Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-06
DOMESTIC.
From. the Richmond Wing Of Sep, .

From the Richmond Wing of Sept, -
We published Yesterday. from q
Charleston Gazette. a statement at,
trial at tn" duty bond, in which 4
attempt was made TO cvade paymcl.
on the "a ouud of ihe uncous,itut,sn-
ali,y Of the law. We confess thata
oounr, exccp, SO far as IL is stated tbs.
ludgu.cn, had been rendered arai...
the defendants, was wholly unin,el...
gIbIc 10 Us. We really could not IN.
dcrstand how the Court could rcnG,.
Judgment on a plea Of non est factuG.
without the verdict Of Il jury. Is H..
account seemed 10 state. AS We rroba.
bly, misunderstood the question, arl
think 1t probable others did also. W
give the following from the Charle,roa
Courier. which will place the deci.!oa
Of the Judge in its true Light
From the Charleston Courier, Sept. .,
TIE CUSTOM HOUSE BOND
The case IF the United States
gains, Mcssrs. Holmes, Mazyck AID
Gadsden, was concluded Yesterday a
'efnoon, a. half-past 5 o'clock, afe.
the most animated discussion of the
various points which arose during tie
trial. His Honor Judge LEE gave b,
opinion about noon, on the questca
made the day before, and ruled tn,
1t wa-not competent 10 the i defendant.
TO 80 INTO the consideration of "a.
bohd. or the crr~ti'" iioraiity of tie
Iarln, under the plea Of the Genet
ISSUE. Tie defendants counsel then
ronfcr YES ~ 'Icy b, pr, ~ iibett, 10
= 'nt. that defence, e, giving notice
to that effect, IN filing the same plea.
III analogy 10 the practice under tie
Discount Law OF this State. In this
they were also o,crrulsd. The case
vas then submitted 10 the Jury. who
returned after some consultation, with
j verdict Tor the United States. sun.
porting The affirmative Of the plea, VI
That the bond. were the deeds Of The
defendants. and adding, that that wa.
ne only question submitted 10 them.
II distressing .2ccident. We ~,
lnIormcd, that short time since,
'ii,'e boy, about : or 8 Years Of aye,
"as amusing himself about m..l
yr'nd'ng bdrh--and perhaps in con.c.
Iuenoe Vt tliC carclrssness of his nurse.
&C 20. enlan9led or thrown. and l.u
was crushed instantly. lie did NOT
breathe more than nnce. Tie 1h!ld
vas remarkable Tor his yiyaoity--and
vas Yerj interesting in his appcarancc.
lie Wa the son Of MIR. @. 81. hnde,
'on Cl Chester field--and his parents
and connexions are soreIy afflicted a!
~ late. This accident should orc.
ne as a caution to Keep children 90.
II the way of the dangers Of machine
- hichmoHi Compiler.
An affair occurred Yesterday which
would have been rather ludicrou.. had
not been attended with scrioas col,
cqueuccs. ~ a regiment of mil.l,.
we're wheeling from Brcome in.
o TIC Ho~cY, with dcuuls boafin.
no oolur- diving. they encountered .
ito,e OF oxen. The animals were
iIchicned by the music and martial
how and ran hcadlong among the
anks, throwing them INTO utter COZ
usiob. One man and a youth wrfg
cry much hurt.-IN. T. Cour.
\ rumOr has reached us that two
~ 'hfce OF the Missionafics Wcto
iird az tie lsie sitting 81 che Supc.
iof Count s. Guinntit sounty .pd
rhieoced 20 sac PenitcDiar,, gor tho
relation oi tho act, which rcouifes
'hiie men living among the Clefo.
.css 20 take an oath 10 soppott tis
constitution and lawsof Grotgis,os
. leave 'he 4 hct,kec country.