Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-06

and ms contradictions were woof OF his gul,, am,
that il utterly impossible thu, the wounds could
have been the result of the blow, and OF course
could not he accidental.
The Chief Justice charged the jury that il was
cess,ry for the government TO prove the death of the
person named in the Indictment and that it at
tended with circumstances that rendered IL iclonous
There could in this be doubt of the death of
the per son the only question whether il bv
criminal act, or misadventurc, excusablc
ii criminal, whether murder or n,anslaughtcr
There was not sufficient evidence To support in
dcmcnt Tor manslaughtcr the only question for the
jury was, whether the prisoner guilty not of
murder. There are many circumstances in the con-
duct OF The prisoner which had been adduced as the
| evidence OF guilt They were some of them difficult
TO reconcile with his innocence but others more diff
ficut TO reconcile 10 his guilt But of these
oi positive character hut all cquivoca The natural
excitement, such an occasion, would account for
some, and ifiherc doubts TO any, these doubts
were hy the principles OF law, weigh the balance in
| favor OF the prisoner.
Upon the whole the appearedbarrcn ofinci-
uens,and must rest almost entirely the view they
should take OF the wounds. IL they could conceive by
any ingenuity that they might have been the result of
one blow they would acqut the prisoner; il they
were persuaded thai there blows than one,
they must find him gully.
AT clock the cause committed to the jury, and
at II they returned into with verdict Of not
guilty.
SuIcIDE-on last Friday morning little after Mr. John
with the report of gun The kitchen aud Mrs. Hoffman
heard her husband excaiming twice, Lord, DONE
them TO come and what had taken place black
alarm number of the ncighhors immediately attended ;
and when they into the kitchen, they
Mr. Holman shot and dead bis face and knees
Aninquest held the body as practicable,
and from circumstances aud testimony ndduced before the
jury they reported that John Hoffman had TO his
end by Intentionally shooting HIMSELF"
The o which appearyd in the kitchen when
ing as above stated clothed, his shoes and tied his hand
mi he hcart and he
inuzzle out in the floor The lying
and tow placed under the foresic if intention
striking fire The would 90 of half cock with the
application Of about as much force il it cooked
On examining witnesses. the following facts were
proved that he not derangcd he capable
holding rational conversation; that from the time he
married. which took place about months before supposed
under OF eonstrant he had appeared nea
choy any detected complained that his domestic
were not so economically managedas he wshcd that some
o his debtors had fae by whom
money! and that lie apprehcnded others would fail by whom
he would lose
The day before he put this suicidal purpose into effect
his arm looked at cattle he had attening, went TO
cheerfuy incline them believe rot
eved from his detection OF mind He about
his usual hour and about five in the morning.
sequence OF his wife making stir and speaking
down , a ep Gned to the bed and laid
rose agan aud went into the kitchen she, little after got
kitchen when she heard report of the gun He had NOT
spoken TO his wife areeaby hertcstmony, fine
second wife he bad three sons, oys whom he
much aached these all the clldrcm has left lie
was said TO he tender and ndugent parent good neigh
oor, ana an INDUSTRIOUS citizen. Do'rnngtoni Rep
| To The Editors IF ne n. f.rDaly Advertiser.
SlRitis proposed by this call the at
tenton OF tue public TO the article good r-
perties OF which little understood amongst us
they are moi valuable food for kind of
led on them will keep in the best order are excellent
Tor mich cows producing extra quantity milk of the
richest quality. -
Sir Humphrey Dayy, who has the elements of arri-
cultural chemistry his study wears places Carrots
III the first class OF vegetables The results OF his experiments
on Pothoes Turnip Carrots and Parsnps follows
100 parts OF potatoes in various experiments afforded him 10
10 - parts OF clear starch; he obtained parts
nrns ~ OF saccharne matter ofsugar;) paris
Oh carrots furnished 95 parts Of
afforded 10 paris oil sacciarnc are the
only roots that may with safety In climate ee
ing III the open sthrong the winter writer Oft is
mas made an experiment this Carrots in raising
about 500 bushels and hopes will bringing them
more INTO notice Sirohn Sinclair in his Code Agrcu
re IN mentioning this article SAYS Carrot Tusantry
IN the county of Norfolk in England one of the most in
eresting objects in British agriculture good reason
can he given why the Carrot husbanlry nav mt he made
oe OF the most interesting objects American acrcuu
Wth the same encouragement given in England no
doubt they would soon become So e' $50
! AN AGRICULTURAIIST