New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-29
LAW INTELLJGEWCE.

SUPREME COURT-cRrrsAL TzRN--3efDre Judges .
GKAH4H. CigaKs ani BsRs.Rp.
Albert a. paind IN sst Ts Feor .. dffs IN ere
Plant # wat tried IN the General ) ssions Hpoun
rdcfu.n, fr tie nurder % cne Lee On August, ISL he
come = Mori. AID Wet .'re.ts. Ths ds-eares eh
sssrl other persons came Beys's pise os'tinse ior
III. p.orer bod with large hsflon rswieT her
I'D vita wafer sd ice. zen prisoner so; sia Il y,
proved c ,rli thar this rtcher wssa d.ffy rrqon
y ;ndei that the pr!soner &c 81 in self de.r1ee hIss
90 exceptions wero irsen rr0u tae 'fi4l
Cent.e for plairGa IN euor nrrsd he following p'in.:
Po.r fTh. Court bslos. erred IN rcruiiiinr TIE
ton te defen,e having given 10 evidence on Tho re.s
., 80 h. -. % - ,,.s, ,ri, s,c.sted
iLle Cour, below erred 10 permitting 'he rr2'se or .
prove ch 81 the .cesei IN pst % Lonely 70
v irh rrisoners council dl', ercsp'ed
TIE whv courts rrder certain crcms,suge' 5s,I
i1rof 'ie defence 10 prove tfe ffaHter or TIE 20 - NV
a'ncs Il BATH may be cifcuT 1,nce to ent1" Icy
. trer ae wfr'hegtAe rr.oner had Iesonao- aFor 20
hl eve h. own ii'' 100 n-e nd vD therefore inia
sie th- c-cea'.d ne chac * g The deces',a efto'
est. vote Il &, ccuteG - suN - urdne anoln a. s-
rahy tt t~ce.~i ihs prejudice o. The pdsouee IA
~hprirer IN, ari,r T. ,ini .ibe rroa' {. uea iAs
P'cu.sr ir.ii ~ tr.i relevant 70 N s'1e '1yo.,ei
3D. The Court below re. u a. a .ipx \ yoH J1Jl
ff hot ihe rs.-ner wa jlfcd 81 &c 4iins l'sfs "a
ed 'a' protection fiLer an was necessary ~ h4e-
nf hsu 10 Is guilty Of ian srsnr IN sore O. Aelu
d,ere.s"
L vii be rec ivel that lie i,t e vhe''e- hs pt'e.
I'D rrssonsbs ground % believe" lm.sf 81 iipga d
re bodily aasa loss CT lie, md ne whether l'h Aa'
~ The plata III ir error q ciesry entitled 10 nevt1
l. The s~ve.l exceptions ,m folio % g. and whic
general subee. gnienabie beeaose .. NY
IN time sad place.
p rhern Wa IN excluding testimony .. foH 81,
fsrlrd mir o. vioc at another place d,-
s. 7hr.e lis ~ general I'd prior vlltl-e by i,ceas g
well 30 deuce nciig 10 lov MIN dishonest having "a
siri'ie TO tie u became permissible tie proeca.
ticl prove decsa,-Gs chan ter.
nu-d &, ~ lef-rre To- cbArgss ofthe Jrdee omcts
c! 20 49, rorf rod ,e aw RESTING to jus'.aaSs - nt.ss'
e. ~-'shiI.hrl ~ n Court q Aprsas
r. =. I..HUu the prisoner.
4 gss.y F.-i ,os h. peope
ch4'ie' H. r'eH ag p.,a j. error as. The Peopl1d'-
pl IN ~ was tried ~ tbe General Sessions Oman
co. eai or sny. Tie id'c er charged g. ol'hs
ll'f ~ ,ov,u htr le55. be- ms-.d one Powfra Bslfia
ut.s' tie 8 ID = Dsrcmhe, l1l: he diG srysri
fase bis wife Jane A. Butt and % he sl'l Isn
then md there maifd the Roweu. ihsn glt i-e
living snl o. ~ ne a. iD., tn, frm o ia s,ac.c"t:
Tn~ prosecution evidence suiing 70 prove oth uar-
iior N n,ri,-d il thu S'r.u'e coueernias bis.my
Couu., or prisoner requested the Caur c.ars q bat,
e. order 10 in conviction b aeces o. poydl
,- tine the slr rd be,een tho
J.re l. Butt, h defendant Old no, come ri IA .ay tie
s,c,n = IN, Rev .ei sstu,-s The Court refused
chslc, and charged tLa tn statutory eAopa'u w.snst
council 'or defendant then and there duly excepted oln.
Sc. rp'sia ~ q error ar,ed the 70 loving toinis;
no' set forth criminal ohense and for saat reese tao
J islrnt ,hould re r-Versei
70 clearly ;hs' The prisoner ~, not
ue within the exceTols el.nded 90 IN tie 3;h 'eti'r
above ci,,d aud -, ith r. detail in lie 9Th etto, 20
H. Peusl or ulnal statutes must b, construed siEtly
art g.. favor Of the liberty = The ciz-r
IA Tie eafnsd Ccul hc0& erred IA reusirs 20 crrge
he nr that 90 oricr 10 justly CONVICTION Il aee,ry
T. Prove thai ~ tie time of th' lescd m.rrial he.w s
tf nt ell Jane A. hUt; Che second wife a. sicse,L 10
a l..isrt dil lot cone within Guy OF tie oxcsls1s
n Toned 10 the 9Th section above All isHto
rs Cogt below e..sd Ia refusing chagr lie jBy
L., Ita, ia determine As'h-rl !eS& Ceremony Il
usrr.sse performed between pfi, Roven Bad
VIII rulbeu, tl. p,-ec lion . prove what ~m
5y officiating c'erywan sud the d'-adsnt and ala
koNtl baldwin d. much or hat ~a' sail by then
Co., 1 no would enable tie Court aud iny 10 c.terniae
wtnr 'he parties - the soscd naTse sgreed 70 tso
esc Yfler Husband and ni.r respectively TO hets 70
,f.cflv. ruling. pn'ous - counsel dny * eYted. ,
N-llr Jlos ucnt should be arrested OF anew ts "eaa
b. rrrff.d -
Ihe District Attorney, in OPP osition. uade tbs following
points. ,..,s.
lhe answer at Folio No. II was legally rep'rs'e owe
We broad Gursuon PIT upon ani-sIior s"' "s
court correct IN rrfnsir. Cd strike - ou.' ,...
The ious iuaftefa ni Oh.r.e made ny tue eel'
legally correct And the rsiGsts 20 De afpi'ffa @
lA- court correctly charged thai tie ststs0iy eN9'F
o. entirely undt matters ~ j. iense, q, nj
Henry J.. Clinton fer pi'orrf; A. OaAel Ian 10Y ef
kWAgiEls.
Jafrcs II. M,WilliaAs at. John NJ. Mss'u
Mof,ond.pirA .t,as
Ciar',. kns, sc, sgt, Edwin W. Phf'i'i~ sc'-'i'""
granted =, -, n ,...,.el
Tho, g. ua,h sililufr 1T The keef"t OF 40 ~
JatNu Of htbeis corpus isSgsd Case s.sue'' 49, wv
tlul e. r, mlried % custody.