ther violence than to give j him into the hands of the officer, where he had been ever since. W hen brousrht Diore tne Ch ief Justice, no man cou ld bav? acted with more calmness or intelligence. He was now before that honorable Court for trial. The ?oie defence which can be set part of the United States, an avowal of v prisoner; seized him by the collar, and objects totally unconnected with the ar ' at that moment the second explosion took parent subject of Shis delusion. He did place; thought so from the noise; other not say this to lnfluencehe minds of the j Persons had previously got hold of him-, jury ; he only wished to use those means which, wQuid be adopted by the counsel on the part of the prisoner. I A remarkable trial, which occurred not many years ago in England, seemed to have settled the law in such cases. Mr. K. referred to the case of Hadfield, for shooting at Geore HI.j It would be found in Vol. 37 of Howell's Stated Tri- ais. i he passage he should read irom, commenced at page 1314. He was. per fectly willing that tne law, as then laid down by the Counsel of the prisoner,! the eminent Erskiue,! should be adopted in the present case, j The counsel for the prisoner, he was willing, should have the aid of the arguments used, and used too, successfully, by i that great man, in the case of, Hadfield. He asked for the a doption of no other rule of law on the pre sent occasion. He would read a few; pas sages fro; n the trial alluded to. 1 Mr. K. then read an extract from the argument of Mr. Lrskme.i in which he admitted that it was not enough to show a delusion to exist in the mind of the perpetrator of a crime to render him dispunishable; but that it must be further shown, that there was a connection between the delusion and the act committed, i Mr. K. further mentioned the case of Edward Arnold, for shooting Lord Onslow ; in which a like doctrine was laid down, and which moment of the second explosion. Should have said on the day. that the distance of he President from "eet ; had since ascertain 13 feet. By Mr. Key. Believe the pistols now n the Court to be the same; are precise i ... . .1 H -ii the United States; and he wished to know UP' and which it is o be presumed av.u, if they could bring him there? De up,, is, tnatnne prisoner is oi un- Judge Cranch desired him to take his fuuuu - 1U tut ,,;. 4Ulrtlf ufc w seat, and let his counsel manage his 6ase wing actuated oy a malicious motive. 4U Ul -n '' " i' i I ti.'. . J .!..( . J.ru ivi . i - a ne LTuuuu oi ueicuce win. nu uuuui.. ... r j ; . i - ? i- . Lawrence complied ; but still apparent, be that ol lunaciy : that he is deranged.-.an T. T Jy continued the subject, in conrersalion And in ascertaining the truth of this lies with his counsel. ' , ihie only diicultv: but. it "will be coriced- Mr. W.L. Brent inquired of the Court, ed that this is a1 around of defence liable whether, as this was simply the case ot a in be rebutted bv evidence to the contra- misdemeunor, the presence of the prison- ry. in making this statement, it "was not Ins wish tq influence the ; minds ot the jur It might turn out that the prisoner generally admitted by Erskine, when pleading the cause of Hadfield. fMr. K. proceeded: It was not every lunatic, even, who was to be held unaccountable. gm er, considering his t?tate of raind.vmi not be dispensed with. , v ; Lawrence again rose, and "addressed the Court" He wished to know, if, hav ing, as he had, the sword ' ' He was again stopped ; and Mr. Brent stated hi&belief, that it would be impossible for the trial to proceed, if the prisoner remained in" Court The, course wlrtch, it1, must take,, the defenc which it was intended to set up, coivlil not fhiUstill further, to excite hitnl He would, indeed, rather he Should remain if .it were possible, v The Cod rf thought iticessary that the prisoner should rem:im. INlr. Brent said he had done alL'he could to quiet the prisoner's feelings; but had not been able that so : There was a general impression, such was the case ; but it was no there were lunatics who were accounta- ...: x , . t . i j ! should be ot opinion, that the prisoner (.uiiiuiuiiuv in indicia, nuuiu w- Kiau , , i . , i ? .. j . l , u....uwJ.-....l,:.;.j, FUt the time of -committing the act, , . , 1 .i ' under a delusion; that the delusion on- a. mc, uucu -c '" ginated the aci ; he was. certainly, not ests and safetv of societv. that it should r , . ... - . . .- , i:-u u J' i 1 :a. tu- SY 1 and he CM. -XL) Delieved that th V, . rominumty would reioice if it should be not a reaonaoie oeing ana, mere.ore found sucH the case ; but if it . I annearf-n - that tit urns a mm of violent cessary that ne should state what the law.!, j u ,u uus uuitiuic, nidi iuc csary to prove JucH an irresponsib e olhe they could not acquit :uue.anuue.ou1u4ua.ou) ""u?-lw him from the consequences of his crime jrave acmaicauons on uus i suu m.- Po v, , . , u, - ,- . I htrr uvrp v:iriiii? f:"l w insanitv. I -i .-. -i ., grave adjudications ; on this subject re w?re various states 'oT insanity re .were, many who were totally in anr)eara ; whose reason was altogether gone ; 5 . which appeared .to have put him, rather out of his hrst position : they continued to m m t m mm pull him, with some violence, in a some what ODDosite direction. Seeing he was secured, and that there was reason to be lieve he had no other weapon, I let go my hold and turned to see what was the state of the President aker the second dis charge as I thought it. L he prisoner was dragged forward towards the front of the piazza: saw no more of him until 1 sv him" here an hour after; found the President in the crowd and went home with him; afterwards went to .several ma gistrates offices to see what had become of the prisoner; not Sliding him, came to this room, where he had been brought for examination. It was suggested that Mr. Burd, a'hiember, had possession the pistol. That gentlemen shortly after arrived, bringing with him two pistols, which were produced ; should recognize if I saw them again, by their general ap- pearance. An inquiry was maue 11 invy . - . m I were loaded; Mr. Burd or Lieutenant I (Jedney hereupon tried them. I believe with a pencil case;- it went down but a little way : an anxiety was expressed 011 the part of the Court to know what was the nature of the charge in the pistol, and an instrument was produced; presume it had a screw at the end, and a ball was drawn out : the ball was examined and the next question was what was below the ball; it was. found to be gunpowder; vhich wa&pbured out, , and also examin ed ; believe there was about the quantity usual for l a charge of such a pistol, al though I; am not well versed in such matters; did not recollect if the other pistol was examined ; did not notice any thing unusual or 'peculiar in the manner of the prisoner;- in answer to a question put by the CourWlhe said he had no answer to give; sawjnothing peculiar in either his answers or! deportment; although others might perhaps. Cros$xaitiiued. bv .Mr. Brent. Do nt know,1 6f my own knowledge, wheth er the pistols are . the same ; several per sons, had hbld'of the prisoner before I seized him. j and pushed him out of the position in .which he fired the pistol; the prisoner did not express any reason for the act to me, but I heard had done so to Brent. Was of opinion that the cap.tJiJ not explode the second time. j . Mr. Hunter further examined by Mr. Key. Both pistols 'were without cans: y. that the distance of but a portion of the cap always 'remains the pistol was 8 or 9 j on the hammer; the pistols wVre in pos- irtained it was -12 or session of Judg Cranch lor short time f bin since then have been id my posses sion. . - Jit-lsfe Craick examined by Mr.iK'y The prisoner on the occasion of hi first examination did not seem to attend very particularly to the evidence given ; his manuers were cool ; but he seemed indif ferent ; do not recollect the prisoner's re mark as to proof being necessary bt bis i dentity, after the examination of the first witness : believe be was asked if he wish ed to put any question, after the examina tion of each witness; he did not appear absent "in mind, but .rather, regardless of what was going on: on one occasion did say. "l cannot contradict waa me gentle man has said. . j Toe foregoing evidence having been gone through on the pan of the prose Mr. W. L. Brent asked permission fol the prisoner to leave, the court. It was painful to all that he hsuld remain; par liculatfy so to himself, as'his coansel; and the law did not require his presence. . I nmmiiM f i on a V -. A ' " " , himWlf wildlr to the iudges:vwuwu had done to Jackson, was . on account at money- which he owed him ; he had coma there for that purpose; he considered all in tnat court as under him ; the,. United Suites Hank bad owed him. money ever since 1S02, and he wanted his money; he must have his revenue from that bank. You are under me, gentlemen, Mr. Woodward, the Deputy Marshal, endea voring to prevail on him to resume hit seat, he turned round., indignantly, and said, -Mr. Wjaodward l mind your own business, or I shall treat you with severi ty l "J . It is for me, gentlemen to pass up on you, and not you upon me. Mr. Brent again appealed to tne feel ings of the Court to spare itself, and the jury, this painful exhibition, by permiuing Lawrence to depart in custody of the Mar shal. Why should the prisoner be de tained on this any more than on other ai milar occasions. He felt, lor hls'OMra part; that he could not do justice to the cause of the prisoner if hesat beside him ; the very fact, that he should takeaebnrsa in the deleuce ot tne prisoner wna wuica he-was displeased, would prptrntiL lis hoped the honorable counsel for the pros ecution would perml Lawrence to leave the Court. Mr, Key said, he hoped it was not un derstood that he objected to that cour.e j be was neutral on the subject; be had himself no power to grant him leave to depart. The Court was of opinion that Law rence should remain until proven to be insane. He would, however, be permit- w ted 10 withdraw, if it was his own wiih-l so to do. " ; (The unfortunate manac again darted un. and dtnted the power of the Conn to . . . . y the same make ; 6av it ascertained by a pencil-case,' in court, thit the pistols were loaded; saw the charge ot one or hem drawn ; the powder was fine, and here was a proper proportion for a charge; the ball was dilficult to draw it fined so close in. I By a Juror. Am not certainj but think here -was a p itch round the ball. By Mr. K'y. Demeanor of prisoner was perfectly cool during hisexamination; said he had no wish to question the wit nesses; recollect his once saying, that must bo provt-d ;" understood him to mean that he diJ not confess the act; believe this was after the examination of the first witness. By Mr. V. L Brent The President was about three feet from me, on the right; no one was between us; did not see the first explosion, but heard it; saw the se- .7 . -a.AA a1 cond, do not know if both were irom the same pistol : . think the second was not sq loud as thr first explosion ; was a great crowd coming out at the door.; diJ. not hear Lawrence' say. it wis at the Presi dent he directed the pistol ; but formed that opinion from what I saw. L it Gedney examined. By Mr. Kty. At the time of the as sault va enterin the door of the East ern portico : 'oing into the Rotunda; I observed the President with Mr. Woodbu ry ; they had advanced two or three steps from he door: observed some movement in the crowd; turned my eye, and saw this man with a pistol; I seized him oy the shoulder, and got him down ; he drop ped the pUtol ; there were two; Mr. Burd had the pistols; some five or six persons seized the prisoner and I then lost sight of him; examined the pistols, with six. Burd; did so with a pencil case; both were loaded; saw nothing further, till saw the prisoner in court; I took one pis tol ; Mr. Burd the other, examined them both directly; sawbutthe first di5charge the pistol was apparently aimed at the President By Mr. ir. L. Brent. Was at about the distance of eight feet from Lawrence, and at about an equal distance from the President, on the left; was directly be tween Liwrence and the Presideut; was a great crowd at the door. By a Juror. Had hold of him at the time he snapped the second pistol. Mr Secretary Dickerson re-examined by Mr. Brent. The President spoke an- gruy lo those' who prevented him from getting at Lawrence; said, "let me atone: let me alone 1" Recollect hearing him Also say, "he knew where this came from I s " Understood he did say more. Mr. Hunter, (ihe Marshal.) examined. Bi Mr. Kty Seized the prisoner ; evidence as to the manner of the act. Iris ! some genUeroan on nis way iroraine v.ap nee and behaviour before the!1101- the instruments, ! which ' By a Juror. -It is my impression that There ivj Kdteiii an either bv reason -ot some accident, or . - . ' , , t . . - -r 1.,. . ; tK.. r, nnl in , f ,i:J.i1l . ,H mal- . aI;- i r - , t " 1 mtry wouiu see were as wen caituiairu iu iuc iuvucra.i '-""' J,iJge Jlom-ll i i. Avas alwav, c5-! S odBo to ,mpllsb the purpose des.gned and a, tntitibe he nsem, 'I'd permit h tfie per iS totally insane: no ray of jV"f "f tKB . ! l 1 a-aav4cat, ui illV . UC&I pi V va wa-v mentar light illumning his brain ; he is - . . fo . , Jt , 5 . occasion no r, .. ;v:"-i:- ; . 01 uis urst examinaiion, u wassuowu 16 depart would-be altogether a novel pro- ceediug; he should like the trial to pro- ceid in the ordinaryway. . so, at all time, and on all subjects. one, however, would contend for a mo- of a we,j filted t0 the iwiiu M3u.-a v.auru . vu ni.u ment mat tne prisoner oeionoreu to mis 1 i - . r - llnro nhrvrd ,hat t hev had call-1 " 1 xfir yJJJS and powder of a very fine quality. ...... , r,.Mf. u,.r ;uv..v ..v.v , . . ptam np on the succeed vd the jury ; that he. wished to know if ; states of madness which jell far short of wrnrri- hi certain was Kiri. f .,r,;,r;M;, ; lS .ana was urea, on wiinomauy - - - - ' - - . - - ; J O k 1 1 Ui.tf J1 t .AU I . Ulf .u V Uiu i .u a..i i i . - - --- . . J 'I nitmctlv sen in th tnrw nnn it was re Judge Cranch: .1 ou must sit tre -quiet, Mr. Lawrence, Xn to answer a j ' , v J teration of iu charge. The powder was 1-. -i-t s: a cartridge. Mr. Secretary Dickerson examined. . Bv Mr Ke v Went with other gentle men of the Cabinet to the Capitol, oh the day of the funeral of the Hon W. R. Da vis; after the service-in the Hall, the pro cession moved forward towards the Eas tern colonnade; was a great crowd ; was a little in the rear of the President; at the door of the colonnade there was a halt. which broughtme up nearly to his side; had been in attendance in the Supreme iry him; he was his own man, tie said. Court; perceived a crod ; pushed thro' and would hare, his revenae. it, and took the prisoner, without know- Mr. Brent endeavored, and successfal ing what he had done; this was a few y to sooth Lawrenre, by telling him be momenta after he had been disarmed, should have his rights. "Ay. but when" bro.ight him down Wore Judge Cranch, To-day replied his coons-!-; and he sil was present on his examination ; am quite dow.i, contentedly, on this assuiance sure the pistols now in court are same ; Mr. Brent said be thought U quite un they were marked at the time. . necessary fter the able exposition of lb iMr. Burd's evidence, which had been' law of the case, which had been given by taken before Judge Cranch, by consent the Counsel for the. United Sutrt. 10 trou of the prisoner's Counsel, to alloty Mr. ble the Court or Jurwith anv farther r B. to rvurn'home, was now given by matks on that subject: he subscribed ful- the honorable Judge ly to the pnociples laid down dt wu Judge Cranch. Mr. Burd. on the day learned gentleman; aiuasi rnimuni of the examination of Lawrence, produced to prove that the mind of this unfortunate a pair of pistols in court: I be!i ve these mm was in a slate of morbid delusion. to be the same; they were marked on the breech; he wasssk.-d if they were in the same condition as when ukeu from Law rence, and said yes; both were loaded. Mr. Hunter continued: These were .1 . . 1 . o.. .-r. f 1. l.ti tt4 tirart lilt; .! nit- iiii(Jta . can nit wx..v i umtu u cuivt . hr a ramrod : believe by Mr. Bbir. The! in hi.'n in 1333: lu the Call ball and powder were produced J There eft Washington with so intention, as f was a patch on the ball; the. pistol was said, of truing to Eogl-nd; htrlrn in r fl irnulrl nr.whd La CsU witQCSSCS SOX this purpose. Mr. Redfern swern. ExanUei by Mr. Bind. flare kuuwu Lawrence. fJr sixVeo "years; I rd his sister; first observed a chshg r har med in the usual way : th-re were o the r percussion caps,' balls, &c. found in the prisoner's trunk; also in his pocket; saw the'nowder in the other pistol; took r . 1 ...... . u.. W a . . .v . I . . m- ii r, . I . r - . -. I .1 I Kir priMwcrj aui .uuwu, i wui .son wasn a siaie 01 insanHY,nr neiner i j i..: 1 -r. t .1. - k.,. 1 : . 1:1. L ii defect iir-n.tu reneraieu inu- nMcuiun, iu.u n was aunnr a lucia miervai mai ue com- 1 was ivmr 01 t ireat lintain. anu likewise 1 .c... f J - - II , , ' . r I T .rw T-tt. .n..ti. . . -- - , 1 uistinciiv own in me moe: am n H9 rc- l.j . 1 it, v AAti,rA .tn. rrnm one o tne csds iuuiiu on utHicuvt, -'ior im uuiii cuucu ii:in wnat is termed his Incid intervals. . - r . -1 - ,wu u.uutw ! u.iU ulr.ul.M v w ..wu. - -- - . : . 1 , ., n. n 1 ,1 ,-- - ---f- ---- - npaiiHi v nrpa sitor tri -i ni inra. t- t .t j- i r. i hrwi wt l.iwtni in nan nasseu iiiroauu i l.-irrnpr man faiAaaci' . - The incmirv then arises whether the tier-1 v X? . i"-. . " ; tne uuvr,. wnen 1 nearu tne aiscnarge 01 a 1 f'-r1 , , r ir " . , . ft ine intjmry men . i rues, wnetner .ioe per sufficient to UvMf tKpr. was no 11 a.- t . .i. tJoL- rid ne.arlr huned itself in" a turn tin lime, he said the PeOpie in the instruments ortheir loading ; ltol HibiV WKm,! alMnfrn U,,. second, sonae yards beyond. , not let him go: that this UoTcrnmrniop- a-a- I r " ' : . n r " xr ':: i l:. iKit I and others nan 1 a ail a iii-ii a 1 1 m 1 mm iiiiiiiri . 1 a .a a a a t m- m,r aw m wm wn w ..mmmmmm. i m iiiiiiuii v ak a azr 11 ua w a w j' i a a 1 ww aj a aa . - v ni(ffl lh rrimp 1 1 thp nricnnpr is In hp I ... . i J . . ofthis country, and that he was protected t,0ndered as belongiheto this second K! 1 u-"r 1 - 1 1 - .1 'ijl - 1 viaeuuai luinicreace. f ne Knew iaai bv the law 1U-his 1 Claim. - . plii! then ihp nmwstinn trnii hi hp in wha . ... 4- , .- . ft, i it t - .w 1 -v. - " . . : " , jthese acts might be done 'even bv a man . ,T he- fnlloiViniir Jlirv' rr.TS then SWOril. l-it if ninrl tvns 1ho nrrnnr vh.n h,l ll i . b. . . ... . J j C 7 'j . J V 7i -" . . v .v .-:v.f" . ' - otiunsound mind: but,l stilL there were many 01, tne wnoie panel naving oeeu commi 0 a & I Ol 10 00 he o- veinK-r. and returnrd strain m, December, assigning ae a reason that th 'ealheV was too cold ; in the Spring of the next vear. he started azain to go to New icrk -r U " i r I I mm mm. 1 mm9 trtt TW 1'htiaaeipnu ; ne criwn.j h wouli challenged jn rvarious grounds; chiefly lunacy, then he was dispunishable: but if ci caving lormeu nnu expresseu opinions jone during a tucid interval, th upon the case: i; " : r - j not; to be excused, and must be Air. ii. L. Oross, Lharles liutler, John 15. circumstances to be ; considered in ; Ferguson, Samuel (Wilson, Wm. Eaton,' Evvart A. Roche, Benjamin Sewall; Noble -Hertteil, Paul Ste'veus, Jeremi nh.Orme, Win. Orme, John Mount ; The Witnesses; present for the prose CUtion .having been sworn : ,' ' 1l r: Fk S. Key rose . a ml Opened the case, somewhat lo the 'following eflect: moa- in iltav frnill" n. innnon-P fli en he-was . il. - j u : punished, j k .l.. u nmriffiiA k .An;rMl -. o ir i w Ii i c it ic .nn 9l nanu rwr man I i l - - in possession of his reason. ! This diMinc- tion ras clear. B ut this' increased the sound ; 1 turned my sed on the occasion ; tried several times prevented him; Vah?n.nia n; eye. and saw, some man had laid hold of with toe cxner pwtoi, aUu PV-- olc , --jr Ph;,-j-i an indif idual ; I was td the left of the that it did not go ntt; but Jound ,tne rea- ofhuoratw I Wroeirtoni. e-i.r t I... . nA- i-4 Unn to be that there was nothing in n. nhia. hewana tu m par... inls V:,:T'a i- .u?i,-HU TCI ' ..r hnrm Wi-lallen v,:" r ,wh obliged to ccme dock. risnnnospn np iv irrmrr tr rrr the man iuc ' " i " - . . i i m"-' r t - mm w v. t, u v - ii i z w sv m- m w niniir iia . st - . n lw rnuaiuvu r iiiU ' - L mm said He naa do it was not all. There was an infinite . variety of feelings bound up in the 'form. of lunacy; there was another descripuonjpi partial derange ment. There was a state of. lunacy in which the person affected was only in- as having been an accountable human a gent at the time he committed the crime. Mr. concluded his remarks by saying 1 it was unnecessary to reaa tne lnuicuaeim inasmuch as it was - nothingmbre than a common law indirtroent' - MrSecretarr ,; Woodbury waa then 'OH UIU MU A.HUAI4W. i . . - - . - . - -m Bv Mr. Key. On.ahe occasion of the a.. v.,. : L.tj " i .1. i. I rtirt - I Alter uuu, uiT.uuui 5er me roan, n - ' I - , aA nnihinfl nm Ker'nndQ Kfnro iKo nncnnuV nnM flu sir. ttrtnt. U hen lanwrence was montns, - P v ?? w iiiv a a itvi - i ".J r - . aw a-1 i - v a t a i gei at uis seconu pistol: and wnet ne iconveycu y oi, irom n is , altered position, ne nao tot oe apptraicv sane as to one particular .subject; being lhe nrisoner before ib Itirc 'wKjirfr- ns canable of reasoning on all others as L d with an ftflencfi which was nt in I an v other ' nerson : and these were the I funeral ceremony, which took place in n u an-1 tne rwu-wi 'xvcuicscuuturn, iu wuu qnence ox me oeain ot one ot its mrmoers, to the nature of the i evidence which he should produce ; and, further, because ma nv ruroorSk Wide of the truth, as usually ixappeued in tuch cases, had gone abroad. he is onlv so as- to .particular subjects then another-subject of -inquiry arises; and - the -rule in this snbiect is equally plain. 'What is the naxii re of the act i Wa rren R. Davis. attended together wttb the President and other officers of tne Government;" had listened to the fdnera service "in the Hall; left it; the Presi dent being on my right arm;-had passed - i . f iiTen on ui m the t-apitol. in tne nacici occasiuu , - .. . At Cir mM S'J& pertectlf collected; said nisi was verv " Vn. People; as roe to lii V.. Iad i r -. - i B . - . . m. .. . l . m.mi 9-mn nrm w irr j . . mm v w throw hisarm over to tret aim at the Pre- reason for the art was. that the I'esidmi work, i.w - ' hirh f m .1 - " - . II I . mmm. mt AfW I 1MB tlLIIHI MAmm, mm sideot, cenaia it was .aimed at him ; -a had killed bis lather;-tnat oi mnoeoce large tw,"r" 7." "-. aihc u4 TW:-V m th: Prisoner distinct ; was so -great that W had got "e on. V; ,,ft y saw me aue 01 me Disto . Out couiu doi w r ' tort nrrtoas v irnmnr if n-oo i-.-m m ai - it an. nnor. . -1 i - . - i i. m .mi. f j. " " w - .mo , uiuci vi i i r I r . 9 . . m neared that it mu.sl'b arhrlr the Pre-i Hi a Jror.uo not minit 3iaent nao a discharge taken place; m a men. '5"' second irom this time, the prisoner was ne wm UU1U w i.iuUi ." ll ' ' t " ii " V- . Kira i he mock all crusneo to the Moor: but was soon raiseu i tois bwl"ti wu.- au j-r; , . riian. j .-.in - l- - rn J KCw a damn dar: that he could kill a man at ten his sisters on seral.octasions.,nd core kXoldl pces ftbeta ITbe witness Uted I took op. -fk L? t - a. - j rr... rLm-- II omt farther nartrahra a tn the trial of 1 mv wife 1 . 1 bare seen nita ys.s . incr tji uiiu. as isn ciu iiirui. vituir w.. 1 -wm . i looked atthesonef.randtnyey fP f M V- LU'V on him, so" as X be certain ol his idem- and ibjor lnelson. which weredis- 163;, -"lm tr?--, ty ; about the instant the second explosion tioct yr heard . J' jlSr IElf' took place. the President ha4 lifted hist LukUt Gedney re-txaainti-by Hr. buT troold UU tad lan n m xucrra -'! 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April 29, 1835, edition 1
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