Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-04
THE VlkRGiNHAN.
LyNCHBURG, JAN. 4, 1880.
SUP&RlOR COURT.

~ INV" SO1hAs
The Superior Court of Law for this Corpora.
tiun, which commenced its session on the 2lsi
of December, adjourned lasl Saturday.
much greater portion of its time than usual was
occupied with the criminal calendar.
On Friday, the courl proceeded to pass sen.
tence npon Francis Bdrnts and Henrietta hls
wife who had been found gully of battery
upon the body Of Eliza Ann Hender,hst, girl
mer. This is the case of the los. child, about
which so much was sail wnen Barnes aud his
wife, were first arrested. and winch excited
such general and deep feeling of Indignation
among our citizens. The Jury assessed the
damages ofthe commonwealth against the Rus
band 10 Sl20, aud against the wife to $500 and
co ,is--to which the court added Imprisonment
of each of them in the jail OF the corporation
, for one month. In addition u this punishment
an acton for damages was instituted against
Barnes aud his Wifi by Eliza Ano Hen ier,hot,
in which the jury returned verdict OF 800
The punishment inflicted by the Cour' may ap-
pear TO be 100 slight for The offence. more par
iicuIarly as il Is pretty certain that The dana
ges assessed against Barnes aud his wife are
merely nominal, IN consequence NJ their
| alleged mabliit. 10 pay tine amount.
but, as is generally supposed Ia conse-
quence 81 fraudulent disposition Of
their property, in order to evado the punish
meni SO Justly inil cted but so widely dispro-
por tomato Is the cruel aud inbuman outrage
inflicted on the little Cir, -an outrage, winch
! as was justly remarked AT the time, can find
its parallel only in the history OF the bloody
lnquisilion. The Court, in pronouncng sen.
,ence, remarked. tia, no punishment which it
was in its power to inhio could atoms for the
brutal mallrealmentof the i,ile gni. But, The
defendants had artully arraYed before II "A
tram of small aud helpless children, one Of
them an niant-an array the influence of " hch
it was impossible for man OF feeling to resist
Il excited the sympathy ola crowded anderce,
notwithstanding the nature OF the charge a.
ga ins The rrisoners-and we believe, every
person present was glad, on account OF their
interesting family. that the court exercis-
, ed its power with so much c!emency.
For the qualification of tie cur iosity of our
distant readers, who have paid sumo attention
| &c the circumstances Of mis- case. pub ished
last summer. we remark, that the littls G Irl who
was so badly treated. and who borr the name
Of EVA Ann HenderShoi, ia nov called Susan
Allen, and is under the protection OF Airs Alien,
who believes that she is the child wAom shr lost
several years ago In New York.
On Saturday, the Court delivered its opinion
orerrHLing the IN 1tion made a tue present term
by he counsel Of John ". Jones, IN arrest Of
iu tgment The case i, agaln carried before
the General Court, on bill oil exceptions The
court, however, proceeded 10 pronounce sen.
lence. which is tina Jones be remanded to jail,
there to remain until the 10Th day Of July Heri
| whence hes then TO be taken, between the hours
Of 10 and o'clock. and nuDG upon the public
| saliows, until he is dead. The reason Of the
execut ion ofihe sentence being postponed to SO
late d period is that the General Court will not
hold its session until the Is II June. We have
been oIengly favored by Judge DANIEL with
copy ofhis eloquent and impressive address
to the prisoner, WHICH W. lay before our read
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