The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-01-21

ives completely OcSiue hiuieeli "ucn euS
child wa. born; be didn't 90 to bed; be
pulled the hair hard enough to pull it out
OF his head; be laid on the floor and roll
I'd over: he was in and ont of the house
all the time; was afraid be would raise
the neiyhborbood; he cid not pretend to
eat anything; said tba, he was better dead
than alive; was fearful be would 60 to
drug store, and make way with himself
He said the finger of scorD would De
pointed at him; said be could do no bus
iuess, and nothing else," &c. This witness
appears in the most iWprudeDt way TO
have comm unicated tho fact to the prs
oner that Carter had taken charge oi
Mrs. Smith and ber child, and bad ac-
know led ged the infant to be bis owD,say'
ing that be would have given ten thous-
and dollars to have had it boy. In De-
tober. tue witness swore chat the prisoner
was "as crazy as loou.' The witness
was cross.examined closely upon the point
of selling ardent spirits to the respondent
but testifi, that he refused to sell then
to hin upon the a>tinterview, although up
on aprevious aston when Smith ''roSlfd
upon the Hoor'') he had been furnished
with "a little old Monongahela whiskey.
1t may be proper enough to indicate at
this point that the immoderate use OF in
toxicating drink, by the prisoner appear,
to have been relied upon by the prosecu
ton to rebut the evidence of insanity
The wife of the last named witness also
testified to the acknowledgement of Rich
ard Carter that the child was his own
that Carter had made arraDgeme Dts to
take Mrs. Smith to Bristol. and had ne
gotiated with an old lady to receive both
her and her babe; and that Carter tooh
the child in his lap and caressed 1t. 1h'
testimony of a medical man, who attend
ed at the birth Of the child, fully satisfies
Us that Smith was delued and cheated
man. He not only believed himself t.
have been imposen upon, but he was IN
mistakably and egregiou'ly imposed up
on. He may be weak-nindet, bot ther'
is nothing in the testimony to show hln
40 bad he arted. 10 addition to this, the
defense introduce testimony to show
that four members Of his mother ) faul-
| ly were lunatics, while two OF them were
INN ates of the mad house. Mr., De Bow,
the statist, who bad employed the prison
er. al,o testified to his extreme mental
and physical depression in June, lo5'
when bis conversation was rambling
containing many sentences inpcrtiueDt to
the tonic" The witness also testified that
naturally Smith was "auiaele, gentle
kind. "and Of an exceedingly nervous or
gapization.
The nurse testified: IL have frequent
Ily trouble In cases of death but have
never seen anythiDg equal to Mr.. Smith 5
condition when he parted with his wife
He asked Mrs. Smith for some things be
had, that he wished to take With bin;
she asked him how long he should bc
gone; she asked him what she should dc
With the wedding ring and pocket Bille
which be bad given b r. He was sob
hing. He said be did not want the ring
and the Bible, he said, he gave to her
that she might read it, study it, and proi'
by it,"
| The sister ofthe prisoner testified that upon
hearing of the birth of the child, she went t.
her brother. She proceeded in simple and
touching language to say:
| "He met me in the hall at the boa riding
house, at Mrs. Leonard's; | found him as
| had never looked on him before-a living
picture of wretchedness--solledl linen, dis
heveled hair, unshayen face, and a grief
worn countenance; he folded me in his arms
threw his head on my shoulder, and yeder
to paroxysm of uncomfortable grief; his first
audible words were, Mary, oh, Mary, what
shall do! am not a ruined man! my hon,
or is in the dust; what shall |. oh, what car
| do! | have been most grossly deceived
| would as soon have suspected the agents o
Heaven of wrong as my wife; 0 God! how
| loved her; [ worshipped her, and this Il
my reward; " hat can do! shall leave her!
how can leave her, and yet how can | live
with her! can neither think nor act for my.
SELF have sent for you TO counsel me; she
breads your coming; she knows you will ad
wise separation; must not leave her now!
TO which replied, No, not now, you are not
in condition to decide properly, and We vii
do nothing rashly; take nights rest, com
pose yourself, and in the morning We will be
able to decide the more coolly; he then en-
tered her room. and returned, saying thai
she wished to see me; we entered her room
together, and as | approached the bedside,
she exclaimed. Mary, oh, Mary! can yor
forgive me for having SO deeply injured yonl
pure-minded and open-hearted brother! Ton
has been an honorable, true and devoted hus
ba nded TO me. and oh, how | have injured
him can you, will you forgive mel y"
The Government put IN some slight testi-
mony IN rebuttal of the theory of the defense
The case was argued OH Saturday. and given
to the Jury on Tuesday, and yesterday NOR.
ming verdict of not guilty was returned.
The Crime without a Parallel Murder
of Father and Mother by Drunken
Son.
From the Utica Herald, Jan 13.