Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-28
THE WARD TRIAL.
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BLEAK House, ELlzABETHTowN. April 20.
Messrs. Editors: Tna trial Of HAT. +. Ward is approach
ing rapidly towards its denoument. The defence stated al
The closing Of The court this evening, that they Wee al the
end Of their testimony. II has been a day OF excitement,
both on the part OF The counsel engaged in the case and The
bystanders in the cour! room, because the principal witness
for The defence, Dir. Barlow, vas upon the stand. II had
been previously known that his was The main testimony
upon which The defendant founded q hope of excuse for his
crime. This being the case, it was naturally expected that
his examination would be one ofthe most searching that the
scrutiny Of o cross examination could elicit. When he came
into the court room all eyes were an1iously cast upon him,
a. ell were DESTROYS 10 get a sight Of the extraordinary in.
diyiduol upon whose words would seem 10 hang the destiny
of The prisoner OF the bar. In relating all the marvellous
things that he had seen and heard, il seemed evident 10 all
the obsyrvant ones that his testimony had been fully digest
ed and prepared beforehand; indeed, It was more like the re.
citation Of an essay than the plain, direct yerbiage OF i'm
partial testimony. In the main narrative, with the air and
S1ess nf a new born Count D'Orsay, he hurried through
without u blunder. as was To be expected; but before the
prosecution had finished their cross examination, he looked a
,nost ultiuble and crest. fallen object. Some OF the ques.
,ions which were asked him by Col. Carpenter, who
Throughout the trial has conducted the examination, dlscom-
fitted him sadly, and he seemed 10 understand that ne was
getting into a 'light place. and toundered about like an eel
fresh caus hi upon q pin hook. Bat as the honorable court
has interdicted the publication CT testimony, perhaps we had
better say no more in regard TO him. Tor fear that we might
get uursclf "iuggcd'' for contempt Of witnesses; or incur the
displea sure-a severe penaIty-of some OF ne disnltaries
who are engaged as counsel in the detence-.La volunteer"
included.
Quite a sensation was produced Ibis afternoon 10 The
court room by the faintlng Of Mrs. Robert J. Ward. The
large crowd and the excessive heat, together with the feel.
InyS natural 10 q WOtncl uuutI GIG
more than she could bear, and Immediately after she had
concluded her testimony. she was borne pale and laintlng
from the room. Mat. Ward seems to be in very feeble health.
but at the same time he is more Indifferent TO the result OF
the trial Than The others OF the family.
We understand that other witnesses are 10 be INTRODUCED
10. morrow morning, and their statements 10 be used as re.
putting testimony, and az affecting tho creditability oil GER
tain DINER Witnesses. These will probably consume the
whole of The mornings session, after which the argument
will be commenced. Col. Carpenter 10 20 make the opening
speech for The prosecution. Expectation is on tip toe 10
hear lin. Col. Z. has conducted the examination of all The
witnesses with 80 much skill, and yet with 50 nuch lar
ness, that he has already Won golden oPlHions from the au'
dience, and high C jnplunents from his brethren OF HE bar
By the way, that letter from this place in the Journal ol
to day, written by Mr.. Prentice, was any thing but d lair
representation of the small pas darus which took place day
Marshall. MIR. Prentice states that he was no, present in
The court house when It occurred, and that he only gave the
street version OF the atll.. II was well tor him that he did
this. otherwise his Judgment OF men might stand a lair
chance Of being impeachcd, or his impartiality called in
upeslinn. We happened to be individually present II The
time, and eau therefore speak from the book; and II Capt.
Marshall gained any Thing in his onslaught upon Col. Gar.
peutcr, there Is nobody here that is aware Of the fact, unless
il be himself and the Individual who represented the one.
sided version to Mt. Prentice. However much NAV be- said
10 regard 10 Capt. Ms effectiveness as an ut eaptandum
speaSer, we do not believe that in a fair and Legitimate dis.
cussion he is, In The least, the superior OF Col. C., and we
think him vastly inferior in genllemanly and dienihed re-.
oartee. Theatrical performances are not lcgiimately In
place before a learned court or q sensible jury, empannelled
for the purpose of deciding upon the eternal veal or woe OF
a fellow being; and though Col. G. may not possess the
clio faculty OF distorting his features into a thousand
protean and triangular shapes, yet his calm. coo! and dell
berate irony and keen wit is qu1ntum su0fcit for the heral-
dric and fitted gasconadlng OF Capt. NJ or any Of his as
sociates. L~tSlhaNuE.