The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-16
vices ofthe yeAr isss, VA read hrst Inn.
and laid ON the table ~
EztrGet from Ms misstes.
Test !. P.yTfIOMPSoN, c. G..
Richmond. IpriI i2. 1922.
CIRCUIT COURT.


Case Of n. Ljthgo1o-E Eleven indic
men.s were found trss 6iIks by the Gnna
Jury-There wers seyen others not p,s.
sented to them. Each OF those ind;e,
nents was founded upon d,stinc. check
which A Litbgow was charged with mis-
using; and each indictment contained ,es.
eraI counts, varying the charge again,
him; one count, for instsnce, charging hin
with embezgIing the checks, another wiu,
stealing The money, &c.
The Isl indictment on which IN ".
tried, related 10 q check arswn by NJ
Barlow, bookseller oi Ibis tIly.-Ti,
jury were huug---snd tIcy have ssl IA
ngiced upon 4 verdict THIS lufy-
now been dsisinsd from their h,L1rn -
their families Ief NJ dsys. = Az
iarmem lep, and ~ IIlN y va
snsson " Ihs Ssel<r - 's's '
They eit' salsn .'.' s'a s ,.,'Il,, 'aa;
49,. y. PNlIl moi bs worth, .. suf
1yAssis kiunel' iul ono 0l the ju,y.
IN Lss wllbdfswn hiDtulI I,oln his Con-.
|psn,aus lwu ~ three iin,as. has gone bon.
and l,aan - oIian brought back by Tie AL.
lhorlly III lha court. Yot, IN spite Of Al
these objections, the Jury were 10 he kep
together, until the adjournment Of tn
court, (which fortunately Tor them, ~ A
take place 10 day. )--Such, however. 4
the law;--such 10 the perfection Of b..
man reason;" compliment surely which
il cannot deserve, 50 long as il retains bs
slightest relic Of ieudal barbsrism.
The Cd indictment on which A. L. Va,
arraigned, related to a check for D70c
drawn by Messrs. r. Abbat, Jr: 4. Co.
which had been paid in The bank, and le.
posted in the custody of A. l.. &c.-TLa
week--the evididence took wide swes,
IA variety OF witnesses were lc, in %
prove what had been the resources anae,
pendtures OF Mr.. D.. Weisiger, "a priuct
pal witness against him, and who had
been lst Teller Of the Bank.) and wh
bad been the means and expenses Of d.
prisoner himself. On Saturday last, the h.
iimony closed; MrP Nicholas then op,s.
ed the case on behalf Of the prosecution.
Gen. Taylor followed on behalf o! The N
cused. On Tuesday last, hIr. Chspua
Johnson closed The defence, and on Wei
nesday, the attorney General, Mr. Robse
son, concluded on the part OF the proaa
.:;oH'-The jury theI retired, aud ~ sm
minutes brought in the following yertid
Eve OF the jury end the prisoner guIlya
larceny OF The money and bank nOn
mentioned in the last count Of this indie.
mcnt; and we ascertain his term Of 10.
prisonment 10 the public Jail and pept
ientiary house, to be one year. And "
find hin not guilty OF the other chargss'I
lodged against him in the said indie
mpnt."
This verdictls liable 10 the exceplicn
which were taken by the prisoners couDs
to certain decisions made by the court d.
ring the progress Of the trial. These vii I.
go up TO the general court in June nexl-
unless a motion in arrest of jndgmert
should succeed. This morton will be four
ded upon an alIedged flaw in the indics
ment-lbe word "bank" being left out {
the particular count Immediately alter d.
word Farmers" Mr.. johnson will maxi 4.
the motion this morning,