Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-09

that fact trivial, would being lisht other pune
rous circumstances, tending irresisbly to conviction
oil your gait But such are the mysterious workings
OF Providence! so difc cult 80 almost does
seem, that the secret crime be mted, with
ou,leaving some vesge, by which detection will ensu-
The circumstances OF this case prove, without a
doubt, that yeu are the murderer of THoRNroN-
You wsylai h,n--thst you placed yourself behind q
covert, where you could soc him riding up: yourself
onceaisd from himihst after he had passed yo with
your musket loaded with buck-sbo you fired-that YOU
killed the horse and disabled the rider one OF the fatal
shot having struck his lip aud another near his spine
Did not the groans aud the agony Of the dying animal
disturb you! Did not the PROSTATE condition Of tie
wounded You? Oh, NJ. You deliberately
ee-ioaded your musket but with smaller shot-There
he lay in your power. Did he not th. situation by
his look or his words, implore You 10 his ltsi Did
he no, enreat you topermiI him his
wife and cbildren' You had mercy-ln n few mi
nues you ain fired at hi,nthe fatal .bot entered his
eide, aud his iorehead.He lay corpse before YOU.
And what are the consequences OF this dreadful ira
gedy! BY fatal deed you have dep: ived wife oil
her husband children OF their a,her your county
OF an excellent officer, society OF honest aud
nember-Bu, cruel as has been your conduct TO the
family OF the deceased much more cruel have YOU
been TO yourself. To the family OF Thornton therc l.
some consolation le he has be quea,h d to them yoot
name to them is accorded the sympathy of every iee
What consolation Ia left to your wife aud children
ny 'hem the cup Of bitterness viii b exhausted. TIL,
violated laws OF your coun,ry, the sacred rights Of hui
aani'y The protection and safety of society Que tina
YOUR HE shall be the sacrifice for this deed OF blood
When the Judgment OF the law shall have carre,
iu'o ehtcI you VIII have widowed wits, brou IA
tue gray hare OF aged mother the grave render
ed your children ta,hers.s and given to them disgrace,
| as an inheritance.
Its not my purpose, by stating to YOU the horror
'he scene IN which you were engaged, or the conse
q"enees OF your ac' 10 wound or insult your feelings
lar IRON II: wish you to Turn your mind bIck on IL
se-o reflect on your conduct and then think OF In,
iu'ure' You have but short time TO live. From thi
worid you Lave no hing TO expect. Cherish not TIN
vain hope that you obtain forgiveness from men, O.
mercy from any earthly tribunal. The stain Of you
nd ~. h,vt IA,
gainst you i+F vow
F'om this time forward, endeavour TO make you
peace with God; look up 10 him your only friend re
penn, seriously repent of this moIstTous crime mpor
tune him Tor pardon oil your Gins aud ak Of him To-
6veness for your niqui,ies.
And now II become. my 'ad duty 10 pronounce III,
'oen'n sentence Of the law. The Judgment OF tn.
court IL, that you be returned 10 the Jail from wheue,
you came; that you ren,sin Tiers till the DAY Of execu
lion: maj ON F,iday the 26 day Of No, enber next
you be eairvd TO tie eallows, end that between IN,
hours oil o'clock in the morning and three in the al
tefnnon that day you be hung by the me OK until 70,
are DEAD! And may Almighty God hsv. mercy o,
your tou-pardon and forgive YOU! T4re,,a