The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-02

gled banner Of freedom and another gun to the Union
salute Everything passed Of peAcesby and quietly, and
there was evidently hearty delight that this IoDsyencd
question was Vanished from the hall Of Congress. Men
from tho cold forests Of Maine and from the orange groves
of Florida from the golden gate Of the Pacific ana rom
the populous cities OF the Atlantic all joined In rejoicing
that the question has been settled and the unn
relieved from the last and most dangerous agitation with
In it's existence. t
CRIMINAL Counr Tho trial Of Benjamin Ogie ior the
murder Of John Webb was continued yesterday II may
not be amiss TO give the opinion Of Judge Crawford,
an instruction submitted by the counsel for the prisoner
stating that IL he lsborng under constitutional or
other mental disease which for the time controlled his
WILL then he responsible for the consequences OF
said shooting aud the jury should acuit him On this
Judge Crawford said
This instruction cannot be granted ss presented for
according it, anger might be hold TO entitle the party
to exemption from punishment but ths jury Wall be ln
formed what the law to insanity ~. t
great English Judge has sad the trial OF Oxford
who shot at the Queen Of England %. Car, j. I, r.
553 If the prisoner aborng under some control
ling disease which was in TRUTH the acting power within
him which he could resist then no will net be re
sponsibe. And again: 1.-The question is, whether he
labong under that species OF insanity which sat
isles you that he was quite unaware OF the nature
character and consequence of the act he committing
Or IN other words whether ne was uhdor INC
a. ON. diseased eu "i sa at mat - n. crime
4 mar r. not 10 no ercnsed from responsibility II
he has capacity and reason sufficient to enable him
to distinguish between right and wrong AZ to the patica-
lar act he 10 DONG knowidse anu 'ss
the act he Is doing ia wrong and criminal and will SUBJ
ject him to punishment In order to be responsible, he
have sufficient power of memory to recoect the re-
stand 70 him that the act he Is doing IL contrary 10 the
plain dictates of Justice and right injurious Others
and violation Of the dictates of duty.
on the contrary, ahoue, nc hNy ~ N. .p a''o.
part"i INSANITY II no sun u''ue' ;sh ~ , ~.
ch""ce' VI ms ao' anu i :, . ~ - ~ ., '
ieuge Una. /" w'one anu o'','i, III" ~: ~
suoent apply uA. - ~ IN ,'s o"ss' '
10 Know Una. II nc uo, o ae ~ w W. a sI
ceNe Punisn"el'' '"on p ~. e.. - 49,, 80. w -
70 eAcmP. nun nun io'h i''po"''''' ~ '' "''
MeIcaii ~ ooi .ol , .,
Ihis IN" Vi insanity WIG jury VIZ "fPy " o i' -
evidence
Judge Crawford also instructed the jury that: 'drunk-
enncss ia mo defence To- or excuse for anu crime but when
tho oueat;on il one Of intention IL may be considered
n' ~, 49,. ~ t.c,s = rroo,
~ '"o J'' - -. ~ 80, 49,, $50. !,
Inc court pcihi''co 'he D''ii0' "''o'y " eiA' '''0
following instruction 10 the Jury, without COMMENT
If the Jury believe from the evidence that the prison
err benjamin Ogle shot at and killed John Webb with
deadly weapon-that u.s. gun loaded with powder and
eaden bullet without any considerable provocation
then the offence is murder"
Tho closing argument for the defence was delivered by
| -, !. ,,, . - In ,L ;r ,o,,od II
| ~ i, -. .,,, a. d., would not o,ree and that the
ia W. o,,noS 70 oet ,o-dav prt shortly af,or
| 80 -, a., - ., i; ~, on,,.oI ,rI;. s
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TIM M.Yon,1ry ELECTION naturally attracts the atten
on Of gentlemen here rs correspondents for newspapers
!, other cities and some of them sneak very painly
unon the subject The CORRESPONDENT of the Balimors
P,u,Joou in his letter Of Friday evening last saws
ou vo" 1870. , w e' .' - 80 - "a. s
ome twenty wears and has universally been regarded as
a notably straightforward fair-mndcd and Just man.
But that he is up for the mayoralty, all sorts Of
charges are brought against him that the most
ran ingenuity cou'u ,nven. VI osc, nol =, s1so anu
n', sn, ar, 'narta hut n no those Who een 10
think that what Is good polioy for presidential cand
date applicable to contests upon smaller SCALE
Using columns OF the oar newspaper should nave or
MAJ anu "n'norui'i'e npH.
r., 1 40 r;,ata har,tar oil hi; naIcrs have 70 10 4;
10 establish their allegations OF course this will not be
attempted aud the miserable inventions will fall to the
ground, unless indeed, Colonel Barret should give them
character ana vitality ny noticing them. IN such an
M ", y .ne.e - NO .nose
exncct ANYTHING else than The yilest sncces Of ATTACH
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