Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-25

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evlnced any consciousness after the blo" "''
Ibis was The short history of lb. ,.''
On behalf OF Ryan. mos, abundan, -,
dence was given that he was sober ~; '
ct, industrious, peaceable and unoi,e No. S
man-who loved his wife. all unwo,,is:
as she was, and who after day. Of ,o,|
would pass his nights 10 watching bs.;S .,
the bed ct his child, or lulIing i, 70 sl,se
IN hi, arms. He had demonstrated and sa ~
treated in vain with his vile against w..
habit, OF intemp.rance and debauch..1
She still gave herself up to them; and h.
on the very night Of the cstaslrophe b,s
consulted, in bitterness OF heart. a fellow
'odger, as TO what he should Go in such ,
miserable state. While thus excited H.
had found his wife al Findlay's, brouot,
her home, Findlsy accompanying th,m.
and being all together in one room. in Il,
dead of night, and without humao " illness
The deed was done, for which The prison,,
stood arragned' As no testimony cmd
be offered Of what occurred in ihs, raom
no history could be bad of the manner q,
circumstances, or provocatioo under wh,rb
FIndIay came 10 his death. II was lpn "a
The jury to determine whether Tho offence
was murder or n anslaughter The copr,
having charged the jury distinctly thai f
there was reasonable doubt in their minds
as 10 the crime OF the prisoner, they uere
bound 10 lean TO the side OF mercy; and
the Circumstance Of thu call Of The prisoner
on his fellow lodger. while The flows w.rs
INJECTING, which ras dis inc,Iy proved,
raising presumption that il might BE- =
call for help against the assault Of the do,
ceased together with the extraordinary
provocatipn to the prisoner, led lhp iury.
as it is presumed, TO the verdict which a,
We last evening stated, they pronounced
msnslsughter. he prisoner was adv
defended by Messrs Sampson. D Grahaa
and Price |, is remarkable fact that
the hair OF the prisoner, lwbo has been
now nearly year 10 confinement, and
whose age doe. moi exceed s8) has iron
dark brown become quite gray
On Wednesday. in The same court, three
colored women, named Jane Garrelsou.
Susan Brown & Hannah Thompson rere
tried upon an Indictment Tor murder COM
mitled on the 9Sth OF June, 1879, upon
the person of black man by the name Of
Titus Oliver
The act was perpetrated at or near Ibs
angle or Cross and Anthony streets in hls
city. All the witnesses 10 The overt ct
were blacks, and their testimony was con-
fused and ia some instances contradictory.
The story, as nearly as il could BE- COLLECT.
ed from the evidence, was as follows
That about the dusk Of the day land m the
indicm the deceased asked colored
woman. who was called bis wife, tor q
SHIRT. which she reiuse d 10 give him He
ibertupor took hold Of her and she sirnck
HIM Whether he returned The blow did
not fully appear, but R,e three prisoners,
with The wife OF Titus, immediately made
a sei-io upon him with clubs, which he
armed also with club soatIy resisted -
At length they retreatpd. AMI be chased
them into house STOPPING down 10 las.
ten his shoe near the house wh. re- they hsc
taken refuge. Jsns Garre'son cane "ui,
and descended from ihr s'oop, struck HIN
with a stick on he back OF b. bead a
Grove collected; his head bled pr"lu>' y.
He was taken 70 the wa'chhruse, wbI'her
ne walked, and remained there during me
NIGHT The next morning he wasv'1y r'1
and wa. removed 10 TIM Almsh,use where
b. died IN two or three days afterward.-
The wounds were such as might nave eau
sed death, although II VS. not ab,"fu ny
certain that death would follow from Inc
fc'IDg them
On, witness testified that hp saw the de.
cea,ed walk past bis store liter 'hr ARRAY,
previous to which t9uf OF FIVE women bad
been in. among whom h. Recognised Jane
Care som and Hannah Thompson. all
armed with sticks and said Thy we're
looking for negro. and they would he
the de 9TH of him = Another p. son tt.'i.
fed that J me (iarretson said "sht h.d 81.
mosl killed old Ti'e, and It was ply>fe
bad not quite " II was further proved nat
before I,us TOOK hold OF or struck his
wife the second tune. Susan Brown said 10
bin II you strike her, you will never
strike anuihpr w0msn'-snd fourth wit.
ness declared that alter deceased appeared,
to bp dying, Susan said, she would XIII
any negro who would whip hts wiie
Upon these facts and declarations 'he
esue was committed to the jury, VII" re-.
tired, and in about bali an hour returned
with verdict OF msnslaughter sga'D'' al
the prisoners but recommended Hannah
Thompson to mercy
The Courl yesterday passed The follow
ing sentences on the above named cfIipi'
mails: -,
Jeremiah Ryan, state prison al hard ia
Dor Tor IA years; Jane Garretson. 90 co.
s do; Sussn Brown, do. do, 4 DO; Hahn'o
Thompson, do. do. 8 do.
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