The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-11-26

for plaintiff for $139. Archer & Van Bibber
for plaintiff, H. W. Archer for defendants.
State vs Insenh Parks, indicted for the
killing of Basil Grafton. The following
Jury was sworn to try the issue-seven of
them being from the regular panel:
VIM. S. Forwood, Thos Smith, Elijah Mag
ness, Henry G. Michael, Archibald Heaps,
John Price, Mathew Lowman, Thos. G.
Archer, DR., Silas Scarborough, James. w.
Waters, VIM. M. Ady, and Robert G. Mitch
G.
This case excited considerable comment
May last. The main facts elected by the evil
dence were in substance rs follows: 1t ap-
pears that Parks, together with Corbin Graf
ton, Basil Grafton, and George Preston had
been in Bel Air on the day of the killing, )
and that whilst there Parks and Basil Grafton
both became very much intoxicated. That
upon their return home, late in the afternoon
Parks was induced to go in company with
the other parties above named in wagon,
and that they started intoxicated, taking
quart of whiskey with them. Upon reaching
Forest Hill, about four miles from Bel Air,
and near the houses of the respective parties,
they stopped in front of Messrs Roe & Tuck
er's store, when an alteration took place
the latters rough usage of the former, and
blow seemed to have been passed, and pro-
fame language was used Parks was then
lifted up and thrown from the wagon by
Basil Grafton, and caught and saved from
falling by Mr.. Nathan Grafton, who ar
rived with j II. Kirkwood, Esq, in his bug
gy, just in time to interpose as above stated.
The remaining parties then alighted from
the wagon, and all of them, except Corbin
Grafton, entered the store. Here the quar-
rel between BAIL Grafton and Parks was
renewed when Parks INDUCED in opprobrious
language towards Basil Grafton, who seems
to have retorted by also calling Parks liar
At this stage Mr.. Nathan Grafton inter-
posed between them. Parks seems to have
held knife an ordinary pocket one, in his
hand, from the time he entered the store
After the interposition of Nathan Grafton, as
above stated, Basil Grafton again approached
Parks, who was standing near the counter in
the store, when the latter struck at him with
the knife, inflicting wound in his breast,
which penetrated the upper portion of the
lung. They were then separated, and Parks
and Mr. Nathan Grafton left the store, the
latter getting into his buggy and driving
slowly towards his home, when the former
followed after him and also got into the bug
gy. The wounded man was conveyed into the
tailor shop of Mr.. George Kaufholtz, adjoin
ing the store, and medical aid summoned
DR.. E. II. Richardson was promptly in atten-
dance, but could render him no availing as
sistance and after being removed to his home
inflammation setting in he died in twenty-one
days after the occurrence. This is very briei
statement of the principal facts. The prison.
er and the deceased were proved to have been
the best of friends, prior and even upon the
very day of the occurrence, up to the time Of
their leaving Bel Air. Also it was proven
that Parks was man of exemplary habits
generally, and but rarely INDUCED in intoxi
eating drink. He is married man, and has q
very goodface and prepossessing appearance
The defense was that he was rendered tenn
porarily insane by being intoxicated to yer
great Degree and that there was total absence
of that malice and intention to kill which
constitutes the crime of murder.