Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Circum,s,as,tia, Evidence.

The Monticello Watchman contalns The
proceedings Of the trial Of Wm. II. Palmer,
charged with the murder OF his brother,
Timothy Palmer, in tho town Of Mamaka
ting, Ncw York, in May last. There was
of certain lands, and William had threaten
ed many times to kill deceased ifhe pcrsis-
ted in cutting wood. peeling bark, &c. on
premises in dispute. One witness testfi-
ed:
"William said that Timothy was destroy
ing his wood; he did not like him there, and
would not have him, aud would fix plan
that he should not stay there; thatin August,
about the time his mother died, witness ask
ed him how his mother was; he said she
was not well, that she had been mother
once to him, but now he wished to God
she would not live two hours; she was no
mother to him, she turned for Bic Munder
William generally called Timothy by that
name" To another witness be said If he
bad put a ball through Timothy two years
ago he would then have had his just dues;
witness told him he would be hung if he
killed man; he said he did not think il a.
ny more harm than it would be to shoot
snake
The testimony showed that deceased
was alive at noon Of the 5th Of May last;
that about one o'clock Of that day he left
his home alone for the woods, in which his
body was found, to peel bark; that the pri-
soner was home about The time he left, and
no other male person; that about half an
hour afterwards the prisoner took his rifle
and went in the direction Of the woods
wberchhe body ofthc deceased was ioupd
that about two O'Clock the report Of rife
was heard in the direction Of the bark peel.
ing. and, as Mrs. Palmer testified, cry Of
murder, and as Mr.. Rafferty, says, a shrek;
that the prisoner informed Mrs. Palmer.
when he left the house, that she need not
call him to dinner, aud that he returned 10
the house about five O'Clock from the di-
rection Of the woods IN which the body
was found. There was tree upon the
body, so placed as 10 give the idea of ac-
cidental death by its fall but an examine
ton showed buckshot wound inthe breast
to The hear, the buckshot resembling some
in possession ofthe accused, and the wad-
ding extractcd from the wound, which it
had penetrated two and hhf inches, was
found to be part Of the Albany e ening
Journal of April 10, 1851. IL was wash
ed and could be read A loaded gun Of
the prisoners was discharged the next day
on the coroncrs inquest, and found to con
tain wadding which was part Of the
Evening journal ofthe same date, Of hike
type. &c, presumtiyely the same paper
The jury returned a verdict Of guilty
When asked If he had anything TO say, the
prisoner replied:
"Yes, have. The reason is that am
not guilty of the crime, and il has no, been
proved satisfactorily. At least think the
evidence was altogether circumstan,al and
presumpnve."
Judge Wright, after an impressive ex-
hortation; sentenced the man to be hung
on the goth November next. The evidence
showed malignity and basehess on the
part Of the prisoner, which he seemed TO
have fostered, till, from step TO step, it
reached murder. It will be recollectcd
that the shooting Of Miss. .Sharless, in Ches-
ter county. Pennsylvania, by Geo. Pha-
roah, was traced to the murder by the cir
cumstance that the waadding was found
to be partofa newspaper in his possession.
A VILAINoUs PRocEEprNG.-Thc fol
lowing is an embodiment Of the infamous
sentiments and principles ofthe men who
defed the law al Syracuse, and Of their a.
bettors:
At the meeting ofthe Abolition Conven-
ton the day after the re-cscapc Of the iii-
gitive, Gerrit Smith offered series OF re-
solutions, two of which we copy, which
were sustained by S. r. Ward and 9TH
ers, and passed unanimously
Whereas, Daniel Webster, the base
and Infamous enemy Of the human race,
did, in speech which he delivered him.
self IN Syracuse last spring. exultingly and
predict that fucitive slaves