New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-05
TIE SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE AGAINST
SICKLES.
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II will be remembered that the prosecution in this
case privately submitted 10 the Count certain rebuitng
evidence which they were prepared tn offer. and upon
the refusal of the Court to sdnit it, the case of the
United States closed
The evde1ce was not rendered publicly in conse-
auerce &C the following proposition made to McssrS.
Carlisle and Ould by the Hon. Rvcrdy johnson:
II you and the DsAorney still think proper :, oscr
the evidence We talked Of permit me 70 asye,, 'hs 80
That you put The sfr IN writing show to any one OF the
counsel ioT The def ad that the Attorney and that eos n
the Juds and take his opinion . its sraiy and
he decides against IL validity that public oder b. made
the fac, during the trial
United States suppose exception
they would lose rsht Oy th. course.
THIS proposal, together with the three following
statements, prepared by the prosecution were handed
to the Court which decided that the proof rendered
nsdnsissbie.
We uow oaer evidence the particular, of viii will
If required touching the prisoners marital relations At aud inn
n.dsey preceding the omce AID extending back period
the ased sdusr between e deceased and the
prisoner. WIFE Tor he purpose Of showing mat ae prisoner act
his "iie's affections and attached o. ssnctity t.
the reston and Ibis 10 offered to r-but the defense Of
insanity, caused by the alleged adultery Of his wife
That the accused reached BaruunT. Hotel in the City Of Bait,
he room that h. lt .aid hotel about O'Clock
Ilis pot said depot III. arrival Of the Piade
phs ,rsn Of that then and he ne, wora other
slal no, he dyused whom he carried laid hotel and Kept
herr gIt Monday morning and with whom then aud there he
his married life the accused committed other acts OF adu
The Court having alrc.dy permitted tho defense Offer ev
deuce Of the communication to the accused Of certain alleged acts
tf adultery between the deceased and Mr. 81 k-' the
ground that such evidence might tend The insanity the
accused the TESTIMONY now Proposed to be offered properly re-
Fist because its tendency II It. necessary eat Is
exclude any such conclusion has been insisted by the
Secondly Because such evidence though consistent with
state Of revenge upon the part OF the accused noon
ether words tina, such evidence tend. rebu,
pon nssuy asng from the nature OF communications
sds to tie sccus.ed relative he adaterou intercourse be-
tween bis Wifi aud the deceased
mitted il would have been followed up by other evil
dence from New-York, bearing upon the same points.
TIE LAW OF MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Tie case Of a man named Elias Neville, who has
been found guilty of murder before the Superior
Court # Halifax, North Carolina, is exciting some
attention II seemed that the little son of the prs-
oner informed bis father that the deceased, man
named Phillips, had attempted to commit rape on
his mother; whereupon Neville, in fit of rage,
sought out Phillips and killed him. Evidence of the
attempted rape was offered by the defense, but ruled
| out by the Judge, aud number Of witnvo,es moro
introduced, who showed the conflicting nature OF the
evdt for the prosecution. In spite Of all this the
nan has been found guilty. and sentenced to die.
Counsel for the defense has appealed to the Supreme
Court for new trial. the grounds already stated.
A corresp ondent Of Tic Petersburg Express thus
forcibly comments ON the law under which Neville
Las been Condemned:
III man strikes with stick swtehpit. In his face
t d. hu-pu.be him the sidewalk strikes him with his
h and tie assaulted party draws kus pistol sud kills. IL
only msnsus hie; but mans wife or dsnghirr or sister,
OF ttLr es him. the deepest excitement aud with
~ Of the uteuse feeling Ut aud disgrace
that man has her thrown her down, and violated
b., p.rp ia the most foul and and that bus
band or father brother instantly pur'ues the brute
and Kills Linn 4 inurderw
Tie general feeling in North Carolina seems to be
that Neville ought to be psrdoned if he cannot obtain
new trial. The same writer thus presents the con-
trast which this offers to that Of Sckes, tried in
the District Of Columbia. Keeping in view the force
employed by Neville, he says:
For k,lu1 such brutal british ruiin. vile Is guilty
Of murder tes killed Key for sduerUus intercourse with
he w.-,ha wife being willing and consuming TO the se,y7t
he n guilty. Of no crime and the veIdc. % mis- acQItl
cey.d With shouts Of applause and bur Of enthusiastic sp
proysl But what OF all hist! TIE poor humble
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