The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-24

seemed na, ~ pool OF blood until this tria-that
m, anu ~ tne midst Of the casa ;tba,'. LII. uias,
n, counsel, this mine is and denIv snr,,ne
tbers ou !. Ill, ne insisted that ifthe I'd noo was
| and not from B. but that thaso onle otner source
whether that pool was there or not II. sun h aouos
some authorities on the subject nf nos;.n eau
ga.iVe @ !a evidence de insisted that every witness
VINO resumed to the existence of this third no"I -
biased and prejudiced against C.. from ~ Mas
| renee down to this time ~ oeeuI-
Mr. ID. here read the rules of law in circumst,.;.,
evidence showing that tojustify the jury in fndng
| verdlct their minds must have been brought tn :
moral certainty of the guilt of the prisoner-tbat
tne testimony must actually exclude from the mind
soner P'f
tie then related the circumstances proved in re.
aton to the renconter and the pools and the blood
on the partles-and that the proof OF the Sd pool
lnro"s the whoie matter sat sea" and DESTROYS
every theory that has been set up and throws a
doubt at once over the transaction
lie insisted that all of the pools of blood must
nave run from the fatal wound in BIS neck. and
thaL no biood had escaped from the wounds in the
oack or IN the head, but what had remained on BIS
clothes or on his person about those wounds He
then read authorities showing the nos;tion of the
caroud arteries and pneumogastric nerve &c that
were partly severed by the wound in the neck and
insisted that could not have been down after that
wound at the third pool, then across the street at
the I'd pool choking C. and then able to rise and
stagger back to the hay scales where he finally fell
B. must have followed up C. across the street where
Z. dropped his cane, and there downed c., and he
being choked until he unable to cry out drew
the knife and struck over him and thus inflicted
the wounds on the back, the head and in the neck.
and the clay and blood the clothes of the parties
confirm this. c. then goes to the Hotel without any
concealment, and goes into another young mans
room with the blood upon him, and sends persons
to see IT B. was seriously hurt C's own dcclara.
tions In relation to his course in this matter were
consistent throughout and consistent with the other
CIRCUMSTANCES proved, all OF which show that C.
inflicted the wounds in ''ertrcmis'-and that he was
forced into "e1tremis' by the misconduct of those
with whom he was brought into conflict.
Mr.. D. insisted that there nothing in the man.
ner or conduct of MIR. c. at the church indicating
that the spirit OF an assassin actuaed him. but that
on the contrary, he acted in the most natural man.
ner for man seeking explanation from another,
who had wronged him, and that he naturally ex-
pected an explanation and that the difficulty would
not be carried further.
Although B. had assumed spirit and conduct of
superiority over c. and showed naughty manner
towards him, yet still reasonably expected that
b. would make the necessary reparation without
any personal violence between the parties But
when he required this reparation for the wrong he
had done him, b. refused it, and then c. telling him
that he had acted ungentlemanly, B. seized him,
thew him down, and choking him until his
eyebas reeled in thei: sockets, then c. drew his
knife and inflicted the smaller wounds and then
the mortal thrust in the neck c. was urged to fee
by his friends and associates, and they offered to
assist MN away. He refused to flee, but said he
would stand his ground that he had done what
he did in selEdeence-and his whole conduct
showed that he had no conscientious feelings of
having wiltully done wrong
Mr.. u. here read some authorities showing what is
meant by malice" an indispensable ingredient in
all crimes of this character. He also read authorities
on the subject of will" another Indispensable
Ingredient in crimes-and argued that if either of
these were wanting, fom the position that G. was
reduced to, then he was not ciminay guilty.
MIR. ID. also insisted that the ether necessary in gre
q hprnT fottn
the fact that G. was armed, under the circumstances
was no proof of 'premeditatiop," when he evidently
Then, if the jury entertained doubt of the exist
ence ct malice, any of the other in gradients of
the crime, they were bound to return a verdict of
mot guilty" Mr. B. here read authorities showing
that If the jury had doubt of the criminal" guilt
OF the prisoner, they must acquit him.
He then referred to the good character and inno-
cent life OF the youthful prisoner shown, it had
been, by his neshbors, who were among the most
respectable gentlemen in the county. Mr.. d. here
made strong appeal to the jury, referring to the
youth of the prisoner, and that he was a stranger
among them, first wronged and then insulted and
that he was the only of widowed mother and
protector of his sisters that he had here among
them and deserved their hospitality and was first
shed with feloI's doom? He thus closed his
speech Of six hours with handsome and affecting
peroration, drawing tears from number of persons
in the large audience assembled to hear this most
interesting trial
The Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, baving recovered from
his indisposon, will address the jury to morrow Oh
behalf of the prisoner.