Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-04-04
DOMESTIC ITEMS.


morning, occupying something over two hours.
lie, defined the law and recapitplated4 The evi-
dence, and enjnined the Jury TO discharge their
duty fearessly, without regard to the position
of the defendant on one hand or any prejudice
received out of court, on The other. The charge
was scrupulously impartial. The jury retired
about quarter before eleven, and about six o.
clock P. NJ. they returned with a verdict OF not
gully. f93fa..41, r. rsH,.g, ag.p.
When the verdict had been rendered.. Mr.
Fairchid arose, aud asked il he had permission
20 speak to the court He was answered that
any remarks upon his case were in order, wien
he went on to say, that he had come here
under the load Of condemnation inflicted by an
ecclesiastical tribunal in another state, Here
he had been associated in the ministry for many
years,--he was among his friends and also a.
monp his enemies He had felt, as a privilege,
that he was ia The State Of Massachusetts,
in the Old BAY State,--renowned for her love
ofiustice, and he had not feared To trust his
case with jury of his countrymen. Hethauk-
cd the court for the lofbearance and kindness
which il had shown towards him,-the county
attorney for his civility and gcnilemaply treat
meni ,--uncxpccted as IT was by him, and per-
haps unprecedented-he gave thanks To the ju-
nv for the patience which they had exhibited
during the tedious detail OF the trial, and To
his own counsel, Tor the fidelity and devotion
with which they had sustained his cause, aud
he closed with solemn appeal TO his Maker
and his Judge, before whom all must appear,
and before whose tribunal he should assert his
innocence, as fearlesSly as before that tribunal
which had arraigned him here. He then retir
ell, with his wife and son. f rs rse
NotwithSt anding the length of time between
the going out and the return Of the jury, large
number of persons assembled to hear the YER
dict, and when Mr. Fairchld made his appear
Rnce at the door nj The court-room, on his way
tV his carriage, Court-square was filled with
people, and he was received with loud and
hearty cheers, which continued until the car
rage was out of sight. This sort Of approba-
lion may not always be the need of right, but
Il must be understood that il came from per
sons who had thronged the court house during
the trial, who had heard the evidence and lis
tened TO the Arguments, and who delivered
their verdict as honestly and conscieniiously as
did The jury, before whom he was technically
tried The change which has taken place. in
the minds of the community with regard 10 Mr.
Fairchild, has arisen partly from the character
OF the evidence against hin,-upon which, or
upon anything similar to which, one would
not hang dog and partly from the fact that
he came here, disowned, deserted, condemned,
almost unanimously BY the religious denom-
ination with which he had been eonneced lia-
bile 10 suffer from the preludices OF jurynen, and
waving the technicaliies of the law, which
of crime, and compel them to prove upon the
. stand its commission, he opened The whole
ground and gave TO the government counsel
permission 10 prove upon him any act, by
which he had off .ndeJ The law. He had been
acquitted Guilty or innocent, he has passed
through severe ordeal, sustained throughout
mainly by the presence and support of the, per-
sin who was most injured and snned against,
III he was guilty, and whose conduct certainly
10 l,.s,su h,sv,nd all nj Rnsfnn En3tripr
H,rrtbie Cdfastrophe- Dreadful loss ofiife
and hnl5.-Tt appears that Mr. Duvall, Young
man in the prime of his life, being about SO
wears old, has been doing considerable work
for the light house at Sandy Hook, aud while
engaged in the performance Of it, he employed
the fishermen resident in the neighborhood, TO
collect the ramon balls and honlb shells which
are frequently found buried in the sand or roll
ed up by the surf, which he agreed IN purchase
as old iron. During yesterday, "a load Of the
above articles were brought 10 Mr. Duvalps
shop, and on examination The latter found that
some orthe shells were yet loaded, and before
taking them into the house, he proceeded TO
empty them OF The composition. This was
about 5 O'Clock in the afternoon. MIR DuvalI
proceeded 10 empty the shells, took one, said TO
b. of the shape of an egg, about - inches long,
upon his lap sitting on a srat which he procu-
the composition, which he shook out upon the
walk, h,iween his feet. While thus engaged,
the shell, which was made of cast iron, explo-
drd with tremendous report, killing MIR Du-
vail and two others Instantly, and severely
wounding several Others Mr. Aaron o. Price,
builder, OF No. 10 Thompson street, aged
about SO years, was engaged in conversation
with The unfortunate proprietor when the ex-
plusion took place. He received blow on the
hack Of his head from a niece Of the she'll,
breaking IN the entire hack Of his skull, causing
instant death. Mr. Price has left wife and
two children TO mourn the untimely death Of
the husband and laiher. .t -. so4sr
Richard Broderck, lad or II years of age.
residing at the corner Of King and Hudson
streets, was passing at the lime, with young
associate by the name Of Bennett, and stopped
moment picked up some of the composition,
and as he started from the scene was arrested
by death, being Instantly killed BY piece Of
the she'll which struck him on the right side of
ihe neck, Just onihe edge Of The cheek, making
a wound Of about two inches in diameter, sew
ering the jugular vein, which killed him also
instantly. His clothes were much burnt, and
his body dreadfully maneed.
Robert Bennett, stcp-son Of Abraham Moses,
No. $50 Hudson street, was in company with
Broderick, and was thrown into the air several
feet, falling in such a manner as TO severely cut
his hip. Both his legs are broken above the
knee, and dreadfuly mangled, so that one OF
them must be ampuiattd; the other may be sa-
we'd. If modification does not set in, his life
may be saved ti 1otNH
A piece OF the iron weighing about two
pounds, is said TO have fallen at the corner ol
Farick and Carmine streets; another piece
weighing about 10 pounds flew towards The
river, and entering the Office of George LELAND
pork and provision packer, corner of Washing