Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-21
Irom The .Nae Io,k Times.
TIE LATE TRIAL IN NEW lOlsk.

eilcd and to revolt with horror AT the idea that
we'll brous hi up, one 81 Young, and possess
sing 50 many real advantages in lie, could have
reached Tie degree Of dcpravity which he appears
10 have attained.
The inquiry repeatedly made, il Robinson did
not murder Helen Jcweli, who is the murderer
Did the Dsu,et Attorney, II has been asked, do
Ia, duty III conducting the tria-could he have
produced Witnesses whose testimony would have
been unan>wcrable, We! iorchorc 10 do so-dld lac
exert himself " III that energy which belongs to
his Character, urpc the prosecution with the eI
oqurnce and the ability for which he Is Justly
lamrdt We answer uncqnivocally and decidedly,
dat he dd--that the interests oi the people were
we'll taken care oiby him. and thai sincere desire
10 perform his duty TO the public, blending with his
official duties that proper degree Of mcrcnl feel
ing which should ever be the accompa nmrnt Of
justice, seemed 10 govern his every action through
out that lonp and arduous tral.
|, has been asked, and naturally so, Why the
men thai were IN the house on the night oithc mur
der not brouch, forward 1t was also ,nsln-
nalcd on the trial, by the prisoners counsel, that
the person who was in Mrs. Townsrnd's room that
night, and the that Mrs. y. let in at three o.
clock IN the morning. by which fortunate crcum-
stance the murder WAS discovered, and the fire
that had been kindlcd in Helen Jcwcu's room pre-
vented from extending and destroy ing Others,
could tell, If they pleased, who had committed the
murder.
We have taken some pains to ascertain the fact.
IN the ease, aud feel certain that no person could
have conducted the trial with more ability or with
more care than were exhibited bs Mr.. Phunix
and Mr. Morris. In The house that night, besides
the Girls, there were six persons, (men) Tbe one
spoken Of as Frank Rivers, two strangers, (gcn-
tel in their appearance, whose names not
3 ,,fI4 al.
south, young man, {, clerk in the ciiy,) and two
others, (,onng merchants Of rc>pcclabilny.) Imnc-
diaIcly on the alarm being given, as is natural to
suppose, hcy all fed, alike 10 prevent exposure and
10 avoid The dangerous scene. The gentleman that
was with Mrs Townsend is one of the latter, a
SINGLE mat, oil good business standing, and with
the exception oi the cloud that this might throw
around ms good name, one that stands well with
his fellow men. The district attorney cndray orcd
Ia procure his evidence. He declared hat Inc
could state nothing; he knew that Mrs. Townsend
got up, and IN sllor, time he heard the alarm bu,
| ei the house immediately on the Waterman coming
IN, or ns soon as he possibly could. lie said he
could do 80 good--to bring him on the stand would
nlnre himself and his busincss-and he prayed
the district attorney to spare him the dsagrccable
task. consultation was held. II was found as
/ lac had stated that hi, testimony could be Of no
service, HAT to brine him on the stand " Guild have
n"rIrct N subscribing the arm OF Justice, and that il
would be cruelty 10 Inllict upon Inn the STAN that
he MIGHT possibly endure. 1t l,tca,cd that too many
men yi>it u,bnl,r,s- ,h,,,s,Gr,y i i; ,anc,,l
mont. The uauc in his r,,, womb h,,, hc,,
h,,z, nrd 10 tie world and the blow roud M, n,,i
* have been ,etn,crrd from, Vie ,y,s ma, L,o,,b,
forward.
TL,. v,,,,,,r ,,,,, ,hoso mama. o,o ,,,, ,o,,.,
had r,n,.,i,J i, ,I.o ,,,. =, III, A.; ,;I ,;l H.,
alarm u}ci, ,l,.. also, 80, ,,,,y nc .nnu -. ssi
/ BILE The ,our, man .nol on of = cl,,l VA. .,I.,
in one of the rooms and WAS rousrL from, brd ia,
the aarm--lle could state. nn,lin, ,,x t In. t,c,
farther ih.n thai tine alarm was oi1,n and ,l,t Lc
fled As earl, AS no>,iblc. terrified At tn, >onnJ O,
Ere and muidrer ,lo, ure,ailod Iowa. If ,c.,,,c
hro,lahi an tb, .t,,,1 -, ,w,,d h, .,;d ,l,yt.,,
him IN the estimation OF his .mblovcr and bis
friends. I,vas found that his t,stimony wo,,ll h.
of no possible service and me was no, roll.d
he filth that we shall sneak of IL a >ounq NOR.
chant IN the lower pa,t Of the ,ity. One viii,
stands well in the community, md whose cyidenc,
would have borne very considerable wcohl. II,
WAS the one that Mrs Townsend let in at = o'cIocL
in the morning and could ms Inc stated have tosti
fled 10 seeing the lamp in the back room. and hear
ing Mrs. Townsend riye II - alarm of fire AN,
OF murder few minutes after he came in and wen
to Elizabeth Salicr's chamber. fIhc latter tes,i
fed 10 this effect ON the trall twill be rcmem
bcrcd that there is "A defect IN the law relative Il
: compelling the attendance of Witnesses. TIN
coroner has power to bind over any that may lav,
been present when an inquest was taken, whom
he considers of importance ON thcirial. The Dis
lt,- ,,i, ,,,1 II