Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-30
TRIAL

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tanning synopsis Of The erideace-- ar. /
g&ments Of coanseI-aad charge of teI
Court reported for tie bencGi of all
,plo mag desire 10 learn
On Sunday last, two young gentlemen
Of this vicin,y, possessing strong amalory
procliyites, were seen, vending their
way to the bower Of their "lady loves" 10
most agreeable compaDionshlp, and enIIv-
enng their journey, by singing concerIos
to the fair damsels who held their "plisht.
ed lailh.n The charms Of ther respective
du!cineas after a time became the topic,
aud each contending his own to be ihe
fairer; IN alteration arose, which grew
SO strong, as to render the breaking q
lance necessary. The SWANS were ar,
dent in their loves, and did not belong to
the Temperance Society. We shall not
attempt description Of the tlIi; as II was
by no means scientific, but will content
ourselves with brieg description Of the
combilans.
The oao is young man, just entering
maahood, having some faults, as all OF Us
have; tut who has acquired, donng his
residence upon the waters Of Bogge Aoosa
a&atcna, and in the Capitol, ma1y friends.
To describe the other is somewhat dill
6cuIL. True he belongs to the species
homo, though many would deem HIM a
non-descripr. His personal, or rather
physical proportions, seem to SCI at def
ance the economy, adopted in thu 'orma>
J lion of man; VARYING essentially from all
the animal family alike to our race, with
physiognomy that would have run La.
vaUr mad, and a caput, that psychological
learning can never master In truth, h
might oXclaim with David - am fearful
ly and toonderjally made, Oh, Lord!
The onslaught was mutual; The coils,
ion not extraordinary YET Mr.. William
Johnson, (vuIgarly called by the boyo o.
the village Billy JOnaing) the man SO
wonderfully done up III his physical ar
rangement, received a small incision, in
Gor&Ua. A warrant was issued for the
apprehension Of Mr.. Sneed, the victor, to
atone Tor the injury inflicted upon the
body Of Billy, and accordingly on the 9th
! day o. July, ammo iaciS, 53l2, The accused
! appeared before the judicial dgGataries Of
the city, living, being, and residing in the
city aforesaid, 10 answer unto the common,
wealth of Mississippi, The grand charge Of
having, without The fear of God before his
eyes; but ns'igated by the Devil, OF
something else, made most violen; eff,
fort to incise deeply the epidermis and
flesh of the aforesaid Jonsiog.
Upon the examination before the court,
the following facts were developed; -
Sneed was indebted TO Billy Johnson in
the sum ofone halEdoliar, good and law
ful money of the United States. William
demanded payment. Sneed suspended,
temporarily, but promised to Iigporlare at
an early day. Johnson would not consent
to further delay, and by some means cap
lured the hat and coat of Sneed aforesaid.
aud was attempting to emigrate with the
spoils. Sneed essayed to recover his ap-
parel. johnson resisted; Sneed insisted
Johnson then seized Sneed, and encircIed
his ceJiscal region with four or five fiogers
resembling crooked radisbes 10 a dry
season. Sneed, thus throuIed, bled John
son. Immediately fear crept over the
limbs Of Billy, and he fled for safety to
the faarOowg de mon ale, and sought an
officer.
The above, fnot all, are the main facts.
Sneed was arraigned; the prosecutor for
the Stale then arose, and most IearnedIy
established to the conviction of the court
then and there presiding: lst That the
taking mOu's goods, whether the appa.
rel be about bis person or not, was a
simple trespass, and could not be resisted
2ad. The owner could not make reprsal
10y force +; leaving the inference that Il
sroug man can satisfy his debt, by takiug
the goods Of another, without the foolish
intervention of tho law; and tina, the in.