Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-06-23

THURSDAY 4 ease III lnort llsq rnl'.-tf 'ns'.7Ii
V.s Disposed RI nal * pf-p.iaEis eas-fin gss'fnz1
aiznces. which are stn. ,sAlsd i lhe tspuos's Oa
ihatday Jt1ee crarf,m orer-rslet . po,lea ~
new rial 81 Dsnisls +. woetwAtd, WIG a tnolsT
day, he 9sh in.,as. was consi led Il kil'ipg ~
wife b shootinr ~ on he alb q pSespl1sf ~
A'ler he lapse Of lev minutes, 'e lIn9ss -'-.1
he prisoner Daniel r. Woo1Nafd hess Ut
anything q say Why he sentence o. We = '-''
nGt Be Pr0notnced 81 he COURT
The prisoner. Who had risen u the does ana W.
leaning upsa III. rail. rerlitd ID firm add audaplr
voice. = have. tour honor.s' Alleges reTe nov
directed towards Him end there was more nan = u
al quiet in tie simpson He eoasi4usa-
ii am nol guilty. of she chtrgs bfoqsht agaiass
ne. i did MIA eaate lhr death ~ NY Wiz. The
wineesses asainA me sUore % Alsfhoocs. NY
wifes ceiling we're wrought on b. hef lai1eri dD
not denv thAI Khere had been differences between Ms
She knew Lneser raised ny hand 70 hef unless
provoked " such dtgiee thai an nVt AnoN Nhat
| was about From TIC h'si day q qaE marriage
until her death never knew MAT she NAs gong y
deprive herself Of existence. -.
ga The evenirg fihe 23l q Deeer1oet. diKcn
cane 10 he house tor me dont Eeeollect tn
h0dr-and I found my way 70 the magistrates Of
PES. asked what was The matter. Squire Drury
said ! had uttered abusive language replied,
do moi know that had, except talking roughly
tie then SAID Il would leave the pistol might gp
home. ! atffN hesiiaied, hut finally gave up the
pistol. Hilton sale 70 Maslon that Mrs. Woodwad
was afraidof her Husband, and you are siBgIe
man ant can 90 home VIII brF, and that be wsald
90 along tp9. We 81 down there, tdlking, bur ~
bonl noihirg in pari1nh Il was said By a,wit-
ness that psopo$ed y sing my wites fayerite
songs. sW4shiHytpn's Gfavr and tho Irish I:mi-
grants Lament Hilton said 10 me Isiis strange
that at one time ypu are low-sntrited AID m an
eholy, and al Other times are given to LEVITT |
don't recoslect my answer for The reason he did not
. have been iaboring under strange eondi-
iion eyer since leif the GALL After lie ofis ecs had
been al my house, Hilton, al ten O'Clock, proposed
20 go. They LETT every thing peaceable AZ quiet.
hove myself on the bed with cigar. My wife
was 0n the opposite side Of he bed i az sailed to
her feelings, and viii tell you whit lar guage
made of Afierlyiag there with ny cltlhes On,
said 10 her: Why do you 20 after the 7 oiee ~.
feeEs, and have consiabies Funning after me ~
What have done that you should do sot was
injhred 10 both arms and ankles Alter appealing
TO her feelings, said couid no, live 30 and ii il
was agreeable we would separate. / asked her
what she would do. Considering n " moments,
she said \ Well, Dah you shall never 20 10 Jail
while 1 I'VE got mp and went id % the shop %
see what was doing there, and she fgent INTO the
back room and fastened the door. When I went
into the lfan, room heard the tepslds Of pistol
and entering the other room Isaw My wife breath
ing her last
The prisoner acquiring addition hl earneslness,
and in ttemulons tone. continued
~ could not destroy The only ii lend 1 had on
earth. had nobody 70 care for ule hL that woman
Whs,eget my iaiiings were, she " Is my friend,
and hers. Alter a pause,l Tt ht evening She
said she was afraid | did not harrk herfeeiugs,
10 my knowl5Jge Nertr NKyGRi [ never cher
ished feelings of lwill or hale 10y IL rds anybody.
My character has been principle ~ esiy and mp
rightpess In all my dealings 10 lile- have been
soldier, Al sailor, and been in vsro Is parts Of The
world, and no man can say that Ell er wronged or
injured or had 4 spite against hiuLl The interest
in the narration on the pari Of the Audience seemed
10 increase with every successive sa.nteneel re-
side in Washington. In ydHih i associated with
friends now grayheaded, aud no ohe lady or zen.
tleman can come forward and 8 y ihat Daniel I.
Woodward ever did wrong thing 10 any family,
or LADY, or any ones sister. III had killed inv
wife would acknowledge it in The face OF The
world and Of God, a whom | txspe u forgiveness
stand before your honor dnd b. 20 re God an inno-
cent man!
q The witnesses testified falls ,ly against me. |
did not know them.
II were guilty mani ha NE the heart Of a
man-letImy faiIings be what tn, 3 may would
come forward and, in the prese necIof my God and
you acknowledge my crime
:. pray your honor TO gran tos this man who
stands before You new trial. D sEnot let rhatnag
which has waived OVER my hes j d suiFe ring hna.
ger, and thirst, waive over me oS las condemned
man. have travelled under ID II American flag
and rode upon. the waves at Sc l. Bur have yet Il
suffer death as an innocent n an :. L never knew
what It was 10 be considered CT animal, aud have
my life plotted against BY wel ,ed persons, who
have been the cause ofthe deaf 70 my wife They
sold my wife's clothes at public ale, and my prop.
.efty, and fafierw ards-sontrived az lnst my life
aOh, C4odt X Is a hard ca Sc. God knows the
failings Of human nainre. We can't know thing.
too mysterious 10 Fad out. I tell You Judge,
should be afraid TO stand up he re and open nv lin:
with falsehood upon them. ] Il ar not DEATH Il
has no terrors TO this man. ] fee hhat II would be
stigmao my grayheaded moth .ftto say that hei
son died 4 criminal. fTears can De into his eyes
and at this pointthey $Eho almsist feahessly huns
upon hiswords appeared deept 10 sympathize with
the prisenersl And my sisters ht arts, leo, would
be so wounded If Dan died a, murderer 1t is
too hard. / pray God 10 show .usi ice
Z" know that4 am an innoeei il IAN. a My wife :
father and brother drove her { q sstiuetion. SHE
loved me She could not help u. She knew new
er woulddo wrong il 1 knew what was about.
"If il is possible, | pray you 10 grant me new
trial, and leave the case with Almighty God. L is
a hard thing. Were guilty of th charge which
was brought against me would llaYe nothing 10
say in defence woniG say di ffie act. and pray
God to forgive me. There was D Dul in the house
to my knowledge. i tEink.i it wa stut up. don't
know how il occurred unless she stfoyed herself
I'VE here noticed many Of the au offers in tears oc-
casinned by the solentnity of the scene and synpa-
thy for the prisoner n view OF Il ID awful sentence
shortly to'le pronountedl | pr " your honor to
consider my ease-lo reflect ne Il for my sake In
particular but for the sake OF Jus lice, and for the
sake Of nv poor old mother and sisters. and FOR
the sake Of old acqaaintances who have known me
here in Washington. While lear ling trade and
growing up to manhood, no perso could saw that
wrong actwEs done by me. No ne can say So"
ThereAwas an interval Of profoul silence Of sew
eral minutes duration. aud all eues were now d.
rected to Judge Crawford, who, having taken from
his drawer sheet OF manuscript, al iled blank
therein, proceeded 10 sentence the prisoner in the
following language. He was very much affected
while discharging this painful but jacrmbent offi-
cia duty his emotions at times mean " choking his
utterance, and causing him to shed he airs:
-You have been convicted of TIE crime OF mur-
der. The jurors who tried you, III they cannot be
said TO have been OF your own choice, were free
from all excepiionn the estimation Of yourself and
your counsel. They devoted LhemSels Is with COM
mendable assiduitY throughout nine days 10 full
understanding Of the law, the evidence an he ar
guments which were brought u their co Isderation
and were compelled b. a painful sense Of duty to
say ihatyon were guilty, You had. hloree YER, The
id ofcounsel who manifested great zeal I'd ear
nestness in your defence, and urged wth ability in
yonr behalf al the facts and circumstances bat Ia
their judgment, were likely 70 ueighin vqur favor
These are notEnusual advantages. To an i'm
partial jury and tie assistance pf eounsep you
bad right secured by The Constitution Of Ihc UNI
ted Stats butihe fall enjoyment q this right gives
ne warrant for saying that you have had Z fair
The leading fact that Catha5ine NJ Weed
wards life was DESTROYED BY yout hand was CON
tested. hlt 4 was vain eortfo fepel the co svic-
iionio which the evidence irresistiby led te Jury
Into ihedeials OF the course Of .gonr maTief1ife.
and the uniform evidences in relation 10 IL. viii
not enter. for IL could nothe done without iu1ni.-