The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-09-17


ton. which ate placed in our local columns,
religious and charitable Offices alone excepted
Free advertising and putting positively dis
continued,
SrETrScED,- Owing 10 the crowded
condition Of our columns, last week,
VIC wers unable 10 notice The trial and
conviction oil Charles H, Younger Jr.
ill this week. The verdict of the We,
nire, Of guilty Of murder in the first de.
gree, vas brought into Court on We'd
nrsday the End inst. and on the P. NJ
oil ,hO next dey jus, before Coutt adjour
ned. JulSr Hoge, in very impressive
menner and not without soma emotion
pronounced the following sentence:
ain Pursuance Of the verdict, which
las been rendered by the Jury, aud tie
law arising upon that verdict, it is con.
sidered and pdjldgcd by the Court, that
you, Charles II. Younger, Jr,, on Friday,
the 10Th day Of October, 1868, between
the hours, Of ten in the morning and
three in the afternoon of that day, be
token by tho Sheriff of this county, to
thi place prepared for your execution
and there hanged by the neck until you
are deed; and it is further ordered by
the Courl, that the Sheriff Of this county,
as the officer OF this Court. do al some
co0veni'nt place in this county, in the
vicinity OF The Court House thereof, on
tie day and year and b4lweon the hours
Aforesaid, carry out and execute this
seaIcoce anil jnlgmcat,"
Ami, what was most remarkable, was
that tina pti.once, during the enuocia
lion 81 this truly solemn sentence. mau-
irestsd as little concern us he could have
done il ho ha no !uI OF past to play in
the mater, and before he turned orouod
TO Lave the presence Of he Court, he
said that he woull explain the matte on
abe day that he was hung, and intirnated
that there wers others, more guilty q
tina foul rrm.. than himself
At-the bar oC public opinion. theraare
many mitigating circumstances plead in
Ills pocr m3u's favor. first his ccnS.i
tu,ionsl mental weakness, aud therefore
the ease with which he has always b en-
Influenced By others, and second his
cduca,ian which has been such as to
leave his moral nlture in a state Of al
most entire stgpisc'ion. and therefore
TO him. his Accountability 10 God. aud
his rcspon ibifEy under the law Of msn.
ssom,ihiog which is told him but not
JelS AMI Therefore, his is case that
would be hardly reached by a Jury
summoned fgoa ''the body Of the coun-
ty' aud swore to try the case according
to the 'aw, and evidence, with any fur
rher qualification, in fact it is csso not
provided for By our laws. One
which occupies middle ground
A ground which is as yet, terra iacogaito,
domain which has no, bean traversed
either by municipal Law OF science, aud
it never will be explored until our Pine
noIOgja's oag, by manipulating the SUI
perGcial bamPs Of The head, and a just
comparison OF the moral with tho All.
NAL and intellectual faculties, and by a
close observation of the development Of
each, aud the ftcm this analysis, figure
M the creatures responsibility to the
Creator; and after tbs fact is ascertaiued
he law is not ,loI 10 mercy to the c'Ca'
lOro who is koowq- 10 P11s55o bp' lev
SITS, rOr where but little /, Sivsn, there
will be ba! little required. u.
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VERMONT Vermont is ell right, and
50 is the large stock of Fall Goods jus
received By Massrs. Couch & Wnggene'
They have everything in the Dry Goods
and Notion line, that can be mentioned
also large and complete assortment o.
hAta. caps, boots, aud shoes, of the lates
styles; 10 their assortment OF ladies
shoes they arc cot to be eYcellel. The!
have also large stock Of Groceries
Quuenswqre, Glassware, Hardware, lror
Nails, &c, al Of these goods they are
oGcting at the very lowest prices, either