The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-06

more thoroughly understand by considering the oaih
simply one side OF the cause or accusation; and it
there is sufficient ground for true bill upon the
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sad, before this Court. Your deliberations are
IsTsiS1S6E body Y0p are act Ishops %bh oqs
TO be governed by no influences except such as are
naturally brought TO hear upon you 6y the laws and
no person outside Of your room, and only with the
s%Ssp no Sse hss Of the where @ she
mnnlcate TO no one the proceedings which take
place ssST DO SrapS nToT Mogd abS Ss
70 attempt IL misdemnanor In the person who
formation. You VIII observe At once gentlemen that
bu hey are ~ very reSpsDSDe % nature are SGd you
cannot he too cantious In performing them with dill
be denied that since human nature exists IN
.i u present ,ss aS5SeeOlsd SSSndlMon crimes
utmost IMPORTANCE to look to eTsry department Of
duties apPeTiaans to Z shs be rFopers ssS shs and
fairly Reformed There are three points which
are First The necessity Of foeaseess vigilance in the
secution Of the offenders on their trials. And,
Thirdly. A fixed and lnaexlble Determination
judgments are Prononnced according TO law. Wig.
ienee IN 'he detection OF oienders-ths includes l
to say that from the single police officer on duLy to
there Is necessity for ceaseless vigilance.
The to, officers aI~ ~ mqst learn that they cannot cannot
he be arrested and whenever arrested he is to
a hed o 70 IS be- pn
lsbed. The magistrates must learn that they must
!Sken5& sufliSient amount Or proper qpaIityat9
Go the ot those %hO Gee are avse1
arm Of the public service is thoroughly
kind know that to commit crime is to call upon them
selves condemnation and punishment. Crime will
pear, at any rate until future and q better time
glad to say by the officers Of justice in ferfeting out
crime. 90 not mean 10 say tnat they are perfect
tent criticized may be the conduct Of every public
servant but will say that crime has been repressed
ment has been meted out to those who have grossly
may mention that in three cases where brutal MUIR
GERS have been committed in this county the
Isll upon the course Of the m, purderers One was
Court. Another died Just before he was executed
and the third now aims, the day OF his execution
lance increased activity in the detsotion Of crime
d II ne gT9ng 6 bs fore m ,a the 0S
tOn of offenders Men must not escape because Of
When man is alleged to have committed a grave
ohense, he stands. no matter who he may be, on
in the eye of criminal justice, and is the duty OF all
steps Necessary 10 be- tasen to bring the oeder to
Justice impartlally TO prosecute 1t s then, of the
ton shall condemn a man, and that when
he snail appear at the bar Of this Court he shall be as
when the fact Is fully presented against him he must
except such as is directed to the evidence Under the
law be laid aside and II he has offended against
must he be conviced; but this will amount to nothing
Of the law Mercy and justice are Attributes OF the
m h but IL Is not alwSys msrsfu to the com.
imagination runs back over the years during which
IN s vs
tended mercy to the felon, but mercy to him would
Ss Sgfh in IN exc e&eeatng th Judgment the
Court and executive will have the most merefu con-
slderation of the case even far the offender is
but no mere mock mock S SymRathy no
fere with the calm and steady and lnfiexi lie admins
ITaton OF justice. We may weep but we must punish
ont out, a protector. society itself would be
creased and the laws 9pon the statute book Will Vii
become farce Let us not only be diligent in detec
let be firm in the righteous execution of the just
a9G R ns aT Is s
your knowledge OF the past, for you are men, that
and SF' vice 9 S6S T'sa sa yir'9s 9
that enemy win sarTendeT But you need nSt bs
dismayed. Only discharge the duties of the hour with
adverted, and the end viii come. Wars and tumuiis
and all grow out Of the evil passions Of
but there an agency which is ameliorating the con-
There are Influences at work by which the passions
Of men Will be quieted. All we have 10 do is labor
plOug6shaTe, and the spear win be turned iato q =
wi have been gained, and there viii peace very
sal all owe the I world and the ensign the nation
Peace, whose banner will be love-
The n aRiltOn Case This Morning.
At the opening of the Mr.. Kilgore for defend
ant, stated to the Court that he had oeen nfOrued
that during the examination of wtne in regard
Adam Magilton's competency to he sworn, On Satur-
hand it TO Colonel Magon or to Mr.. MagiltOn's son
in'law. while he was testfyng on the stand, and re-
The District Attorney denied that such thing had
occurred. and asked why the "sneak informer6 was
not brought forward and sworn as to the truth OF
The Court said that it could not entertain this mo-
ton at this stage of the proceedings.
the time. but was ready TO be sworn, and should be
sworn as to the matter soon as he should come and
the proper time should arrive
Adam Magilton sworn-Dorcas Magilton was my
wife Tor fortyfour years. she killed on Thursday
April 2sth; she iiv ed in the same house with me- No
1909 Shipper street, ate breakfast about O'Clock
about quarter to O'Clock, after an absence from
O'Clock: no one but my wife was at my house when
hour before / went out again; when 1 returned
6 SS p% Of repaired
returned about o'clock 1t was dead-latch on the
morning suppose the dead-iatch held it; it always
did so; there was neither bell nor knocker on the
latch Key one but vile and myself lived In that
TO have the spectacies mended leit my wife Sitting
in the back room knitting she was sitting between
so north from the window; this was in the extreme
northwest corner of the room there l left her
into my house is through the frons door; y there ere
no alley Or alley gate there Is no % way getting a.
peoples yards; l returned about O'clock: when I
key but it would not work; il raised the latch but
the door would not open; could not open the door; It
door; We'll this i1dydga here the prsoner unlocked
the door from the in inside and nd let me Ing stopped
has been here and murdered your wife," before
and put the specIacles n and tried the door Sgaa;
was In the entry OF the door, and the prisoners re-
he put Ms hand upon my. shoulder and walked
along Win Win me 70 in Lntrodnes me TO my muir