Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-16
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CFromIhe Charleston Courier 10Y, 81
Yesterday, the case OF the State VS. Sa4aa loou'
Tot nansaughter, was tried. The pIspne was IN
dcied for the murder OIL onn 9.!. "a.
shootneii him with ashot gun. AT the present term
OF the conft, tile grand jury found q true bill
against her for "manslaug hte,' only IND lor mat
loffenceshe was aftaig ned andtried. Hns casst as
nfesented bv the evidence, but not very clearly
made out was somew hat on this wiSe:-Mckenzle
was passing the premises, occupied by the prisoner
when her dog ran out and barked at hmi where
upon he complained about the dog TO the little SON
of the prisoner named Ben, about ten years otage,
who cursed hifni Mckenzie then went into the
prisonefss yard, alley way, leadtngsto her
house. and complained. to her Of the boy requiring
his chastisement,g which she refused implying
doubt of the truth OF Mckenzie s slateinen
Thereupou IA cKensie called her emula ito son oil
a bitcls' she, beng dark coloTed woman, anu sup
posed, by some to be Enulattoj and tllTeutened
10 enteO the house, " here the boy had sought re,
fuge and TO lave Satisfaction oil tooln mother anu
son. The prisoner in her turn abused him, anu
warned him thbtif he attempted to enter her door
she would shoot him; and on his attempting ma
king supposed demonstrations to do so, she eSecu-
ted her threat. The shot took effect IN Nj Kennels
elbow and in the opinion of his physician, he may
and probably would have recovered, butfur chs
continued inIempeTance. He died five days alter
the wound. ritt e z5a!'.ai. 4 .i.3 - I
The deceased was man OF drunken habits and
bad character. A highly respectable lady whon
III q
chatacter. There was some evidence, too, OF III
feeling in McKenz els neghb orhood against the prl-
on T, and some suspicious oil grudge against ny
McKensie, on the same score, because she gave
notice ofthe intended removal OF dishonest tenants
/ to delraud their landlords The little boy was ex-
amned, and stated the case stlll more strongly IN
flavor of his mother, but his evidence CONNECTED
much with that of the State. The counsel Ior the
prisoner justified the killing on the ground Of sen
defence, OF, at least the defence of an impeElled
/ son by an alarmed aud anxious mother The At
torney General commended that there was no prov
ocation beyond abusive words, which could not
justify homie de- -
Amer a luminous charge on the law and the facts
Iof this case by his honor Judge Frost the jury re-
tireu, and after q short inteTgals returned into
court, saying that they could not agree on their
verdict. But WHEN the constable was yoout being
sworn to take them into sale keeping ef inc ngha'
they promptly rendered verdict OF ''Not Gullty'
i ANEcporE OF THE MURDERED MAN.-John NC
/ Kenzie was not only man Of very bad character,
but was once conyicteii in the Charleston sessions,
OF Gov stealing and was notorious Tor his irauuS IN
COW dealing. The following incident illustrative
II of his character, actually occurred:-on one oc
casion he took very beautiful one horned COW 10
a lady whom he knew to be in want oil mllcn
i cow. The lady EXPRESSED herself much pleased
with the animal, but declined purchasing because
Il she had an aversion to COW with but u single
horn. Mckenzie replied that he could readily ac-
q commodate her, as he owned the sister and daeue-
reotype likeness of the one horned creature, with
the full complement oil horns Accordingly. the
next day he brought the two horned fac smile to
the lady, no readily paid the required price for
1.-THE cow, and was delighted with her bargain. a
few days afterwards, the cow was observed to be
d Iuntasy about the head or horns, and to be Ire
ouenty rubbing them against the posts and fences.
On inquiry it was ascertained that the rogue had
gone tormarket and purchased the skin and horns
Of some butcLered beef and had nicely adjusted
and tackled of the horns OF the dead amman 10
the one horned cow, exactly in the socket of The
missing horn. s- ~