The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-27
The Internal Machine CAGE.

The Internal Machine CAGE.
We copy the following from the closing
in the trial of Arrison from Cincinnati Ga
zette of the 2lst inst:
TRIAL OF WIN. ARRISON.
ON CHARGE OF MURDER or ISAAC ALLISON AND
WIFE.
CHARGE OF JUDGE FLrNx.-We give 4
mere abstract of the charge OF the Judge to
the Jury. He read the section OF the criminal
act defining murder in the first degree, and
said that though the indictment charged only
murder in the first degree, yet they could
find under it verdict OF guilty either in the
first or second degree, or Of ma nslaughter.
Their first inquiry would be, is Isaac ALI.
son dead; and second, did he come to his
death by the hands of VIM. A rrison. 1t de-.
volved on the State to prove ali the points
charged beyond a reasonable doubt. They
would inquire into the circumstances of the
event and their connection, and il they
found reasonable doubt Of the guilt of the
prisoner they need proceed no further, but
must pronounce him innocent. By reasona.
BILE doubt, he meant doubt that would stag.
ger an honest mind honestly inquiriag after
truth, in contradistinction from captious
doubt, seeking merely for excuse.
II satisfied that Arrison caused the death,
they would inquire into the nature of the Of
Tense. The mere killing would not be muir.
der; it might be done in self-defense. I'm.
less it was evident that the killing was ma
licious, it was not murder.
This case was very peculiar. In all it's
general features, it ste cd isolated and alone.
AT the suggestion of Judge Johnson, he
gave the following special charges:
/. Each link in the chain Of circumstan.
ces must be equally and indie pc ndently es.
tablished.
2. The connection Of these links with
each other must be also fully established.
3. II several witnesses, testifing to the
same point, contradict each other, it throws
doubt over their memory Of other facts.
A. When the question OF identity is in
volved, the mistake of a witness about dress,
suggest also the idea of q mistake in coun.
tenance.
s. The testmon ny Of man stronger as to
personal identity is to be received with great
caution.
6. II there is ground for any reasonable
hypothesis which will account for all the
facts. through that hypothesis is not support
ed by evidence, the prisoner is declared not
guilty.
| Z. Unless the question Of guilt is SO made
out as to exclude every other reasonable hy.
pothesis Of the transaction, the prisoner must
be acquitted.
The following special charges were given
at the suggestion Of Judge Keys.
!. The defendant is not guilty unless there
is proof not only that he sent the instrume mt
but that he intended to take the life of Isaac
Allison.
2. Ii there is a reasonable doubt whether
the killing is murder or manslsughter, the
jury must find verdict for the less of.
tense.
3. The sending of the instrument was an
unlawful act, and the offrnse can only be
manslaughter. unless il is in proof that be
designed to take the life of Isaac Allison.
At Mr.. Dickson's suggestion. he also
charged. that the rule of law in civil cases,
that the preponderance Of probabilities de.
cides The question. has no application in this
case.
He further charged, that il the jury found
averdct of not guilty, they should say so.
and say no more. Ifthey found verdict of
guilty, they must also mention the degree
Of crime. whether first. second, or third.
VERDICT.
The Jury having retired to their room for
consultation, agreed on their verdict, we
learn, in less than an hour. The Court hav.
ing adjourned until six O'Clock they could no,
make known their important budget. A
large audience, on the doors being opened,
filled the amphtheatre Of seats, and nun.
Der Of ladies repaired to those they had oc-
cupied during the trial. The Sherff's of.
6cers soon brough, in the prisoner. who after
receiving the cordial hand-shaking by part
Of his counsel, Judge Key and Mr.. Dickson,
was placed on the prisoners seat, to the lef,
Of the court when the Clerk demanded of the
; Jury their verdict which proved to be, "Guil-
ty Of Murder in the first degree as charged in
the Indictment" Judge Key desired tina,
the Jury should be poled, each Of whom rose
and acknowledged severalIy the verdict read
to be his verdict.
During this whole scene, while the ladies
|, and the stern Judge was moved to tears, the
prisoner betrayed not the least emotion.
When the clerk read aloud the verdict OF
Guilty" some one In the audience cried
out, "that's right" The sheriff's officer i'm.
mediatey called to order.
Judge Key, one of the counsel o f the pris.
oner made motion for a new trial, and in
arrest of judgment. The entry was made
on the journal and the prisoner remanded to
his lonesome dungeon.
This court goes out of existance this month
and the motion, perhaps, will be heard to.
day. As there is little hope OF it being al
lowed, the sentence no doubt, will be pro-
nounced to-day.
LONG EARs.-If man is DESTROYS Of max
ing an ass of himself, the abundance OF OPP
portunities he will have will be quite sur
prising. For a case in point take the Gov