Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-11

There WAS some little difhcu,.y IN ob,aia;ns. p
jury; most Ct tiusc Win were called 10 the book
having formed anti expressed a opinion o the case
The peleidaat deeiined making any challenges q,
all
MIR. W Marshall, the States Attorney. opened
the case with very few remarks--rhe DzItuti,,ni
followed him very long itrss, sna; iSe,i jy We
ry considerable r ni,s, IN '-eh lac attempted o.
remove The PrepossssiiCns which had been formed
aSlinsti Tic VAS without COun5ei-ihe States
Attorney tiroaS out displayed = c,n,lour, Nhicl.
spared, as Gar as could do the lionel, AND i:.sist-
cd situation OF the accused.
The only witness Miss IN interesting
little girl of IL "a years OF age She stated thai
she hadl been u, rs school for several mouths
that IN Mmy tast, lac had invited her to take tea
WIN his family; that he had then played upon her
anxiety 10 advance hersel in her class, and pconis.
ell to crafty herdesre to go SO ia terms and on
conditions which sic DID not understood tiiat hen
tea was ever, III subsequent part OF tue evening
be had becsoned 10 her, and carried her iato s,.,-
tier room, solitary aAd dark. whose windows were
shut and whose doors closed that he had en-
phateay declared to her, that il she disclosed any
o. Tie particulars OF his conduct, IL sy0dI cut bath
Aer throat and his, by which she a, that moment
understood him to mean, that IL would cut her
t.'roat that he had then attempted some ljertie,
upon her person, which she had rolulss, and uaiiy
escaped by her struggles fr1Jn any polu ion--t,,af
IN Afterwards walking home with her, lac had be-
sought hernot 10 betray h0b, but merely tn inform
her ni'hcr, that he had been tai ing To her aaou,
re Catechisn.-i The poor little girl, afterwards,
mace many attempts to reveal IL Ia her mother;
But, She, under persuasion tina, il but the
common schools tales wiish she aboit 10 tell
her. had refused TO listen T. her1
when the testimony wss closed, which il Was
most painful 10 extort, Mir i.s'si,a lad down che
law n few plain remarks. lie sad ;at tiic In
dictmenl would be supported. ifthc jury wet,. 81
;iSiei here had been an cgS:ut with the iqisf 70
commit rape--;t was necessary to- the assault
that there should have been e:tier scteIual f5rcs
used, or je',T addressed 40 the mini-and tha, the
intent WAS tnb be gathered from the circumstances
OF the esSe.--ihat he hal no doubt, the evidence
would completely satisfy the Jury on at thee
points--Thst he did not require OF them cxcnpa-
~ damages, because along wGh his de,cstdon Of
t'e crime OF tue def, nisn,, there WAS mingled a
compassion Tor The iUriOrn situation of his wife and
infant child.
Jury retired, aud after very few moments
delay, returned with this verdict q We OF the Ju-
Ty hnc the Defendant gully, and amercc him III
orc cent damages"
II he Bench then condemned him 20 an Ipibiisgn-
n1ent of twelve months in the Common Jai!----and
agreed TO dipense with the PiEoiy The ri, ,ee
with Which lie was charged, was misdeRiearlgl
under tic ccEnno, lIzv--not coming within the
'nnge OF our Statutes, and the penalties Of the Pc
r;ter,:,ry
II is MOI ourpurpose to expatiate on the conduct
OF theaccused. Words would fail us, if We att INIT
ed 10 paint its character Wecoug1atulata our city,
That 1t was disclosed in time for escape IFS cor
.."PeiOi' Wiiiy eAsSS'sfabOus nave t2Sen wing
hut It IS hlse, totally false, that any OF our innosents
hayel any respect fallen victims to the arts OF the
seducer. But beware We elsewhere Of the tempt +,
under shy guise
y cese and character, in macy points parallel
tn these may be met with in the LIST vol. of East's
Reports.
Tie conmonIIaI ofte Cry have scheme before them
ior throwing new quantity of Dr-Bils into circulation
ms Seiefle would have passed Hail. for The
Intervention OF 4 Parliamentary Rule. I'VE understand that
The sum 10 be emitted vet blank and will not be il
until the fr passage ofthe Ordinance 1t proposed TO
strike soie Dctgce upon the Bill which Deucc may. AT
rst sit point out 20 the ignorant the of the Bill
SEINE tricks have aeady been played upon the unN.rv
IN the circulation OF the present Bills s,c. ~ altering or
iAi'reprcSelitins the value, &c.
o. -hary'cs'd Election-We are disappointed
IN not hearing by last nights mail, from the county
OF Allcghany-Every thing turns upon it. Ifthe
teiuhlieans Obtain single member in that county,
thsy Wal have the majority ia the Joint Balo of the
two hcuses--and, cfcourse, viii elect Governor
and u. s. Senator.
L turns ont, that NJ FoucEe who sg,iint end looks Jo
I2G haS bnguilty Ofross teachTy To his former assoc.
ae-e authority. which he exercised TO inform the King
Of the dissolution OF te Provisional Government was ass,n,,
NitfS'i the consent OF his Colleagues who subsequently di.
'O"sa M Fouehe since acknowledges the falSeood
igrried, Monday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Bryce
Mr. HiHLpn Rcharoon, jT. Merchant to Miss Harriei n
Ha!9zni. both Of this city.
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