Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-28
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If. The murder was committed on ali
pleasant sabbath daytIuly, last From I,
the testimony it appeared that the |,
criminals and thejr victim, with other r
boon companionso were at the housed
of one Roberts, near East Burke, hav,
ing a season of great hfilarityy, drink
ing and carousipgor AS is,oftep the
case a dispute arose which brought on
one or two fgAts,lthe Last termiinElaattiInpg |
in the death of nRean 1.-The hands of |.
Jenkins and Gunpipgbam, who in the
public highway heat him with clubs
till the flesh sgtAis head was beaten
to rags and hislskplL broken, = Not
withstanding Ahis terrible treatment
he lived to getipto a wagon and, drive |
two or three miles, went up. stairs TO
bed and diedt during the night
These were the ,saateriai facts brought
out at the trialre Tbeajury returned p
verdict of manslaughter. oGreat in
terest was manifested, at the trial in
consequence fesmtl,eD ipyeyious 10 good
character of tile prisoners, as. well, as
from their having teen good and faith
frl sold;ars of theJJn;ou Their coun,
sci tried argument eleouenee and en-
treatv and enk2eavered.. tors make the
-..o .La Aat.ox,- raosnnn and
81 - .hos...sa,;t+ol Int to no
.o .Lo..oas;,,, ,.,s,, ,ros Too nlo;n
u. ..L,mho "a .,,o o,;itv
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.1o.....aI Ia, ts,oe.hoI nAro tho
-, -ne,,..,,....s ,.ho hoot tho life
-. 90 ponh,u;.poa,,, che an,v, opiltv
ono. tho o,,lu o,o,,ns;ts connected
,n;.h .hia r,o,,,,,s,,l ,Ar.aodv,2 Ia not
bo ono Who ooh. thsm the y,m an, ac,
.,J,.:u:.o NJ. ,oro
$500, .bo -, so,d ,ha,a tho first
-,.a, 4hon o,,,.aronL .nortv 70 the
crime tbot ct,,nu;unsotbeu to lone and
,o,o,o,,o r-,.,;, A.. .o+oto rr;0on
Cnoh M dooa.,o him r. no Tn tb;.
on;rion we think tho sober sense of
onr0n,r,;tu will, hoor NO ont The
rorrdor ,ros,fcor,nitted while the,
were uuuv. a.v...a,,..i.s inauone.
of rum; it was caused by rum; run
fred the BRAIN hardened the heart
deadened the moral senses, nerveC
the arm and struck the blows which
deprived Beant of his life. If liauo
had never been given them they woul,
not from that cause have done tn
murder. Public oninion NAV condemn
the man who,sold the last glass, pass
ING bv witbmnot although the on
who sold them the first. tr,Yet bot
must share the guilt equally. HI
first set therho travelling on the broa,
road to hellthla road paved with tn
bones of innamerable victims slain 9
the shrine ofe Bacchus.r qtWho NOR
guilty than the oneyw FIRST leads wi
tue from hew oaiet paths? The con
bined guilt lef csucoeeding hundred
who bow DOWN to the idebauched ha
lot cannot eHual the sin of the frs
His is the Terrible the damning gull
Thus the maniwho entices the tempe
ate by proffefing a first dram is moi
guilty thanrhetwhoe sells to the trer
bling inebriatea because the first co
rupts the fountain while the latter b,
dabbles in tho fountain already CO
rupted. TIE world may pass by I'll
man who sold these unfortunate me
their first dram and thus planted Il
seeds which ended in, a raging ithir.
but God never will. anwe are too a
to say to the fumseller, $40 not sc
to such-antoheg ohes makes a bad u
of it." whileowe make mo mention ,
the scores who have giust 3conmenc,
to throng the avenue that reaches
the same goal attained e BY the drum
ard whom society is so anxious
save. Better not wait till the hor
is stolen before vors potea lock mn,
the stable door uTbe little foxes !
strov the vSnes. glasso does the a,
class make the tdrunkard !,seep !
first glass from, him and he will onev
want the lastL ave think tbis a 90
logic and bsfteforeasor. neWould m