The Arkansas advocate., 1832-03-28

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 nm. Woodruff was with Ashley whel
 the young man entered the office an,
 proclaimed his intention. On his ap
 Pro'ciling Ashiey, Woodruff seized th,
 young man-at this moment two pistol
 were discharged, one by tho young man
 whose balls entered a box in the room
 the other pistol bullet entered the lei
 side of the young n-ipsnaediatclg al ter the firing, Woodruff commenced striking the young man on the head with his pocket pistol, which was imply and scnffiing the young man toward. the front door of the office, Ashley fired his pistol; the ball passed through Wood, rail < right arm, with which be was holding tAc yoang mai, wii,iic wii,iii the jeff hand contained fhe pistol-Woodrull shoots with his left hand. The young man died during thc night. A Coroners inquest was held the next day, before whom Woodruff gave his testimony.
 now proceed with the interrogato- ries:-
 l. Did you not on your oath say that Iou did not shoot Garrett, and that you did not know how he received the wound Of which he died?
 7. Did you not on your oath state your belief that he shot himself?
 !. Did you not swear that you did not strike him on the head with pistol?
 4. Did you not swear that you had no pistol, or if you had one, that YOU knew not whether or not it was loaded?
 ). Did not one of your own family convict you ofpeGury on the subject of the third inerrogatory?
 6. Did you not at the time you made the statements embraced in the first four interrogatorics, know that you were swearing falsely?
 z. Who induced you to swear con- ;tifitF} to uiiat you knew to be the truth? Was it not Chester Ashley?
 $. Did you not for several months before the murder of Garrett carry at least one Pistoliny your lefthand brooches pocket, and were you not very pafticu- lar 10 examine the priming several times q day, and did you not on the day of the murder have the pistol in your pock- ct, well loaded, carefully primed and saFeof execution, at the time that Gar ret came for the last time into your office?
 3. Did you not embrace him with your right arm, and with your left, dis charge tue contents of your pistol into his body and give the wound of which he died?
 This you wei know is the truth of the mattcr--aml thus far you were jus tifablc. What induced Ashley 10 in- lluence you 10 the course pursued by you, on your examination before the in- quest, is a matter between you and him. l will do you the justice to say that that was the first offence of so great maligni, y that you had committed-this infer from the manner in which you gave in your eyidence-conscience striken with tho enormity of the crime which YOU were committing. you could hot meet the eye of any of the inquest, nor even thecyc of the Arch-tiend who prompted you 10 the act, and who, like a veteran in iniquitous practices. was propound ing the questions, in answer 10 which you were forever forfeiting all claims to crcdibility, vcracity or honor. If those who are acquainted with the transae- lions of that day refuse to believe your asseyerations, blame not them, but throw your curses at Ashley-through whose diaholical pcrsuasions you committed q crime of tho blaekest hue. He who would persuade you to the commission of such a crime, cannot be free from crime hmsclf-if he has never commit ted a like crime himself, how many shades different therefrom. is the offence for which he abandoned New York, for the wilds.of Illinois? and what impelled him from Illinois to Arkansas? On his first arrival in Arkansas, he acknow- ledecd that he could not practice law in Illinois onaccount of his MoDEsTY and want of assurance!! Such an excuse from such man. What then was the cause of his removal from Illinois 10 Arkansas? A true explanation of the causes of these two removals would be gratifying 10 many, however dishonora- ble to himself. Thisis thcman whom you hug in your bosom-you still arc willing to De hls Idupe. who has already sacrificed your veracity without occasion, and who has power over you 10 urge you to stlli greater depths of degradation. A wor- Le..-s..<.I Ia <,cti1.,l L