The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-07

.,gJ were produced, was another qnes
II did not follow OF course The child
'IJ he delivered Ia the Either, but the
,,,n., would exercise discretion Under
tho circumstances, and order the DIES
'.;,,ti,n of the child, az might be best for
-. interests, aad that should not asienate
,Lo child from the father. Bat that the at.
nm, 10 conceal the child could not sue
asJ and mus, lead 10 unpleasant results.
,,.,,;ug her IN part a prisoner 10 all the
iii The learned Judge further ex.
'',e.s.d wish thai there misht he an ami
ILl. arrangrme mt between the parties On
.t;. d,.licate question, aud that the rights
"r,h, parent might he recognized without
,nJ,ueering the tender tie which subsisted
Ietw.ea the excellent grand parents and
,hs Grand child, and which it appeared
,,,s 40 beneficial to tie happiues and pros
.,.rtv of the child. But thai II could not
t.tnIrrated thai child should be seereicd
from il father, and no Intercourse allowed
Lstwe.n them and that il Il writ Of lia
ban. Cnrpu7 was To be evaded in this man
usr. the liberty ofthe people WAS en,lan.
r,erd. aud 40 individual might, in this way,
h.. secreted or spirited away ior The worst
Ofporposes
At This stage of the proc eedIngs II was
.uooesttd tht If the case was deferred nm
ri the next day so'ne adjustment might
take place between the parties. The case
was accordingly deferred, and on the fol
having morning the parties came into
CourI with mutual agreement, the i'm
mort of which was, that ia May next the
a.hiId should be delivered Ia thu father, and
rrmain with him six mGrths-that IT should
he returned 10 its grand parents, and after
wards reside with both parties alternately
a wear until she was } ! years of age, pro
,idrd the party having a light 10 the child
shall be desirous to avail himself Ct that
right and shall request its delivery to Tim
SELF or his proper agent.
The Court ordered this agreement TO be
carried into effect, and the writ Of lIabeao
Cupus to be continued.
RI. l. .fmeficdn.
-ezo-
Commonwealth Us. Etmund .iprdg.
INDICTMENT FOR MANSLAuGHrER.
PirrsBuRG, Penn Nov. 6.-This case
excited great Interest, &the trial of 1t Which
commenced on "Wednesday morning last,
drew vast concourse Of people to the
Court House. AIR. Ross, Wilkins, the De
puty Attorney General, conducted the pro
.ecn,ion-Murray WAS deftndedby Mtssrs
Richard Blddlr, Robert Burke, \. 5. II.
Mountain, and Henry Baldwin.
A number of witnesses were called on
,h. nart of the commonwealth. Ii appear
al in evidence that the evening Of the Goth
Jav of September lrst IA riot nf a very 81
rions nature took plaee III the Circus, in
sh,s city. Rrnhsn HarIz"l, VIM WIS one
of,h. most artt,e rioters, was killed by
.hot fired from gun While iii the act of
milling bna,d from the "rvus. Suspicion
fxcd upon Murray, the defendant, as the
nrrson who fred the shot, and he was in
dted for mansiau5hter. O9r Isaac Den
MS, was the oul, person who snote 10 any
circumstance, ~ hlch Wa1 III aes degree cal
cuated to cunir.n the Suspicion as Il Alnr
rN. lie stated that while he lT5t WAS RI
ying fierccly outside the Clrcus, and rle
mob was engaged i'll sta"iaa tde haddtns
ana rudea. ornl, To denoilsk II, he saw
Murray load a gua With 8 or loo grains III
shot, and So towards Ferry .treef, where
Hulzrll VAS eng agcd in puilldg the boards
oil the building. soon aztec this he heard
rhe report Of Il gun and saw the bidsr. The
riater tl4rtzcl, LEI 20 the boards he MS
pulling down, aad staggered across the
street. M1rray Immediately after return
I'd to where the Witness WAS standlnS, aud
said " hAre fixed the White HATED fellow,
and will fix another
Nj. John M'Faillnd, Mr.. Samn,l Young,
Major WlIcock aud ulheta were also exa
mined Oh the part Of the Commonwealth.
They all agreed is to the extreme violence
Of the crowd.and generally they rroved that
the attack upon the circus WAS coutllihed,
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., down III The time
of HartzeI's death. There was Il great
eonirariety Of statements ds IN the. place
the shot came from, By which the deceas
ed was killed Two df the witn"ssrs for
the prosecution did not agree ON this sub
lrct. The attack on the Circus first com
mcnced during the perfnI nance. Eve
~ eXerlion was made by the perform
yrs to induce the mon to desist; but with
aut ans success. Such MAS The uagoYern
able rage and fury nfthe assal,ants,t thai they
" ould not even suspend their oPeiltlons
until the women and children who compp
srd part Of the audience, should make their
racape.
The testimony for the defendant went
still further on the sahIcct ol the violence
of the mob. 1t was dis incils proved ,hat
The acts aud expression of the mob sho" I'd
an evident determination II drlnnllaIi the
Cucus--to XIII the horses aud destroy the
Property of the compant and even tn
commit violence upon til,ir persons. Tbt
acts and proceedings OF The mob actually
tndaugerrti The lives of tiISp atlaChrd Ia