New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-20
,urt adjourned TO 81 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.

The Court met at 10 minutes before 6 oclockaSd
resumed the tr;al.
Edward Sandtord, Esq. rose and addressed the
Cou in The final summing ur speech in behalf Of hepos
ton He stated that he should not the Counsel for ts
fence bad done endeavor excite the ympahies and m.a
r judgement Of The Jury but he should address himself
the sound and sober judgement of The Juryior ifs
all and judgement that must decide this ca
would place the facts of the before them and II nF
could from their solemn convictions and their obsisa'iOn@
their God declare thai the prisoner did strike os
with the intention of taking the life Of Mr. Ballard he y0aA
leave them account their and 10 that Ga
for the verdict they rendered He spoke OF the lm%
ancs of preserving the law aud the good order and saieYa
society which hai been violated BY the prisoner Herp
ted the eNh bOn Of excitement favor of the pr50neI oye
large auditory present with attempt over.awe IuT
and pervert THAR jud He reprOoated also the ad
made by Counsel to the passions OF the multitude andi @
Yltuperaon aud abuse avished the head Of Mr. Ballard
who here subpoena witness for defence ~
spoke of seduction being crime Criminal Cch
bur offence against the moral code punShabeN
or law a crime. But he said that murder one
against nature and the laws Of God and which 81
nations pun:hed and which the Word of God decian
should be punished with death that the first murderer "o
punished with DEATH but that mark was placed ppa
his forehead lest he should be sain-ha the first 'ednepE
in Paradise where Adam persuaded BY the W0n
eat; that the Woman excused herself by saying the S
pent .eguel ker aud she did eat and that the woman @'
b-suil-d the from that day this Alter an aole ei
dunn the Counsel proceeded comment upon the te''hl
which he read ertenso and commended the whole o. Nv
the sober judgment of the Jury-(exhibting the Khe w
weapon that had been used in the assault Ae e0'1.'
by arguments his view of the testimony, anmadyerins
the plea and the doctrine of insanity. contender o
opposing Counsel he left II the Jury whether the ,'-'
not Of mind 10 be accountable to the la" he NV
cOntsnded strenuously that from the facs as e
evidence regard 10 the alleged insanity OF the p''D
that she capable OF Distinguishing between hsn
wrong that she stabbed a manner to pfoouee IL IL
and meant DEATH and theTe amenabet u the chnf.
of The land. He asked how she came In posessi'n =:
knife so unusual for female TO have! ho" came sne ~
low asten upon aud single on. her victim, and 'nen h
dead blow his life and why not strike al us -,
and others if she mad IN mnd and unconsc'ou, ~
she did? he conteuded her acts showed perheee-t.
tempt kill Mr. Ballard, and that she must suef io m,
fence He cited numerous cases TO show that a' p,
were correct aud appealed TO the judgement and
the jury do their dnty in 'convctIng the accas ioa
outre4d TO morbid sympathy Or ssnsb.'y ya i9f u, viii m
eaery ard ability for Two hours and thry-fIse maa .s
The Recorder then charged the Jury UPON
facts given in evidence, and upon the aw as a,
the He stated that there two counts ~ %,ssia %
ment-one for an assault with intent TO Kill anu
assault with intent 10 MAIN and that both mus Tk
have been committed with prenedltated in:S n:S., 5r9
jury had the right there lore find her guilty on
acqult her o both II the Jury, he SAID were al.
she hereroa who committed the oenSe the
il done with intent To kill Ihe IehHi,,sdy
inquiry was, the instrument such as vas 1;n sri1
take life The fact was the part OF me ooa, wuts
the stab gwen. being the heart ana e hn-
declaration afterwards tina. she wished she nao
Again. there any justification for that coss
given evidence; for no injury, ;J ". S
JUSTLY the i; done long previously ne say riro-
special province Of The jury 10 decide what Is
TIA circumstances in eXtsnulti1n could rot oe NG
the jurythey thepreroGatves ot ne az % sSr
tie prisoner that sound state oi .ln 5sirE
bic her commit the ottence as a 90 ie,erug
which fac: the jury toe proper
from the evidence pres nted for tneif sar;ty Of E
he tC-l the several instances aud proofs 0i a
prsoner-testisd 70 by Mr.. Behrene ana VI nnTparsr1
stated the melrchoy weeping aud oh ae.s sense az
evidences Of Insanity, OF which the Lcb hsjn
Judgment OF The jury be exercised dhu o dBur
nus deprmne sui, if rne prisoner was As,
ri.hin bs,yeen right and wrong she hoas
# the act was committed IN the heat o. pz'stonoh in5
das th .nsu-d the killing wosld be merely
tie i1licrn.,t for an intent 20 hill couldno Brtw
u ycud show that there penrd rdItaru v th sao
urv ,ould ina uire whether the fact Of b,n- af rrsr
w-a,on as the knife used not evidence bysyr
non He cautioned the jufy against beng
ahv o the prisoner oy the sym9ahl 81 pe Of ts
~. nr or 70 kill they bnund acluit the aC an abb
The Jury retired at 3 O'Clock, and ai'ei a. 'a.JJ;,,d
seuc- Of Eight Minutes, returaed nto Coaft "i'h
NOT GUILTY. xore WITH
And the Court House, for a long time, fahs ss Ceac
4nJrovin. houts and cap9inss OF applause "hien" "
were not able 10 suppress. -, yeuies
The prisoner, at the annunciatlon o the W.
fanrod with exc-ss Of ieeog but r,stoied rd ,bs
The Jury were discharged for the 'eri'' 'I~
Court adjourned.