Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-01

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of government at home. lit has forced
Us 70 inxake military power to put dowE
Its rebellion, and for that it charges us
with centralizing purposes; but its in
stinct when in power is despotic, while
on the other hand the assurance against
Capitalization and consolidation is found
in the instinct of self-government and
individual freedom, aud in its practice
on the broadest scale in the local com,
munities; and these prevail in that por.
tisn of the people who are least contain.
mated by party democracy.-lCin Gaz
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p -fs PrasOners Sentenced.
We give to our readers the substance
of the sentenced passed by the Courl
upon the prisoners convicted at';the
present term of the Court of Common
Pleas of this county.
Henry Lukehart having been brsugh,
into court n motion was made by his
counsel for a new trial upon the ground
that the verdict was against the law
and evidence, after the motion had been
argued the Court said:
Henry Lukehart stand up.
A motion for new trial has been
made by your counsel and overruled.
You have been found guilty, by . jury
OF your country Of the crime Of grand
larceny. If you conduct yourself in q
proper and becoming manner in prison,
you may succeed in decreasing the
length of time, fer which am about to
sentence you, which is the shortest pc.
riod provided by the law, the judgement
of the Court in that you be confined in
the penitentiary and kept at hard labor
for the term of enc year and that you
pay the costa OF prosecution. Sheriff,
remand the prisoner.
Lewis Benton Drake stand up.
You have been indicted under the
22nd section of the crimes act for the
crime Of forgery, and been found guilty,
have you anything to say why the sem
tence of the law shall not be passed upon
you? You cannot say that you have
not had the benefit of able counsel, who
that the offence you committed
was simply obtai ming neney under
false pretenses. Both the Court aud Jury
think differently. You obtained money
by making false pretences. but the crime
which you committed, is technically
the crimeof forgery, the sentence Of the
Court, therefore, is that you be confined
in the penitentiary and kept at hard Ia
Dor for the term offs years and that you
pay the costs of prosecution.
Thomas D. Carr, stand up.
A motion for q new trial has been sub
mitted to the Court by your counsel.
upon the ground that the Court erred in
charging the law, is this, that If the de-
fendant offered evidence which tended
to prove insanity on the part OF tho de-
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of this homicide, that the Court
should have charged the jury that if
they were satisfied that the defendant
upon the State afirmatively to show
that at the time the crime was actually
the defendant was sane, in
other wsrds that the legal presumption
of sanity was overcome by evidence
den OF proof changed. Upon careful
ion that the Court correctly charged the
not to determine the extent and effect
submitted to the jury. It is not neces-
the case, the motion is Overruled.
Have you anything to say why the
sentences sf the law shall not be passed
upon you?
You have been indicted for the crime
Of murder in the lst degree, you have
been tried by jury almost Of your own
and by that jury, You have
been found guilty of the crime charged,
and in my judgement the verdict is
by the evidence, and in &C
cordance with the testimony. do not
propose to review the evidence, ii would
Be productive Of No good, and would
only unnecessarily harrow your feel
ings, and bring again before us the sad
details Of horrible crime that has been,
1t cannot be disputed that
this crime is one of more than ordinary
1t Is not relieved in any way.
Your victim was a mere child in years,
and for the sole reason that she refused
to marry you, her head was nearly sew
cred from her body. Your only defence.
that of insanity, has been urged BY elo-
quent and able counsel, but your at
tempted defence only tended to prove
your petulant, irritable and evil disposi-
ton and that you have "heart fatally
bent on mischief" The jury faithfully
their duty. ne efforts Of your
counsel could change the result, and
the verdict Of the jury is fully approved
by the court. ~ ''.i
BY the law of this land it has been de-
termined that justice requires, lin the
language of Holy writ, whose shed.
deth. mans blood, by man shall his
blood be shed, net in spirit of ven
geance, hut that justice may be admin
istered, that others may be deferred
from the repetition of SO fearful an
enormity. Your victim cannot be re-
stored BY tears Of repentance, nsr by
your death, but the law demands pun
for your crime. -,
The Judgement of the Court is that on
Friday. August Goth, 1869 between the
hours of 8 o'clock A. NJ, and 4 o'clock
r. NJ, of said day, you be hanged by the
neck until you are dead, and may God
have mercy on your soul.
Breekinridgs saIutss the OId Flag
From the st Paul Mimi Pioneer, June Is.
General. John G.. Breckinridge and
Ex-Governor Beriah Magofiin, Of Ken
lucky, left this city yesterday morning
on the Superior Railraad, prop6sing to
20 by stage from fhe terminus to Supe-
rior Bay. Arriving Ut Wyoming they
found the stage broken down, the Wealth
er wei and dissgreeabIe, the roads bad,
&C., and they returned to this city, leav-
ing for the same destination via the
river and railroads to Green Bay and
Marquette, and SO up the Lake. They
will return by stage and railroad to st.
Paul. '''aa eliil 5s.a ~ ~ .ti'
The excursion party of the Minnesota
First was on board the same train. re-