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F ; II IOHN STEVENS i II Dcpoed, ; that on or about the of Auguit, nc wss;ai iyii ;xiw in StmithfifLd When the prifoner I rode u p and called for fome .f pi rit s, ; wfticri on ucing iiiiu v ;he alighted, and.alked thedeppnt .if he could give him cai tor iSaniC i Kte, of if there waVapeHnJ town wnoouia givcain anitiNgirs ; uwi .b ushvwm to look at his ihortes, wheh4he. Pri soner hewed him three oR wen ty dollars and twb:of Jye -dollars whrti after lookins at them, he jeturned. Qutftions Mr. Woods. Did you riot think the bills cdiin-Jl tcrfeit ? - - . ' S j 4 . A. Yes ; if ' I had thought them good, I fhould have given cafti for them. " :! ! Js this one of the plls inwmg hirathe five dollar note ftatecMfi the bill of indict oitfnt) the prifonerjof- 11 fcred vou ? J It looks mtieh like one and I believe it to.bs the fame. J ; - . - - By the Gqurti ". .-'' i Do, you th.ink all. the bills which the prifoner prcyiuced were 450011 .TdJd not tell, the prifoner Ka t T tbnii aht of themr : ll mght of the ; IOHN SMIXR Dcpofed. that,, about the ibh pf ; Auguft, he was at,the houfe df Bry-,1 an Smith, ;when'fli-prjkp-3Vpde up and ked how far it wasto lfaaC Wuhams'? V that after Pome time he aifk-tl for fome grog, but faid "that he had no money, having been a,fter ftray .creatuTe; that wifhing to (by all night, he was told he might ; H that, in; the courfe of the evening, he prodtced three Bank Notes, one of o dollars, and two of 5 dollars ; that the prifoner faid he was nnt much acquainted with this money ; that he had received (t, from a man, jn E igecomb, who told'hitnjif Uijey! did not pals, he would exchange thera. for other. n)9ney ; that, the prifoner Ikedihevrjdepouent if he would change them wh eh he de clined'; the priibner laid; he kneiw the bills were good,' as' Jie had Tent them by a woman to FayeUe v il! e .to havetheirgoodoefsalcertatnedthat afterwards the prifoner fa id he would tell the truth about the bills, .and then declared he had found the , bills; that tha deponent alke;d the prifoner' if he had advertiled and he faid he had. Queflion by Mr. f$ois. Should vou know the billsjeam ? A. I fhould know one of them. The five-dollar note above menti oned being (hewn him, he faid that he knew it by .certain marks ori it. J- By Mr. R. Williams (t h Prifancr's Counfel)' Did not the prifoner appear much intoxicated ? . . I i f A, No, he did not. j " - JOHN A. BRYAN Depofed, that; about t he 1 ft or 2d of Sept. he was in company with the prii mer and another perlbn, when they were talk ins aboulthefe notesi that the deponent heard the prifoner lay, that if thenotes were not good, the man he received them of would make thorn good ; that' fome'Yi&e afterwards, he heard theKtJriloncr y he foundlthem on the rbadlrom Smithfild tb AveryfiQro'pghand then at Rudd ThVrWtnWV fflav. - -"--t - rvv vn? r" ws j tfcat after tne vconvcrlar I ne . naa -tgoc a iiuic way nom j door, he aiked if anywrfpii would UiTe''.dollmxfor:6arik"ptes; of the i . -"'. . . - .J:" L'- 2 :T1 U btates; tnau tac aeponeni ui xeBed the prifonpr lo, MK Hindy4r as ja perfpn likely t igVe him cajh. fot his notes V that not finding Mr Hjt -Knh Ki . returned to frek I hior; that after the prjloner was 4i!iiVi.fl" tVe nnnm afk&d him wBere he 'got his notes ; he he reccived them from V man in vAormmh for deht afterwards'. break. Qutfrxonty Mr. R. Williams. ' Was not the prifoner intoxicatecl ? i jn nn at all when tfir.ft rfpoke to him . aftcr hc waS uken; he affected to be lb. ' nnrTn utrtu Depoicd, that on the 2d or $A of September, he was at Smitbheld .U-r, ih nrinmP trtMr Wal. nSj and fjd he was in purimt of a horie that haa itrayed from him ; tllat afterwards, when the deponerr waJ. :n comn:lHv With Mr. Cdnne Iv. ar peahr, the orifonef came up to them .and enquired if any perion woulfl.iiyc lilver lor bank notes j give j that Mr. Connelly anfwered, if they were good, he would rather ha c them than cafh that the prifoner ! uiouucca a 20 aoiiar ina a 5 ci-iiAr note, which they thought counter-J leit ; that the deponent then aikme ' him how he came by them, he (aid ; received them in. Edgecomb for a debt ; that the deponent advifed the j prifoner to go before a mag i ft rate an d 1 certify wherd he got thei notes ; that iiaiierwaras,tncpruoncriaia nc iouna the notes. t Queftians by Mr. R. Williams. .What part! of the day did you fee he"pTifbner ? " ' Aboutlnine in the morning. What time, was it when he was apprehended? 1 vf. 'ln the afternoon". Did you not then think him in toxicated ? . .few him a few minutes he- lote , his? apprehenhon, and he was not ; after he was taken, he appealed to be 10. ... . . . w JDypul npt, conceiye theprifonei to.bg.a very ignorant-man ? ; - v ', He appeasHto be fo. v : 'Mr Puncan Cameron and Jofeph Gales were called upon t,o pro lr:e the five dollar no e in qutftion a coup terfeit one." Both were of opinion. from he badnefs of the engraying, thexoarfe quality of the pJpcr, and the dijDTimilarity of the writing and' jlfignatufes ft'om the good notes, that the: note was a counterfeit. Mr. R. Williams, in behalf of the prifoner, informed the Court and Jury, .that he fhould attem'pt to prove that the prifoner foand the bill on which he flood indifted on the 'fide of a public road ;, that tho he oilered the bijl-for payment, he did not do it with a fraudiilent, in tent .that iafter he found it, he had made the matter notorious by adver- For this purpofe was called . DANlfeL HI NSON ; ,.' j " ' A .Bay, who, oa beiag auctioned by the KttCourt, laid he was 17 years of age) i Wi? dennfed. that as- hk wafif tn atlBudd Thornton's flax-break, he VaW the nrifnner . alona witK a ma o 2? - r T " -"- named Laluter, walking on the road. and obierved the former pick up a piece of: pa per, and heard- hmrifay to La fh ten What is this I'veli fcund ?" pAripyafter op abd feeipgiWhai it was, a'fkedXa'fTillKrW ter if he;llapuldfaivcrtiie it; whdl replied he ihould. - luejttons y'tnc LOitrti Do Vou know the daty of the month thauhis htp.pened r - ; A.. La ui ter iam .it was near the 6th of AuguuV x v : ':::i ':l Did you know Baggot afthat time? A. Yes, Iufed to Work near hitn. r Were there fevcral pieces of pa per, or.Qnly one? r ifffif: A.: There were three 'pieces i T heard Lafterfay ,:tlreero ',dollar-nb hewetwrpped4inj rpiccfiypf paper. . yUsi"-i fijC!- f-'-r faidi that Lditer had been fubp aed , hut ha d de- clined eomin?. btciuie- he der the necenVty if attending Samp- was un- Ion Court. -vf i .; Mr. Williams called VVm. BrViri and afked him vjhether he had not heard the prifbntr had- found fome bank hotesjV- . ! ; . . ; .AI Yesi littisaftei- bur election f I; heard that he had found go dol Urs ; that the deponent did, nbt know whether jt wivicf- nc&tfi'br.. doljars, but H'ltbueht it had been doKars. 4 Did vou not hear it no 'yf. I heard it from Jbme perfoni Did vou notiee it advert lied; K A. No: 1 do not believe it Was advertifed.. - I t ' Is not Baggot ari tgr orant man? A. 1 know nothing of him ; he nas lived little more; than a year near mer --y 1 ' v . " . u By tht Jury. Are you Acquainted with La fil ter ? What is his general ch racier ? , A. 1 know nothtng again ft him, I have known him : fro.m a child. , .John johnfon was called, and queftioned by Mr. R, Williams. Did you not hear it talked of pub licly before Johnflon Court, that' Baggot had found the money ? A. Yes : 1 did. Did ypti not fee it s dvertifed? A. I did , not .1 Bag got told roe he had drfi'red a man to do it . Do you not confidejr Baggot as ari igr:o:ant man r .. ., ( A. I cannot tell , Is he not an induilrious man? The Court enquired whether Mr. Williams meant to put th pnfoner's general character in queftion. r Mr. Williams agun . enquired, if the prifoner w-s copfidered as a hard-working man ? I A., Tilerably fo ; 4iot reckoned a lazy man.' . . v- Does he drink? f. When he can pet it. . Mr. Woods faid, that as Mr. WtU liarhs had thought proper to go into the general characier of the prifon er, there would pe no impropriety in making fome enquiryNinto La.lB- ter s character. -Judge potter thought not, fince what had pa fed. It Was poffible tht the prifoner 3nd La filter might be conriefted in tKe fcheme of drtip- ping thefenotesj for the purpofe of picking them up in pretence of the boy, Who had been produced as a4 witnels. ; - The enquiry was then, made of reyeral witneffesj and the relult was not in fivouf of LaiTuer. , ... Mrl Woods, then addrefled the JurVL ftating, that as Ma for Wil liams had made fome obfervations to them, in; favour of the prifoner it- would not be .more than candid in him to fey a few wprds on the evidence which: had beep adduced. It would be fir ft heceffaiy to con fider Whether the note in queftion was a ..counterfeit,, and of that he believed there could, be no doubt1; in thi next plie, whether; the pri foner! publ fhed it as a true-biH, and this Had been p roved byl his offering it at different times and places.; the identit y o f the n o t e h a L bee n ascer tained. T he only remaining quef tion Swasfw whether " the pritoner' knew the bill. ..to: be cpunterfeit at4 the time h5 bffered it Jt is impol II . , - , r - - hblelaid Mr xcept trom c. CUmftanCes, to knOW Wha t patiCS IP ,uc" V.vr!41't,a,ri lhnk Jrom cpdencef f that I "Y 7"- V ' J fP""' Ai '&r C r rC"v fy n?a!vS Atd" KWprj, blPknowink"tlfey?;Wer as. he had for 20 days been offering them for exchang? anjd from kthejir bcingib, grof:?l,hadbecn driven Jintparrfc ftrti-ies as.Uo m& man ner. o r ;om i n e bv.them. Bufi: ;iiah;chaB.r oftaffitert iscIi finding Was'. a ontriyapceetwefen Bavot ani hnpltoffbtel profeu 1 1 pn4iF deictedI ndeed; flierc waatilrk apv rbomiforW jlpub t onniietppject ; a noune mo; meiUlyiifTOSdheife give the;rrj!brief!f : Lnteifrpr Mr. Williams ned, He hfjc readiheMawJ The words of the aft ulfech in refer ritoH i caK he M-&&j& terian'd.pM-fli; the Wofd ulrtfr? it Was Willi known; had a techn Jegal meig; but the :ndictme( charged ijHe prifoner Wit hibl it& ingonlyy ;which Word,: rieiaidhjaSt v iv v iiujivdi ur uejj n 1 1 e 11 g p mca t lpp; , A Could;n;fi.itftHak'il'n'a mean i njt hart t hatpin W hibh.it: Wa1( received in common "parlinc -'Git & point of view; itlsvisiiQ crime at i I t o pub I i fh o r make ma- nifeft thfei notein dueftibni: It Was doing vl& rhore than:Was tKi: dutMof every hoMeiUnan; This it appears th4e Pr;fQpeiv. dd foori;, s he 1-:: I : 4. a 1 ; 1 ' i . , iouna u on me roao; he made :it-; publtc, Ifapd brobabiv 'advertiledliJ thdughifhjs had" not been proved:, JSo jhat ftndicjing tfiean for pub- lifhing ijhebill, WindiftiniR him foif no crime at all. I It, was true the bill of iodicktrent went on: to! (av that- thepotefhad hefen falfely and fraudUr' c;iiiiy MUJrnnca; . now tnis couia be reconciled in common logics he could nidttell. M r. W,. aiked whe-i ther the Proofs adduced were fufn- cient tri kuDoort lher charpesMn thl i nd i elide of ? It Was faid that' thel prifq n eir( offered a bill in exc'ha n ee fpr gold or fjlver ; that he told con trary ftpjries. This may be - recon ciled by cohfiderrhethe man's 1 fi- tUationU .aud from his beirie fre- quentlyj intbxicated with fplrits. as had appeared. ' If ha4 been 'oro- Ved that Ije was a Very ignorant man ; that he hadpicked the up on the road, not knowing what they were. MrsWoods hadp laid the Nits being Jo grofsly ifallyvas againttttfie priloner ; Mr. Williams, on theicontrarv; thought ItKisYwas in his favour, becau c no penopvvpo th ing of bills, them beijng f had known any would hve offered Riots t batlj in payment. " .Tnideed.li fmfri t 1I5 whletenpr Of the fcbhjducl of tht : pirifonr thre? ". appef no traudt mo corruotion of heart. 1 Re 11 frdes, I It he i t e ft irhbh y w hi ch had' j Idduced in fupportofcthisi beep a chargei Was no rhpre than cJ?CPm- jl ltantfalj arid ciifcatn flab tiaTirobf 1 ought hot tbinfluceybu; Gentlemen pfthe jjjury; tota thisman$i)hy ; II F0r .1t Way have been a xobtrivance Vif Lafiiter; or fbrhe'eth bring BHtslrYab inlpidlfficulty fThele t hi ng s being e riVfl bped i n t h erfda i k , uuons can.hot ;be dravyn P hemf as to tqrm any p recite crime gainft the prifoner. Mr. W. (aid he fhould conclude ' what he had to fay, with a dilum of Lore! Hafe that y all prefumptiye evidence of Felony 1 fhould- he ad nit ted cautiouflyJ for jhe la w-holds tnat its is better than ten gui fonstflipuld efcapebunilhraenti than that one innocent 1 rnian fhould . fuf- fer.'V If, Gentlemen of the jury, you lpould therefore efteeip the proof! f the fals propofed to be ef- rablilhed inconcluhve and as much for the! prifoner as again and theb rialile up! the; dictum pfZ Hale lb the prifoner'i favouVj you w ill Thy he is not guilty of the crimes ' c'Hafgfed ift'"tibjn judge Hall en tlemen ; pf i jury,- there are tW j" queftion s.'fo t tfctMc bnii prpMpd:i "ifeiib" ItecQndiy,": - whet her'thenfo neViKnwiitito Adchjitvihisjtiihe - mahJ -to proved tne ,note$ wi. Will ia acprdipgly. i 1 f pi .to Heeideas srypur .. conlciencsidti faid of f t he one i nf ijCbutv ftmerutasjffe; dpnlsirecebti bMlrelupbue1 mibdsalhnehthefetbVei tlojet; way. The .prifbneWeriquiredt Ul-i nas.noprecHc meantng 5 tft iheldwtcB a n p theTet tfer i w Wrt 1 t&fKr&Z.m KMiWM i ' bfths:withi'afifc 'A t"JSv,Y c p f o t ne pa na was,cbunterfeitFtrom-Hn t.v ; tradiaory aa?ountshibh bf,the!mBher,rn.Hicfe :heaan?BuXHidtht r",ivH w.F?TiPwmiiaPuaj,wjf -crri min al ca frs, This is! Con trad ifttfe ; youHo -iicertai MifeiheEtKerSPft !' cum fiances rl:0i4.L-kUrr1fi5:-4 priflmer: found:thebc4hrVcei how he came by it. i Huiiciuvj ana naar a pf its balenefs h is equa tr ine notes were tea did the prifoner ell orylfe-v.4 inwasa Ucheme;Iaiii--:fbr li'0urim I pQlcpfbubliillili notes currency, or they wereealiv i itefe found. ; If. they wer ?ribtJbcl5. ccPr tbey Were recevjedj &i Eoe is la however, -that the nrifoner . wssi f iirv iVrl Wlienpiie. fold thefemlfflretit ; tales. ' The WJtuefles aflert the- cbbWiry biftor tharreft j: anrj thefe -cpnira--1' dilory flones, were nadefbre, as welUs aftertlai teftl Undeii thefei en cumttanCes ' vou Oillt rtiriivA, : .-Ge n 1 leme rn'iptheyuUyy ' U het her TrpmTtnepr'ifpnei's hHaclv lent io lyetteyille toh 1 examined' from the cebefal chaiac-! lljter of Laffiter with Whoib hbja$" conpecled,'Xny all It lic! ircVtla- i j. ltof th knoWledfle: of therhalenels of this bill ; if-he hadj ajidWldgb j o f i ts bifeneb y Wrdl'bdnTlraibedT to fay the prifoner is guilty But if Vou thinkinoti vou will do vpdr j. duty, and fay he iitiptgiihy. " : 4 I he Jury returned axverdict of ;, Guilty j'J without leaving the bar; A that Ke Iiai opened $&J$yett' ,i He hai tin Hand, pfeft mcf i&W Llowijif ; . A rikUvifiv 04 iafcd" Sitter fe3T, Order frpm 'the Ceiintrt rfic&te&' withCarr anddpatc!i-rm;f& -gar;rog .SUoiftl'-KnelfeWUb'' iV 'fl .or,Ooht1iiijs4'Wiett8rU Er.ringl,. &tfg:M&if$h .ii;?gijffS ;i-ll vrrtV?KVit ' I Silt rt :r:.;-x if thew VxienPuf t jiWlilther being aCteJeanphli LamterihdtSaggPtr epoied. that about the oH t or nA A. No. Sept. the piifonet' rpde Up to whetfeePthe PTifoneMi -3. riv:t:?-'i-r-V'r." .... : . , I myim ;iio3uwineiu. wncyc
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