Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-22
VOLUME LVI.-NUMHER SO.

which charges tia. on q cErt"!n i"g IL" pii
Soners 'iconiously" had in hi~ possession 81
pieces of base coin. without otherwise Show:n9
that he had them in his possession at "Ht "a'
M. milDs time Ii Graft. 6eT, Scott :. t"rni
Ia this case. Judge Daniel lin whose opirl"!
the Ir>t # the Judges concurre'ii SAID lh
,:c.ygl i, not helped by charging that u" f:l
Svf.cr ie!oniously' had the twc"ty pieces II
!> possession 10 make the count good, i
doe, not suffice To- style the prisoners offence
,h.ol II i absolutely essential to the validity
nG the coani, that j; should also i!s:."c'i" -
pat and Charge the acts which constitute II.
u.I;nrr." II G,at, fo2. G?3. See also Nirg
Cls". l22. Baker Y. Comm: , Leigh 702. Jl
cob, :. tcmm: ! Leigh G?2. Comri. v Peas;
:, '.ra;t i2?. 5. C.; especially what is said by
Judge Lomas in the last "lrrd cast. Graft.
G@-.GAl
In V. &. lei9. c. -. :. -. ;hcrc j. pro-
vision borrowed from late English statute.
,ii: NJ allegations. unrecr>Sary t" j"
proved. mav be omitted in any Indictment nr
u'icr accusations, which is not known 20 have
received any much less any complete. iudic;a!
rgpositors either in England or in Nirc'uia.
En, Is thS provision is not corlincd il il cpc.
ration ~ cases wherein there haS been = vrr-
Dict. hu; applies u" ;cS> rpr, 4 Gcmrrrr: Il j.
.gIpy,cd. that 1t can in t!ii- rasc apply only ="
-u,h ale cations -. that the persons indicted
had no; ;hc fear "i TOD before t:,cir eve. bat
w"r" moved ani scduced by II" false ani ma
ll.uaut c0ln>cl> Of other ,cv'l and tra;tcluti>j J
persons AMI ti- inStgation oi ;hc devil wi!!:a
;.ry" been lndustlouSiy inserted. wiglr MI
.,""atic ALLEGATION of the pcrsons 50 indicted
5ein. hound hy any allegiance which the !md
violated, D., - inius.rnusiy excluded a.. i: loG
the rcrs purpose "l avcilir; At III" trial ANY
investigation into that point. ]: IS supposed
that sine" thi> statute WIS maze. - wei! - 'i"
fore it iS necessary 10 stat. in Az iudirtHc';
every thing material 10 Lc tr">. ~ ,natter ON
which sd" III" burden Of proof may rcst; and
therefore t. ciiargc i ~ riictirrn, t.! Treason.
Ihat the accused uTuh .ic.;arCc. without
Which thr erin" itself cann"t exist md = +,
r,:ria"r ,"pio,cJ. ,h"t II = Ill urcc>sa!y ;" 20
..,.argc. even II !, br necessary 10 a,lc". only
that whereof the burden "i proof rests IN the
prosecutor: tor thar, III prosecution ni trr:'-
.er. tie oaps ;.rghGHd tourlIH% that pom.
:.,t- in the nr>t nstaac" upon IN" pr"Sscui"r.
no mater iruw spDn lhr LiIr.,C: Of G!srr"vIn-
Il ma, hc tufncd upon Tie accused.
Ih"-"fnr" vorIr petitioner /, advised !:.at
.irarlf ~, judgment Aforesaid a-:ainS; hIm
"r.l, Ia have been arrested, and ni!c:i: 80" ~
he rr,,-..,: "lE.s different result Il Ia "r'>r.
,ruu, the circumstance ri there beng "tiI"'
courts IN the SANE Indictment: under IN" pro
vision 0i \ &. $40. 4. us, %. tnat "wten
there ~, >c:c.:.l cnrut, IN -. indictment a; in
Formations. and = genera! "c!dct Of guilty i
!punl Judgment slal! lee entered against tn"
accused. !; any count be good, though others
Lc ta;.iy. il is submitted. liza, lae >taiut"
docs un, y..aci. tli;- case ur reasons ~:ma: T.
those -! !.irh heretofore ,'' 70 l.e "ycrruiIng -:
Xiii, y. Comm "I,.gi.. ~. hy ii" SnbS"4uc::;
,Jsc, ol Mow BRAY \. i"n:ID Leigh di%, aud
;.yse y ,"mu. Hrar' ii5. i"v tbs ptcu-
ar!t,' ,!.-tiGsGi>hc, tie lrcsc!t ca~c .:o'g u
d:.ary .=.s:s. indeed from usE Il; J. bc'wv>aI
'nat ha, cre: hitherto come i":oIr the cou,iS
o.: Virginia. nau.-y. tina; il the iHd-mcn; rem
,,rcl against voi!r petitioner oh I'll the cou"ls
.rud.ug lie ,yt.c.-:. Gac, - th sand, then -:
+. l'.t "I; ci the rvlc!! ii executive c!cInri'cy ;
-i,...., ;hn, cleurncv wOu!dh .egliT cara
j!c "i ben. extended 10 him, il judgment In!
been culrrrI aga'rst him Oh cmlv the oi"cr
cai.itt> II the inl:ctn!"nt, anu l!e "Ouii tE''.
stool IN II" need al i, had TIE irlrrlN Z
.gGEt g": been n--n:;a;cd with ;uc f'-t,
hui brcm the whole indictment by itac!!.--
Nytu cyr: II the statute docs rcach !!Ii>
r4.sc Sill - year petitioner Is advised. i!la[
!ra. happened IA tie ease. Is appears IN itsc
rams,.riut aforesaid ni the record. wHi"'i, lie.
,r:thri..>< entities him TO have IT,. sn!! lna-
..a. rc:cl.eh. FOR the SAID -ia;r.t" contains,
il .ti.:iiion /" those formerly !'to''t. t'",'
wu:i,: "!;ut ,.r the trial the court, nj the lu".
ton Of the :yyussi. m0y instruct the jury 20
lsregardany count that faulty" Noarsumcni.
-, citation oi autiorI;irs. though both aic abun-
.,,iI. T., lccvssarv IA pr",c tn; where q Sa''i"
..ay.. a cor@; mdy 30 what ir-t!.'' cnd lis',' u.
aire. in the administration n:c:c eci!s:ia.iF "i
rfigii;,al law. there j; IS the dniv OF the cou't
-. So act ana that. !. !; 10 not. error i ;h,rchy
committed. Now yu~: prisoner appiIeI ''E.'
III. o. INC iuisa q IL" cigc:lit cntr! ~ tn;s
-,:nr,.i. in two ways, C:li'"! "i whica rHli'.c,.
hiss. 90 nave, and on;I,r. INN n"w 10 complain thn.
,.ii.! no: lave the Lptriit ol la!.I-;rucLIoniIon
TIE .,n:, 10 the i,rS To disregard lhis f',Ili!.
,y,.I.., aG:,capir 10 the decision ~ nInd VIZ
f. ,,ra::. ~. Ii9-J2 for. iIrs;. a. appcafH III :.
hill az ex.cp,.c..s, -i.ncd and sealed i'v The
ir;d.r. and ~ Lc iur.nG in The trars"rip; "iorc'
SAID. +, -. i. yam pcts Cer II the li!.. moved
the rorrt 20 compel lnc prosecution {" cleo. one Vi
.i,c coniS in the !ndjclu.c... upon which opr"''
ycu,c. auI abandon liz Prosecution uron IL:
other counts: whici, motion wa, u,Iilrvl: ever
rn!c.i. and ti- prosecution allowed 10 :np's2@
upon al the counts, inrrdinS c"cn the i3u.'y
os.c>. INSTEAD rt beng stopped upon at least
;ha; rnc. This wa afterwards made t;ic tirSt
,g -, SyYcra, gro.ir"i. alleged IL arrest y;
iIi.i4a.!, 3, appear, II hIII 81 e%'Sri."IH
heretofore iGe:!!iuUcd, and iou"d IL The ;'ioIc
.aG transcript. ,. -. NnG scrc'i1iE. rsarpeai
IN .nn:i,c5 bill Of exceptions ss''"' "'ri sealed
l.. tie ,uJsr. an, H. i. iJund ~ '!ic snd na"
script. +. *, YOUR !e;itio:ei i4Vs VseG is'r e""i
To- instruct the ju,.. tnat, Ii they "-iie'tt '!'h
the ryeuce, that ,iur .1'iiseu, - -" t'he O.
the committing the >..rra; acIa o; A'G.I y ih.
.an: iiTs! ronu, charged. VAS ~: = cities o.
y;r.:ni;. bit citizen Ui another >t-h' = ''''
| a;;.d S;oi"s. they co,iit; 40; convict Ai" i1i
der dat .'nunt: whc.. notion the ,""Fi OK
,,,..u. auu refused the instruction. ''': '',''
.c,i t!" nla,lrr w;t tic rcsui! S:s..'':"''. 90
,cr,,i,r ai.u ,igi.n.rs.i aga':'"i t""r l'''u"''
o. dat ..Iur;, ;:is.rwi al the prosecution nav
IN. been. 4, i, ought IA Fiavc '."'ii. i'ir' sop
pcd on the said cyuat. ;oT Il, r.'te#t d":"-I!'r
ness upon tlc ;,rS pom; o:"A&'' '''''"'" y
the said motion.
TN lhesc ugouris Your i'eNti"!i.i "'i h"Pt
that the said Judgment against ;iI'n VI! be nl
yo,;r h,uors reviewed aFd r,vcr-,"!, i"' Ia
fauline>s oi tnr SAID lirst count. ''t L ~" ;'ole
here re-; upon any Iaiacy, he i "dSised tI';'
H.. -al,i v"r,ic; ought 10 nr sci aside AZ" " :'r'
trial awarded him. for tine ui-c.nIias" oi Il"
iid.e ri rei'isin. Ia .!Sc 'iic iuStEu%ii"" S
a,l,cd. For. II Il iuigmci: '"nla proper! b
rendered against aim Oh rat count Ii nt"H
l,. bcrausc. even ~ il nas framed. sAe HGts
ton q: allegiance or nolr-a,ieslancc !" the &c
..,l.rd. - ini.,iaim.nta! 10 ;ac treason imputed
might be rnlurcd info nii'.eT II: A""' II e
il was wryng 10 withhold the instruction. Ih
circumstances IN proof werc. ;h#; your pc;
i,nurr i,l,i never been resilient Gi Virgin;
though il. had sometimes been ~ the Siai-
that he Was la;terly commorans III the STAT" :
ymryiYrl: and that from his pace -! a'o"
there ne came mot" g".rri"o int" Virgin" /"
the tim" Of committing the hc,,iirtie- ""4rse
a, act, Of treason. Now your petitioner !, 10
yi-cd th;t Inc might be 4 Citiirn ol .haTS!ai!