Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-01

give an opinion merely = suffering the evil
dence TO speak for itself But having hung
Cromwell with the other two, and finding
The mselves in dilemma, (his innocence
being manifest they at last have discovered
6 loop hole" in which. they hope to escape;
and in order TO make the want OF assurance
doubly sure,' they trumpet forth on all oc-
casions that Cromwell is the most danger
Gus man of the three" This bugbear Of
the Imagination grows upon them, ill at
last be becomes the "ring -leader.m Hear
! the officers reason the matter in council
Spencer and Small are proved guilty by
confession Cromwellis the most dan
gerous man Of tie three" Ergo, Crom-
well is guilty.!
would merely add, that i. is Just as con-
sisfent to hang man for answering q
question as il is 10 hang him on the opin-
ions Of those who are determined to sacri-
flee him-who are, in fact the e.recutionerS
Of their own sentence, formed on their own
opinion! In criminal Eases the prisoner is
entitled to The benef, Of any doubt existing
in relation 10 his guilt, but no such benefit
is here extended to The poor victim testine
for the halter. Ten minutes are allowed
him-not TO prove his innocence, but TO pre-,
| pare for dealh
Iwill close this painful case by alIuding,
once more, TO the innuman conduct of Nc
Kenzie; not only in taking the life of Crom,
well, but in exerting his utmost power since
his and young Spencer's death, to blast then
reputation and prejudice the public mind
against them. As before stated, when Nc
kenzie, for the first and last time, informed
Cromwell ne had but ten minutes TO live
he fell upon his knees, protesting his limo
cence, and invoking The name Of his wife
Hear with what GOODNESS Mckenzie endeav
ors, without stating single fact, TO give tbt
| lie to Cromwelps dying words, and excuse
| himself for hanging him.
"But it had been the game of this maj
10 appear innocent, TO urge MIR. Spencer on
to furnish him with professional ideas; Il
bring aGout catastrophe of which Spence
: was TO take all the risk, and from which h
[CromwelIl was 10 derive all the benefit
He had taken great many precautions t
appear innocent, bat he had moi lake
enough!
Again, when Wales is testifying, Nj
4 Kenzie asks him:
d odd you ever hear Cromwell speak c
q his wife?
n Ans. He spoke Of his wife in very ligh
=. manner.
Judge Advocate objected 10 the question
and enquired why he asked it.
d Mckenzie said il was merely to counter
Y act any feeling of sympathy that might b
sought 10 be drawn from has rife and fan
. iLyr'
Mckenzie can not bear the thought til;
. Cromwell shall appear innocent-that th
people shall have any sympathy for hin
: his wife or family. Why Because in PR
portion TO their sympathy for him viii /
: their Indignation against his murderer!
Ere six months, or even three month
, shall elapse, as stated by Cromwell in b
last moments, apprehend the pub lie wi
- be satisfied or his innocence The abseut
:, of any sufficient proof against him; b
: conviction when confined in chains awe
: from his triers, and not a word allowed hi
!, in his defence = the declaration Of the d.
ing Spencer that he was innocent = a
these aud many more "
" "Nill plead like angels trumpet tongued again
vi The deep damnaton OF his taking off,!
e, | will, in some future number, examil
id the evidence of pretended attempt TO re
~ cue the prisoners, which was made the pr
d.. te.rt for their execution. JUSTICE.