, 1869-10-21
t. VA sr,ed and ooovcted Of nara.r IN sae n,rs

e va sr'ed and ooav,ctsd OF mardr In sae ns1s
flls counsel, w.ss a aes.ee CT pesseve.,aes
watn1 o. ~ rfatsc, took "a appeal 70 the 3D.
ss1ts 1ms Soarf. and succeeded tn hs'&ns Tho sen-
Eeet he wsa tiled tor ths third tine, sl,d tho IaT
@ aGe1 :, ositsas'ns sof t"o dx1r ssuasas N A1ri-
tn ,Tse desexe sesap~a. lnssntsr: TO support this
nesotE. d.posit1ont xeze procured nom Germany,
sFs9sioR that when chlid. klinzler bad failen
tnasn 8 n.,r eea e g. o. @ ssa e
rhAt wls termed 4 "sickneA," md Heiea
taa eoensei sua the docIo1 construed 70
eaea s ss'sses sSs aeaoes s as sae. ~ s.s az s
xzssa Of esaseyue tasauK5; sas, 1ndt7 - sIafal
tnE Attorney, i became e11dent 70 the mtods of
.M!5 ~ ~ IA: the prisoner could not possibly b
ses H. y ns sos1 1 ,s s*sres1 d =
correctly latd down BY the Judge, requtrnd the de-
ietce 70 PROVE that, al ths tf tie deed S4s con,-
tast nntta' tas petpe.sof VI. lsoo9sn9 under n A.
SHADOW d doubt, 1nas The @arda 1sa vlGaI, DE-
rss sstasse ipa g sa e ,asi ~
aesno to erich h.mselt By N sct of robbery. It
~ ~ M tAAt enc o1 1no p1grtctsnh atnied u ~
nat u hta opinion tho prisoner was not IL h,s
4ouna natnd It the time he conDttted the c11me-
Bnt = VA remarked N the courtroom thas 4
faueun excluslveiy, Wa ID Proper tudse os
MnAt conaututed insanity IN the meaning of tho
lW; that such Al expert could dlscovH sotpo
elentnta Of hk3astJ ID the minds Of niuefy.ntpe
men out Or hundred; thAt ha would co0nI II
ineane every E1n who did not hct AID think
clearly r. ~ tllaes md upon al occAEona, md
Hho e1htbstcd the siiahtesf degree Of eccentztut1
IN MS intercourse with society. 1he turJ dld not
ttSach macA Weight to this opinion Of the Wit
tsaf, ~ the burden OF hts tespmauy WIS
EaluIt hN uHu cocciusIon-
Ihe oclente WI conducted with nsfted ability
by ". T. u Russell Esq., who. upsided, mas md
charge Of tho cAsa from i'm oTst, BY aAs,Sppnrnt
q nc Court. u tne tsce q sha testimony. aud
the confession of thc accused. no other defence
WA lett him but tn4s Of fnssnttY. Upou tnl4
Elcnder thread tte life Of tho pftaoneF hung, aud
II Is greatly to the credit Of the counsel hat il
sefved the pulpose Of delaying the execution tor
about year md halI
In The prosecution, HI. Charles F. johnson, tbs
ctrcul. 4uorneJ, performed his d.sag1eeahlc taSk
With apI aality. i he bad takea ~ mucn
patus y cae foFmer thu In untzvetltnz tha tngs-
nious web Horcn b. tho medical expeEt4 tho 10
cent tt1al. Ee beteys, Wpu1d not have been neces-
1arJ. Al that time be VII TOO confIdent Of
hts cate. and perhaps felt some degree Of reluc-
t&noc TO leea 100 hard on the youthful uantgres-
aol. But hla e1rof NnA aiobed for II Last, snd
sall1tnR h. pore1s, he held his AdTe11sfy With \
dcoht thrown before tho eyes Of the 1ur1, susp.
pin4 the threads ocsophisucal reasoulogw1th ease,
aud AJtug the dreadful crime hare tn ali III
ehot11h{. rnb Lot one a,neie ctrc1nnsznoe to
pAillAto IL horror.
The tu15b y Recommendation 70 Executive ana
lndic!d clemenc1r We tate II. waa 1doptsd 70
Aat'k1y the 1uroF Nho held ont 70 long FOR &C.
quittaL It Is fczrcely our province 70 pspgnost4-
cate the ateon q either haga otNe.aA, On whom
dsTOSeA the Ultimate result OF the verdict