Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-31

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Painau, Case.
The following incident will he read with inter
:, /, shows that men will now their reason
ID feeling To guide their action. and tut aD-
#raei law does not always represent justice
In accouat Of a Recent Triat at thr oid Ba':
N. IN London Lord Chnf Justice Tindaie pre-
jdiag.-George Hammond. portrait palnter
,as placed at the bar 10 be tried on an lnd!ct-
zen. found against himself by the GRIND Jury
n wilful murder with mrice afpreihough. OF
gorge Baldwin. a rope dancer and inon,ehank
be prisoner was a man ufmiddle height. hut
Iender form. His eyes blue and mild. His
hole bearing gave evidence Of subdued sadness
nd melancholy esgnaton. lie ives forty-nne
ears of age had soft voice and his appearance
nd manner bore testimony 10 his being Il man OF
i,tirguished education, in spite of the poverty OF
is dress.
On being called on to plead,ihe prisoner admit
ID that he did kill Baldwin, and he deplored the
ct,atding however. that an his sonl q conscience
did not believe himself guilty. Thereupon.a jury
1as empannelled to try the prisoner. The indict-
lent was then read to the jury. and the act of
Hing being admitted. the government rested
heir case, and the prisoner was called upon Tor
is defence.
The prisoner then addressed himself 10 the
ourt aud jury.
..My lord" said he. .'my justification is TO he
aund in recital of the facts. Three years ago
lost a daughter then four years of age, the sole
memorial left Of my beloved wife. whom it had
,laased God to recall to Himself. lost her. but
did not her die. She disappeared-she was
stolen from me. She charming child. and
but her | had nobody in the world to love me.
Gentlemen. what have Suffered cannot be de-
ilaI. can n bap nd | hay pyp
ded in advertising and fruitless searches every
thing | possessed furniture, pictures, even to
my clothes. All have been sold For three years
on foot, had been seeking for my child in all the
cities and all the villages in the three Kingdoms
As soon as BY painting portraits had succeeded
in gaining a little money, returned tn Lond N
TO commence my advertisements in the newspa
pers. At length, on Friday, the l4th Of April
last. | crossed the Smitbfirld cattle market. In
the centre of The market troupe of moutebanks
were performing their tea,s. Among them child
turning on it's head supported on ii halbcrd.
ray from the soul of its mother mu It at that mo
ment have penetrated my own for me to have re-
cognized my child IN that condition. 1t was NY
poor child. Her mother would perhaps have pre-.
cipated herself towards her and locked herself
in her arms. A for me veil passed over my
eyes. | threw myself upon the chief of the rope
dancers. | knew not how it was i, habitually
= y
clothesl raised him in the air. then dashed him
10 the ground--then again; he dead After
wards repented what had done. Al the mo-
ment regretted that was able to kill but one"
Lord Chief Justice Tindale-"These are not
Christian sentiments. How can you expect the
count and jury to look with favor on your de
fence or God to pardon you. if you cannot for
givc'"
Prisoner--"I know. my lord. what will be your
iu1p Il at nf hut .n6 ha.a Iraa 1y
pardoned me; feel il in my heart. You know not,
| knew not then-the whole extent of the evil that
man had done. When some compassionate peo-
pie brought me my daughter in my prison, she
longer my child; she was no longer pure
and angelic as formerly; she corrupt, body
and soul-her manner. her language, Infamous
like those with whom she had been living. |
did not recognize her myself. Do YOU compre-
hend me nov! That man had robbed me of the
love and soul Of my child. And II have killed
him but once"
Foreman-"My lord, we have agreed on our
verdict"
Chief Jnstico-"l understand you. gentlemen,
but the law must take lis course. must sum
up the case. and then you will retire 10 delibe-
rnte."
The Chief Justice having summed up the case,
the jury retired and in an instant after returned
into the court with verdict Not Guilty"
On the discharge of Hammond, the sheriff was
! obliged to surround him with an escort. The
women were determined to carry him off in tri-
umph. The crowd followed him all the way to
his lodgings with deafening shouts of huzzas.
l. REECHER AND THE SLAVE GIRL.-A cores
pendent Of the New York Daily News says that
the slave girl whose freedom was purchased
by Mr. Beecher sscongregation, lab seconded lately,
taking with her certain articles not her property
| 1t was trick. it is said, connected by the master
and the girl to raise $1,000. She returned to
him, was quite happy. and getting along as we'll
"a could be expected.
REPUBLICAN ELECTORAL TICKET IN MARY.
LAND.-Iho Cecil Democrat states that the Re-
pubcans have determined tn run an electoral
ticket IN this State. and that Francis II. Blair
Esq, Is to be one Of the electors at large
MELANCHOLY FATALITY MIR. Harris, an IN
gineer killed at the time Of the recent collision
ON the North Pennsylvania Railroad. was the
third son of this family killed by railroad acct
dents.