Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-08

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stdmr, near the road. It ap'
ioS : ~ the testimony of another VII,
pca'' tbat some fragments OF bones
mss i'ss. found in the stump, and some PIE
"" W supposed to be thumb, ana nnsel
ces =, s"f stephen Boorn made a written
haus ..;on not materially different
c com, tie foregoing. These confessions
ls 'O,o rejected by the court, as it appear
~s, ,Sa - some inducements had been Of
Gu ."@ - the prisoners to confess; but
i fs soubtless had powerful sttect on
,lr! ';aJs Of the jury. Itappears bones
ne y, I IeSn found in the cellar last spring;
b. , NV" proved not to be human bones:
O,' 'u' ! ono thing said in the trial OF
inFa ,.oam. which has been SO frequent
sas 1ao,ioprd in the papers and we are
MS. s,,e. led to belicyeit a hoar. play
'a !, r. noon sumo of oar brother editors.
e :" - { those vastly witty people, who
3 ~, Il The ne pl'rs asltra Of ingenuity TO
;onnse upon Publisher.
i@ IN. two Boorns were sentenced TO
~ on the 28th of January IN
~ 49, but the general assembly of that
St,ta being then in session, petition
s'aN : nar1lon or Communication OF their
-. ;sbment was Immediately sent to
iSs, hody. together with ample notes OF
. ' TN the 18th November, by a
,'ts eflo4 to 81, the punishment OF
ts.sv Boorn was changed to imprlson,.
S mint fon life aud Stephen was left to
sarrr aarccably to sentence by vote
.se- "a 40 Immediately after a notice
WAS published in the Rutland paper, re-
ouesimg information Of the said CoiVln'
.;F live -Colyin arrived in Manches
..r on the a2d Dec. On his entrance
;Dtosthat town, the assemblage OF peo-
nIe wassimmense, and the firing OF can
NON echoed the JOY and satisfaction
manifested on the occasion. Stephen
pora was Immediately taken from
npisau and introduced to his old ac-
spaiutance: some Communications pass
Il between them but Colvin WAS too
much confused to hold regular con-
ersation with any one. In regard 10
he quarrel, he appeared to be stran-
rr. Both of the prisoners will doubt
less be honorabiy released. and return
cd 10 their rights and privileges.
Onacarcful examination of this trial,
re mast confess that we find very lit
Me TO surprise us in the verdict of the
Jury. The case is truly very Singular
me (; but Independently .uf the comics
SONS ofthe Boorns, the circumstantial
evidence was Of considerable weight.
Thatthe quarrel tonk place. as related,
there can be no doubt aud it is mot
improbablc that from tioa long absence
Of Culyin. the Boorns were indu2ed to
believe he had Fed t, the woods, and
died ia consequence of the wounds in
lnWted.
4 We rrrolIect but one case parallel to
: the faregMns. In the fall of 1917, g
man was tried at Catskill, On. " for
The mGrdcrof Miss Sally Hamilton, Sc
,eral years before at Athens. The
principal witness against him was a
man who pretended to be an accom-
Nire; there were several strong cir-
eumstances against the prisoner, and
the Witness Ga stranger to that part of
fhe country, detailed the particulars !:
The situation of the Scene Of the MUIR
DER the adjacent village /; surround
Ts Country. &c, with a precision and
cCnGd-nCt. which astonished every one
present On across examination. how
ever. by that eloquent, sagacious, vi
gllaat aud able chancellor, Elisha
Williams, Esq. the innocence of the
prisoner. and rank perjury of the wit
hess became apparent and the prisoner
Was acquitted.