The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-26
WHOLE NO I47s

may the law justly lay lie band on the keep
er Of gambling house. and yet dare not
touch the keeper Of doggeryi Is the lat
ter less fatal to the victim. lees impefious 20
society, less opposed to all that bumanizes,
refnes and elevates mao, OF gives stability
and permaBence 10 human goveFnmenti On
the contrary, the very reverse Of this % the
case, and yet many men who cry unconsti-
tutional unconstitutional. when we talk a.
bout sProhibitury Liquo Law have not
one word Of Opposition - the very same Prin-
eipls applied in the same manner and with
the same object 10 prevent not pUnish) when
directed against gHmbh g. What. no right
TO pass a prohibaOrg lawI Is not the ganb-
ling law prohibitoryI Parental, goyernment
prohibits, prevents. where it caR-pnnishes
when il must; and when civil government
ceases TO act upon this principle, II becomes
vast engine for the inHiction Of pain, ~
diabolical and bloody as the spanish Enqui.
sition. N. p.
coHvicTIos 1Ep sesfsscE or PznKs,--
We copy from the Akron Bedeoa an account
Of the closing scenes i0'the tria. Of the mur.
derer Parks. We lean that although the
Jury took sumo six hours to examine the vo.
luminous testimony inthe case, at the con-
clusi0n not doubt was expressed ss 10 the
guilt 1.-The prisoner. The testimony was
"cOn6rmation strong as holy writ"
Judge HumphreyilIe gave his charge 10
the Jury about O'Clock, On Monday. Alta
little past eight, after delibeFution Ofabout
six hours, the Jdry returned ayeFdict Of
GUILTY Parks listened to the verdict
with the same unshaken 6rmness which he
had exhibited through the trial. The charge
Of Judgs H. was very clear, plain, Impair
tial aud unostentatious delineation 6f the
law applicable TO the case.
At ten minutes before 3 TUESDAY, p. NJ
the prist ner, Parks, was brought into Court.
and Judge HumphreViIie proceeded TO pass
sentence upon him in nearly the following
words:--
flames Parks-You have been indicted
and tried for the murder OF William Beaston.
You have had the benefit OF able counsel:
! (the prisoner here most significantly nodded
his assent) they have brought to your de-
Tense a most lsbo-ious, astute aud search
ing examination OF the evidence agsinst you
and the most careful and earnest presenta-
ton Of whatever could be produced in your
behalf. To all this the Jury have given
most patient and diligent attention; and
they have come to the conclusion, that you
are guilty, and with this verdict the court is
satisfied. And now what have you TO say
why the sentence of the law should not be
pronounced against YOU"
ebay it please your HonOr-I have the
best reason 10 the world why sentence
should not be pronounced upon me: but
have said through my COUNSEL whatever
had to say in MY defense: and having
through them made my defense so far as it
went, in a statement in which spoke the
( truth and the whole truth, have nothing
more to add"
! The prisoner here sat down, but instantly
recollecting himself rose up.
Judge Humphrcvilie resumed-->-s.tt
ut is most painful duty to pronounce
upon you the sentence Of the law. But
having given full consideration to every
argument urged against the discharge OF
this duty find nothing to convince me that
| should not now proceed to discharge ii;and
the sentence Of the law therefore is.that you
be taken hence to the Jail of the county and
there safely kept till the 26th day Of May
next; (being the fourth Friday Of that
month"; and that then you be taken thence
to the place Of execution and hanged by
the neck until you are dead"
The Judge, the prisoners counsel, and
many of the spectators seemed wrung with
irepressible anguish; but the prisoner
thro ighout the while, kept his countenance
unmoved.