The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-14
TIE wiIIssmsbnss :, Tragedy.
CONCLUSION os TsE rRlAL-yrRDIcr


A,ras COUNTY COURT oyEs AsD rxu-uSrR.
B.ioie Judge Bsrsulo and Justiccs siwen ana wright.
mr psen.s On s toe sS pa.S1 :. eo ,s. morn
ing rad the deposition 81 samuel Hobbs taken sfoge
Justice Bovtn the ntents Of which briefly stated
by courselth the preceding day. lie then proceeded 20
sum Up on the part 81 tie rroner IA spcsch oceup-
log about three hours Tie main Points vogs that Ia
Judging Of the question Ct lasay .hcy to consider
guinE they need not fhoW circumstances that would
Dive ad the philsoIker q the deeply read or sdu-
opted rsB. They were 20 judge whether he OF sound
N. mtry 81 discretion at the time Of committing the
d.ed it ussimEatsrsI that he month before
a~ssk asy, OF - hour before Their argument would
70 {, 70 two points First the inca paci,y Of the
csrpdsEt cr the commission q offence AZ all which
Would ptis him to an Acquittsl entirely; they
hspd net be satisfied that they had made out that
tben thAt the circumstances did not 10 murder
t "A, lighter. lie then read cepous extracts from
a. stsiu.g eonteDdng that II T. within some o. the
Jesre,s az and 90 70 could not b. murder
With r.t.cf &c tls pr-neditsgn they hsd that FROM
his e,r statement ard they bad tbs proof equally
,tr,rx that be had lAboped ths design and shst the
crime WAS sv.Etuslly CT 10 moment Of excite
taea n not Sctvtl ulsdLe.s ans " eny q bis state
eDts 20 &c taken they must teSe them stoy-ther
10. then tcoh review Of the testimony arguing the act
is. a. described by ibs witnesses AM the attendant
OF Immediately subsrquent eircum.arceS particularly
by the witness Mlsy bore upon their very ia,. the
.ircpsest eyideLce q the absence Of rlrouga
Lis sister. evidence which q, he aid unm ,eschsi
ctunze went very mihu;ely particularly dwelling on
The p.siri.t Attorney rrIisd Cont.nding ffom the
there no .ub-tEntai Defence the he
Gliding scsle q def noes that 4 enc failed they might
tall bacK upcn another By raising many lssuss
ccrfuee The jury 1t was not granddaughter at all but
the statut. with regard n the theory that he hai
abandoned the design criminals always did hesitate; but
h. had kept the Knife about him ami on prevention
which provocs,ion IN law had used Il for the
cuton q previously formed design Even n h. con
spived that design while In the bed room Il wa. sucienf
After reading the statutes on the subject be concuded
that in his judemsn; the crime sbundanty proved
AND ey the law Of the land snd their solemn OATH. they
Attef
,ocsty called or the rcndticn o. this verdict and the
protection q innoeeht aud helpless lives d.mandri
that they should Dc their duty regardless Of the
au.ntes.
the JUDGE'- CIARox
Jregc Dsreulc in charging the jury. sddrescs theo
harrs The important duty they hid d. ~ ioru
between the prisoner aud the public. and the vsur
q ria By jury especially in cases where crime va. o
a. no Al nj 90 s,,i;os, - ysoa,g,, ga
'acus dgses that they covered a. understood thea
the whcle md and may Be reduced 70 absolute
msnt pur usd tor tbs defence n would be necessary 70
esther attention to cur tstves std there was no AT
tfuty in their construction H'ulif was llViaci 4at9
mutder mspsisughi,f and excsssbe % justinAb- hora
icide IL mis- cume muir er h fell under the dsani
ii'i Of HnTder wrh p,ensetsisi ir.isa ~ -. aoaid
ouat sa ushtsr 10 was without design Ihis pr'ainent
id,s throw n 81 hr dehniion. VIII certain exeeP
v,rt trcueh the stsiCte showing hpg ucne 81 The Ia
srs.sof slaughter could meet TIE ciscumsarcss o.
hi. csse continued after thist Is unnecessary &
.sy tbst prisoner h guilty Vi any ctrncs D. i
guilty cftbe crime 81 murdr IL Il preposevor % .ay l.
ssTs whin apy csscfftlsn Of n uaughtpr H. would
svne tor this part OF the that he man
n On thr necessary that he Killed this
end with prem, Gtsted sesisn A. % the arst Il sss
c ard conclusive ~ vas admitted all hands that
The prisoner ld Kill Ms o,jDz M 18th Jsne 1851
1ttn 10 the desgn TIE gentleman appeared 20 infer
At the law required a sJesgh % have ~ formed ,r
ame lsugth time AZ dd nee. all tha, - raluirei L
~ inise -ft srd un1efstoct tfstsu and n eat before
itc set The design Il ct,-n hijten AM CA, % ysss
srG Co. tae lac steps ia ard in,.s dssix, rae. 4,
ntSpspedt W tircvmstsocss w beex:cas.s aad ta.s