The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-28

HANNA Stature the sumc an the World
over.

Ir is NOT unknown 10 the American = oplc
that no nation has more earca'ticay r'vilci our
- trials 10y jur, or more Ditsrly, PlIp's1 e e, o"
/, our Courts If Law. and Questioning tho 'mnud-
! I'm sympathy, n, The, have expressed Il. which
. p''va'is in tic American jury box. But tho fol-
Low inS very interesting AMI very righteous dcri-
siHA Of their own Courts confirms tho fact that
ti' ir,I' instincts Of human nature are the same
omons civilized nations, all over tho globe.
In a recent trill ~ The OH Bailey IN London
lorl Chief Justice Ttvp\in presiding, Gronor !
hANN"Nh r'rmit printer, was placed at the |
bar, to " tried on aa IN licuuent iouni AGAINST |
himself Icy tic Grand Jury. for tic wiirrl |
MURDER with malice af,rcthougit, of GroKor
I BAtpwIN ropo-llncer and monntebank
! lie prisoner was a man Of medium
height, but slender form, His eyes were
bil' and mild His whole bcarins gave cvi-
l'nc' Of snhduoi sadness aud melancholy re,ir.
nation lie was II years of age, had a soft {
voice, nndhis al p'arInce ani manner bore cyi.
a'n'' o' his being man of distinguished cduca. t
Ton, In spite Of trcppNct,y Of his dress.
On being called ont 10 plead the prisoner ad. ?
nnI''d tbat he id Kin baldwin, aud he dcplored a
i'o'' adiinF, however, that on his soul and /
t'""ieu'e' he Dbl not h"lici, himself guilty. q
ih'renion a jury We, inp,nlclcd to try toe :,
rrS'ner. The Indictment was then read TO fla, .
jury, arl the at Of killing being admitted. the
"''ernmrni rctcd their sisr, aaI the prisoner 4
was called upon foi lis defence !,
The prisoner then addressed him.elrto the ii
'urt ami Jrl AMI the tollowir. remarks wcr, =
, l,dc. u
,.,. ny .ori" ,nid he, "my justification I, 10 /,
"'t Ia, tcr tv,u !uur Years Of nys ,L" frs,. g.
70 feea. T. II III lost her, but a Il ', w. N
her die She daappaaI,t -sue Sas s,'le nm T' SO le
''1 ""h q ph'rGln] ch!l'i, ana lui her had a., a.
i,yy " IN i'o Nord to Love mo, apuuomGn what ~
l"ntNd II. LHJ eNpouici In iplyor,isIng al 80
'rl"'ess searches everything =. ,scssed H,ni q"
'Gr Es'uISs' even to my clothes. AL have b,sn tL
tor ny clld in ali ue ciIcs T INA O 81, scala
,,.r IL ne Three kius1ons As s.n an " So
lny ~, mi l"rraN' l had succeeded in gain SD
"s nt,'a money | returned to London TO ~
. h.N-.G hy hly'rtistmeits in To ,.rsna en-
ers,d ~ 49, s G1 Frld,y the i4h Of Apa l,,, wi
u' Of 'le nArlsc, troupe OF nsnn,ia, ''o ovn' d
t rng oS ~, iSa,a Apps Aya ohiid was q,
from the soul OF II. mother m,s, hay. MY
~, KY OWN " ior me 20 have recognized nv child IN
W viii rrrbs"s ~ ~ns my poor chhd Her ,n1,her
ana ~ .ed herself m her arms a. 10, ma ~ ~ s
pihsri oyer my eyes. knew nut how IT wnsI |
u'hhn'lIy gentle, even g. weakness seized him by
u'' 'othts | raised linn in the air, then dashed
. ~ !" the grolhl Then again; 10 was doad Al C
"'"",a rcpertod what had done AT the mo. A.
"i," thts"ted ttt WAS able % kill but one
~ TtN a" n't iiLiUlo--"Tlese are uot JAri.- l.
y, "hll' ,"' N'w an you expect the Court Ia
anu .'i !" "''f .' i-v'r on yGur defence, Or Gvl n
to pard2n vow " '"' caDL't io,hveY, - .
filsohI-., -, '. 10y lid, what VIII 70 yonr y
Judgment, and that oi the Jury, bu, God ma, mar
danri ne; feel 1t in my hoMt Yoi know NJ, n
knew not them the hole eNt,ut Of Inc evi, ta,,sn .
L,d done. when some cliulassllnn H,orio
brought me nv daughter in pris ~ Nhe Was ,,o Ian
ger my child, she was no longer pure AM anleNs u
as formerly, she was corrupt, body aud so4-her II
" u4cr, htr language, Infamous like tluso win | .
'l.u tlo lal been living. ] did not recognize her
A." g. DO yuucomplehcnd, uowf That insn had .
ro'ltd uo 60 Ito love and soul OF my child. And /
= ave BILLED lin bat once"
i,t,..1n-"Ay Lord, We have agreed On our YER
C.at"
ChcflV.t 81 understand you, gentlemen,
t't Tie t,w muSt tnNe it, course. | must sum ~
The case and tIcn ~ will retire 10 deliberate"
The Che!.justce having summed up tho case,
the lEry retired, aud IN an instant after returned
| Into Court with yordieS Of "Not guilty"
Onths ii -hargs of Hammond, the sheriff was
obliged to surround him with an escort The
women were dotemined TO carry him Of in ,ri-
umph, The crowd followed him oil tho way to
his lodgings, with deafsning shouts and huzzss.
The New York City Prsss.
l lie WoRLp exposes the glsripR incompstsn.