, 1869-12-11
RECORDER HACKET's CHARGE.
The Ls1ss ARatpst Concealed Wca.
ponx-Thc Mcfarland TFnEeaY-
Indictment for Ntxany.

From fke .Sex York CoH pserea1 Airerti&ez, pae s
In nts .ta,ee to tns EEand tasJ, II rs Corr Of
"sctne public attention has been recently aud
cc>tlsidls attracted to The question Of ca1Ty1u9
r.tols. The dtscnMton has again arisen, whether
at o pistols 1houtd he clAsSed With the rar1ous
COZ rcelted weapons now prohibited BY s,atue.
sou have u1Etd the Affirmative. Othrrs have
tatep the ground .bs. the !sr'ess and evill5 dis
catry the phtnl, vnlle Ia aT-sbtdIug citizens would
~ The statute. aad 70 the latter BE- plxced b.
yond the r.aht Of telt:defenee: Ard oe It the
Of this court ! referred 10 the subject md suo-
ktAutlAtsJ eAM: The last grand tutJ, 1t Rt-
,ea,um.at, prsssnasd TO n. coars rs4ass.
tEed to add p1s,o's 10 The tst Of NsaPoca fo,bdd
10 be carried do not cooc1f with the recsn
crsnmxtec which reeorted tas Co Ccncsassi s W wcsoop
Hiu expressly oE!:ted pistols The police II d
sne.tdA Hoald carry then. The dangerous c:zs ~
1s 81 N sz Ct Sc III gea
Rnf1sna woold rite adsant4se Of tht4 Bat
think = taw raising presumpstoo that VII scver
lie fnjurT n its 1os ri sense po,il ins ne mn
ton was coubatfed ey circumstances OF ID uUS1ne
evidence, would b IN excellent one. Tae rul-
dan Ecod ind The presumption Of tn ,ITrinK
1t Impossible 10 cornnas successfully vi 10 CT.
cun4sapces would protect the xpod citizen The
Lsi:!s,urs ~! assemble shortly sises Jous psos
WITH ire District attorney md the Coart respect
!re some meuoralso tAe Legislature t1as ahsn
*u BCIy &N%N lVF Se3n{aloK AEQ CA&kl0& k1t
reckless uae of the pistol
"a yery fnpertAot c31c Of houIc1ie x1n cone
tf:ofe. Il htt through sartous tnctde ITS SD odd
accrs1 of.ca tnd e1trao1dt1stJ Sul1onodnSs Of
rep. Nn;ncn, and n2nncsA. desetyn11J Attracted
cTt Al pGhlIc attention al throughout tue county,
frur duty regH1uirE this alleged ktll1E OF the
!atr Ar. k.chaiison hy NJ. AcFarl.n. il 4 ver7
SIMPLE one. II he WIS 0f t~onnd rnene:! zud
dhczt;iou TO use the Old Saxon Phrase on the
sat}ect OF homc1It, when be dteJ the fatal sho',
iten h.A act Kaa murder. But wae,her or no he
VxA OF kalni memory and discretion <ul become
qucktien for the Iettt jury. and II II not N yo1f
| If0yInec-Jcur 1uty u to aateEtxn II tho a!ltka-
| in1 be tsuc thai Mcfarland nrrd the Ahot
ihat eaa4ed Rteaa1dsoaa deash. shtak
1hould Be derelict IN the disehsree Of mv
tpLkifcls Il an elected eoceerysfor OF toa pt4ee
AID 1roraa III this eourt, cid now omit reference
to kcne Of the mcldenn following Sae act witch
culU mated IN The ho1 tcide jntt referred to. In
| vain hfal c1n?uctoIa Of InhrcEt1A cexspsptrs,
! ard calmtrG to Be moral le8deER, benencia1y NJ
| 'ers IL cc1rmnI ity. II theF convert tner homes
into frse1ose nsYtnrA ID Win shan ministers Of
! the eo+rA bc heard when c1.t,etstng rabalc men,
- VIII st Earn1EG pirate pAHsasoneEA- II the1
| tte slloEed. un.ehused, to give henedtct1Gns 10
h'G7ny. ~ TO cotec1ate leeheTy by rraycrJ NJ tbs
a.ed OF death. II there aRa been ttgatnJ courtt-
tet, or aided or ahettcd hv suy perbonR 90 rutUeR
how Geyaled IN nfe hey nay be- tearsts&lJ tnvcs-
| neste the meter, 8rd. srr1vlu- II lhe f4c: ot
pEoosele quit promptly tndlc.