Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-30
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE
WEsrcuEsTER, (Penn) Nov 81 The trial q {
John itca, Tor the murder IF Peer Shplev came on
~ Tue late sessions o the cour OF Over and Tern,-
1er, III this County. The case from, the u,rt;cn,r
circumstances ATTENDING il, had oxci,cd IN unns,,n
degree oi interest The prisoner had been tried in
acquitted. '" ''''N
On nlonday the hh inst ihr trial commenced he
'arehs Honor Judge Darlington and InJ,cs RoIs-
Won ahu DAVIS Associates. Council FOR the Com
uonwenllh, Dick, (n u.e place of Dillingham; prnse-
SNlihS attorney, Who, having been Reads counsel
n, the iorner trial. was of course excluded from
ilN'ns pat Tor HIM ,hisl assisted hy BARNARD, and
D9sr tor the prisoner, Bell and IilGl,nlap
nc io"ow'hg Is 'hFIei, and we h,lieve "a fair
sfttement OF the case. ~
hea'i, the Prisoner, Black man two or three
Years ago, came into Penmsylyini;, FINN Nl.,vIrJ
said he was free, although an i,tcmpt was made II,
hold HIM III Slavery Frequently declared himself
.Iirl'd ol hdunppcrs--oil went urnrcd III, mar.
req IN Fennsyivania AMI has on. child-hircd a
neighborhooG ''' '''
On the night of the i4th nf December, 1920. I'VE
now TAKE hi'o"n story, rs given Immediately after
>,he transaction 10 severa) his vile was from home
ne was a'oGr-iay down INT felt uneasy and conld
nv, sleep-got up and made 6rc About mi,!ncht
lhonSht Inc heard persons walking about the hot,sc-
one nj LENGTH tapped sm:Ttly AT The ,Iuor-h. o.kcd
VIVA! 'ney wanted, the person answered they had an
thority 10 search, and had come for stolen rood,
head told them To 80 aw;,y-be believed they were
H'u"appes-i thcy We're not he had stolen goods
ana IL they would wait I'LL morning they might search
soon hite they began TO force the door-Hc roIe,
a barrel oi cidcr against -tod Them il they ftemnt
Cd TO come III, he would hill them. They prxed the
"oF on the hinges, and itir over the cider i,arr,l
- Inc instant heard the click of pistol cooking lien
sh!d Read, ii is life for n"-one of the persons
aud . rush on ohiplcy-,lamn Tie negro, he won,
Ahoot' person attempted to tnier--nc slior him
Hnoiher attempted 10 coma n-he struck him with n
Cub the man fell ON his kuees As he rose Read etck
.,' oce or lw'cG; then seizns his gun he ran 80
tne hc,gnp9rs and t!h them that the knappcrs at
Shched MS ho;se-tl:It he had killed two--asked for
more powder, as II lie was afraid they would p,,uc
Fnr. lie made no attempt TO escape After bcinp
s'res'ed ana IN cuStody--onc witness testified Thai
'sr heard Read sayiaf after he not ont of the boe
','d TO the iencr, on looking round he saw one of
me men T. emhng--tiIat he back and beat him
''nlli he thought he was quite dead
ne club was found in the house close bv life cider
barrei--two pistols loaded one of ,bcto cockod
"tiip and pa'r OF gloves found al the tloo,-o
pan ct han'icufs and rope found in the pocket
~ nIr; ohipey Athird pistol in the pocket of Mr.
Sfiinfh There were but two wounds upon MIR
shpIey. 'F'" -'''
+ Il appeared sufficiently clear that Read was The
Gniid oi Maria formerly an African Queen recent,
si've and no proof OF his manumission was shewi
->-fc was claimed hy Mr.. Griffith from whose Scr
vice he had Rbscondod Having learnt where he was
Hr- GriiaLh, has oyerseer, Mir. ShpIey and Two as
gtapts' mlnhcT and Pearson, came 20 tie house oc.
euWcd ny Read, about midnight, and made the at
1mpt, which resulteGn the death of both JIr Grill.
nh and MIR. Shpley us related
ne principal points disputed wcrc---Nhethar MIR
Griffith intended to take Read out of t. Stue viii
ont taking him before Judge, in violation Of the ac,
IL Assembly; "' "''
I'd. Whether Read knew his Master.
10; nhat right could Read, as slave, acquire nj
seu-deisncc IN PeIinsy wanna.
1ti whether be returned, MS stated, thar he con.
iessed 10 one wiiness from the fence and bcu Shin
~.
II islmposslile for us, our limits d, nat ado :,
~ 20 INTO the particular arguments-in relation ia the
ttcs and the law, rs will be perceived when VIC state
ieai the cause began on Monday tho 8th and con;iu
t!c "It,, iuc J INC lH-occupy'ns The Court aud
il was fully and ably argued Mr Dick for the
Prosecutor, TOOK Tsp about ono hour and half IN
eensb,e and Srgun'eHiaiIyc address. He was follow
edby Mr. Bell, behalf Of the prisoner in n maiden
speech, distinguished or clearncs method and force
t,lr. liisbnlan Tor the prisoner, began To sneak nm
Monday afternoon, at O'clock and spoke until half
PAST 4 The deep and fixed attention of crowded
audience, for four and an half hours Showed the nav
u Of genius, in enchanting in letters of eloouencc
The human mind The courage aud hunauty of 1lr.
tlarvey ~ rising al tho mid-hour Of the night al
though atone and taking in stranger who was
moaning al her dooFfor assistance, were adycrted 10
with much force and beauty, accompanied ,v Tie
4loiatIon from Walter Scott.
On, Woman In our hours OF casr
lolaticnt, coy aud hard to please,
And variable as Lbe shade
%h9a P %fa' ADD 2d oaga 9S' Tra %1S 5 brow
. Dinislering angel thgp."
MIR. Dpcr began his argumeut IN conclusion On ,b,
pot oil the Commonwealth, Oh Tuesday uioruiu, NJ
cbhtcnjcd that The master had right under The las,
o. congress, a any tine aud yICc aud at any hour
" himself or lis ageul, To size lis saye--tlat the
9nge had no rightv resist his mastcr--ilt his house
gas no proieeuOn-ilrt thgreforc, the Mas,ar. and
~ deceased Sbipley his oyeFsecr, were IN c<ercisc
u icaal ricl'taUd Read 10 resisting in the pcrDo-
Kai'ou Of a wrongIltaf Read mui have ( oy,n b;s
grHicr, aiid dat therefore the killing in resisting the
legal ATTEMPT - arrest him, murder IN the first
aegrcc Mr.. Duer spoke for two and an half hours
Judge Darlingon then stunned uD tue evidence
md lJid down tue law in chaige Of an hour aud
s,a half
Ho udyered 10 dc dclicacy yf his situation. hayino
oetn on tbe other lral, Attorney for the Common
wcah ba. remarked that his regret was conspler,,.
BY Diminished, by tho consideration tlia the Jnr,
were ie judges o. the aw, sgcll a. Ibc fact ia tc
e'se before them Ile gave fu aud lucid exposi.
ion 81 ilic whale law the subject IN respect 10
uc coa' 'ructoo ffbe Set Of Assembly Of 1870 ON
whei ielnuce was placed, hc difcgg1 from The o..
pn.on vt Jud5e Toss delivered 80 Nbnisfowa The
BogIscl for dc Prisoner bad conteuji that hy tiis
act The attempt to The any person clasod ~ - slave
qut o tic state, without ukiag him before judge TO
prove his ngbi, dccLirod rl1ny-thaf from, tle
line and circumstances OF the attack no doubt could
eSisi bn that IL vas Tie intention of tic party 10 take
head out 81 the state in violation OF tic acthatthey
we're therefore IN tic commission OF a felony, and
hcah wasJYstlcdIn resisting unto the death.
ihs Counsel for TIE Commonwealth maintained /
nat r' ~ was intended TO prevent kidnapping or /
ags icars II lid not apply 10 a master, Who
sdWEdedi 10 Wfesi and reclaim bis Runaway sis5e +