The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-18
c1NVICTION OF SrREETER.

The trial over and briet outline OF IT'S details is
already before our RAIDERS. We listened dtenuvely 10
ro,rv the whole of IT, and tree TO sny that N our
opinion the jury rendered the ory verdict that any N
teIleent and impartial jury could enjer-that The pls-
rer was guilty of the offence charged IN the Indictment
,rba, he did take the life Of his ~e, when nthe posses
on NJ his usual faculties except modlhed by high
mental excitement and with knowledge Of The legal
conseouences we have no doutt Yet there are cir
cnmsanees in The case which, more than ever, impress
noon our mind the convection of the necessity of srme
Modification in cur criminal law in relation TO the crime
or murder Sireeter is OF naturally very moder'
ate intellect and, as was testified BY professional man
who knows him we'll OF not very clear moral pecep-
tons, aud with strong animal passions. There was no
ntmaton on the trial. have we heard any esewhere'
that he had ever shown any disposition to encroach up
on the rights of others do violence 10 Them That
he was needless, and reckless OF consequences 70 him
self, was abundantly proved Ii vas has eesettmg IN.
frmiiy-a natural one induced by the injury his
mind may be supposed 10 have sustained, by The acc
dent which happened in his childhood
Such being his character, he married woman TO whom
he was and continued De, up the day oil her death
fondy aud devotedly attached. But, railty had been
imputed her, and either with without, he be-
came Jealous Of her Ii ranked, Ike viper in bos>
ON. And there were those who did not think il above
or below then dignity, 10 make this terrible passion Tie
SUBJECT OF their Spor;to take advantage OF ii, 10 ag>
gravate and torment, him. for their amusement and
that Of their associates. They enjoyed his agony as
does Spaniar that OF the frantic bull When gored by
the blood hounds.
The consequence ,f all this disag reemeut be
tween them-rcproach aud reefimaaon--yet without
any apparent alienation of affection ON his part. The
disagreement lie 10 comp aint by her against hlin
which resulted in his being obiisedto give bods TO keel
the peace, and arrangement by which tn y were Il
divide what little property they had to separate iron
each other, aud he 90 neighborng STATE.
The extent to when his feeble mind Affected b.
this state OF things. is told by siagie a;hait over
come the strongest of all human ieelngs-ihe love
lite. He conceived and avowed The determination
commit suicide-aeelarrng that be lad, now, nothin
live for. l., this irebzed state OF MUD, eitht
with without lrenlcdilatlon--ior il not prove
.which--he committed the terrible fo which lie
ITsd and coRyieed, and. al Tue Lime attempted
Now, We would be tie as to justify or even pallia
Crime, and for such cr:rse there no excuse muc
less justification. But, there &C. Is IN moral turp
de; AID TO put TINS of, nce comm te u der sue
circumstances, and by such person, on level vii
that of The cod>blooded, Calculating deliberate murd
er, who, hardened in crime, with habtua reckessness
human lie, and for the accomplishment Of some compa
atively trivial object The highest fence III
can be committed against society, is an outrage on ii
judgment. and on all eonvciins Of RICH. and wron
We condemn the one to an ignomnious death, and {,
the other we can do more Should tins be 50? "
cannot reconcile our own mind 10 IT'S justice, nor do
believe others Let us lien, think OF these things
Let US cling 10 10 hing because it is old, but seek VIII
is right in all things Il our laws do moi deal equal ia
tice 10 ALL let them be am nd,d, and, the sooner II
done tho better.