Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-26

az we have been enabled 10 Siean ~,
without any particular reference to the
Witnesses from whom the facts were
collected.
It appears that there had been con-
considerable i'll bloed between the de-
PENDANT and the deceased. for some time
antecedent to the rencounter which re-
suited In the death Of Mr.. Stoughton,
in consequence of some professional bu.
siness Of Mr.. Stoughton's. In which
the defendant was interested. On the
day the ARRAY took place, the defrn-
dant was walking in Broadway with
Mr.. CambrcIing and had him by the
arm as they proceeded downBroad"ay:
Mr.. Cambreling observed the deceased
coming up. and remarked to the delen
dant, "there is your friend stoughton'"
to which the defendant made no reply,
but tl,ey both continued walking down
until Mr.. Stoughton was about to pass
them, when the defendant exclaimed
holding out his cane, ''there is a scoun-
drel and a coward" The deceased
said nothing. but continued walking on
until he had arrived at the opposite
side of CortIand-st. when, apparently
recollecting himself, he returned and
overlook the defendant at the lower
side of Courtland-st. where it inter-
sects Broadway. The deceased then
required of the defendant whether he
would repea. what he had before said !
This the defendant assented to, and
accordingly repeated the words, "fou
are a scoundrcl and a coward" Upon
this the deceased, with his fist, struck
the defendant on the shoulder, and the
defendant with a sword cane, which he
held by the smaller end, commenced
beating the deceased about the head q
shoulders, and then the fight became
general. In the ARRAY the sword or
dagger came partly out of the cane,
which the defendant observing. he
drew entirely out, and, dropping the
the scabboard, seized the dagger by
the blade, about midway, and continu
ed to beat the deceased about the head
with the handle of it, and occasionally
fighting with his left hand; the deceas-
ed all the while fighting with both
hands and attempting to get possession
of the dagger. The deceased then
fell, as if fainting, nearly, though not
exactly on his back, and upon being
raised up, reclined on the shoulder oil
one of the witnesses for few seconds,
and again sunk down. He was then
taken into one of the stores in the vi
cinity, where, in the course OF lew
minutes he expired without uttering
word, although he had made fruitless
attempts SO to do. No person knew
tbut he had been wounded, but Imputed
his fall to the blows he received on the
head, and were much surprized to find
on examining his person, the wound
described i'm the indictment.
The trial continued from Friday
morning until Thursday about 9 in
the evening, when the jury retired. and
this morning returned into court with
a verdict Of Nor GUILTY.
Counsel for the Prosecution-Hugh
Maxwell, Esq. District Attorney.
For the Prisoner-T. A. Emmett, J.
o. Hoffman, David B. Ogden, Jas. A.
Hamilton, and William. Nj. Price,
Esqrs.
The charge of the Judge is spoken
of in high terms; but the verdict Of The
Jury did not correspond with the SEN
ttments of the Judge though his honor
phstically expressed his belief that
there was no intention on the part of
thu prisoner to kill.
We perceived Vim. Sampson. Esq.
in court. engaged in taking notes Of the
trial, which we learn, he will add to
his former publication. When COM
pleted, this will form a most valuable
volume, as containing a correct and
full report of the various and protra act.
ed proceedings upon one of the most
singular cases that has ever occurred
In this country.