Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-25
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AeouIrrAL OF JAMES AERINGruN-A corrcspon-
dem in Franklin writes as detailing the cireumstan-
90 connected with the trial aud acquta of AIRING
to- which MAS briefly noticed few days since in this
Ittopr--he says.
LANES Arlington. who killed vouny Turnbull in
N,r,h last at Franklin C. H.. was tried before Judge
Go II Gilmer Mt the late term Of the Circuit Court
for Franklin county, and acquitted upon the ground
tut he WIS III such state ut mind. produced from
In - aud continued drunkenness as not TO be con-
CO ois of what he doing. 1t wa, proven on the
ri L. That for several days previous To the attack lie
ma lie on Turnbu he had been drinking very hard and
.e.eral Witnesses testified that they did not believe
hi n Ia be in his right MUD. Physcinns were exam
ind who testified that he must have bcen labornp
under some mental haucinaton produced from
dranHcnness, md one of them believed from the e,i-
dence given by the Witnesses that he must have been
laJorng under delirum uemens at the time he COM
mifted the deed Large numbers OF the neighbors of
Arlington were called in, all Of whom testified that
he has always been considered by his neghbors as
one Of the most orderly and well behaved men they
ever Knew and We are convinced OF the sincerity of
their statements from the deep interest they nantes
led for his aequittal, which his Honor said prop
or renarking that he would have rendered the same
verdict had he been upon the jury.
The prisoner was defended by Edmund Irvine Esq
of franklin, and Hon. T. ). Flournoy, of Halifax
whose efforts upon that occasion fully sustained the
NJ G p. wherever thew are known,
Dim, @ S,o,ord was Nominated an Friday rich,
bv tine Wings and Americans of Richmond for the
III If Dslr oates vice r. g. Morris declined
The Democrats of Richmond on Friday night last
nominated The following hcket Tor lhe General AS
sem0y:
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u -, ,,.l..s,, and Roscoe b Heath
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n'a'1 ; !, not f,,I orridrni Kv SOM, ,ne,,,. he
:, ,,,ad =, ,.;oco az am, horr,i I,.h L,1 hoo,
aaaJ in i,o and had touch hole filed into il aud
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house' anu VI .nris,'" sp'i' 'o': i' 10y was INV
yesterday morning. out 'here Is very l'''e nope .,
HIS recovery, as t';e SUCK, M' ,'"p %eV a
i. l'e e,u ufl.lns II ',o VI, sun pal'e' mus! n'''
n D1sD''c"'
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n'9"oP 'o''nS' Vi t'' "p,S'oP'' N""'O"' Pc
III flae'sue on sunday lo'n INST ana "u'h'"S'ereu
tue t''e oi continuation 10 ''''e'''" p''s0"S'
place. was entered IL few nights since and several
fire hams of bacon stolen therefrom.
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