The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-01-06
Miscellaneous.
Circunnstanliai Evidence.

In the Democratic Review for Noyem
her, l-i2. there was an account Of the TIA
% ilarf, Blake, Tor murder. Who wa. con
'le,ed npon ercamsiantial er,desce and
hung. About ,hree months after his death
) The Judge Who presided al the triai. tece,v.
ed = note fro na prisoner under sentence 81
death, requesting 10 see him without DELAY,
Is his sentence sns 10 DO carried inla 81.
leei the day iolloan.. Ga hiss way tha,h.
cf lie overlook on old nan ~alkin. sIosiy
who accO-ied hun; hs feenenz d bun to
be Caleb Gfai son. ~ho had been a aitnc-s
At Blakc's ,t,al. and had note similar To
hI, oNn, but equally at loss 10 kios the
mran,ng Of tue sum,aons. They both en-
tered the cell together. The prisoner did
not move, bu, only ralsed has head. when
Graysou recoliac,ed having seen HIN at a
,ssesn she night before Blake's carcu'ipn.
aud q, tie gsllnws.
Well, Judge" rad hr, Il sent fJr you
TO see II YOU can't Get N. nut Of thus .ctspe.
Hu,. hang to moro.
hs Judge shouk h head; "lts idle :"
hope, nothing chn prevent vouf e'cta,,un.
Aa application might be u,a,le to The
highest authorities" sa,d the prisoner
Pa'dons have CONE OF the scIilnld,"
None will cone IN your case. replied
The Judge at :. needless for me TO dwell
on sout offence nbs, bot II wa. one that
had no pat'i.,ion, ard you mas rest assuftJ,
hat aha,eSer may have oecpft a other
cases. no pardon s,ll come "a youts. Ia
fact. understand that an Application has
been made for orc, BY your COUNSEL aud
has been tsgu-e..
he eatuiet OF the prisoner ua.l rHcn'
10 chau.s nor did tire exptcs,inn al hts
face ahef IN die l'a1. Eat abrt - mo
mcul's pause, he sand: l,ih,s !iu Judge
upon ynnt bauu,
lti,," ,epici thr Judge.
:. Then know tn, wots',' tcplrd Tho
crimGll, coldly, aad VII nos r,li Not
have to cenmun,ea'c, winch WI =.
have d NJ. Will, there wa A,lpe III tho
cape" You sud hS tnal ol ,oua,
ia isr, "pfes'ird J9,s accused Of murder.
Harry Bike, Msn io 10 deash."
aud senlencs
IA You !" SAID he turning TO Gtnyson,
sere Que Of the witnesses against hun.
Yo.swore luat sou saw hun stab Wick
nGs. o. Jolt testimony principally he
sas hun
"iaus,a replied the old man. ! saw
him with my o~n eyes.
The prisoner uue,eI n 10" sncenne
isug as he sud, turning 10 the Ja'lge--
You, sir" sentenced an innocent man
"And you" sand he, turning to the 9th,
er, sworc TO fllsenooJ. Harry Btat' az
no, k,i Wicld he. IL was as - -se"' V.
The murder Us you we're
Than you are now. ,o,od..;choL,dhooo
"e wv lied ugarns, the table to .up
sell. whilst the condemned ieIon
sd opposite hlm, looking at hun with a
cold ind tl.rent air.
Yes, Old man." said he s,erniy, "you
have blood and perjury on your soul, for !
)" SAID he stepping tor~afh, so that tht
hgh, oil the lamp fell strongly upon ht
savage features, al murdered Nillau
WItkiHc did II Thank Gud | did u
for had a long score TO settle With him
But Bake had no hand IN II. | mrt Wick
life on that afternoon, alone, with none IL
: interfere between Us. told hlm oi lin
.. inl1t,cs he had done ne, and ! told hiu
lhs, the time had cone Tor redress. III
/ endeayored to escape; bu, ] followed b,u
up; grspplcd with him and stabbed him
AZ did so, heard the clatiof OF horse
hoors, and Ieaped INTO ciump Of bushe
> which grew ut the road side. At the ma
: men, Blako came Up, aud found WIckbh
lying dead in the road. You know tn
rest. The tale he told was true us tn
gospel. lie was only attempting to dfa'
the knlie from the mans breast, when yo
came up and charged him with the mur
!. der
! "Good God Ciu this DO possible !
i ei,cnlaied the old man. "lt cannot VI,
y IAN, you are linr"
c "Pshaw u mutleted the man. Wha
could gain by Iisl To morrow die.
al don't believe ii don. believe i.