The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25

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showing 10 the Jury how strong 1t was aud how ample
the proof The frequency of such cases was TO 6e de-
stanai nature OF this tended to mako ono beyond
doubt The property that was found on the prisoners
identifies property given her by them to be kept All
Of these articles had been identified by Mr. Hart as
those stolen from him. The few excuses offered Ivy the
prisoners are very ame and such as no sensible man
would place any reliance In II such excuses were re-
ceived In court property would stand in security
Tho way arrest tho growth of crime Is rst to prove
It and then convict the parties charged with It, rule
in law established hundreds OF years shows that
presumption Of guilt must be controyered clearly be-
the party charged can DO considered an ianocent
and honest man, aud be discharged from custody The
parties at the bar stand precisely the footing,
only their guilt had been brought homo to them in
indisputable manner and Jury could reject such evil
dence Tho verdict, and tho only one, too, that could
be brought in WAS guilty guilty guilty Two of tho
kline is arrested and advertisement published. Clear
roads It, and imme edntoy endeavors to exculpate him
crime. He concealed tho Instruments under the floor
put watch undor mattross, and throw somo Of tho
tho defence has stated tools could be used by
q carpenter or mechanic; but what carpenter me-
80 carefully conceal their tools2 An honest workman
has no Cause for concealment His deeds nre not OWL
ceved the bag of skeleton keys at noted place called
the Red lamp rendezvous for thieves 10 concealed
arrested watch Is found upon him. he goes quietly
It is true and claims that he bought the watch Unter
produce witness could prove his clients charac
and how he obtained the watch but has been unable
Court but to no avail His witness was not even sworn
It would be useiesa to tmo by going further
Jury.
Mr. Seymour for tho defence eloqueny addressed the
jury the nature Of evidence and quoted
an example. which cited yesterday, to prove its
too strongy when he called his clients thieves He
entirely too hassy This information had all been oh,
turned States ovid .nce he believed such a wretch,
and called bis clients thieves Was anything moro In
undeniaeiy. We should no. srope in the dark. The
course OF tho prisoners was clear, They showed no
a%h S seSU Is
They were taken TO the Guard House and locked up,
no Sae
sold the information acquired by such means to tho
mtnions Of the law: This was most unusual occur
renee. and one that the law should oWn upon 1t bad
always been the boast Of tho lay that II kept man
from eriminating htmself prisoner naturally unbo:
SONS himself to his couDse nni to personnie such and
then make use Of his confidence to damn him was a
biteous crime The law has. in this case. allowed
great villain to escape only that 1t might sransle few
small ones. It was unfortunate that carpent: rs and
burglars tools were so similar; and what q few
grains fgunpowder had to do with he cond not see
The Court nuat be composed OF very explosive mate
rails II could attach so much Importance to little
gunpowder The tools found were owned by Mr.. Davis
had been used by him. and atolen by man named
Sullivan, agatnst whom true bill had been found by
tina. this implicated In the burglary il not in
deed the principal. He had doubt, been guilty o
neophyte. mere tyro. would have done % differently
Whoever heard of thief hiding anything that when
been seeping for two monthsp Sir. Seymour reviewed
the character Of his clients and In most eloquent and
impassoned appeal referred the subject to the
consideration OF the jury.
Bis Honor, Judge DAwK1Ns, summed up the natur,
Of the evidence elected the character OF the testimony
&c. The jury had nothing to do with the ve1ed ques
ton OF Penitentiary. All that should occupy thei
attention the present law Of South Carolina and NJ
consideration Of the cruelty Of taking human LII
ha aIp kn haya
prisoners stood charged with the grave crime Of bur
glary This crime had been well defined in thei
The breaking into house at night by any means th
entering therein through any closed door or window
crime of burglary. This crime has several consequen
upon It Robbery and perhaps murder. were both con
was committed evidently during the night time. Tn
doors muat have been opened In order to effect tn
state whether the prisoners wore guilty or NOT
The best evidence OF person's having broken into
properly being found upon them. Clear, the arst pr
soner was found with broken watches and q iockei
conceais them. It is true that no proc
i surmise was strong. The facts were before them
He engages man named Albert to throw away some
and The jury could draw their own nferences yeniin
found In possession Of gold watch After his arres
70 state % where h he boarded was only dir
fuse. iaboring. as he was under heavy charger Th
city detectives deserve great praise. Lieut. Hendrich
shonld command the highest respect OF the citizens
his energy In tracing and discovering crime. Ho
never, In his whole life, heard of anch nest
viainy as at present existed In charestop The
produced In Court could only be used by adopts Il
orime. and their oeing traced the possesaion Of tn
8 prisoners WAS strongly against them. Knowing a
these things have the prisoners at the bar e1piane
Satisfactorily how these things came into their posse.
son2 No clear account has been given Their atorIe
t were worry lame. 10 regard to Stanton the siiye
2 watch was found IN his possession. How he OF
d tanned 1t we are not Informed. His counst
could not explain; he stands upon the possession
that watch; how he aot it, whether hs was an accom-
plice or not, With the jury; they had b ard th
= whole evidence; they how he had concealed Il,
skeleton keys: he was bar-keeper in a low place
common rendezvous for thieves; whether these thing
should initiate against him they should decide;
man shorld be convicted Of such crime as the prison
ers stand charged with unless after deliber
on that Ia the duty OF the Jury to decide they are til
country to which the prisoner appeals and they shoul
Of criminal.
The Jury then retired, and after absence of abot
an hour, brought in verdict of guilty on the secon
n count-Larceny
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