Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-01-29
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Below we give the petition f,r iIsr ps,r-
don OF Anglia, by which his rcknse was
Pfoenred--as It was published in tho Re
p""nean Of Monday last. We learn from
'n'' paper. that il was accompanied by
'hrre bundled and four Signatures. az
which only etir~ were fom,hc town Of
Lynehourg' and the remainder from the
counties OF Campbell and Appoma,,ox 2
The case as set forth in the ,,c,ro,;., ,,;csa-
iers, we think, widely from tho case mall,
out III Court, and so must The Jury have
thought. who found the verJic,-.nJ
must his Honor have thought, who ,osl
ed on the Bench, that he would no, b,x,
intcrposcd If the finding Of tie jury b,,a
been Tor murder in the first degree. Bu,
w"do not see tia, this is any excuse far
the Executive, wholly the memorial. il rc.
icrred to the tcs,imony,wfh which he WINS
furnished. In exercising ,hnt most ,l.I;.
cate Of all the functions Of hi. Office. he
should have disrrgurdeJ the biased or;r.
ions and rcciials (arguendo) Of counsel.
and looked To the facts of the case. and
whatever reliable means Of information H..
might have had access To. As To the s;is.
natures. every one knows how easy !, l. -
procure names TO petition for nlmos, ,nr
Purpose-but the fact that only ff,v,
names could b. obtained in Lvnehbur,
the seat Of the crime and trial--of ecb, or
ten thousand inhabitants, shows how an.
posed, those who knew the facts were :,
the discharge of the criminal Gov.
Floyd IS not so great stranger to Lynch
burg. but that, in looking over Isi If
names, he could tell whether thew wo-,
entitled 10 speak for the town; and if ho
codld not 'ell--it was his duty to inform
himself. As TO the names fiom The cam
'ry-wc suPpose-ihat in most cases, as +.
usual In such matters, they were signed
without writer knowing or caring mueI,
about the matter. We max, ,b,.. rem,,L.
because we think there is an effort IN the
last Republican to lift the Responsibilities
from the shoulders on which i, should r,,,
Petition.
To Ills Erccllenry tie Ger. of virginia
| The undersigned, citizens Of the tovnor
Lynchburg, the counties Of Arpomn,,ox
Campbell and othors-rrspcctiuily mr., ,.ut
this, their petition 10 your EAcrlleuc,-
and pray. II Consistent wih lu.tco and
right-thu, your ExcclIcncy Viii pardon
Joseph Anslca-a person confined in tho
pcnrculiary for the period of FIVE Years
having been convicted by the Circuit
Court of l.ynchburg, at the June term
1881, Of murder Of the second ,lcorce--
and sentenced for that term The erouud.
on which this petition is presented. ara,
briefly us follows:
Joseph Angela is an old, f ellie and IN
finn mnn--onc whom the evidence ON liza
trial. showed To have been harmless.
pcaccabe andinoarnsive. during lis hole
liie-and ofrcspcctaLlc f,mily-apain,t
hose general character nothing was ol-
legged or proved. If!c be held in con.
fneHent fr the period off five years, i, is
most probable, as ticy believe il will end
his days-and thus amount to imprison
ment for life.
He was convicted for the alcdge1 mar
der Of Thomas Lovcti-ihe hole c,i.
dence was taken down ut the lrinI. and q n
he furnished 10 your ExccIlcr az. wh,n
ills petition is considered, 1t MIL he sccn
as your petitioners believe, from the e,,
lcncr, that Joseph Angela was m0hont
faDH in the beginning Of the rcncouu,ro
which led to Lovelt's death Hc was NJ
his homc-pcaccf'illy engaged il his l,lsi
ness (of II shocmukcr) when Luvcit camo
on his premises, against lew and his cx-
r press injunction. to lake away sund. He
was warned no. TO do so by Angela, and
requested Ia 60 away. But he refused 10
do so declaring h. waited but one load
Of sand, and he mean, 10 get ii there, (on
Anglca's psrmiscs.l At tins point. An
glra's wife came out an rndea,orcd 10
drive Lin away /; Augca went INTO the
house anil got his gun and came out, and
as he got 10 Inc bank Of he rivcr-Mrs.
Anglia was rcircailrg-on their own
premises, and kov,tt was advancing and
had advanced considerable distance upon
her, and us, AZ that time, Anglca's gun
" Inch vas under his urm-frcd of. and
The lnad look effect ia Lo,cit's body and
killed him. Your petitioners are informed
and believe. that Angleu rally IF the
truth could have been haJ) did not intend
TO fire his gun. But if he did, the circum
stances under which this assault upon his
property and upon the person Of his Mic
was made (as TO hich sec the c,idcncc)
were such. as in The opinion Of your pcii
ton'rs-if they did not justify the act. in
street legal conlemplaion-dil certainly
so m,fgdfc IL MS to make Mr.. Anglrn u
subject for executive mercy and pardon.
AeaIn: your petitioners learn that . lnrgo
porion Of The lrish population in his scc-
ton (and they are very nnmcrou.) were
greatly rmhltiercd against Angra Tor the
murder of Loveir--w no was himself an
Iishman and in tho general II S. Thy p.an
and hey believe, created prejudice
ia the public n,ind, which. TO say the least,
was unlavourablc to fair hcaring and de
cision Of the case
| Upon the whole thcis Of the case. iLo
undersigned regarding The case Of Anglia
az one calling fpr mercy and executive
clcmcncy, hamLly pray Your Excclcncy
10 pardon him, &c,
Signed by 30i pcrsons
LYNcGECEc, Dec. Is, 1851.
HIM John b. Foyd:
DEAR SrR:-This Litcr viii be present
ed TO yon by Mrs. hnelca. who co's to
II chmord for the purpose Of prcs,ufiup ,o