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


l!ns'on was OF opinion that such The
tion, ii;snuci the law construed Inflicted the
siIme penalty q years imprisonment ia the Pcnen-
nary upon the acknowledged master nc cluimng his
SLAVE, and taking HIM away, upon the kdnapper
who should attempt carry Off free man and this
opinion confirmed iv the construction vi the SUI
pfeme Court, OF the old Act oil Assembly in relation
to III" s,me subject. Tie then examined tue evidence
and weighed with great pcrpicuy and impartality,
cNi,reSSn. his opinion that there was not inclusive
proof, that fead knew his Muster oversecr; and
niimang very CLEARLY, tlat the witness who testified |
Thai the Prisoner confessed he returned aud bca the
deceased, Til he thought him quite dcad--was mis-
takcn.
The Jury, immediately on the Court opening in the
acrnoon returned 10 the box with verde, OF Man
Slaughter.
The ncN,day he icccvedhis sentence Of nine years
'"priso""e"i''n the Pen'ten'iary. tFaiage Record
STATE OF MARYLAND, } lndic,men, for the muir
rs Sder OF Miss ANN MARIA
! JosEpn TmomrsoN HAniLroN.
! las important ease rame for trial on Wesnes-
day morning IN the Baltimore City Court. The facts
as they were disclosed in evidence, simply
| these
The prisoner had boarded for three or four wears
~ HE house OF The father OF Miss Misunderstanding
ihis interval ne had become ardemy attached 60 the
deceased; AMI from his own declarations Subsequent
~, considered himself rs engayc, TO he married TO
her She had IN the presence OF her mother accept
e" from nm ring with two hearts figured, and her
name e1gr,scd upon il. About three weeks previous
| {" the catastrophe, imac:ins Miss hnm,on to he
coil towards him and tlat she preferred another, he
ei, the house short time afterwards he paid a Vi
sit To the house and demanded of Miss Hamilton the
ring Which he had given hcr-ihc ring was not To ne
inund Afterwards he called occasionally at the
house, bat was seldom in the company Of the tleccas-
'e'' night or two previous TO the transaction he
was seen TO haunt the house in II melancholy mood,
| having little TO say any body hut hen he con-
'crsed. talking IN a rational manner. On the night
OF the murder, which Friday the jti, of Oct last
| he came about O'Clock 10 the house of Mr. Hnmii.
ton-he was dressed in Il new surtout blue coa,-be
!ooN ms stand AGAINST the side of door, and entered
mo conversation with Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Hum
mon al TIC close ol the conversation said he believed
| he would 20 20 bod-Thompsun told him he had bet
ter do SO.
| hlr. and Mrs IT, then went I'M stairs. leavinq
thompson and Miss H. together. While Nj. and
MIS- Hamilton pa eparing 10, bed they were
suddenly alarmed hy the screams of their tinughter
below, who cried out, -" Oh Mamma, Thompson is
gong to shoot me - The mother ran down stairs and
arrived IN sufficient time to see the flash of pistol
ana 10 catch her daughter in her she fell, ne
me 'on OF the stains. The daughter expired in I'm
instant thompson, then, after looking the mother
oeinratclv III the face, fred second pistol at his
own bead which kroc.Sed him scnscess on the floor
ne ii'her then ran down stairs, caught hold of his
ngior To see II she dead and finding his fears
100 fatally confirmed, laid her down-aud in the fury
al me moment stamped upon the head OF Thompson,
as he lay apparently iiicless the hoor-Thompson
was ilNen tha night 10 the watch house-amd when
Nc recovered his senses, was taken TO the Gaol of
Baltimore County. lie is 10 years of age the de-
ceased days short of fifteen. She was girl whose
beauty and oveincss were provcrbiai in the neigh
borhOod O.
Thompson, in subsequent conversation, stated
that ihr reason why he Killed her was because she
was IN love with anotier whose intentions hu feared
were 'liHli"mortblc towards her
:, i"e cause occupied the court until late hupr
nnr,, W Esq. opened The case ~ an APP
lo;lweJ Il" 49, y" Vgn''i Oh lhe state. lie was
part OIL the prisoner, whose principal defence was
the plea Of Observation-Disclosures TYsoN and kgI1
closed he case ON hcIalf of the State
e,,,,I;;, '''' ~ c"a'Heu INC Jury IN briei rt
~ ,;, 'i'ei Wh'cn' ihout o O'Clock, the
IVERDi( 0J: - Nib, In, @ 70" Te,nInnn WIN
! = DHI - w hthDGNlN The FIRST DE-
But .fmer1can.
! puu ,Drtpu,, NJ, 81 VII,
fore his hnuor ,I,e l-lic -. RI: 'I ' w ,e
Ciihsnu The tr;ul or In ILL., is' iii ''u 'uuse
murder of his Iaher S,mnJ hl,a FL! ior oac
raj and :hopn,ble act !, ,,,ro,nJ - @ .,
in the Northc,n J;.ri; ~ ~ o., w pc E
~ last, and was frst ;n, sne T' h 'ity VI e",a-
confession of The prisoner II annoaroj =; o,;ar .!
Thai an i,n nh - H. pPJ'eui" e''oe"e,
was left alone in lis own Ln's I5' ' ucceiseu
went 10 attend :, school mr. roi;l!! ~, VIZ
nciglborhood She Ind NOT been NJ ,bc! ,, 49, nv
more Than half an hour, when the prisoner her .nn
came into tho room and in an aritated and st,nrs
nauOer, told her he hnd done murder r,e saS
ever rnaato -, m',"s 'nI Il, ms manner lie how
| Allen rccomnnr;od 49, ,"" ;nNn ume. MRS.
hurried home mi g, no. - ,',e'''' i'i'eol"teE
her husband a., ,Ie A. aaI,a:: ~, 'ou'u
succeeded in go,,;n -; ~ ~ M W ms oi"oo' 'ohe
gave the nnrn, Jn,,. , 80; ~, III Di eoP;''on
ed and cnr,ied hoCor, a,,;.a ST.; - "t'l'
gain confessed ,aI o bp t;jInJ S;s nc nae Il
y to die for il-,at he was ned nr b III "a
,-y,rtJ - u'' NC wis u'sa oil inns world, ana
a second eSnn,;n,i;on ,,"n l -. 1o,'' ne, Ior
pca.pd ,gbat he bnd Iere 's"a, oo''s''" ne re-
| Intrpcn,lcl,, Of his own conress;n clio o,a,o.ot
nrnot 90 ,,.; ~ ,I o"i con'eSs'oh me cofatera
Tended viii, much ajr, w. iImt,. re WIS uo,
the prosecution vas aily co1,,,cd t'''u nuS, ana
| The irnl lased from, q .. cIonL ,a W. $500; 1i:'a
when Tho I ,r, ,ct;-aJ - ,: ~ H''I,''9Ht
verdict of H;rr nf ,b eoc".,i 'I3 "'o"S"' IN
! The deceased was :, man, nr 80. IN 49,, 90