Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-28

distressed nut sald' he did not wish to roub ~!
neighbors about the funeral. He also st,,aIs us
the child had been sick, and that he b,J uat
ed it himself. The prisoners sister tss,s ayor'
she lived in his family in July last Il con mat
Of himself, herself, and his two children '1Nsed
seven and six years Of age A difference "!sd
red between her and the prisoner. and sb' 'eeu'
into the garden; from which she heard 1--WE; "ea'
the house, like whipping, for an hour or mo' ,s
The chlld's eyes looked SWOLLEN and brui.sI :.
next morning. The father beat him again m Su we
day, and he came out of the house with ro, SsH'
on but his under flannel, and several easbss .Is
head. He could not see. She sent him ;n,a us
house, where he laid down in bed with his f, VIZ
He was afterwards very sick. The nrS ns
manifested some symptoms Of regard "a, %s
boy, and told him to be good, and he would ,,Is
care Of him. lie died early on MONDAY m" ~N
ing. after they had rubbed his head and had,
with spirits, put draughts to his feet, A.
When his sister told prisoner that JedsS;,t
was dead, lie manifested some ANXIETY and I".
ged her to wash the body with spirits. in boss
she might bring it to life. She described s
manner in which she dressed the corpse ,c,, VIZ
Ing to the prisoners directions. In lawn, !, ~,
there was much blood observed on the bel ,lot.'
from the wounds in the head; and there Vera :,
veral black and blue marks on the body. AM
Their witness testified that lie saw the pri,.D,,
whip the boy violently with raw hide, in A s,o,.
on Saturday morning. He observed ,ha, ons n
his eyes was much bruised, and that be had cash
es in the head. Five physicians described n.
condition Of the body, as exhibited at the com
ner's inquest 1t appeared that the prisoner, .
ally carried small stick to correct the boy; and
that, on the Sunday previous, he struck him owe,
the head with the sharp edge Of knife, for no,
holding down his head, while, he (prisoner, Va;
asking blessing This fact proves him to h.y,
been very passionate hypocrite.
On behalf Of the defence, Eli Bruce wa. CAL
led. He was confined in Canandaisua Jail 10,
his share of the Morgan business. at the time d
The committal of the prisoner. He has studied
Medicine, during his incarceration, and beeom.
a practising physician. His opinion was, tina,
the prisoner, whom he saw daily, for several
weeks, was afflicted with deiirium hemeas-
Other witnesses testified as to his singular con-
versation, previous to his committal. It appear
ed. 10 the language Of enc OF them, that he had
been "tryingt to get religion" lie would stop
in the middle ola prayer aud call for some beer
He would whip the boys while they were sayin;
the Lords Prayer, # they were inaccurate, and
drank whiskey often during the day, so Mtok
affected by it. He was then ferociOus, and wa;
restless at all times.
1t vas shown, however, that up to the time Of
his committal, he had kept his books regularly,
and subsequently assisted in posting them, while
IN prison. The physician to the Jail testified that
he was sick for four or five days, from the ab.
sence of his usual stimulus; during which Tim.
his disease was strongly marked. There was
great number of witnesses examined, who agreed
substantially in the facts. as briefly mentioned
above. J. C. Spencer, Esq. summed up Tor The
prisoner, on the 18th, in speech oil four hours.
He was followed by Bowen Whiting and SamusI
NJ. Hopkins, Esqs. for the people. The Jury
were out three hours, and brought IN vefdlf'
against the prisoner, Of Manslaughter 10 The Sc
cond degree. The Court imposed the whole pa;,
nishment allowed for that offence by the Revised
Statutes. being seven years Imprisonment IN he
State Prison. The trial produced much excite
ment; and the verdict was, no doubt, righteous
one. The unhappy man had been in res ee'a''
circumstances, as store.keeper IN Naples:
GNew York Commercial
The Dignity Of the Bench.-A somewhat 40
vel mode of preserving the dignity OF the bencn
was exhibited in this city on Saturday. =,
One Of our judicial dignitarles having some u'I'
ference with one OF the members OF the oar. W.
dered the offending attorney to be commute"
for contempt Of court. The clerk ae'n"'ii
about issuing the order, the Judge was eo"PetO
to write the order himself. After it was "rIen.
still greater obstacle was presented; lO !"
seems the officer. (perhaps from some scrupIts I"
to the proprety and legality OF the .Proeeea'Os y
was rather backward about executing SUI"
extra judicial process: the bystanders o. s'% ~.
there were many followed the example VI W,
officers of the court. Whereupon the Jadse va,
reduced to the necessity Of executing me 1u ss
of Imprisonment in his proper person. %n." h %s
did, assisted by one Of the deputy marsnal'j%
dragging the alleged offender to prison; ". o.,,
told that the member Of the bar refused S 10.
the order because it was illegally issued anu ~
cause he was not informed Of the Pal,'te.' s.
wherein he had offended. We know nothing y,
tbe merits of the case. We know the Ps'''"
GNew Orleans '70''
GEORGETOWN, DELI June ..
Cdtastrophe. On Sunday evening last, ua,;,
an uncommonly severe thunder Storm a"" w n,