Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-14

" "u os'" aa"e'ea 10 InuAlcaon Tor many yeaIs and
some OF HE WITNESSES VIC his nhbors. bepoh
and had thought for time, that his mind was ,f -
ted
lie Character Of the deceased was lad. NOR, payli,,
laily when drinking. 10 which he Vas addicted H.
was siout, able bodied nan, AID tuIbul. At and vioa
tive
The counieeanee aid department Of The prisoner Il,
ring the uial indicated great humility and but huh
muton Whilst his were t,siiIyino ao,its, li,,
tears were seen upon his cheeks; bat, nn thai ,,,e
Non, he sat WIKI dowGcas lnoh Of sfeat conn,s,,s
yet indicating TIN mlsi satutd AID hnnbl,t stat. os
ieeIp9 Foarng more Az uI fesai he was well sal.
'sfed With The verdict Us sears confinement in lilo
Penilealiay) lud after II rendered, exhibited de-
cldedy mur, cheerful couuenahce.
We su' join tue appropriate aud admirable sentence
pronounced upon the prisoner by Judge Lucas p Thomp-
son:
SENTENCE
1honaS ElaikS ,IdLohc-iuu have been arraianea
at the bar OF your country, In tie forum Of It's criminal
justice on charge Of Mllial, deliberate and pr.nedla
TED murder All The evidence, for and against YOU has
been adduced. patiently heard, aud cautiously weighed
our counsel have defended You with the persua-
slve cequence and lranseendant ability; and Jury Of
your own ,con, after patient hearing, and impar-
al consideration Of every thing which could be URGED
III JHalItdi excuse or eNeHuallun, have
you guilty OF murder IN The second degree aud have as
ctfIaned the Term Of your Imprisonment in The public
jail and pennenary house al Is years. Though law
and strict justice nigh well have justified if not de-
manded at The hands Of your rers sterner sacrifice
than the loss Of lberty-blood for blood life for life
yet as the public justice has been vndicaled and the
cause Of humanity may be well subseTved by tho
verdict they have rendered. feel eralf,d thai the,
could find it in their hearts and liz r soher indpoenis =.
they have coaseieolioasy AID mercully Done. 10 tx
tennaie your offence to murder in he second deoree
Your presents lie aud painful spcta lie Of an
aged father convicted OF The murGcr u his own sun-an
offence tie most shocking and revolving tie Instincts
Of cur naturea crime Which Ihe voice OF natural alice
ton would pronounce lathet inca pablo Of :, eiran.
had not The sad record OF human depayily pruy,d ii
be possible
For the plea ofself defence the evidence furnished nj.
the slightest support; not much plausible col
oable rre'N On the occasion a this tltudy raetd,.
you were tie aegfessor and the assaan-ihe deceased
had offered you no yolence-yuu plunged tie daru, To
his heart. when he was quietly seated Your own Ia
bic, dining with his mother and his brrhn- iihaut
a warning 10 put him upon the defensive Without t
warning Of the presence OF danger oi deadly oe -
our plea Of insanity found lilllr II nui Il : ,u.
nance and support in the evidence relied on To establish
IT. HE lruvnealiun alleged 10 have bee given Ly he
deceased at Tie table, 10y merds. ulon lie ufav T.
able construction nj tiem, ton sl;eh aud Ti,al It,
reduce HE hdnlclde To manslau4hrtr. Passia nhuu
sufficient poYecaoa, III mol duce killing below HE
degree OF murder
The jury must have been moved ard nlcnrcd by
tie Plea and The lIoo nj nioNCa,n, in reducing Your
o3ece from merdrr in the first Ia ufder in the serond
degree do mol conf lain Of II, but The contrary in
consideration Oh your advanced aye and the evidence Of
general good character adductd in your behalf | am
grained at The clenchcy ard humanity OF the verdict
ont must be Permitted 10 say, thai your conduct the
occasion oi the kliiinghe silghnrss and iuslicercv
OF the PROVED aton-the PAST relations of outbreaks and
hOstlites between you and the deceased poulinc 40
SlrUUuIV anifrpupnt
he'd verdict ct wlllul and Deliberate murder, nswih
standing your lhioAcalon. The evidence of melhud-
u n1aed deslgn- Of action upon aniecedeut drudge
might well have justified your jury in discadine your
plea Of drunkenness as any mitigation or exenuaonot
your offence.
hisl your old age and the character You have pro-
we'd before the jury, must awaken lYelier sympathy
ana more profound regret for The iororn and miserable
condition IN which YOU are now pacedard whist the
dement's nt the deceased must lessen cur tnrels Tor his
uniimeiy ateln the eye of the aw iht Sc
alton.
Not only was the deceased an inelriae--a lawiess,
turbulent, dseaedleHt son--lu from their uu evidence,
as wen as that OF others, there is much reason sp
prehehd that his four brethren, who Ina We been examined
as witnesses on your trial. are the same CHARACTER
Ia all human probability, without timely refrniou,
then careers VII close, asid hat Of your Sun Edward,
by The hand Of ynlcnce-of as yours is now a5nut Ia
close on the altar Of penal justice. May not be, that.
III "U"iti"' " iae gum et MURDER perpe'tatd on your
own son, ypu are t altogether nneSs FIR The charac-
ter oi thar Snn and his tethrenl Il is licult 10 con
celFe now an exemplary iatbci aud mother could have
leard such ianlly d satis. There must have te$n
Utuqtuc5 sohe"AtTP, u account fir sIc! Hnra phe
hoh'enon Does not the evidence in this disclose
delinquency, y that on your part which will account III
a of his phenomenon! II has been proved BY yanr avn
evidence. WIS part Of your defence that you have been
ha0Iiuaiy iGenPerae for the asi fifteen ur twenty
lt2Is-a period hch eNteRds nhe infancy or boy h~d
"l all your SONS who have been examined. With such
an example dy before their eyes, is il strange that they
should have Proved turbulent clzcns and diSobedent
sons?
IL now only remains for me pronounce the Judgment
Of the law upon the verdict Of the july which is that
You be imprisoned for Is Yeas in the public Jail and
penenllary, and be treated and kept during your con
hhenenl IN The manner prescribed by law. AT your
age ynul sentence may be regarded Imprisonment tor
Ileso that ynn about be cut of from the sacey
ct your fellow men, and ANONYMOUSLY doumed 10 drag
out miserable eXsence--a living death--ior the rem
hani OF y"ur days May your sad fate and thai, Of youf
vls'm, prove so,emn warning to all-bnt most esPe>
cally 10 fathers aud sonsl May the surviving brethren
oi Tie deceased be Administered by it, to pause in their
downward career, and ponder the pcrlous conse
quencfs OF longer tadng in the forbidden paths OF wee
May the molher be admonished TO review the part
she has acted in this iamily-,o see whether her sklrs
are clear Of al blame-and happy will ii he tor her inner
conclusions ae1hh her Of all any parental delinquency
Which may have led to the preparation Of crime, "hc,
al he SanO Time Geprives her Of son and Of her age"
"usahu! tnu have great cause TO congratulate .o"'
'' uiAn The humanity of our Laws aid the clfnfncs Z
our fIicfd. How much lnUIe ulIculV are ynL au0"