Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-29
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The mil of Holiness for the murder Of
Chadwick On board the ship Theresc, which
be- occupied over week resulted Yesterday
tn verdict Of Guilty IF Murder, in the ms
thee Of which We believe that nearly all who
have reAd the report Of the trial fully con-
cur. The character Of this murder was the
most rcv"lting and shocking to the feelings
of human nature that has distinguished the
annah Of crime for years. The demoniacal
cruelty and atrocity carried forward with
delibesation, which marked the crime. are
almost unparalleled. The poor victim of the
nurdercr's lnwless passion, whose only prov.
ocation was 10 Withholding the SIR in his an
swef, was literally dragged like bullock to
the siaughscr-nay to the tortore which
found relief in death. He made no resist.
"nec. ard even picked up a fresh weapon t.
sspply the murderer use when the first had
slipped from his hand. Beaten. knocked
down, laceratel and CORY, scrubbed down
with broom, he turned into his berth, from
which he was again dragged to slnt the in
satishle rage of his murderer. His exhaust
I'd nature which refused to support the up
riyhtneee in which God created his own in-
age, was jet red at as shaming, and his DIV
ing groans were answered by deadlier blows.
and so death closed the horrid spectacle and
the disfgured body was launched into the
to,p.
Next TO the atrocity of the murder at the
hands and under the order of Capt II lines
it is shocking and humiiating to human ma
tnre to contemplate that among all the off
GERS and crew on board the ship, not one WIS
found that dared stand forth to question the
murderer authority for the preceding and
interfere to stay the bloody work. The era
ven.heartcd CIT W were not only the spccta-
tors but the accessories, under the captain s
orders. to the murder, tricng up the poor
victim in the rigging and scourgng him
with ratl,n while the demon urged them uu-
der penalty Of subjecting each to the same
punishment. It is to be inferred that each
Of the crew might have heen outraged, tor
tured and murdered in the same manner. had
the captain chosen. II is sad to Contemplate
that there were no spirits on board whose
loyalty to manhood could rise sup riar to
their fears and dare to protect the innocent,
stricken, bleeding and dying before their
eyes. Alas for poor human nature,
The ground OF dcfnse by which it was
sought to screen the murderer was the COM
mon suggestion of insanity. which was urged
with the Pertinacity and ability ol disin-
guishcd counsel with the ready use of ex,erts,
whose long association with lunatics may b.
supposed have some influence upon their own
judgments. The jury saw, and those who
read the evidence have seen, that there was
little evidence of such an insanity as to ex-
cusc the murderer from the responsibility OF
the damning deed. For the honor OF human
nature it were to be wished that he were in
sane and that the act might pass for mis-
fortune and not a crime. That he was In
furiated, is true, but only on such conditions
IS not to lessen his responsibility. lie is
proven to have been previously cruel man.
Of reckless passion. which however is not I'M
controlable and which every one is bound to
put in subsection. This natural cruelty was
further stimulated, developed and inhamcd
by that strong ally and coadjutor Of violence
and murdcr-Rum. This is the only insani-
" Of which we believe, the inhuman wretch
70 have been possessed-an insanity which is
quite too common and which should not be
and permitted insanity which law and jus
tiec do not hold excusahlc.
The result of this trial, it is to he hoped.
will have its due effect in restraining the had
passions ofsea- captains and other officers who
imagine they have impunity for the exercise
Of arbitrary authority and violence on ship
board, of which cases are 50 alarminglv FIRE.
euent. II should teach Them that in the
eyes Of the law. divine and human, the lives
ii their fellow-mcn are inviolato and their
bodies must he rcspected-that they sha not
make "hells" of their sh ps, while temporal
rily withdrawn from outside influences. and
that the same laws cover the sea as well as
tl,s Land and eatol in their protection the
hunblcst sailor as we'll rs the proudcs: aa-
miral.
Tho effect Of an acquit.al in the present
nsc, would have been a great misfortune.
u would have been license to the cruel and
ins,lcnt commander, and terror to the sail
or. 1t would hare stricken down from the
latter his faith in the justice Of the laws of
hs country and made him feel additional in
security in his vocation. The inequality of
justice would fRvc been most sgnally DIS
played in contrast with the recent trial, con-
viction and execution at Auburn of two y l1r
sailors, whose crime had its palliati,n aad
origin IN the very cruelty which this muir
,icrcr carried to its extremity. They were
impclled to their crime by outrageous crael-
~ practiccd upon them, and had they stop
pod with the despatching of their torlnentor,
and not have added further murders to Gov
er tho first, If the law would not have excus-
cd them Of murder in the first degree, public
sentiment would have greatly palliated their
odsas,. Capt. Holmes tortured and MUIR
dcsed upon the most trifins provocation.-
Cox and Williams murdered under the prov
ocation OF outrage and cruelty They, sail
on, dying on the scaffold and Holmes, cap
tain, aceuitted-the result would have been
. public misfortune from which we are
shaDkful that we have been spared.
Times.
FATAL TERMINATION OF TIE BURNING FUN
ACCIDENT. Miss Nancy McIInsh, who met
with the severe accident from the careless