The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-09
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are, they would have to talk ana think about them
He argued, that If the jury believed that Mr. " T.
said that young clergy men ought 10 be castrated,
they must hold him guitless; that he had had hard
fare; that his secret thoughts had been exposed by
his friends that his private letters had been
up and nsed against him. Take the letter Of Mr. Brit
tain though intended TO be used to his injury. he
handed it his errors nav
DC, guile is not one ofthem. The learned gentleman
argued that instead of talking about his own pro-
| ptnsities, Mr.. V. said that knowing The propen-
sues OF people 10 talk about and SANDER clergy
men ne mad avoided the company of females in pri-
| vate What has attracted this audience? What
mas nied the body and avenues of this house a.
Wonid they have to wait till the waves of the null
titude mad passed onwards oct in or out if this
was common case Of seduction? II is clergy
man that is to be tried Ii is a novelty in This
region The counsel argued as TO the proba-
1nit! tnat u was not defendant but his nephew
Ihaddeus, now IN China, who was the father Of
Sophias child, as he was almost always there e
suppose man is charged with theft and he AZ once
declares, did not steal this thing, but the truth
Is, have strong propensity for stealing" would
you think him sane? So il would have been absurd
for Mr.. V. Il. to have said, 81 have strong pro-
pensities for seduction but have not seduced this
lady'-the counsel was sure he never could have
so said it was a misrecollection Of witnesses
We omit the many proofs given By the learned
counsel, Of the innocence there NAV be in TAX mo
GIN aud sugar, as applied to the plaintiffs ease,
though 1t had been brought from Bfockpert, trea-
sured, bottled up, and retaled from that stand
meaning the witness box. The counsel took much
pains to show that the jury not take into ao-
count any thing that might have been stated bv
Witnesses to Indecent liberties taken by he rev
eTend gentleman with Sophia's sister and other
females" Gracious heaven shall we bring him
INTO court and try him for every act of his whole
life? he apologized for Mr. v. Z's assertion
that the Misses MurdOck were strumpets made
secretly to his vestry; mentioned the many stories
that were affoat about them-commead aided his coed
mother and sister, all dresses alike; asserted that
the defendants benevolepce and charity had ex-
tended far aud wide; insinuaed that as Sophia al
LEVIED Ihaddeus V. II. to put his arms round her
meek and KISS her. 1t might be inferred that greater
Liberties were allowed him; gave some weight to
Marden the glovers statement, but mitted IL had
been successfully inpeached, and that he was
shown to be garrulous, incorporate man-if
his testimony could not be believed, let il be cast
out The boy Kay = statement next taken up;
his intelligence and accuracy praised, and himself
described as resembling sheet of white paper for
purity. The Counsel was Of opinion, that James
Murdoch and Richard Ketchums testimony did
not impeach Ray Counsel was not sure that Mr.
Van Zandt could have called Thaddeus even if he
Asto Miss Gilkeson's evidence, why Ike (Mr Sib-
ley,) last week, in his howse, actually kissed
two OF his neighbours daughters, and that not in the
more. He strongly ridiculed, condemned Mr.. Hill
tor the manner in which he gave his evidence, and
said it was illegal-he III ought not to have been
allowed to show old Mrs. V. rs manner when she
heard the young lady's name. The Counsel next
amused the court by humorous observations ON
the production of Miss Murdeek's child in evi-
dence ethen argued that the Rev. Mr.. BrItain's
and young De VOLTS testimony proved an abb in
Mr. Van Zandts favor, showing that he could not
have been in the company of Sophia on the l6.h of
Oct lS4O, she said he was, in his study; that De
Wolf was sitting in the study before dinner that
day, and was the first to leave the dinner table and
return thither If the defendant is guilty Of this
outrage, he, Mr. S., was not here to plead in mtiga-
ton OF damages. No. in that case take ample
damages-take all he has and give to the ia
miy he has wronged; abate nothing: he will not
mourn over it. The Jury could not say the plain.
tiff was guilty they could not find verdict on evil
dence which they had reason to believe to be US
true Mr.. v 4. values not money: but he desires
to leave no stain on his family to descend to his
children; had he desired to settle this with meney
ample time and opportunity were given him to do
80, but, knowing his own innocence he comes be-
fore the country and cenidentl-- ~ ri
quittal
~rMr. Sibley concluded really ehe, iefsresi.ar
shrewd and el, quent speech of lliE acaf - a. yaf
to 9 o'clock. He was listened I, ~ ~
attention by the highly respects abe ar
numerous auditory. He posses rs a spA iprs
wit and bumor, with prodigy nset sTY asa
were he not a man Of strong f. -..-,- -i..s.., aa
could not have made such an impression in such
case. No man could have done better justice to a
client. He talked with much ease to the last, and
has very powerful lungs.