Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-17
Ftom he Philadelphia Iaquire,.

From the Philadelphia Lnqnire'.
 Interesting Cdse.-A female named Bridget Clark, highly respectable in her appearance, and from forty to fifty years ofage, was tri- ed at the Court of Quarter Sessions on Thursday last, on charge of haying passed a five dollar counterfeit note on the Farmers Bank of Lancaster, knowing it to he snch.- The principal witness on the part of the pro- secution, Ia female,) took oath that she re- ceived the note from the defendant on Salur- day morning. Aug. Slst, in exchange for goods, and on ascertaining 0n the following Monday that the note was coanterfeit, she im- mediately went in search of the person from whom she received it. After having called at the house of Mrs. Clark, where she saw the defendant, she proceeded to several other houses, not being satisfied on her first visit that Mrs. c. was the person from whom she received the note. Not finding any other person, however, on whom she could fix the charge she again visited fhe house of Mrs. Clark, and then assumed to be confident, thai she was the criminal person. She immedi- ately obtained warrant, and had Mrs. s, ar rested, and. on the trial, swOre posisively that she (Mrs. C.) was the woman who passed the note upon her. One or two witnesses were brought forward, and testified that they saw Mrs. c. in the store of tho individual who received the note, on the morning on which it was passed.
 On the part of the defendant, positive proof was adduced that Mrs.. Clark was not absent from her place of residence on the day that the note was exchanged--that her husband was at the time sick at home, and the wife in constant attendance. From ff- teen to twenty respectable witnesses were ad- duced, who readily testified, and in the full est manner, as to the excellent character, in all respects, of Mrs. C., several of them hay ing been acquainted with her from ten to iif- teen years. This evidence being so conclu. siyply in favor of the defendant, her counsel, c. M. Dallas, Esqs thought it unnecessary to say word in explanation to the Jury, but entrusted thesc case tn them solely upon the evidence adduced. The opposition counsel, D. P. Brown, Esq. agreed with Mr. Dallas, that even charge from the Judge was un- necessary. The Jury were absent for about an hour. and then returned into court. and, through their Foreman, stated to the Judge that it was impossible for them tO agree, even should they De kept together for six weeks, 1 as a portion 0f the jurors were only willing [ to believe the evidence onthe part ofthe pro- | secution, notwithstanding such conclusive counter evidence had heen adduced. It was | then suggested by the Foreman, that the Judge should charge the Jury, and a charge l was accordingly delivered. decidedly and em- | phaticaily in favor of the defendant. The Jury then. without leaving the box, returned a verdict of not gsihy, much 10 the saiisfac- tion apparently of those present.
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