The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-28
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Pm tbr & ernsbas.sra Fassias.
Superior (sarf.-Thc business before
the al term Of our Superior cours was
despatched daring The frsi week Of he
tenn. and he parties lisiganl. officers Of
The couri, ar, had lef. " Saturday even
ing.
Tie trial cf Boiling alias Smith, for
bigamy, was removed ID the county III
Rockingham, on The affidavit Of he psis-
oner ihai such was The slate of public feel
ing against him in this county he eoull
noiexPeeta fair. dispassionaie trial. Mr..
Kerr, q Caswell, appeared = counsel Cor
The pri oner.
On Thursday Richard G. Stubbleield
Was put ups.n III. lrasl. charged. in several
counts. wnh The killing Il Marlhy. Thr
pfnsrrul,Un ~as conducted hy 5 ,lirilnr
P.lndrAlrr slans; The delenre hy Mes.rs.
Julian 4. l.eark and James II. M.rrlls III.
Alter paii, nj investigation II lie fAr,s
IL he case. and sble argument II counsel.
he jn,y rei,.d. The, reiurm i ] verde.
- gailly II manslangllsr.
Tn Friday lhe prisoner was brought ii
and ierrised The sentence Of lie Court
10 be hrand,d IN The hand. imprisoned
eileen months snd thirty DAYS. and then
give bond in the sum 81 81 900 Tor his
eaceahle behaviour. The sruirnce II
branding Vas CARED in. : s.,..1i
n..,t,.,, - rr.s@ss<r 81 thG Lhuti.
y ..ysis % lhe judgment 81 tie Court,
Mr.. M"rehead made aspiration IN brh II
~ iLe prisoner. m > feeling address 10 hrs
honor. 70 o,ni, The brandiog. punishment
which The Law has left discretionary in the
hands u lie Court. lie represented and
proved The high responsibility aud pieiy
oi the aged parerts II The prisoner; spoke
&c lie lnrmer sober life u the prisoner
hal he had been = speculaior. but had
been unsuccessful under The pressure Of
the Zines; had his property cold By The
sheriff: had become d,shearIened and
snnred in temper: lacked that philosophy
which large portion Of mankind want q
enah!e lhrm ~ bear ~ under m,sfnrlunes;
that he had taken 10 drink, ---and was in
this habiiual Stale II mind and disposl,inn
al,rn The affair ,ook place which resulted
IN The decrease Of the unfortunate old man
Murphy. Ii was insisted that The brand
ing infected mark II disgrace as lasting
- llle--a max that runl,l never be nbli
trrated. di-gr.re that could never be
telrIe,ed: and lliaI In The absence nf III 5
perpetual s,igna. society might YET nnr
day claim The offender IL II, bosom, =
respectable aud reformed man. This
event could never be hoped for, il the
prisoner should have IN l,nger out n lastheI
lfe wl.h tire ind.lible brand of crime
burned in his palm.
The Judge differed with the Counsel
lnr the prisoner. The Facts proved sgainsi
The prisoner showed an aggravated case
of manslaaghier, strongly verging upon
murderin The FIRST degree. lie was aware
"f The respec,ahlli,y and piety al his pa
Tents, and The credushie station held in
society by his connexions: and il il could
be done cors s,enily with lie paramount
duties DC his stltinn, he would mitigate
the blow upon the aged authors Of The
prisoners existence. That could not BE-
done. That peace of mind which no -
cissi.uies OF this would could give or take
away. must be thcir consolation in this
sore ,nal oi their hearts.
Ills honor remarked the fearful III
crra.e If crime which has berome esi.
dent throughout the land. Even in our
own beloved Stale Of North Earolin :,
winch has never been infected in the same
d.gtee with these evils which have ours
ed other portions q; the country, there
had been greater number oil helnnus
crime. within ;aree years past than had
occurred in any ten years preceding.
What was the cause of ihi.! A morbid
state If public feeling, and conseqnen,
lax,ty in the administration OF law. Let
a murder be committed, aud the commu-
ri'y Sup in arms" sgalns, the perpe'ra-
tor. Lei The criminal BE- convicted sni
that numen, The curreh, ul sympathy
turns. and reprehenslhle willingness is
manifested 10 avert the atm oil re.rI5uilve
justice.
lie c"mmen,etlupan line particular Ease
before him; atlseried To the disagreeanle.
but paramount duty assigned him by the
laws Of his country, and pronounced the
sentence against The offender.