Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-23

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w us 'o'o' o'Sl''" n'o ne motley t'o'l
D,''"' "''''e anu grey VINO were .ons'eS"'t'
:" ,"e prisoner ooA some were to serve Inc pup
wv yS''s "n' o,'srih iot IL lew months, nc
o'''''s ~ ''e "S" "'s'liloloh oil 'h'f various
= "no each ''o''u u s'Iehce his seh'ence'
a., ,' "'' ~ " ne ','' 'na' u MI
wa. ",o"n u, INC punishment "onld hive bFeh
u""o'cn' MS silence, we have remarked Is the
"'"'p"e Oh inc p'isohefs box The bold and
'''"'s' are saen' because they would brave all
sequences :, 'he .''h'p SPEAK not because tlcy
~ ,'''"' w ncn me "hoe array OF cnipnts IN
we oPN MAJ oseh disposed OF, VIC looked for
movement o' Tie people towards The door, lu' in
9'oHo oil 'haf all n'Ion We. 1it,,led to an indiyi.
qua, aRt'3g Oh b.Hch at the r,ehl Of the prison.
, -DoX. Changing oar position, we had full
view Of him, and We Will now attempt a sketch Of
his person
The man about - years Of age and bore
, those marks upon his visase winch denoted thnt
llbpr nnd EXPOSURE had ndcd Inn IN his work A.
he sat his holy leaned forward 10 nm magic Of a.
| bout 4J degrees his right hand aasf.siing on a
staff aud in his left, but lying On the bench, was
bag HIS dress WAS nr ll,e most ordinary hnnJ
| his beard .ad not tint lcugh wheh aads disu ty
touec, nor WAS il suifcrnty short to o,note a q
recent attention 10 personal comforts n E ~ stra,
| hite hairs wrfr hanging -trai ght down from uu
der coarse cup with which his bud was covered
! Recon, coafnemcn, had given more than n com
mon palcucss to his yiqagr. and unusial dinlnc.s
! to his EYE
" Jacob saii the Judge, in tone in winch feel,
ing for the neo & wsn,s Of ,h. prisoner had evident
ly Obtained the mastery yer Tie scrnnrss of us,icc
a. l.
quantity OF poultry
Jacob turned hrs dim eye towards the Judge, and
only shook his hasJ, while his fingers played hoa-
Willy and nefyousl, upon his bay md tenr
" Ihe Jury II 5 pronounced yon guilty." again
stid the julee, ~ 1t tome winch conveyed n doubt
whether the poor old man undl Stood the nature of
his situation.
Il heard them,' said Jacob Though never in
tended 10 stead from any man, uhs'cvcr my wants
may have been and they hive been ,nnnv and
pressing lnevcr intended to take what was not
my own. have lived IS years in the same neigh
bmhood and nr!--' Jacob had lost in, thread
Of his remarks he hooked ab vat ,s If 10 catch some
INIT by which to oablc him 10 procecd again and
cast his eyes upon the floor
'Vhc courl, said the ridge in a tone of kindness
"haye considered the circumstances of your casc
| and pronounce the follow ing scntence-n
"Scntence--scntcn C. sai1 Jacob rapidly, as he
! again gaaed III. Judge "senionee-I haze Ia
| bored for family, have Tough, FOR the country,
have paid taxes for the state, and am now to bc
sentenced. " no is he tina, can say that Jacob -
| ever wronged him in - years appeal eontin.
ucd he, IN low, trembling voice Il" ! AZ peal to
Frederic Ct and w lIlium =, who Were boys
and men with me, whether | have been cha rgcd
with crme--lc let them speak fol me"
! "They are both dead, " SAID the officer
| "Deud p said the oldmun
yes
$50 thty are had forgo,ten--thev hav, been
lead hest ten years But no nun. dead or alive
ever heard me accused of wrong dolop I'll iii,
! charg, mud and what had 10 do with th.
fowls Il coll1 have lived without thenl--I need
~ rol l. steal them. Steal | dilnot steal then,
A2an jacob seem d to forget his subject he
talked on incohcrently, until he seemed weary
WI en- the Judge again prepared 10 #pronounc, the
sentence
| t. would call some Of NV relations enid Jocol,
'but thai now remember that they nro dead also
they utc all dead
When be was agar silent, the Judge said to th,
officer " take the old man to the prison and H.,
him wait there 30 days, (he shortest time allowed
10y law for his offence and let there be endorsed or
the committal an order for him to be admitted to
the nlmshonse as soon as the 30 DAYS are passed"
Jacob rose when the officer approached him, bu,
II vas evident that he had paid bu, little attention
to the sentence He took W his bag and as ne
was moving out Of the court room he nutlered
sentence did not steal" He raised his eyes