Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-24

OF his inlOCence. All lie VIII Ihes HIS eilS
mics and accnsers. with unblenisheG
front, fearless Of conseq uences. This
conduct, on your pxrt, was well calcGla-
led to fasten suspicion Of you on the
minds of5every one. When with Hill:
connected.the other facts Of the case. to
wit: thelfact that Mi. Coonis store Wa
broken open in mcknight. and rif1ed b
many Of his goods sEFEthat youtwere after.
wards found in possession Of some N
the stolen goods, which were in ggreal
measure, identified by the owner, tored
the conclusion, in the minds Of the jurors
that You were the burglar whoshaa per
petrated The burglary, * y true, thai
with the single exception a q pals v
socks the goods we're not very satisiacto.
riIy identified. In this is clearly exhib
Eited the hand Of an overriding proyi-
denee, which so|often interferes infIhe af.
fairs of men, ID lead to the detection o
guilt. There is trite, butftfue saying
Smurder will out n the author1of pnr Be.
ing hath so ordered it, that some little
circumstances, connected with the viola.
ltion Of Hrs laws, will annrayel: the nlFs.
lery surrounding its preparation, and
lead to tie eoaxiction Of the. guilty agent
THAT pair of socks, of SO little value,
probably tri your estimation, forms the
strong link iii the chain sof circumstan-
ces~ that leads tSfy your conviction They
are 80 peculiar 10 their construction, so
siuguArly marked, 80 decidedly different
from all Others. that the owner At once
recognized then1i; whilst heir exhibition
here at the bar. convinced every one
present. that he could not Be mistaken.in
lheirtidentity! He swore THAT they were
stolen, On tie night IN that the store was
broken open; they wsre. found ID yoqi
possession aud being THUS found, unless
you can show tbat you came honestly
By them, the law raisss tile presumption,
that you Tare the tlief Who Stole, ngt onE
lyTthe socks but the other prope rtg ken
at the same time. This presumption It'll
pens into proof positive. anless WV can
account fofS, the possession; as \ have
above stated, BIZ honest means. This
.yeu have not done; and the jury, By
their verdict have sald, all doubts d
yolr guilty agency ih the matter ars re1
moved V have then, Toni >to pronounce
the doom imposed BY the verdict ofIthe
jury, which. is !: that you be conveyed /.
as soon Eas praticable, BY tLhe Sheriff VI
this county. to the Peniteptiarg fthe
State, III tile. city Of Richmond, theFe 10
be confned-at hard labor, for. Tie term
of gshifee yeafI#s. RI 3H4,5 TIL .H#HHI...
And nov y9ung men, both Iof you,
you Eli. Pennington and YOU Charles
Cox, having discharged the meiaireh 6iy.
duty imposed on me by law I cannot
consign you, bXtmyH order, again q .tlhs
walls of youf prison, without connecting
with Tx the duty l feel myself upen " 4
christian 70 perform, 10 giving you ri
wholesome, admenitiou You are both
young men, but have no assurance of
long Hffe Deathis b respeeter Hof per-
sons he.inYades alike the stately and lux
RENT mansion and Che rich, and the hum \
BE cottage Of the poor, carrying away.
The aged and the Young, without Idistinc-
ton. 4 There is nothing morelI certain
than that, sooner oil later, he viii EnotS
at your doom. And oh, what will he the
feelings Of horror. aid remorse, of con
science, if when the grim monster visits
you, be will find you unprepsred for the
change that lie will then btipg pponTyou .
Can you think of it Without azshudlsr |?
Can il be- possible, that you arg Willing
to coHtinue in course 81 iniquilY,ldie
unrepeA tatlt, and rush into The pfesente
OF afiust1y offended COP, with All yopf
sins npon: your bead, unatoned, #f5r n
Theirs IS d horror. in The thought / can :
not find language to express ThinkFof
this, young men, whilst theregis YET time
far epentabee. ~ be advised by otte,
whom 7thoagh you may look upon Az 4
harsh Judge ykt who feels deep intert
est for your souls eternal Helfare ;kwhose
heart is touoheHmith sympathy fdr jour,
present unhappy condition anA' who
would be rejoiced If ID the discharge Gf
the duty he owes 10 his country and its
institutions, he could now, at this mo
ment relieve you from further punish
mept.. In the walls Of that prison house,
to which you will soon be-consigned,
thinkof this matter, ! earnestly beseech
YOU. There you will thaye ample'tinle
Tor reflection; and should the moments
thus employed, result iii the resolution Of
amendment, in a Determination on5gour
part, with the help off God to change
] our course Of life hereafter, praying .for
The pardon'of your sins. for The sskeEof
Him Who died for anST with the further
determipation, that if spared to The end. of
your term Of confinement. youtWiil there I
after live an honest, sober industrious
life, you will beeoms Fespectablein the
estimation Of your fellow men, seeuretheI
Of your AVN conscieaces,
and the smiles IoHa ;Fscohciled Cod. --
Til nix. Of thisf young men, again mos
earnestly beseech YOU. a. \
\ IMpoRrAYf If TRUE. Dr.. Biissell,
one( of the quarantine physicians at.
Staten Island, Isl Of The opinion that.
I. ii q persons Iair3be washed, hesis,
not. liable to disease,n The Norfolk
Herald supports ttteopinion. \ Sd
important q result says that paper
4 from 50 simple a cause may seem
incredible to many. lint not 10 luz 49,