Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-17

an interpreter, as lie had pretended 10 he
| unacQusinted with our language; and he &C.
! cordinely plead" not guilty. The other for
naiities preparatory to the trial having been
gone through with, the Court were about to
proceed with the examination q! the witness
es, when the Attorney for the Commonwealth
JAMES NIMMO, Esq. stated TO the Court the
situation in which he stood with regard TO the
other prisoner, Manuel Philip Garcia. who
perhaps under an imp esson that IL might ben
efit his own cause. had voluntarily offered TO
make confession of the facts relative TO the
murder aud that although IL was upon the
express assurance on his (the prosecutors)
part that no pledge could be given that il
would he of any avail whatever, that a con-
tession had been made, yet, lest the untortu-
nate man mi ght cherish hopes founded OIL
deiusive idea of the existence OF such a
pledge, he prayed tue court to decide
on the course proper Ia be pursued. He
had himself never doubted the sufficiency OF
the evidence already existing, but had not
felt himself not AT liberty TO hear any disclo-
sure which either OF the prisoners might think
proper of their own accord, make, although
IL might not be necessary to use il in evi-
dence. Having repeated that lie was perfect
ly satisfied to rest the prosecution entirely up-
on the evidence of the witnesses. il was deCid-
ed that The confession should not be admitted
into Court.
The examination of the witnesses occupied
the time of the Cour, uutii 5 o'clock in the
Afternoon. Their evidence was then sum
med mp by General TAYLOR. who had volun-
teered his assistance at the request IF the'com
nonweal,h's Attorney, (whose health was in
adequate to The srduous duties of the D. os-
ecutiou) in a lucid aud mastery Speech Of two
hours aud hat After AN eloquent exOrdi-
ui' IA wiich he sdmonished the jury TO be can.
tious, d. liberais aud dispassiOnaie in weighing
the testimony before them. he proceeded to
recspi'uiste he facts deposed t0.-coummenc-
lug with the evidence OF Mr.. Cherry the 20
Eoe officer, who first made tiie discovery of the
mwgied body ut the murdered Laesmdette
ana proceeded with that OF persons resisting
con'iguru, 10, aud whose dwellings we're in
full view of the house in which the murder
was committed of these there were four Who
heard the screams within the house which
some OF them described 20 be as If uttered bv
Person siransing ,and as gradually becoming
FAINTER aud fainter until they ceased--Auar
lie cries were heard, one OF the witnesses saw
through the window OF the lower apartment
OF The honse man very much like the pri-
soner al tue bar with large whiskers, 1.-THE
other prisoner has no whiskersi walking TO
ana ITO ~ apparent agitation aud wratl. -.
Another saw man very much like Garcia
hang blanket np to the window of the upper
room which is exposed 10 the visw OF the ad.
joining uRiEhbors.
He next adverted 10 the testimony of Eliza
Lester, who between aud O'Clock (abont 4
hours after the murder commilted) saw
the pri>oner at the bar, in company with
aaother man, whom she described 10 be
IafciA, come ont o. The house together, loo X
the door take the key with them, and proceed
across the common in the direction of Ar
Inisteads Rope-walk-To that of Mrs. Dues
diary and MS. Young, who remark ID their fur
ther progress in the sauna directipp-Jo that
oil Mr.. Jordan, farmer, living or Tannat,s
Creek. near ROwdoims ferry, who saw them
tue next morning al sunrise, coming out of
a pune thickct rear his house where they had
remained the preceding uight aud who ,p.
marked their cquiyocaing conduct (as " n
as suspicious arprarauce) ia first asctrtaiuiuz
from him where they might cross the creek
ahu tHen tnqnitinS the road TO Norfolk saw
EaE they were bound thIiher. nOtwitbsiaudiur
they vent directly on 10 the ferry aud cro q
ed oVer-Fo tina, OF Mr. Wilson who was the
Arst 10 discover them on the beach Al Sew eli ;
Holnt when they wee taken, and 10 whose
enquiry what are you doing here their only
T@piy was FraHseh (rigat"-ihere by leaving
IL to be inferred thai they belonged to the
frencL corvette La Tam, which had sailed
ehfee days beiore-And finally to the test
Aony OF other witnesses as TO facts .quslIy
strong Pr0AIng that the axe found near the
dn@y OF he deceased, and with which the
io"i deed was perpei'aIed, procured
OS tue prisoners asd that The prisoner AZ
the bar, when fast apprHhended, had on a
SHIRT and pair> Of panaoous (thc former
staioed with blood) which were proved TO
have 0eioUeed 10 Lassu&ette-the pistols too
Sound 'h the room WITH The body. were pro,
we'd 10 have been purchased by the nrisnu
er at the bar-Ihe whole together FORMING
as complete aHd strong a chaa OF presunp-
1--WE evidence AS perhaps ever appeared in
any sim'lar case
lie defence conducted with great
ahhty by the prisoners counsel, Messrs
MAXWELL aud ALLMAND, and III a strain of
coa'ie and manly ei0quence that rvetted
tne attention and commanded the ddniratos
OF the numerous auditory and which was
otIess honorable To Themselves than CRAFTY.
idg To those who heard il.
Aboni IL O'Clock the jury retired and in
abCnt 10 minutes returned with verdict of
GULLY OF MURDER OF THE FIRST
DEGREE
Tue prisoner heard the verdict delivered
without tesuiNing any emotion
itte teal of NuuueL fr0,c;,, 10 o,daroI g..
Shis d2y
As lie trial of this man is concluded, aud
an intelligent and impartial jury have passed
/ their judgment upon the crime wherewith Le
was charged we will now notice fact which
ne nave heretofore deemed IL our duty TO
Siient npon, lie, too, made n confession the
eek before bis trial. but disclosed morning.
sidllve To the murder. His confession 80 a 4
HE form of IA written communications in
&lch he declares that Garcia Lagaudetie
himself committed various robberes i'm
more, ana particularly mentions their
gg entered the store of a watch max err
leweller Iwhom he uames) situated on
&In street, in that city, which they plumber.
OF money, watches, aud jewellery TO a
iTge amount. Ii viii be recOIlected that
thefe were several watches aud Dnm.
Der OF articles of Jewellery found in the house
~ winch the murder was committed which
siuce this confession, have been compared
WIN description given OF the articles stolen
HON tue above store, and found TO CORES.
pobd precisely. 1t is also slated that the
murder was committee n Consequence of
Ealing out amongst these qualified Clerks of
o. Nicholas, about the distribution OF their
piuhdeT. Upon the Information disclosed by
CaS'ilaho, warrant was is,ued III Baltimore
10 sfatch house in Harrison street in which
unnk was found containing about fifty
watches, some Of which were identified as
stolen property. GUerad
The trial nf Manuel Philip Garcia,
chafg with briug i've associate OF JOSEPH
Oemdr Garcia CaStiiaaO, ia The murder
o. Pfie' Lagaudette, IA his Borough, on
ID 70 II ut Mdsch last, took place at
Poi ismoulh We, to-day before The Superior