Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-05

y ~ fN sfts wv VI 0FEE HEE
Terminer held in OaiafIo county Paul. r Ter.
rey was put to the bar on the l2sh lust. 10 bs
tried for the mutder Of bis son, Je,lediab
aged G years. Ga The nest day, a jury VA,
empannelled, after ~seFefnl challenges. both
on the part of The prisoner aEh Of The pIose.
cuticn. The allegation, as stated by The Ds.
trIct Attorney was, that for three successive
days, Friday, Saturday, aud Sunday, prison.
er continued beating The child 50 cruelty. that
IT died from the effects Of the ehastisement
Gu Monday. II was proved that, on that day,
the child was found dead on a bed, lookins
very black in the face. The prisoner said
had fallen off from a sauinerhouse. He
seemed distressed, but said. he diu not wish
to trouble bis n~eighbors about the funeral
lie also stated that the child had beeo
sick, and that he bad doctored it himseIE-
The prisoners sister testified bat she liyedip
bis family in July last. 1t consisted OF han.
self. herself, and bis two children. boys u
seven and sis years OF age. a 3sAelenee
! occurred between her and the prisoner, and
| she went into the garden; from which shs
| heard a noise in the house, like whipping:
for an hour or more.-The chlld's eyes LOOK
ed SWOLLEN and bruised the next morning
| The father beat him again on Sunday, aad
he came out of the house with nothing On
but his under flannel, and several gashes a
his head. He could not see. She sent him
| into the house, where be laid down in bed
with his father. He was afterwards very sick
| The prisoner manifested some symptoms VI
| regard for the boy, and told him to be good,
| and he would take care of him. He died
early on Monday morning, after they had
| rubbed his head and body with spirits put
draughts to his feet, &c-When his sister
| told prisoner that Jedediah was dead, he
manifested some anxiety, and begged her TO
wash The body with spirits, in hopes she might
bring it 10 HE. She described The manner in
which she dressed the corpse, according 10
the prisoners directions. lnlayiny it out there
was much blood observed Cd the bed CLOTHS
from the wounds in the head, and there Were
several black and blue marks on the body,I
| Another witness testified that he saw the pftI
soncr whip he boy violently with a raw hide,
IN a store on Saturday morning. lie obserF-
! ed that one OF his eyes was much bruised,
and that he had gashes in bis head. Five
| physicians described the condition of the bo.
DIV, as exhibited at the coroner's inquest.
II appeared that the prisoner usually carried
4 small sick to correct the boy, and that on |
the Sunday previous, he struck him over ths
/! head with the sharp edge of a knife, for not
holding down his head, while, the (~prisouer)
was asking a blessing. [rhis fact proves him
to have been avery passionate hypocrite.l
On behalf of the defence, Ell Bruce was
| called. He was confined IN C~anandaigus |
| Jail (for his share of the Morgan business !
at The time of the commi,tal Of the prisoner
He has stu.licd Medicine, during his incat
ceraiion, and become a practising physician
His opinion was, that the prisoner, whom
he saw daiiy for several weeks, was afflicted |
J .s.tt, J.l1-4ax,1 x.ua. Gtthar r,fpne .Ms l.
titled as to his singular conversation. pre-. |
vious. to bis committal. 1t appeared, IN The |
language of them that he had been Crying
10 get religion He would stop in the mid,
die OF a prayer and call for some beer. lie
would whip The boys while they were
saying the Lords Prayer, il they were iuac-
curate, and drank whiskey during the day,
SO as TO be effected by it. lie was then fero-
eions, and was restless at all times.
/; was shown, however, that up 10 The
time of bis commi,tal, he had kept his books
regularly, AMI subsequently assisted in post
ing them while in prison. The physician to
the Jail testified that he was sick for four OF
five days from the absence OF his usual
stimulus; during which time lis disease was
strongly marked There was a great nuul-
Der OF witnesses examined, who agreed sub.
stantially in the facts. as briefly mentioned
above. >. e. Spencer, Esq summoned dp
Tor the prisoner, on The 18th, in a speech Of
loar hours. lie WAS followed by Bowen Whit.
ing and Samuel Nj Hopkins, Esq, for the
people. The jury were out three hours,
and brought in a verdict against the prisoner,
rof Mansiaaghter in the second degree. The
Court imposed the whole punishment allow
ed Tor that offence by the Revised Statutes,
being seven year Imprisonment in the Stat
bTIa,n Tho fsIal .pnt,oni ,-,.k, wn,A /
meat; and the verdict was, no doubt. a right
eous one. fhe unhappy man had been ID
respectable circumstances, as a store keep
er in Naples -[NeaO I0rk Commercial.
Humiliation and Psayer.-We insert in
another column the Proclamation of uorcrn.
or Howard, recommending that the Fourth
Of July ensuing be observed by the people,
OF Maryland as a day Of Prayer TO Almighty
God, that the land may he preserved from
the visitation Of the Cholera. or that Is ca.