The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-11-04
TRIAL or ROBERT SWIFT
FOR THE
Murder Of Jeremiah Aiihour.
His Ton, ictio., AID Sentence,
IN CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

onc) answered, and twenty answered for til
defence, two being absent.
The counsel for the defence made an ellor
to have iuither poStp0nciEcnU on accom-
OF Mrs. klhour S abclce; stating they hl,
made every ,iplt their ingenuity could devils
I" procure her :; t cnd ne, having visited lie
| fathers house on two occasions. for that p,lr
| pose letter of this date was produced
from y Notary Public in that city Stain.
that she had refused either 20 come or to sen,
an affidavit: that there was no probability II
| all that she would come TO Elliton, or do alv
thing whatever for the benefit Of Swift:-an,
1t was stated that her whole family wcr,
very bitter against him.
The intimation being thrown ont that sh,
was afraid of some violence, or prosecution i
she should come into the state, the Court is
sued ''proection and SrntatLc DEBUT,
Sheriff with II "a airing her Of its protection
from harm while in the state and sent safely
ak to Delaware: and III, Cls rS was orrlc.,,
to proceed with cnpancing the jury. The
regular panel, which had dwndlcI to 21
were called, of whom but two were sworn
and 80 tales were summon before the panel
was completed. OF the whole ST called to
''the book, i" 81 had formed opinions, $ were
challenged rcrcmptcrily. one WAS not leSi
dent Of the county. and two were not Of sulli
cicnt age. The following panel was selected
David Jcnncs, David c. Parker,
Lawrence Seminar, James Foster,
Ecul en- Lake, Thomas TAYLOR,
John W. Freeman, Thomas Boulder,
Benz. Miller, John Kink,ad,
John Riddle, john st, Clair.
The Sheriff was ord rcd to keep tic Jury
for, tLnr 1ur' Mr. hn Il .,,l -.
specially charged not to separate or to speak
to any one concerning the rial.
Tuesdcp Nom NJ. The trial lrocecnctl
This morning the STATE fist calling
James =. R"ld""on.-Lived at kIhour's in
August 1853. Was ,ncrc on the 10th Of that
month. Was at Golwin's store about half
past o'clock that evening. Saw Swift there
and had some little conversation with him.
Left him there and went home to KlhoLr's.
Went up stairs to bed about ten minute af-
forwards. undrcst myself and sat upon the
bed, looking cut Of the window. Saw some
person by the fence, and said to myself it
must be Swift. lie stopped down behind the
f,ncc tlcn got up and walked down the
switch track. The dogs Larkcd-hcard Kill
hour 90 out and srcak to them and they
stopped barking. Swift came up the track
to where first saw him. raised up and fired
and turned around towards his shop and
boarding house. k!lAour ha!l3otd-Mrs, *.
called up stairs 10 me to conc down. Found
N .ying 10 OF y feet from the door; he
bra thed Il little and died in minute or two
Two or three minutes elapsed after | saw
Swift before the gun was fired. 1t was a
moonlight night; there Were some floating
I.1n Al SI f., ct Il
bank along the fence before he shot. Took
the man to b. Robert Swift. Am satisfied in
my own mind that it was Robert Swift. John
Wittc,nbrrg came and helped in with Kill
hour. staid th,rc uIout IL minutes Mrs.
not come there while stail. Had been liv-
ing there II months had known Swift or
5 years; was very lainiliar with his appear.
ance-l had boarded at f,ilhour's nearly all
the time had been there.
Cross ECamiucd. Saw Swift at Godwin's
store at about past s. Didn't 20 into the
house for . or 10 minutes after went home
Then went up stairs, undrcSt and got on the
led is under the window against
the wall the house is small AMI low: window
II or ID it. from the ground. The window
was ralscd--was sitting on the bed looking
ont, There Woe amt bor ,no,, in t)o ro,,,
nm oroth,, b,J be wasnot aslscn Tho v ma"
who tiroI tbn ru ~ vas ..b"mt On ston. f,"",
thr window nn,t tn"w That I co,i,J iLon.
t;rv his cr,turos. could ;dcnI,f, bis farm and
ANNOYANCE Tr;cJ In 4 n;rht IF conlI ;ann.
tifr n NAM , s;n,;,,r J;.tan7.nl-cnulJ mot I,'t
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w,s Swift ,t sl,. ETnw il w,s lin Thnr. *
, hanl, alone ,ln E.nr, from ono to fnrr fr't
h;rb. 2 Got I;nh wLcro / s,w tho n5on--lb
r.nc, i, an th' Lor,. Whor I fi,st .,v. I;,,,
In ,.oea,, tlo Ln,l, o+ .ho cnoo !, ,,.,e ,''t
more than * n;nnt's af,cr T. cav swilt in
thn stcrn Whom ! s,w thc man At tho G,,cn
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