Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-12-24

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The Leesburg Genius Of Liberty gives the
allowing account OF the trial Of DIR. DAVID E.
BRows, at the late session Of the Superior
Court Of Loudoun County, for passing counter
lett money.
The trial commenced on Thursday, and ter
minated on Saturday night. The prosecution
was conducted by r. II. Henderson, Esq. attor-
nry for the commonwealth, and the defence by
Mss,rs Robert l. Taylor, John Janney, John
VI. MCarty, and WIN. Chiffon, Esqrs. Some
fifteen witnesses were examined; and, after an
able aud animated argument, the jury retired.
Not being able TO agree OIL their verdict on Sa-
'urday night, they were detained until Mon
d.v when they delivered in verdic; of-"N@
Gully"
The material facts proved were, that DR. b.
last spring, left his residence in Union, in this
connty tor the state Of illinois-lhat he return
ed early in September, declaring he had made
from 5000 10 $500 month by the practice
Of piysie IA Illinois that he brought q man
in win nim, called John Morgan, who SUISSE
uuent'y lived with his brother, John Brown,
sear Cmion, and within a mile OF The doctors
that, on the doctors arrival, with Morgan,
smiths shop was built on the land OF John
Brown, situate on no road wha:ever-that 1t
was surroupd,d by bushes on three sides, and
although only 100 yards from the house, could
not be seen from it, until the leaves fell-thai
Two or three weeks alter the doctors return, an
other man, called Joseph Parker, came to the
house Of James, another brother OF the doctor,
at night, saving he was Tennessee droSer.
the doctor was sent for, under the pre,eDce that
Parker was sick. The weight Of evidence MAJ
uiies,ly was. however, that he was healthy. A
bout the time Parker came In, the smith S
shop wen, into operation, Morgan being the
principal laborer in IL, though Parker assisted
occasionally. II was said, by tie witnesses who
were either connections or apprentice buys OF
John Browns, tina, the shop was set up to do
the work of John Brown, aud his father Isaac
Brown, who were farmers on very small
scale No man could be found, other than The
near relations and come Ii,ns OF DR. Is. and his
fathers domes,ics, who had ever heard OF the
shop until The arrest OF DR. Is.
II seems, also, tha, Isaac Brown and PatkeI
wen, to the District Of Columbis, passing eoun
.erfeit dollars in Fairfax on their way thither-
that :hey were pursued TO Georgetown, where
machine Of cas-; iron, calculated Tor coIhing
was found iu their wagon They were COM
mn,ed, and are now confined in Washington.-
Their arrest, with circumstances OF Suspicion
led TO the arrest of,ae doctor. No base mo
ney was found on him. He was taken on Mon
Law eyening, the 24th day OF November, be-
tween shutdown ADD dark. Some time ate
the doctors arrest, Morgan was seen goint
rom the shop towards the house of 1. J. Ben
nett, a bro,her-in-law Of DR. b since which h
has not been seen in Loadon.
DR. B. submitted readily 10 the search oil In
house, bu, eyinced decided reluctance in goln,
to the shop. One Of the apprentice boys prov
ed that the doctor had heen seen ssvera
times a, he shop on his hunting excursions
Morgan retired so preci2itatey that ne left HI
horse. Parker, also, kept horse. me sn"!
was visited in the night Of Monday, ara ther
were found in il, and scattered 10 diuefeh. pa
crs on the lamb and floor many pieces OF oas
collars, broken into different sizes, win ium
or two Of zinc and pewter. These pieces wet
evidently Of the same material Win the GAS
dollars exhibited. DIR. b. was 'oio' u'e ia
after the shop was searched, by an assistan
sheriff that il gave him great pam wnen a
MD hess discoveries upon which the doc
tor s,c,aimsd---"Why did you not cover then
up and say nothing abou, ,nem;" but, paus,n
awhile, he eon,irued.-."You did your duly i.
The only difficulty in the case arose from 10
fact, that The dollars passed by DR.. Brown oo CO.
not he fully and conciusively identified. The
were Identified to reasonable certainty, ou
The jury seemed to think that more crl,i !"
proof was necessary in a criminal acensauo
Of so much a,rocity. Besides the base money
for passing which the prisoner was ineic'e'
he bad passed many dollars 10 other persons
bu, ,bey came into the hands oil those VINO, nn
Erf,pofelu. lost them. The base -coiiars "e'