Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-01
THE PEOPLE Us ROBERT NJ. GOODWIN.
INDICTMENT FOR MANsLAUGHTER,


| NEW foRk, April 22.-'rhe above case came
OH tor iridi VT luesday last, in the supreme
| Court now holding in this city before his
Hon Judge Flat, when the following Jurors
Varick. MIchae! Housswor!h Jun. F,auci,
| Thomas, Daniel Hagerman, James Boardmau
| Slias Lyon. Comfort Sands, Frederick Knapp
Cow. ): Bibby, Samuel Cox. VIM Coffiu
Matthias Decker.-Ihere have been few Cas- es
| In the annals OF Jurispi udeDce wHich have eX.
cited u greater d..ree of public attention. OF
| ~ which The public al large seemed 10 take d
| deeper interest, than the Que before us aud
this may probably account for the extreme
~ittcuity iH2 CONT mel with on The first day
in procuring panel OF Jurors who had moi
been couVersant WITH all the circumstances
attending tbis melancholy affair; and who
had not also formed d decided opinion, as to
The guilt or innocence of The prisoner. II +, a
fact worthy 10 be mentioned, that no more tba u
SIX persons could be found amouy the panel
OF Jurors returned 10 try issues in the Supreme
Court ut the present Term, who did not
declare, nm OaIh, that lhey were acquainted
with oil the particulars, aud were decidedly
III favor of, or opposed 10 the prisoner /; and
the sheriff, probably suulmoned sixty fqiSSaen
before they conld obtain lumber disinler-
esird. Ia complete The panel.
The indictment charged The prisoner with
having OH tie 2tst day of December 1919
VIOeDily assaulted Que James Stoushlon, and
~ the fury ei isis Diind giving btm mortal
wound with dagger, on the lett side, be-
OF eight il cIes,sani 81 The breadth OF one inch.
of which wouud the said Jas. StOughton i'm.
GIcdidteIy died. To this indictment the de.
teHdant pleaded not guilty, aud was tried bee
tore the late Mayor, IN lie Court of Sessions
10 March term, 1870 /; but, iuaSmuch as the
testimony then delivered was fan from being
conclusive, the jury were unable 10 agree
upon verdict Oi gully ornot guilty, asd were
after beine kept tcSetHer dbDH, 5Ix days dis.
charged by the cOurl, aud d new TRIAL award,
ii. do.
iendaDt appealed 10 the Supreme Court al,
e. sins tiiai by virtue OF an article in the
Constitution OF the y. 5. which declared that
no person sHOuld be twice put in jeoAtTdy of
lite or limb ioT lie same offence, ho was now
entitled ia his aCqutiaI, as a new trial would
be at diTeci variance with HAT article. Tue
defendant had been heretofore in close cns-
;ody, bui after the appeal, was liberated ON
bail aud al The last January term the judy.
~s Of the Snpi eme Court weje unanimously
Of opinion that the defendant thouid be- again
put Oh his trial, as tbeIe had bsen no vardict
rendered by The jury aud, consequently no
Judgment upon when The defendant could
ground u plea OF former acqnntaI. A r,,.iro
was awarded TO the present otttings, where
nearly the s-...r trstiHI0Dy was delivered as
90, gwen Ou the former trial. IL wonId re.
quire more room 10 detail lie evidence
At large tban can he we'll afforded at This
time, bat We shall briefly Tecapiinldfe the
substance OF Iiai testimony, as faI ds we have
Oeen enabled TO CLEAN IL, witioni ANY pafuc
ulat reference TO the witnesses from whom
the facts were collected.
II appears thai there had been considerable
ill blood between the defendant and the de-.
ceased, fOr some time dutecedent to the req.
cOJue. which resulted ~ lie death of MI
StsughtoU, ig consequence Of some professional
b1siUfss of MIR. StOughtOn's, in which the
defendant was interested On the day the
sff ay took place the defendant was waikiki
~ Roadway with MIR. CambreliDg, aud bad
him by the arm az they proceeded down Broad
r. ph g.
Coming up, and remarked 10 the defendant,
there Is your ffieuu StoughtOD," TO which
the defendant made no reply, but they both
continued walking down until Mt Sloughton
was about 10 pass them, when The defendant
exclaimed, holding out his caue, there is
soOpndrel ogd coward the deceased said
nothing, but confused king OH Uniil he
had arrived ~ lie opposite side of Cortland
street, When, apparently reCOlIeciing himself,
he reiurued end cyef,ook tss defendant al