The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-07
BOLTON AND PARHER,s TRIAL

BOLTON AND PARKER's TRIAL
- Oh. alas! aiax poor human mature Prone g
do evil. . the spsrks AZ upwsrds" Poor implied.
sssr n Sosn ana
will speak words of consoation In this your hour OF
trial. warned you to fee the wrath 70 come ou1
lessons of wisdom, benevolence and humanity, On
sfyabismss &c 10 f s h.n m.ss
blind BY evs-isSrmayyq uacks but you hardened your
hearts and stfened your neck, aud would not come,
aCsn.di.n Ysnkee,"a riie impossor." wen have none
of hie teachine The committee whom you offered
to furnish With facts called you thrice, bat you came
NOT. Mr. Dsylin called but you would not fork over
6nv inst To try your sincerity, in the spirit of kind
nes.. / called and you came not Deluded morta,E
The shirt Of Nessu dried in the poisonous winds from
ths nnss would not be more fatal to your mortal ex
istence than win be this public Investigation 70 your
ili-eotten and badly sustained professional standing
INT you have been the stupid architects of your own
ruin and must now sink, unwept, unsung, before the
eye of public scorn victims of your own folly never
You found great difficulty in determining before
what tribunal It would be proper to arraisn Dr. brai-
nerd. First Bolton tried the Mayor, and was cast;
non pross and then plead to the competency OF the
tribunal of your own choosing and proposed dnt ega
tribunal ofthe state-such tribunal was speSinea
Declined and alleged that competent tribunal was
the only one fit to decide such dispute and that az
NOf1Y n
petent persons to decide whether Dr. Brainerd has
actually benefited cured any person by his treat
ment 1t is superlative impotence in any man to
saw that such court any more competent to decide
on the merits of DR.. Brainerds system of treatment
than other scientific gentlemen, because 1t is new
discovery, about WHICH, physicians and surgeons as
nine-tenths of them not half 20 much and here let
me ask the question, would it not greatly diminish
the Inmates of the blind asylums and bills of mortal
ity, If all who know no more than you two do were
put to some good honest trades and your pestes and
mortars and pl-boxes handed over to men that have
at least half as much and learning Dr. Brain
erd whom YOU call such vile, ignorant fraudulent
impostora But the competent tribunal is the ques.
Sn now und s nri,scon and s confidence the
plea Of coynn judic is never entertained before
the high court of public opinion, nor can you suosi-
lfio its process evade it's sentence. 1t takes cog
nzauce Of all Offences contra Tracium, dignata'1a,
ct renern domino Its decisions are opui ror dei
from which there is DO escape nsI 20 tansway M
You are now within the jurisdiction of the high
ramparts of public observation, and cannot escape:
Before this court you have forced me to arralgn
you In this court you stand charged WIN many Wn
not DR.. Brainsrd. are noao Tie prisoners stand
up and listen to the reading Of the indictment:
from the facts of public record and of public notorie
ty charges that the prisoners, Bolton and Parker,
being evil disposed persons, confede!ated togetner
and greatly the peace and quiet OF our order
loving society, and especially enyying the sue
cess Of one Dr. Branerd, stranger, who is and for
h has Oesn Of the acsd free gratis
only taking small trife from those who are ahie 70
spare it, promising to cure any but TO do the best
he can for all and in all things living up to the efe-
renh commandment and is, therefore, entitled to the
protection of this court they the said prisoners, well
knowing these facts to WIT on me ISL o,
at divers times said day at to wit in the City OF
Richmond being within the jurisdiction of this court,
not having the fear God and this court before eyes
hahn iuHuenced by malice than sense, dlQ
wilfully, seshy and from unworthy motives, great,
" SANDER and deame the aforesaid Dr. Branerd; and
fnrth ermore they, the said prisoners, on, &c,
AZ aforesaid, at Ike, did then and there, drag n.
pocent ladies' and gentlemen into controversy, ira
duced their characters and marked them as victims
Tor sacrce on the altar of public disgrace; and did,
then and there call in question: the veracity OF limo
cent inofensive ladies' and did there and then make
&c as aforesaid did greatly insult the laboring men
and women and children and questioned their vera
city, because they labor in some honest vocation for
their neighbor, R. w. Robinson All OF which often
cos they tho said prisoners perpetrated ON, &C. at
kc A. aforesaid with such reckless disregard for
truth law and order to shock the public sense of
moral propriety the great and grevous injury of
the Innocent and contrary to the peace and dignity
missoned to protect, preserve and sustain Where
fore Judgment of condemnation and sentence of pun
| ishment is prayed against the prisoners
guilty of all or any the crimes laid to your charged
Yon look guilty. and no doubt, ieei as you to9si put
| plea OF not guilty be entered, for the law pre-
sumss ell men, even DR.. Brainerd included, inno-
Let the prisoners be seated (hold the hair on their
| heads if they CAM and attend to the evidence.
1st May it please the court the first evidence to
be introduced is matter of public record and news
paper notoriety and has two-fold aspect; it bears
/ upon the matter stated, by way of inducement in
| this summary proceeding, and will cut like two
edged sword the question 81 adjourned veracity.
From the said record, it appears That the prisoner
Bolton. voluntarily went before the Mayor and swore
/ oaaip tha said Dr Rraiu I'd
| him to be arrested, and when brought before the
| court he was discharged!
| And why was Dr. Branerd dismissed? One of the
city papers says 'the first brought up the
OATH of Bolton; but was dismissed as that gentle
| man knew nothing of the matter" &c This is
strange The laws say it is perjury to swear to fact,
the witness does knoiO the fact though the fact
msy exist The want of knowledge of the fact, con-
| stitutes the crime. Then the anomaly u.s. Bolton
swears out a warrant and then comes into Court and
| admits he 'knec nothing about the matter" Is that
perjury? How will the Court decide? No wonder
Mr. Develin asked Bolton, If he had not adjourned
has CerGcity on the above occasion!
One would suppose that none but hardened of
| SO black cloud hanging over himself. This is a
black case, and hand to the Court of Public
Opinion for disposition. If that Court should decide
with the facts and the law before it, that Bolton
guilty of perjury, doubt proper estimate will be
| fixed on his veracity hereafter!
1t has been said of old time, "birds of feather
he is.' Parker may have never acted as Bolton has
cape getting some black him. in such associa
ton, is not perceived If he is innocent to say the
least, he is in bad company, and the he DIs.
SOLVES THE UNION" the better for him !
| End. On the 18th of March, 1854 Bolton and Par.
ker addressed their joint card to the Committee ap
pointed to report the of Dr. Branerds treat
ment of eye diseases in which they say sit is pre-
sumed you will not impute to us selfish other un-
worhy motives in this gratuitous offer of our SER
vices" middling strong presumption that, all
things considered!
Let examine it On the 30th of March, in a con-
versation with Mr. R. W. Robinson, Bolton justices
the course of himself and his "deceat confederate.
by saying we need protection" &C., yet they would
not have the public by any means impute to them
anything 'se!fsh." No. certainly not! 1t is not the
like Of Bolton and Parker, that would be considered
| "sel6sh" But if their justification even does saver
little Of selfshness, fe it! You must not suspect
them of 'other unworthy motivesno Let us examine
this too. On the 2Sth of March, 1854 they modestly
say: Our object in the outset was, to warn other
communities agains this impostor, Brainerd," lie
Very modest and kind indeed! First call one of the
greatest benefactoss that came to Richmond. a
'rie inpostoy," and then ''warn other communities
sgainst' him! And this they say, was their .object
in the outset" Was ever hypocrisy badly disguise
ed On the l5th they wish not to be suspected OF
selfish other unworthy motives; and on the 28th
they disclose the guilt of both! Who place any
confidence in the professions of men. publicly pro-
ma nd dau n