American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-06

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Also similar idea suggested by Judge Brown
SON. of New York. The hour at which ths
chine Was alleged to have been perpetrated,
und the accused having sent swift witness in
the bog 10 give the alarm, was proof Of their
innocence Of wrong. Why lad the girl gone
so far ont Of her way to yet home? Why at
tempt to pass as brother and sister? These
boys were there to break up their sport. She
could remember every thing necessary to make
ont a good story, but had now forgotten all
about the Hookstowu road, sc. SyIar says
they spoke Of it because they had no witnesses.
They swear to thCse then, and deny them now.
Had the Grand Jury indicted them for these
pe6urics they would not be here an witnesses;
and yet yon are asked to believe theEn. Hess,
the interpreter, is equally plant in his recnlIcc-
! ton Of " hat they stated, and the circumstances
generally. lttacn, the opinion OF the Judges
! referred to. was worth any thing, thsse witness
ses can have but little weight. A. 10 her con-
dtion~-she travelled that night to the house. Of
! the accused, to the watch house, thence to a
house OF the Point, where sko said she b1arded,
and home with Hess, &c. Does that show Il
stats If exhaustob' Her dress exhibited no
violence. 1t had rained on Saturday and Sun
day, and the place Of the alleged outrage was
deep hoiloW--yct her dress was not soiled So
also the pants Of the accused. Syler may have
wiped dirt from her bach Her condition next
morning, as described by the physicians, was
such might have been expected alter 80
lengthy travel, and such late hours, She pO-
.tlYcIy refused to let Dr. ilint2e examine her
person, when be told her it would be inpor-
taut in her trial. Who knows the principal
witness What's her name? Her character?
Her OBJECT in all she has said and donc' Her
giving birth out of matrimony--her conduct on
ship-EoGrd--her association and life hoTe-all
stamp her as unworthy of crcdibility. Where
is her brother He who desired 70 labor for
nothing that he might be with her, why is he
not here in this hour Of her trouble: Wac it
not this man SyIer? In reference to confess
sons, none had been made. The declaration
i'll presence o! the father, was in aNusion to an
assault upon Svlcr--the other, to the officer,
was uttered in Eoar--~noithcr admitting the
rape. The character OF the witnesses, the
nature Of the evidence, delsand the discharge
of the prisoner, under this indictment. We
have only attempted to give the course of Mr..
, n argument, occupying one hour and farce
quarters in It's delivery, in his usual happy
style.
The Court adjourned.
| TUESDAY, Nov. 4. The Court met.
! Chas. f. MAYER, Esq, ado resseG the jury, on
! the part of the defence. He spoke Of the pc
puar excitement III reference 20 the case, and
Of the cLlravagani statements made in refer
ence to it through the press. He denounced
this spirit as unworthy of the age, and akin to
the feeling which caused the Jacoblns in the
French revolution to set up 4 prostitute es a
Goddess of Reason. llc dwslt upon the man
ner in which the girl and SyIer had spent the
Sabbath, and supposed their conduct may
J In 20 itiJn gp1 tho hnvS tn than tlp
passed in review the whole testimony, with 4
view TO exhibit its want Of credibiIity, and
dwelt with especial force upon the character,
feeling, and position Of the principal wit
| nesses.
! The fact OF no alarm having been given by
the gir--no outcres-the removal of the name
! from the trunk-the preVarcat tons in the state
ments-sweariug and counter swearing-the
character ofthe GIRL and her position in refer
ence TO Syer-u ere all urged reasons upon
which the jury were bound TO acquit the priso-
! ner. The conduct OF the girl on board toe
boat-it was absurd to call it "bundlng;n if it
was requirement of the ship, 1t was a barba-
ran rule; and, if voluntary on her part, it
proved her deatI;ution Of that chasteness of
feeling which would have prompted her to lie
! down un the tlocr rather than herd with men.
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