The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-05-08

Ae ksa.s ne Ia lfom ed Moses %. i
psrf. cry 'aaHisR.' Mhys be can lslk
maEs cease ia miasis Than cd Rossn
raa cacerssand IN . coaa's zee. And
~hsfs uo4e hs d NJ eandydsis loE Ihs
nsxi Legislrsr. sgin I'd NIppess Or ans
bodv else. Hurrs for genkias.''
sTkres rhesrs for Jsnkins!r shoglfd
lie crowd snsuinously. . Hura. hsns.
huna..F"
.Slor. bays, fCr > sentiment. ."sIclsi1.
ID Bin Sssrny. ~i,h lhe ine 10 his land.
81 g,se yes I'D Ae. Harley
He th00ehi he was monsirocs sszart.
To seal u Perkins hore and oart-
Boz Lawyer genkins h@ tnrk hin lnfo too,
And now % he peniaesaiasy he Sla 81
A Loud hurra follosed Ihs delivery of
Bill SseeEy's iapronpls. Which hsd mol
sanrely c,td sHay uhsn Constable Ssipe
made his appearance m their mldsi, with
lhe waIrsnI Ior Perkins. Ankles and
Sweeny-Mrs. Perkins having been
omil,ed hy courtesy % The prosecutor.
The summoas0l the Squire came nPan
Ihem Ike clap % thUndsf out OF clear
SKY. and iheIr hearts qusksd uiih fear
While The shout of triumph yet hngered
upon iheH hps. The iug was immed'.
alely called in. The corn cob replaced 10 IL
neck, sni llIe party. attended BY their as.
ionished friends, rspsired 10 The mag's.
irsle's Office. Squire Rogtr's surprise
at The strange proceeding bad, after our
hero's brief ex,lsnalIon. sowewhst sub
sided. and he VAS prepared TO receive The
nes cslpri. with his sonled calm and
dignlfed con Gposure Of msnner.
Alter some liille preliminary arrange
meal. .his honor" snnnuneed that he
was ready TO proceed in The investigation
ol the case of
STATE vs.. JosErH PERKINS. WM. SwEE-
ny, AND Boss ANKLES.
The proceedings were lcrmslly opfned
by The reading Of Mr.. Harley's affidavit,
10 which the prisoners listened in ut,sI
smszsmeni. and when The usual question
vas propoUnded. they unanimously de.
clsred themselves .noi guilty Of 10 sich
doin's." Bot shat was their surprise and
CONSERVATION. when ihey beheld ,heir lais
counsel. 81 Perkins own candidate for
The Legislature. rise and state The case on
The hphalI Of the prosecuiinn--
"This. nav IL please your honor. said
our hero, /" 10 . ease oflsrceny from the
house. which differs from the case which
has just been so ably decided by your
honor. In this case the goods were ,aken
iron The enclosure OF the prosecutor
Though the Circumstance slters the grade
Of The offence, the principles Of law by
which the case is 20 be decided are pre-
cisely the same. and il We can eslsblish
the possession before thi. honorable eour,,
by good and sufficient testimony. il will
then devolve upon the prisoners 10 account
for that possession. IN default oil which
We will be eDtiiled 10 = commitment We
will no9. may j, please your honor. intro.
dsce iestinony TO prose--lsi, the POS
session by Perkins, and I'd, the psrtIci.
cips,ion Of Ankles and Sweeny in the fe'
lony. as principals in The second deg,ee
Your honor will please 10 qualify Ab.a
lom Harley, Eugenius Augustus VaI
Scoik, and Isnathsn Hearty.
The witnesses being sworn, Mr.. Hsr
ley was first examined.
Prosecutors Testimony. :" Prisoner
had been trading at wilness's store whel
witness returned from the post office, IN
dersiond that prisoners had los, their car
saw TO more Of them Tor some TINE
; was selling Mr.. Harry pair Of suspen
ders when clerk informed him tina, pri
soners uere in the back yard carrying o.
bis goods-nI,ness ran out 10 stop ,her
; mel them coming with tie cslt ffoI
the celIar-pusnntrs we're all in compan
't-rdered Perkins TO s,op-prIsoner re
fused, and Sweeny said he would brea
, xilness's id old PATE il he touched n
' csrt--,here we're seseral sides ot bacol
one coil Of bsle-rope, two pieces OF bal
: ging. and one iron ies-kenle in the cart
the time, all the property of witness
2 when clerk caugh, The bride oi The hors
J Ankles and Sweeny ihterlered-ihe ca
y was overturned. and witness recovered h
properly With great dlfficuliy-,he tran
l. ac,inn occurred 10 day. ~ Ills county
'' witness is free cilizen Of this county,
e. The testimony Of both the other wi
70 nesses fully corrobofsted The siateme
n Of The prosecutor. On the part Of The d
= fence, the prsoners adhered 10 their fr
q mer statement. denying any knowledge
'e the goods alleged 10 have been stolen.
: Counsel for Prosecution.-" May
u please ;his honorable couri. as il is gro
c ing late ] will occupy your honoI's tt
!" but lew mi"utss in srguIng case who
e donbi not your honor " III agree with n
'e is too plain to admit Of argument ] "
o' only remark ihs, in ibis as in the form
D. ease. the possession proven is not satlsfs
% torily accounted for by the testimony
9. the prisoners; which. in the absence
d positive proof. the law holds 10 be pr
10 sumpiive evidence OF The feIouious ints
D. tion. The fact that The prisoner Perki
le might have gone down into our cellar
10 recover his horse does not authorize 1
u presumption that be gathered 10 our goo