The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15


,lops. tho foIiowinp were prcscnicd for tho
plaintir.
n Tho iurv And FINN tho .viacnce that the
HIctea he nIstoi hall sssJ tv ,he nrisonep While
The deceased WAS in lie aet 81 aauiterous Inter.
nv ,itb III. sy,rc ~, VI ,ii' " Ie,onInus
m,e W'n an nv II the inc, ne gu 81 fro, s.is
Evidence that the prisoncr had peason To s,,spect
ednlterous in,cre6urse between IL Jeoe. and
his yife AMI unier Tho I'm euonce of that ausni.
cion armcI hImSclf Win saiI Natal and went 10
the hnnsc yhete bc vs.. I ,nnnlpmnd The acccaseJ
eouiI he found in comnanx With bIs wife dc.
surnriSed lin IN w ne n,, ng sltcrY With bs
via and aid ,aLe bis i,se a. atore!,id' he ia
81 AnI IL Inc iurv hcIiove tho facts stated in
tho fo,nsnI,s nrsy,cr thn nr,snner csnnot Mead
seifdefence ~ an encusc lar ssid homicide, but
10 cScn.e ali hnmicido az thn " aromnS NJ aclf
sefence Tho im.v m,st hn ,etis aJ pom The whole
cviJcncc tbst IL nrIsoner was in imminent dan
s. ~ io,,h o,n h'Ii We h ta, ,.hich he
g ger 81 dea,n, serious bodily harm from ~h'ch ne
n -" InhnsoSD csmn n,on Smoot and hi, wifi
without nreyious eSnectation Of meeting them
tovether I'm thot room ana was sndSeniy 40 in.
ceSSsea tha, hn shnt Sm,not ,tys. mansia,gbtcr
Tah 'n. n , III hn,n ~, mInent a.ngct
of his life moi The resuit ~ His avn fault 10 be
ron rnE Defence
[ II the Jury find that under suspicion OF his
wife's fidelity the prisoner visited the house OF
sawyer and on entering the room h nd ocu liar
demonstration OF adulterous intercourse between
Smoot and his wife, that Smoot ieaped from the
bed towards Johnson, and, under the circum.
m al gave him rea sonable ground for fear.
ing bodily harm from Smoot, the prisoner is not
guilty as indicted, nor is he guilty OF man
I" fthe Course of the argument on the n.truc
tions, the Court said to Mr., Carringtoni You
| had better leave out this matter of murder, for
| / am determined to take the sting of death out
| of the case when the Jury come in. Any man
would go down after his wife to the place where
| Orpheus went after his and he had a right 10 20
| after her armed II he thought II necessary. He
had sworn to do so Mt the marriage altar, and he
would be less than a man II he did not do So 1t
| slaughter.
The Judge said he would give but the following
instruction to the jury:
| THE uDuE's INSTRUCTION.
| II the jury shall find that the prisoner fired
| the pistol shot under the provocation OF finding
tho deceased In adultcrous intercourse with his
| wife he Ia guilty OF manslaughter, unless the
jury shall find that when the shot was Tired the
| prisoner entertained q reasonable apprehension
| Of loss Of life or great bodily harm from which
| II would he more dangerous to attempt to re.
treat than to stand his ground II the Jury shall
lind the prisoner sustained such npprehe nsion,
was reasonable, then the prisoner is not guilty
| either OF murder or manslaughter.
| The Court then adjourned until this morning.
|
I,pcrupr At Dr. BrrLru,s CuuRcu-lIon. Ia.
r,eI n, niehi delivered a lecture in ills church,
| corner Of Eleyentb and II streets. Last evening
Smbicct" Oriental lands and t,ustoms !, .
lie gave a general history of the people of
| Of the Holy Land and the scrpturai world in Ii.
| lustratio OF his subject. In speaking OF India
| he snij that its wealth ia NOT exceiled at thc
present day. This country, he remarked, was
| Inhabited BY 10 OOO 900 people whom he thought
were more devoted to their gods than we are;
thanking and praislng them very often during
and T nS s Few of them ae ne S 10 pe
lie exhibited mnnS-reiics OF the Holy Land,
such as coins, pieces Of brick and carthenwarc,
times, with engraving on them, such as the
Prophets, towers, and many other things of
Interest.
| IL 10 4 If 4, n rF
as %s b Sf TsP snss %
many battles fought in m ticnt times, when i've
milIions were engaged At one time and many
slain, the bones Of whom are almost as perfect
| lie related his travels Through Asin Minor near
| where ST, Paul preached the gospcl, giving a
ofthe Mshomedans, Here he dressed I'M in their
dress, turhan, robe, shawl and girdlc, ali OF which
| arc to represent something In honor OF the Lord
| lie related their mode of marriage and their cos.
| fumes generally
Here he exhibited the pictures of the tomb Of
| was born, the ruins OF BABYLON, where many of
the walls are standing vet; the Hanging Gardens,
| Tower of Ezekiel, Bigdad, still n city OF one
| hundred Thousand inhabitnnts and many Others.
| lie gave n short but very Interesting history Of
| these places and things, which was atteDtiSeiy
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| y SmiIb 90 tLe Ma tiopaI JTninn 'pnnE ~
| n.ItImnr, tbG Nstionsi Eycba,cn Rapii Of i,
iimorc III, NotiomaI McchSnics RAM of RaIti.
| mmrn ho ptnriS N,iinnai Wank az Nc,y SnrL
The Ninth National Hank of New York' Parnn
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John Il M,riiny' csS'. A. IA Wamiiton. eso' If
u Wiil "a Sh'rshcr csn ~ n I'LL tinHn =,
90 II X Roach eso" HI y Anal ESQ
| Iic Of RnItimoTc MARYLAND rcnrcsentin, Tho
| Waltimore hanks was elected oh oirmnn ma Mr.
| lain IL Murray Of This ,lty. was anno(ntcI soc.
rotary after ietaIIcI II atemcnt Ia ~ thc nrcscnt
| ronIition Of Tho romnanv had bcen nrrsrntcI
| incImiinr ihc vnFinus tt,nsnctInns n Tho iatc
| trcas,,rrn nf Tho comnaty nTrncr,I disrussinn A.
| 10 Tho nroner rnursr In h. ninmirI cnsunI Win
| cntirc unrniE,iiv of vIr,vs committee nj
| hnnIh,IIcrs and anothcr az toakbnIIors was
Then appointed TO irSft a rlan for The immediatc
| rcorr,niz,tIon Of the connany based unon n zen.
crni compromIsc recognizing the Securities Of ali
| classes in order that the road may be taken out
of The hands of the receiver and placed upon The
| fnotiue In which ia innncim value and zoo.
rrnnhical Importance entities It. The meetinr
fhcn adjourned, subject 10 A cali from the scere
| report.
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| Tue DEVIL Put To SnAME-Wc do not, by
| any means, believe In the doctrine OF predestina-