The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02
AHubbnb by HubbeII.


sentiment approaching that of awe. Yet we
regret to say that the lucubrstions of HubbelI
are not as happily conceived as the grand -four.
ish of his name. When we peruse the ten
cent pamphlet purporting to contain "new
facts and presentation" of the Twitchell case,
''by William Wheeler Hubbell, Esq, of Coun
sci for Defendant" as aforesaid, we are in
clined to the belief that W. W. IL. is not as
heavy gun as he appears to be, at fl rst
sight, or else that he condescends to FIRE
shots considerably below his maximum oalibre.
The ten-cent pamphlet in question has bsen
On our desk-in our waste-paper basket, we
should say-for some weeks past, and
we did not regard the modification of Hubb sll
when the Supreme Court of the State recently
made similar disposition of the same ten cent
efusion, as a sufficient excuse for troubling
our readers with any comments upon it. W..
W. H., Esq, OF Counsel, etc, has since then
journeyed to Washington, and put in an ap-
pearance before the Supreme Court of the
United States, and as he appears to regard
notoriety as the chief end of man, we are per-
suaded to give him the benefit of our circula-
tion.
The most striking "new facts and presenta-
tion" contained in Hubbell's ten-cent
pamphlet, the merits of which are being
argued before the most august judicial tribu.
nal in the land to-day, appear, on oursory
reading, to be certain eccentricites in syntax
which would do credit to the diplomatic Rose
Grams himself. According to Hubbsll, "the
true solution of the defendants case X
arises and exists" in a manifest detachable
condition." and "the commencing base
of determination x is verified
by absolute material law but, notwith
standing 'the poker wiM the grey hair" fur
nishes 'the key-p or base of comm sncement'
TO the fact that "ths turning of the face upward,
and the head off on to the pillow of the sofa,'
''it at most is but an ejaculation If inquiry" to
suppose that coil cloth is cool in summer, and
dogs have some sense and consult their COM
fort - fall this be not as clear as the water
of the Schuylkill opposite Manayunk, after a
freshet then Twitchell is beyond the shadow
OF a doubt an inroc and persscuted man.
Coming down to Hubbell's presentation
in the most serious manner, we find that he
bases his appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States on the fifth and sixth amend
ments to ths Federal Constitution, thusly -
IT. inter oIin Article says, No person shall,
be dep ived or life liberty or property Without
due process OF Lave; and in Article VI 'Iu all
oIiminat prosecutions the accused shall 'be in
formed of tha na'ure end luSe of the accusa
tiop,' to be confronted with Me WitnCSseS az aims
him etc"
Wherefore asks Hubbell-
lis not the course of the Trial in direct con
hIct with the trpe intent and meaning of tn n
sixth article of the amendments to the COnSLi
tut on OF the United p 'ates VIII tch is TO oe libe
rally cor Btrned as the grea' protector of hum n
ne and liberty, ana ths supreme la W OF thu
land? Ard Is not tho Judgment, error: auC
sny deaf warrant Of the Exc o,utiVe not Out
process OF law; and directly IN conflict with This
Constitution? ?"
Chief Justice Chase aud his colleagues car
doubtless appreciate a good joke, despite tn,
dignity of their office, and if they do not in
dulge in some very loud smiles when porinl
over the "new facts and presentation of tn,
case by William Wheeler Hubbsll, Esq, O
Counsel for Defendant" it will be because al
the elements of POPULARITY which nature i'm
planted in their hearts have been thoroughly
supplanted by the pranks OF just such climb
of the law'' as w. w. H., Esq, OF Counsel
etc. Is it not about time that Hubbell ant
O'Byrne, and the rest of them, should com
municate to George S. Twitchell, gr., the fac
that he will, on Thursday next, .'bs hanged
by the neck till dead 2''