Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-21
CLOUGH THE MURDERER

n writer in the Newark Daily Advertiser Civ
iIg description OF the testimony developed in the
Ui"i oil Ciough, the murderer Of Mrs. Hamilton
closes with this affecting statement:
The description OF her (Mrs. Hamons) delicate per-
soi-heT aniable characer--her piercing shrieks and
her death struggles while he held and pushed still deem
er ana deeper the murderOus dirk into her bosom was
truly affecting But when the trunk was opened and the
boodstaned dirk, the broken pin her blood, gar
hehs' anu especially her corsets pierced with ten holes
through that part OF il which had covered her left
and stened and red with the cold blood of her tina, had
as II it had been literally dyed in blood it seem.
Ell 100 ,nuch Tor every one but the prisoner He looked
upon the bloody credentials with steady gloomy gaze
discovering in his countenance, however, no Internal
einotIoh nor In The least changing his position which bo
uniformly occupies reclining his elbow and resino
ms mead on the palm OF his hand on which he wear. a
black glove. But the effect OF this exhibition CoIo,yS
up oy he physlcans description OF her broken ribs and
almost rdded heart and lungs, produced gust OF feel
ing and emotion in the crowded audiences that could NOT
be suppressed Every Bosom swelled. Every eva was
unused WIN 'eSis'-and Tor few moments the nyes
CATION was suspended"
The following account of another affecting Incl
dent in this trial is given i'm letter from tho Renor
tcr for the Philadelphia Gazette:
~ mentioned IN the report OF the evidence send vou
WIN inns letter. that The testimony OF Mrs Longstre,h
me ihother oil the deceased, of the most affecting
E'hi' Her appearance commanded universal respect
founded as II was upon character the most unsuiIe,
while her position, being called uponIo testify in a crowd
cd court room 10 tie mnutes details of heart breaLn
deed, the murder ol her dearly cherished dauobfer
appealed to tho symPaies of the spectators with an ago
hiMng kcenncss pen picture, and no fancy rea
ne Wheu she approached the awful point of reccivin
her dying daughter in her her agitation nearly or
her feelings, and the GREATNESS iIlnesso f III. ~
ence evinced at their interest in the recital and Ihu
sympathy Tor her grief but wIeu she repeated thai GEN
Tie but too keen reprolch of the victim, .Oh mother
screamed aud screamed l0by didn't you Gomez" her
bursting heart relieved itself in torrent Of tears and l
contagious influence OF the citing spectacle dJse il,
sell among all around, knocking their hearts with We
nemehce tllt melted every eye that gazed upon her
Never did | witness subduing exhibition Cloupb
alone remained inmoyabehi face souGhta hdinr-p
beneath the covering o! his hand; aud he ff o bar-
iONidE scene, his In piV
denco that lac did
Toho Editors tho Philadelphia Gazette.
MOUNT HOLLY, Friday evening, June Z
GcnHcmcn,-lhe scene is clOsed-the die is Castillo
Jury have pronounced CIough TO be GUILTY aud am
sure verdict was never returned in more complete ac
coridnce with public opinion. At Twelve to-day Chief
Justice Hornbower delivered his charge to tie iurv
about two the ringing OF the house bell announced
mar e jury were ready TO come in with their verdict
The rush TO obtain seats really dreadful the ladies'
'ohueu 10 attend even to the close in great numbers
- ever SILENCE being called, the oieuian OF the inv
pohounced the anticipated word which sealed the ftc
! OF the cHpnl; nurmur ran through the vast CON
course that tirOuged the building; turned nv eyn,
towards Ciough but his countenance showed no change
whoeyer-hIs inleXble features gave no evidence of
hs being the least interested in the result His coun
sci remaining silent, the Chief Justice demanded Of
me prisoner u he had any thing TO say why sentence
Of death should not be passed upon him. Cougb IN oda
40 reply, whereupon Judge Hornblower addressed him
recihng the prominent part OF the testimony when he was
interrupted by CiOugh who commenced an attack upon
all The evidence, both for aud against him He said that
me dsCldmcd plea of nsanitv-thst no siobo1 Nj
Hamilton deliberately, Knowing what he did; tlat he i'm.
tended TO Kill her but hat after he had stabbed her the
first three or four tines hc lost all recollection of what he
doing
/ lie then paused and the Judge conlinued-CIoupb
again interrupted bin, and an appeal TO the
mercy the Court, and the sympathy Of the audience
Several ladies tainted away and carried out of Court
aud 1t not until five O'Clock, at the sentence
was finished Clough recomntted to prison. where
he 30 closely rcned 70 place the commission OF suicide
entirely out Of his power; fears had been enter
taned that lie would make away with himself in case Of
| being found guilty.
II is somewhat remarkabc, tjt' case i'm which the
evidence clear admit evasion should have
bee" spun ou To the unreasonable period Of eight DAYS
/ The court during that time frequently sitting unl
eight and nine O'Clock at night, with very limited recess
/ at noon The Arguments Of counsel occupied day and
hail. aud were listened TO with the profound atten.
uon. Mi d. y Brown sustained his previous re- putation
by his ingenious efforts to make The worse appear e bet
Ter SIDE while the speech Of Mr.. aZclhurst astonisod
even his nends. Ills appeal TO the jury not only
strong anl marked with great legal ability, bu, may say
II was truly eloquent Mr. Southland, for the prosecution
supported IS he by evidence which deed all contra.
dic0n bore down every thing before him with that resist.
less ability for which he las long been distinguished
large audience seemed abunddny rep,d in slcnir, 10
The coqucnce Of these able pleaders for a most painful AZ
tendance during the whole trial For my own part stn
nearly tred out, and will gladly hasten home Tomorrow
Among tho passengers board the Ship George wash
ngj0 which sailed ifom New York on Saturday last for
Liverpool we observe the names Of Col White (Dole.
gaie to Congress from FOlds and his Lady; Mrs aV Of
Firgin" aud Mr.. Donald Mcleod, OF this city INT