Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-23

TaE SMlru TR1AL-We announced yesterday
in some remarks, that Smith who killed Carter
at the st. Lawrence Hotel, in Philadelphia, had
been acquitted. Wesfnd the following. account
in the Philadelphia Aaaeriean:
This interesting case Terminated yesterday Lay
The ceneral.publicity given to the fact that Da-.
yi(l Paul Brown, ESQ.,, would make the closing
speech for the defence, had the effect of bringing
to the vicinity of the courtroom throng OF OF
least twenty times the number OF people that
could gain admission. For more than an hour
the patient crowd waited for the opening OF the
doors. each individual being as securely wedged
in his position as the centre fish in box of her
ring. At ten o'clock the doors were opened,
and, about one hundred and fifty of those who
were nearest to it pourad in. The doors were
then closed, and none others except the bar ana
those bearing permits were allowed to enter
There were several ladies in the audience, which
largely consisted of the prominent professional
gentlemen of the city. The defendant IN the
dock placed himself in the same reclining posi-
ton on the bench, with his face ayerted to the
wall his sister and her lady friend sat beside him
with the same constancy which they had mani
tested through the entire ordeal, while amid the
most profound silence the distinguished counsel
opened his defence of the prisoner.
The defence by David Paul Brown was, per-
haps, one of the most eloquent and touching that
was ever pronounced since the days of Ersklne.
Mr.. Browns speech required two hours for Its
delivery, and might have continued for two hours
longer without producing an approximation TO
WEAKNESS, even in the most unappreclatVe oil
his auditors The three Messrs. Carter were
present during its delivery, but forsakinS the
seats near the District Attorney which they had
occupied during the entire course of the trial,
took up position in the background, behind the
standing spectators. Long before Mr. Browns
speech had terminated it was pretty evident that
the minds of the jury were satisfied as to the
legal responsibility of the defendant at the
time his bullet pierced the heart of his wlte's
seducer But all evidence of applause by the
auditory were very properly suppressed by the
Court, and the counsel went on without the
smallest interruption.
he was followed by the District Attorney,
Mr.. Longhead, for the prosecution, who did as
well as could have been hoped, considering tho
disadvantages under which he labored.
The charge of Judge Allison will be found in.
our report of the trial. Upon its conclusion,
the jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict
We had expected that, on the part of his de-
voted sister, the suspense endured during the
absence of the jury, would have been unsup-
portable, but on the contrary the convicttoniO of
his acquittaI seemed to her so certain, that her
terrible load of care appeared entirely to have
been removed.
The prisoner still remained impassively in his
position, apparently unconscious, or
regardless Of his painful situation, until the
court adjourned, which it did at twenty-five
minutes to seven o'clock.
The verdict will be returned this morning, Mt
10 n. M, the hour of adjournment being too late
to admit of the court waiting to receiving it at
that time The crowd still thronged around the
building after every one had vacated it. and Mt
last dispersed, although each individual COM
posing it was foiled in the purpose for which he
came-to rend the air with plaulits upon the
reception of the expected verdict