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I OLD BAtLEV, MOIC.BiY, APRIL 22.
min catomon Meyer. one indicted for ute andlualbbhinit
G• urge Meyers, hit somber, with talent to kilJ pffialleterder
bum, or to do him arms grievers bodily teem.
George Meyers lased in imardent terrier*, Coastarreiel-
road. The Prisoner had Tormerfy bees its trade with him,
het the Partuership mimed about three years since. Ica
March last the Penance preferred • cbaree agates( the wife
Of the witness, which wee diousimer4 by the Magistrate. On
the following day the Primmer Went to the hater of the wit
Dean, and krocking at the dour called out " Thief," sad used
Musa horrible threats. Mums erne.' the dose mid received
• slab ilk his right aide, and on leavittg the dom. *nether
Witund in the head; witless had not spoken at that tem-,
nor aid be know with what underwent he bad here wounded
wild his wife picked op the 'moire; the Prisoner struck the
ottani, who 'tweed it with a blow on she head; the Pri-
armlet ran away after giving the 'remade, sad witness was
carried in doors.
Coal-examitied by Mr. BlieDittiCe.—Did oret ask liie
uncle to fight, nor did lie strike how until after he was
stabbed; never declared lie would blab his side.
By the COUlT.—Never swore the Prisoner magic, him
lii Um breast, nor that he Lad sere • knife Mina hied; be-
lieves be wee kicked, but 01111601 say positively, sake was in-
sensible Pt the time; the knife was givru is au officer.
Sarah Wolland saw the Pei karma vitriesitly at the
dour of the house is which the last wittiest resided. He
threatened to have the life of the latter. The knife dropped
from his slei ve and he picked it up and ropitterul it. The
Prisoner slabbed the Prosecutor insmediatelpmn uprairag the
dour. Oro slid net see the parties Might, nue any farther than
the stab giviii.
This williess underwent a rigid crone exmolleatioe, which
excited considerable merriment in the Cour‘tles expremium
of which was immediately repressed with a repeiemeel from
the Lem-lied Judge. It appeared that she haul formed, kept
• home of ill.fame in sllll.allty, and at preseet lets lodgioes
to females who bring home whore they please.
The Prosecutor was again called, and predated the shirt
aid waistcoat, which were cut, atid the former a little marked
with blood. His father must have sten hie shirt; and did
not say, " Yuur shirt is not cut," nor did he say " If you
were stabbed why did you not comets's) of it'" Leeches
were applied to his side, and wore the shirt predeced at she
time. lie did out shew has father the cut iu his waistcoat.
He west into his father's house lefose he emeritd his own.
Freeman, the uffiee ,r i• cuusequence uf rube mat um, weal
to the spot and apprehended the Prisoner.
W. Foster, another officer, produced the knife with which
the trowel was said tit bay, bees iiiii.ctsd. He took it out
of the Prosecutor's wsia#usi pocket.
The knife, which had marks if blood us it, was handed to
the Juey, who compared it with the cut in the waistcoat and
shirt.
Mr. George Thomas Dale, • lurgeor. was called is he the
Prosecutor about • quarter of an hour after the transar lion
was said to have occurred. He had a wowed about three
inches deep on hts right incest. lie thinks the wowed was
inflicted by ouch a kuufe as that produced. The shirt of tl:e
Prosecutor was stained with blood before the lerebea were
applied. The •ppewrance of the wetland was dangerous. if
the knife bed not struck on the bream bone, sad glaaced on
one side, it would, io all probability, have entered the lames.
Mrs. Westland was again called, and swore that the knife
predeced was the eame she saw fall from the Fruercutor's
Merv,.
The case fur the' eresecution being closed,ffie Primmer
declined 'saying any 'Gong in hie defence. The following
witnesses. Iseisever' were called.
neat tike dScor.arirt ea:dreg:Lentil; Prisoner
nee
inanadreage r"lPl:easPion,
ro.
secator, with his coat of and shirt sleeves ticked up, came
out with • broom-stick, or mop.stick in hit hard, with whisk
he struck the Primmer must violently. 'the Primmer
pelted off hi, coat, sad a scuffle ensued which lasted about
three or four Minnie'. The Proo calor gut the Primmer
against a brick well, rad "pommeled hoe will." The Mee
of the !misr was covered with blood, and he could scarcely
see not of his eyes. The blood came from the race of the
Primmer, whom he saw afterwards in the course of the eves.
ing, and then observed sonic cuts or scratches eau his face.
'rimers is • stranger to the parties.
Philip Hall some to seeing the Prosecutor strike the Pri-
soner with • stick. The Prisoner, who had dime nuthia)g
previously, reeled against • boarded fence close by, feu the
rfreets of the blow. They fought fur about a quarter of as
hams. The Prisoner was mach bemire, had both bar eyes
black, and his face bloody. Cannot say whence the blood
came.
Mary Brown saw the Prisoner struck with a brooniMick
by his nephew, who also struck his bead aroma the well
and wrung his nose. They seneled together fur some time,
when the Prisoner went to his bons., and the Promentor's
wife erotic out and led hint tote his own horse.
Michael Meyers, the lumber of the Prosecutor, was Mend-
lot it his owls door, two houses from that of hie Prosecu-
tor.% and saw his oracle, win,' was rather in liquor, costume
by, knock at the Proseerier'e dour with his fist. The Pro-
secutor came out with a brimiliatick, and knocked kin neck
up against the paliag; they then fought far some time,
when they were puled, slid the Prosecutor was takes into
his °Wu house, and the Prbriatter into the house of witeeie's
father. 'The Prisoner was iamb beaten; she Promeetere
shout fillets or twenty militates afterwards ease to his
father's door end said he was stabbed. Waimea sever sew
aey knife except lit his brother's wife's herd after "the,
row" was over. The blow givin by the Prosecutor was the
first beginning of the fight.
By the CoonT.—The Prisoner bed not used any ill lan-
gua ce before he was struck, nor dud be behove with vieltece.
Abram Meyers, brother of the Prisoner and father of
the Prosecutor, was sitting iii the kitchen with his wisteria.
has, and hearing the voice of his brother se.), load iu the
sheet, told her to go up to him. went to the dour, sud saw
his sun George, who lives in the next horse. open the street
door, and oith is hairbreorn stick strike his uncle us the
head; he then threw du•ii the stick and souck him with his
fist ; the Prisoner then pulled of his coat and waistcoat
and Ihey'fought i the Prisoner Was take, into hie own house
and afterwards into that of witness. About squirter of ate
hour afterward/ the Prosecutor came and said he was
stabbed.' Witness asked, " Why did you not say you were
stabbed before ?" He has heard 'the Prin.reut.r, about a
for Ivembuth previous to this fighl,asy I. He would go I went,
miles td hang the Prisoner" Witco the Prosecutor alien. d
his side to witness, lie Maw • wound but nu blood; could
nut say whether the wooed bad been recently made • there
was blood on the hack of his shirt, but not, ouviag reast i
the surgeon had nut thee been to him; witnems saw the
knife afterwards in the baud of the Pruscceloee wife, but
did not examine it.
Pherlse Meyers, sister of the last witness and the Primate,
saw the fight, but did mut see the Primmer beer • Marti;
she took the Prosecistor'r sire in doors, where she fainted,
the Prosecutor sal down by her us the bed; Isbell she reco-
vend, the Prosecutor said, " Aunt, I am stabbed." Witness
had reached the place, but bad nut gune in doors whew the
Prisannt ail Ivied; he gave a Magic knock at the door of the
I' Prosecutor; elle iteh.d in noise; her blusher Abrahatn was
not there tilt she called him ; and that cm nut until the
%masher was kno'clred. down by the secoud blow after they
Mt& op egaluist tile piting.
Freentan, the ulcer, *as recalled by the Judge, and said,
when be tdok up thePeisoner,' about twetity minutes after
• the sillray, tie had a reit ou the cheek, aid tbe •ppearaure of
having been beaten almost the head, but he bad no blood
about the face. '
Mr. Justice Palm was about to recapitulate the evidence
to the Jell,. when the latter declared that they were satiilied.
The LeMeNED JUDBO expressed his anxious wish to re-
emputulate she evideuee is so important • case, particularly
as there' had been so much cout.editiory testimony. If.
' however, the Jury thou ht that uo observation of his could
chit• ge their opinion, he would nut unnrcorearily occupy
their time by going through the evidelsce. It was It, bow
ever, that be Rhombi state, that epee • view of the whets of
the circumstances, the leaning 0(114001*os was rather ;against
the Primmer. In a ease like this, white dere was so such
contrariety of evident+, mid where it was (leer tied the wit-
time* either on one side or the other must be perjured, it
was a great satisfeetros to him, that be bad net to decide the
ipiestior. .
The Joel agile staled that they were satisfied, and
immediattly refloat' a verdict of Net Gui Pp..
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