Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-12-01
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
NUMBER 40.
TnE CASE OF coIr.

1 II Il
for with deep interest has been enacted
the law has i~en arfeated--iha city dis
graccd, and the double murderer has gono
10 meet his victim IN The presence oil their
Con.
Until Sunday last. he never entertain
ed the thought thai his sentence would DO
lcarried into tilect-hc had been contfnu-
ally buoyed up with fallacious hope.
THAT justice las he termed III would YET
be done him, and this hope was fed by
friends. who should have known that u
never could be renlized EVERY technical
object on that counsel raised was thrown
down, and every struggle to effect bis
escape from the just punishment Of his
crime, seemed but 10 tighten the grasp Of
the law. The Jury, the Court, the
chancellor, the Executive were insulted
because their opinions we're adverse 10 tho
prisoner, but the tirmness Of The Chancel-
Ior would no, yield, paiaiul rs must have
been the struggle TO resist The prompungs
Of his heart Ia him and to the Executive
belong oil praise for their conduct ~ th.s
matter. Never. perhaps, WINS greaierAn.
/ UucUtC tAsfttp ut ttHab VI So. '"''t
but despite il all, justice was stern md
unbending, and he was left to expate1ss
crime bv a violent and dlsgracelul-d death.
On "Wednesday the final resul, was
communicated 10 him, and though he WAS
deeply moved. he subsequ n,ly rallied,
and resumed the collected manner be had
exhibited during the whole period Of his
E,osx, fhis ftt,,o ba acfed
with consummsto hypocrisy, even to the
| Reverend gentleman who sought 10 nd.
minister to him the comforts and consoa.
ton Of religion and prepare him for tho
awful change, he was so soon to undergo.
! Ii is evident that he had all along contem-
plated suicide, what then were all his pro-
testa.ions OF faith and Of repentance, when
in the same breath he denied the inten-
ton OF killing himeelf
| Thus ended this psinfuI aud exciting
ltragedy-justico has been robbed of her
| lust sacrifice, but the blood Of the muir.
dered man no longer cries for vengeance
Lit has f.llen upon the murderer's head
and though humsn law hss not boon eat
isfied, he has exp,atsd his crime, and tho
grave should cover his errcrs, but that
society requires them to be held up a. .
warning 10 Others, and particularly to
those who like him, give the reins 10 pas
sion, which in most instances hasten their
obstruction. Colt entered lie with bright
prospects, born Of highly respectable
family, he had the advantage Off good
education, by which, together with his
natural talents, he might have lived life
oi usefulness, of honor and happiness
bu, led on by recklessness Of DISPOSE.
ilon, n disregard Of all restraints upon his
self qualification, he bns been burned into
the commission Of crime, and been cut
down in the vigor Of manhood, and let
behind him a stigma which will cling to
his namc 90 long 40 the annals Of crime
shall last; he has cntailed suffering upon
his connexions, and who can tell how ma
ny broken hearts may follow tho commits
sion Of ths decd.
His career and dreadful end, should
serve a. beacon TO warn others from
tho rock on which be foundered, and Jet
us hope that it may not be without its pro.
per effect upon the community.
We cannot close this article without
animadvcrting in strong terms upon the
conduct of the Sheriff and his deputies,
for at least a shameful neglect Of the SOL
emn duty imposed upon them. and We
trust the matter will be fully inyesti1 gated.
There ore disclosures yet TO be made.
with regard to the whole affair we under.
stand, which will s,artle the whole COM
munty, and which ought TO be exposed
The law aud the people demand II.
Tue MARY RoGERs' MysTERy.--Ws
have had some conversation with Justice
Merritt respecting this mysterious affair.
We learn that further investigation will
take place, and will be conducted in sew
crsl other places besides Hoboken. They
win be strictly private, 80 that no oppor'
tunity will be given for reporting them,
until the results are nscertaDed. Tho
reasons for making these examinations
private, are obvious.
We presume that these examinations
will be followed by arrests Of number
Of suspected individuals. Mrs. Loss sons
are detained, meanwhile, 10 serve as wit
nesses. Ii is to be hoped that the result
| al the whole VIII De, 20 uuiaVtt t"o my
terry OF Mary Rogers death. There is
reason 10 believe thai her death took pfGte
In Mrs. Loss house, in consequences Of
the use OF some medical means for pro-
curing abortion. on or about the 25,h Of
July, Is4I. Who the perpetrators Of
this crime are. is not yet apparent; nor
how much the boys are impllca,ed.-
Y. Jonr. Com.
MARY ROGERS MYSTERY NOT FIX.
PLANNED. --Jusiice Merit, Of Hoboken,
publishes q note denying the statement in
the Tribune, touching the mysterious
case Of Mary Rogers. The case will
not probably rest here. We presume tho
Tribune will attend 20 the matter. For
ourselves, very shortly after the disnp-
pearance of tho girl, we came TO the con-
clusiun that she was not murdered. The
ennduc, Of her mother, among other cir
cumstanrrs, induced US 10 believe that
She knew more upon the subject than she
was willing 10 tell IN. y Com.
CoMMERciAL TRHATIrs. lien. Dun
Green who returned 10 the Caledonia, IS