Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-05

ca he was heard 10 cry out "oh Lord! am mnr-
dercd" and blow afier blow wns inflicted upon him.
aud that he also cried out "oh Willie" or "oh VII
liam' oh William" Alter the arrest OF the prison
er ana while he was confined in Jail IN n CONVERSE
ton which no had had with Mr.. Nicholas Tracey,
one OF the keepers, he asked him wha, the people
out OF doors thought of him. Tracey told him that
seven out OF ten thought him guilty, To which the
prisoner replied that they did not take care, some
Others would get into il AZ we'll he and Then re-
iaPs'ns AZ II we're, into moody or ahs,raetsd state
SAID ~ !, TO himself, lit would have besn hsusT
Tor me II had not gone there all this grows out
oil that piece Of land on the Eastern shore" Gen
nemon OF the Jury" said Mr.. X. 1.-The will oi his
father esrs him thai land"
Mn. PRLsToN, the counsel for tho nc cuscd, rcpli-
Ell, IN substance a. follows:
"'ns ihlns they could not hut have observed
from the stacmcut ofhe Counsellor the State, which
was. that although the array ofcncum.tances which
he presented were entirely terrific. vet none Of them
were based upon any act OF the accused. lie sad
that hon tho very nature OF tho charge they we're
called upon to prove negative, and that they
would show, AZ the Counsel for the State would en-
de"of 10 show, by assumption, that hs WA falsely
accused. aud that lie cannot be convicted on facts,
hut convicted At all, II must BIO circumstances
alone, without iacis, 10 sustain them. That they
should rely on the good character which hs had
heretofore sustained, and that they would be able to
show such breach IN the chain of testimony pro-
duced by tile State, that would entirely nd tho prs
should lely, he said upon all want of motive on the
part olthe accused aud upon his fair character. lie
would not Al this time go into more minute detail
oi the testimony they should offer, but would wait
un'Il the State had closed and then offer their test
mony lie said that many things advanced by the
Counsel iof the State could not DO sustained by ev-
dehcc-and that they would show that many of the
conclusions now stated were nbsur,fiiics."
number of witnesses were called aud examined.
After the testimony closed, the ease was argued be
fhn INV hu H,..t,.
Attorney General for the State. and William L.
Preston and H. Collins Lee, Esqs. for the Prisoner.
Mr. Lee was followed by Mr.. Richardson, aud then
the case wept 10 the Jury.
The vile of WIN. Stewart whose trial for the nj.
lodged murder of his fthc, is now going ON in BAL
iimotc County Court attends her husband rcgularly
every day, watching apparently with intense interest.
the progress of the evidence, and bctravng. IN her
pale, emaciacd and anxious but still beautiful coun
tenancc the ravagcs. which the situation of he hus-
band is lnllieune upon her constitution. Although
The sltlings Of the Court have been several times
pfo'isced until late hour. she has left. for
moment. the place which she has secured beside
MN, and Will probably, II nature holds out witness
eIth": - aecuitla or conviction. There is nothing
earth full Of interest than such an instance
OF devotion The consistency and enduring love OF
woman have been the themes OF admiration III all
ages aud every day furnishes proof. vi the just
ness OF even the poctcal eulogics which they have
called forth. The sins and crimes aud eno,s which
dive all the rest Of the world from the objects of
their affections, seem but bind them the closer
10 them. and the deseriion of sunshine friends Is
but the signal for newer more resolved and more
exclusive devotion on their part--rhc rhapsody of
Moore,
al know not, care not, IL guil,'s 10 that hear,
u know that | love thee, whatever thou art
seems to find not less w.rralt in real life Than in
fiction. Whatever may be tho issue Of tho trial
now pending, one cannot but believe that there must
have been something Of good in the man who could
attach To him 50 strongly u young and innocent
man. SO often, however. are the affections of wo-
men mlsplaced--so frequently do find The best
and most beautiful of them layishing the treasures
other hearts upon totally unworthy objects that
there could, perhaps, be rule unsafe than
that which would seek To infer the good character
or disposition of the husband from the excellent
abilities of the wife. Baltimore Chronicle.