The Delaware herald., 1854-05-03

drank after having been Without -,t.rA aH ,...
Att G2n.-You Gu. r. t lor., r.
A large number Of W t. SOS ~ = ca. ...l
in behalf of the accused, bu:' rs H. v. c
was nothing different from that ir 49,. r-4 .
those whose examination we nave O.. let, b;
is notneccssary to publish It. Ina,:nuc.l, ,.Llc-
fore, as nothing could be elected to rruv' q or
even render doubtful the rnnss Of tcstimopyaG-
duced by the prosecution, MIR. Animal App tic
announced to the court that the counsel for the
prisoner should submit Tie caus d, uii.r inc
charge Of the court, with no other remark tl..4
10 request the Jury and the whole cour! rct TO
20 to the extreme Of the law with the d .-....-
! AM, but 10 remember that he had Il c.:.jtg
been esteemed as their friend, and Was once the
friend and cherished companion of their faith RS.
! The Attorney General, in behalf of the peo,le
remarked, that he should submit the c1use TO
the jury without any remark.
Chief Justice Candor then charged the jury
as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Jury
My remarks in cominittin~ this cause 10 you, :
will be brief 1t cannot lie necessary that / /
should recall to your minds the various counts
in the indictment, or the different parts OF the
very pointed testimony whichhas been a.d1cca
by the prosecution. As there hos been in this
case, no reference to presumptiyc evidence, il is
not needtuI for me to reclte tc you rules in &C.
cordance TO which such Testimony is To be re-
cevcd; and the points Of law are al of s.
familiar a kind, Il at no Instruction WlI' tA.a1,
be tdiul. All that remains ior NE TO do.
therefore, IS 10 say 10 you, tn;t you are 20 cor
sider the question, gUl4ty or not guilty, free
from all bias or feeling which, from any pecu-
liar circumstance. may have been likely to have
influenced your judgments. Yon VIII Tc~ar!
the prisoner simply rs an accused !nG4vilu4l.
standing disconnected with any other lndividu1l;
and according t. law and CvDynce. YOU Wiii
: each Of you give your ytrdlct ol gu.jy or net
g Hlty. FIrmIess, lmp2rItity ana Intyl.lg gvnce
are requisite 10 the faithful 4=cutrsc OF tA*
duties | now commit to your ,ru-,; GAa you
viii render your verdict without amy rc t.r4 or
reference to consequences. With these rei..~r....
: l commit the fate OF the prisoner to You.
The jury, without leaving the iury-hoy, found
( the prisoner guilty upon the whole indictn1 n.
Whereupon the Chief Justice Immediately
! proceeded to pronounce upon him, the following
SENTENCE.
p ALCOHOL, STAND UP! (IIore the prs-
< oner attempted to rise, but was so weak in the
10 knees as to be unable to get up, ard the Ch
10 Justice procecded.) You have been coIy.ctoa
n after a air and impartial trial, Of many hI-.
~ crimes and misdemeanors, which, as the whcit
trial has taken place before the audience WIKI
now hear ne, it is unnecessary Tor me to reca
Sc ptulate. Your crlmnallties have been so lon,
ne continued, 50 nu!titarous, extensive and deyas
III tating; Won have pcrscYerCd with so much con
, at2ncy ofpurpose, and subtleiyo design throu i
III a long life OF iniqulty, unreaeemed by singh
u prlisewortay action. that you cannot oXpec
mercy or delay The sentence Of jus.c,
which, rs the presiding officer III the court {
Gu public opinion, l row pronounce upon you. -
that you bs taken from hence 10 the place iroi
Is whence you came, rum puncheon, then to l
cast into the next river, that you may be drown
ng ed ia coI5 iOatc,. And you may die ana b j.
or9 gotten! Mr.. Snsr.H,, you viii see the seE;c,l
Forthwith executed. Cr.er adjourn the court.
he LAST WORDS AND DYING CO11FESSIO
aet OF THE PRISONER.
18th The time has at last come, when, by right
ays Gus decision Of my country, l am doomea to
he ignomnous destruction. Before 90 Il &C
ted and am buried forever in an execrable grave
am wish with suitable solemn-ty to make TN huml
rill confession o. my guilt, and to LIT my waruI
ing voice against those ins,dlous oncmes to {
the peacc and happiness Of man, that cGPtlvate
try! heart while they destroy LIS son.
c is l acknowledge the truth OF the test.mo
int brought against me, the fairness OF my II
nm and the justice Of my sentence. Il IS uut
the served rctrbution, that it should be executed
ind WATER, 10 whom, notwithstanding his sPotl
ius- innocence, I have ever been an impac.,
enemy, and have Injured in the estimat OF
rs to thousands. 10 whom he was friendly. Ii all
evils which have proPag gated in the world,
been enumerated in the indictment against
general confession OF their truth, would HI
upa- been sufficient: but oh, how little did my &C
sers or the witnesses against me know OF
r. secret Vaccinations in which / have been
oner gagged TO bring ruin upon the family OF man.
When | was yet youth. unknown to
10 my community, my frst device was to gain ac
rs OF to the hearts OF the multitude, by represent
me myself as philanthroplst. To this end,
xcess came servant to physician. Alas alas T!
at all sorry to say, my we'll meaning patron d.ed
or his slave. He was SO captlvated with my msi
ting qualities, that he introduced me most
mple, tensively, and with high commentator tc
his customers, and / soon became the adm
n the ton OF the sick and the well. My p
better larity was so great, that all my acqu
10 me tances speedily became my warm tri'
and indeed, in most cases, such was
Y you power of my fascination, that they fell de
II cen IN love with me, ard felt that was poslt
them INDISPENSABLE TO their happiness. | now e
xperi- ed into league with sin, ana our sway was
what sistible. By inianling the passions of NJ
ances. ldestroyed their Judgment and supplied
conscIeuces, so that they at once became
dimin- and wicked Sometimes they would n
ite re- over the evils was producing in the cOml
lildren ty, and bewan my destructive influence a
their ow friends but no sooner did they
cause me than my bewiieaing power forced them
into willing captivity. They felt not thei
ness in ger ; they knew not that the poison that
lars for others to phrenzy, was circulating in thei
always veins; they could not be made to believe
ID as u they were voluntary agents in the work
struction. Thus had millions in requi
We you, who never felt the cord that bound ther
- wist not till they were beyond hope, that