The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-03-20
The witnesses were all fres,lmsn; no white person

dence produced has been furnished by frienl. Ii
appeared that Bill Faucet, freedman living with
Mr.. Tinnen had invited without his know ledge,
some 20 Or 25 men and women 10 shuck his corn.
The corn had been gathered some time before, and
put in an out house. Alter shocking the corn she
company went into Mr.. Tinnen's cook kitchen, and
began their plays and sports. making considerable
noise. Hearing the noise, he went 10 the kitchen,
harciooted and in his night dress, with his gun 10 his
hand. He knocked aud demanded admittance severa
times threatened to break down the door il il was
not opened and threatened those ineide also. When
the door was opened. the defendant catered and
asked what this devIi,h noise about several jump
ing out Of the window, ithe defendant asked who
that was getting out the window saying be would
shoot him; and stepping in that direction fred his gun
out Of the window. a Il Of the Stale witnesses tes,i,
lied that they did nj see the deceased in the window
In about fifteen minutes after the firing il was dis.
covered that the deceased had been shit. M. Tin.
MIN who had retired was i'm meJaleiy notified Of the
fact aud manifested grsat concern Il, il had 30 hap.
pened, aud for Dr.. Woods and Dr. studwick. and
assisted in taking the wounded man into he hause.
where he was well cared foi until he died
The evidence as here stated does no, vary in AMI
particular IRON the report Of the case az we heard ii
in mediaiely after The unfortunate occurrence.
Defendants council offered to show, that ir,me,
lia,eIy afef:,he firing and before il was known INA,
any one had been hurt, rhat Inc deicndsnt .ia ii
reply Is Bill Fauce,l,who invited the company. ,hM
be did mol know Bill hal invited them. OF he would
No, have Disturbed them. The Solicitor objected.
aGL this evidence vas ruled out by ihs court.
The Solicitor argued with greal force lnl zeal hl,
the Defendant guilty u mltdef The Defend,
ants council argued that j, sas homicide b, mlsaI.
venture. Il vas accidental killing. without ma.
ice, q in,anti,n Z kill harm nos Va. i, surh
careless usc u deadly weapon = would make Il
lmhnslaugh,er. II the deceased had been on The
ground the ,hni would have passed over hi. he'd.
He 10 time 10 get on the ground. AMI the drfcnIan,
thought be had done f5fi The yaun; eyes Of the
wi,nesso, could see ID, deceased il he wiu,l,s
II VS. unreasonable - suPpossihlt lie u, ia fail
ins eye. d the jefealan, could
The Judge changed the juy. that il lhsy al nal
convict u a,aner lie lclrt they could 4, soaiI IL
70 eOnsid d min.Ianya,cf because II arusle.. lie
Of deadly weapon, The Jury returned verdict Or
Mansaushies.
When the sentence Of che Court was piayoI. The
deisnlsnis council a-ksj ms Honor 10 hear tho esi.
denes which had been ruled pa, "a ,ha uial; and
stated lhlI they coeI show hat Bill agcsls entered
the kitchen saon sst the gun Nss ii,eJ All iniclm.
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upon which The defendant saiI hc dl nj know tass
Or he would no, have di.,a,bel them. eAea the ds.
PENDANT retired nri,hef he nor any q tic ronsany
knew thl, RE jccclscl bad been shn. Wan DID
informed the ds.nlini. be expressed II, sorrow Al
i, ani nj BE ony meantio scare, aad no, . hurt
any one.
The eonncil then showed The ,gs Il lie Jsisn.
ian. which VA. o,ef seventy hi. COOL .his,et. and
as sls., peies,bls ~ inoI.nays 81. III It'll aaai
sIulwiek testified u his IA, failing heaiih. lul liz
probable fasuIt Of nap,,snmsn, up3a lo.a ihs holy
And NM 81 The defendant
10 passing sentence The lodge sail lie NJ. opposed
lobtandins the mental an physical esndiisn d the
defendant ,aeh hath soulJ nj mpu. 10 him.
su woull punish lin with line II 10 hundred AMI
ffy dollar.
4 Thu. enIcd eass which feuni 4. way through
political ptejulicel into Cony,s.,iop, debate. II my
be comforting ie our northern rulers 10 know that
hse vas no whipping a,ibis,srm u The court; no,
because hey forbid Il, bit because n, 90 was ean.
,iciel Of any OT.nee which deserved 1t.
Twelve month. 80, jlise Gillian holding the
Court, round dozen. wiihol, fcgrl II color, we're
well whipped III months ago, Judge Fowle pfesiI-
ing. four white men and three blacks were well whip.
ped for hor.e .eins. breaking ani atemp, q
commit rape, &c.
We are no advocate for cruel puni,hmsn,s, but the
above s,a,emrn, will yinilratc the wisdom u the
common law. and common custom Ma,es sanciion-
ed punishment, Of forty Stripes fof evil doe,s