The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-07
An EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL.

Oar readers will remenbcr, perhaps, that on
the 3,h Of February 1850 a man by tbs name
Z Of Delharit was Killed ia Marshall uuder en-
I cums,anccs vhi,h seemed TO slanr iha deed "a
cne Of eald.booded - ssioai,oa, u.t fail par
,iculars Of which we gave az ite tine. They
were briefly ibe.e: joseph I.mbro1 and ihe
deceased on the % rtf Previous 90 thr homocir,
{ had been driusiug together and subsequently
/ go, into an nuefy c.uuosevy which finally re-
suited IN personal sguooutfc after which The
parties serc ,ass,tI p,ihafdt was a BATCH
ef The next morning about daylight "aile
+ he 5as bchud DIS couul1 serving bis custom
rrs. Zembrad catered The room aud without ut
teiing a0f1 drew a pistol shot b.m, and then
mir aud dom tAc room. pp.imrd' followed,
reached the doorstep ah,ie he sal down and
in mougut or two on over os the pavement a
CORPSE.
The testimony elected before ,ba magistrates
presented ~ ti,s evidences " ms.ics aiofe-
thought 'that go 10 making MP mufjef Ito it,
most olous aud ufmiueatri Ia.u TIE de-
faaes. hasirF mo- other lea. .ei up hat 81 iu-
snnity ZmbrJl bad never been kaoen or
spoken Of IN The community as "a d,raaaal man
Tn Che contrary De as- -urpo.-i 'n be just ibc
reverse. lie was an accomplished scholar, and
said % be perfect master Of eight i8sfau. Ian
suages to.vit. German. Eng a. French Span
ish. Italian, Latin Greek sad Hebrew. His
memory was said to bayD beeu remarkably
clear. and bis knowledge and recollection of his
tory surprising.
Strange TO say the plea sct up by the defence
vss successful Zembrod wa' acquitted and b.
now at large The defence. a. We observed,
was Insanity not permanent, but occasional
insanity. This plea was sustained By the tes,i-
moly Of six physicians, ard eleven unproies-
sional persons Of the highest rcspectabilIty.
The testimony tended 20 prove that Iembrois
mental dapngemeu, was Of that character de-
nominated by writers on Medical Jurisprudence,
moral mauia and bad is origin Ia The
year lsgg. In the years lsis and l-iJ. be
participated in the struggle lof liberty 90 Ger
many and upon the deloat II the liberal party
wnh others. wps iugafc.mitd 90 che castle Of
Ras'sdt where he witnessed almost daily, the
execution Of hi cpmrAdes T. aa. shown that
daring t.at time bic cfanlum was fractured by
"a bios Ibis was probably the principal
eau4t OF bis t--ldeuey 20 nan.a. though it was
shown 'bat the prcdrpo..tiou existed IN bis
family
TIE plea VI insanity sai np by his counsel
did not ram "a, dat, to possess much weight
The magistrate. GAel DIS bond at very tgh
fsBrc il er mistake NOT, twenty tloasaid del
bare lhc psl'ic al tho tme we're iucen-cd
that be s.ouid have been offered bal ~ all.
although csery oue buew that be vaa anatla 20
give bond ln order 20 relieve The mag sltaies
from pub &c ceusufe. We publisaej 'hl testimony
10 the case. as we ieit assured that when perusel
they would b. acquitted OF blame.
Public feeling being against The prisoner, q
change Of venue 20 Marion county WAS obtain
Cd IAs, week he irial came 90 before the
District Court Of tha, county. II occupied SIX
days aud terminated with the scqu.ta OF the
prisoner, on the evening 81 the 2sth ult
We understand that Judge Todd delivered a
,rg able charge to tbe jury, recognizing the
dn,seu-- between moral and intellectual mania.
H. tbs former the naniuc s perfectly abIe to
dslu.uI.. between gat uI vf'nc. uut from
di.rnss uf ill b.ala. uas last tAt cautfa. ui h8