Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-09-24

sitting by the dead body. She was lying
on tho side Of this by-road about u hundred
yards from tho main road and about a
| quarter Of q mile iroW tho place where, ac-
cording 10 tho statement Of tho accused, the
horse fell with her.
A Coronrl's Inquest was held the next
day, which determined that Sho came to
her death by an act Of Providence. The
death happened on Monday. The grounds
were explored on Wednesday, by several
persons, who commenced their cxaminn-
lions Mt the point where young HILLARY
lost sight Of the accused.
AZ this place Il was supposed he lell the
road, and tho track Of u horse was traced
Tby some persons through laurel tlckcl,
coming outfGIso tho road where tho corpse
lay, about fifty yards above the place.
/ They discovered also place by the side
lofa log, where tho leaves had been pressed
down, Turning hollow in tho leaves. On
tho log was stone. At n little distance
they discovered where u horse bad been
hi,ched, little further club apparently
cut in hurry. Tho leaves Of the bushes
in tho direction Of tho track were spotted,
as some Of the witnesses thought, with
blood. On this subject there was some
contrNricty IN the evidence. Some of the
witnesses did not think they were tho
tracks Of horse, and ono thought there
wcro no tracks at all.-Therc was differ.
cnco also among the witnesses about tho
appearances in tho woods, some thinking
that all Of them were natural appearances
| to DO found ut all times in tho woods.
~, Al.
very contradictory. lilo said to oil that
she was killed by her horse falling with
her in the main road, but 10 some he stated
that sho was killed by falling from the
horse attor ho had put hcr on for the pur-
pose oftaking her to somo place Of saiety.
TO somo no said sho foil when tho drove
came in view, to others that tho Inst Of the
drove was just getting out Of sight when
sho fell.
A second Inquest was assembled on
Thursday night. The body WIS disintcr-
red ind examined by physicians, who at
first thought That from tho rutrescent state
Of tho body, it was impossible to assign
tho cause Of tho death, and gavo such ar
opinion in writing TO tho inquest. They
afterwards came to the conclusion that hen
death was caused by snfFocation. There
was nlso difference of opinion that no
judgment could DO formed as TO whether
she was killed by sunocation or not, with
out any examination of tho lungs and brain,
neither Of which was seen by the oxamin-
ing physicians, tho other thinking that tho
swollen aud Iurgescont state Of tho neck
and face sufficiently indicutcd dealh by
sullocatiOn.
His Aigh, was proved to have taken
place Immediately after tho second inquest
was convened, and after summons was
issued for him by tho coroner.
II was proved that the knees of the
horse were injured, and several witnesses
sworo positively that the injuries were not
accustomed by tho horses falling, but wore
cut with knife or somo other sharp in-
strument.
During tho argument, and while the
last Of his counsel, Mr.. Price, was speak,
ing, letter, written by the accused in
prison to Rachael Cunningham, was read
by tho prosecutor to the jury.
-oOe-
Ncw- England.-The Hartford Review
u short time since in speaking of tho editor
Of the Camden Is. CO. Journal, who is n
native ofNew- England, took occasion to
rebuke him rather urgently, and to accuse
him Of being a trailer to tho land Of his
fathers. To this charge the Editor Of the
Journal replies in tho following eloquent
style -
we a traitor to tho land of our fathers !!
We were never out Of that land. We pro-
test against tho idea OF being considered
as aliens in any part Of the United States.
We arc Americans, and lose no part of our
title to that proud distinction by the acct
dental circumstances oflocatiOn. Whcth-
err We reside among the rugged hills Of
New England, or upon tho pine covered
plains Of Carolina, we claim the privilege
Of Federal citizens; and humble as may
be- our share in the glory Of the American
name, we yield to no man in love to that
country, to which il is our pride and our
boast to belong. we ashamed of our ma :
tive cline! We have only to say, what
we have never failed TO say, and what no
noble-minded Souihron ever failed to give
us the ungloved hand of friendship in say
ing-tI,at we should despise ourselves il
we did not feel, and express without re-
serve, the enthusiasm OF our hearts in ia
your Of New England. II is the land Of
intellect and Of patriotism. 1t is the land
Of our first idolairy, and Of our latest vene-