The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-22
AnnuMFNr or Ex.lrnan smrn.

L neaF1 lllAL one OF lNtlT nuuh nAu uttH
stricken down by tho bloody hand Of an
assassin, felt that If | should be called
upon by them il would he sacred duty
to aid them In prosecuting the murderer
= duty that ! could in )wise shrink from.
We arc now passing through mn era
that | most earnestly hope may never
come upon us again. For thirty years,
although in that time bloody aud devas-
tating war laid its hand upon our county,
IL has been free, except in one instance,
of such crime Us murder. On bright
day in spring our whole community was
shocked with the news that one Of its num-
Der had met with q violent death ut the
hand Of another. The excitement then
was so great that this man could not
have had fair trial but time has pass
cd since then, and now before twelve Of
his countrymen he can have not only Il
iuir but a lust ono. Why il IL that you
soc gathered here, day after day, so many
of Carroll countys best citizens2 Why
have they left their work 90 assemble here?
/ They have come here but to witness that
Justice, fair and exact, be metei out to
this prisoner. Let us look NJ the circum-
stances of this murder, tyr il is that or IL
is nothing. On the morning Of the 9th Of
I April, Lynn, then in active, vigorous life,
was ia ms mill. Davi, sworc that he had
| told him in the morning that there was u
/ standing his character for prumptuess. did
/ not attend 10 IT, l. this true? No, IL Is
not Dnvil knew the contents Of the let
] ter 10 Warner; he knew Lynn had money
aud when Lynn came down 10 the mill ut
| clock he, with murder in his hctrt,
! told him of the leak, and when Lynn went
| 20 look ut il he struck him the fatal blow
IL was on the ride % Linwood IN the morn.
ing that the fell and gloomy spirit of mur-
0 } al g. j. Ia. sc
{ What must have been his feelings on that
lonely ride as he thought Of the murder Of
his best friend for the sake Of few paltry
| dollnri When he comes home he can
not eat; he goes about without interest in
anything; he is still brood!ug over the
murder. At two clock Lynn went down
to the mill, and rs he won't ho said one of
tho most pathetic things ever uttered.
There seems to be some dim, unseen, mys-
FERROUS agency that comes to Us in this
world sometimes and whispers TO Ou5 souls
tho coming of disaster and Lynn, as though
he heard some such voice. turned and
went back to his wife and with his last
thought resting about his children drew
out little gift and said give this to OUr
little Guy" Then he went on again to
tine mill-to the fatal trap already set for
his life. He aud Davis went in together
Davis leading him 20 the bin. Lynn went
down into the bin to look at the leak, and
rs he turned to come up he met the muir
dcrou, look of the man who in time OF
danger should have been tho first to rush
to his rescue who had fed ut his table aud
hcan treated rs friend. An accident
No; il was foul and devilish murder
10 is folly 10 talk Of an accident and ii il
was an accident then whore is the money
Who committed this murder There are
nothing but circumstances 10 tell u, and
they all point to the prisoner Money was
the motive, and rs no one but Davis knew
Lynn had the money, uo one else had any
motive in killing him Who closed tho
mill ? Davis did IT, Way So Tint he
could have time t. conceal his horrible
crime--su that people would believe tho
mill closed and no. attempt ~ enter 1t an
al all was arranged. kyer swears that
he was in the mill on Friday morning, and
there were no barrels at the bin; how and
why did they come there that night
They were put there to conceal that bin,
and Davis admitted before the Cproner's
Jury that he put them there, although be
qualified It. By saying he did il week be-
fore When everything was arranged the
doors were again opened; and at this time
Mrs. Lnokingbll comes. Whom Davis,
slill at his horrible work, sees her coming
be rushas out and runs to meet her for fear
sho will come into the mill and discover
bis decd Then look at the bill he gives
her; there are two charges amounting to
$50 Why does he not enter this on the
cash book nc ;ho time, as was his duty
He has nothing TO do, ihcfc is no one
about, no customers why does he wait
until the next morning? No wonder he
did not do il that afternoon with all the eN-
citement Of that terrible murder on his
mind. But the next morning he is cooler;
he begin, 30 thinkthat this may be brought
against him, aud 50 he goes o. the cash
book und enters $3.50 - great was his
anxiety the day before that Lc forgot what
he had done, and no wonder. Whatmake-
him in such hurry 10 get away from that
mill ? Why he can't even take time to
help with the wagon that brought the logs,
but must hurry away. He was nj Shew
shop after he committed the murder
Rinchart secs him there at first he IL
careless and Indifferent, but suddenly h1
gets 80 white in the face that RinshartasL-
ed him what WAS the matter. lie replied
that he heard a noise 40 the mill md then
he went out to the mill, staid five minutes
and came back. Where was he in that
time? That noise had come to his ears
alone; II wa, conscience shifting him and
ringing in his oArs that his poor victim
might not yet be dead No wonder he
turns pale and haslen- TO the mill Whom
he got there he found Lynn struggling,
and he then Inflicted the other live blows.
Then he buried away 10 Urion Bridge,
and stays away til SIX o'clock, when he
comes again 20 the mill Mrs Lynn calls
him 10 supper, but he cannot eat No
wonder he has already gorgei himself
on the hearts blood of the friend who was
best and kndest TO him in all this world
Then on Sunday does he act a. man
with n human heart does he kindly sym
pathiza with the family and drop q tear
for his fricnd2 No; but instead Of that
this nice moral young man says to friend
of Lynn's: "d--n their souls TO he'll why
did they drag me here ?" The Judge
spoke in a strain of the highest eloquencc
for an hour and half, deeply moving not
only the jury but the numerous spectators.
He was listened to with breathless atten-
ton, and his appeal to the jury, that in
their pity for the young life now on trial
they should remember the young life ia
ken away, drew tears from many of his
audience.
ARGUMENT or MR. BOND.
James A. O. Bond, ESD. followed for
the defence. He believed that he was de-
Tending an innocent man, and would re-
mind the jury that the accusation was one
of the grayest that could be brought
against him. He next alluded TO the pref
udice which invaded the minds Of a com
munity like disease, when charge of
crime was brought, and spoke in eloquent
terms of the desertiOn of the pr soner by
his former friends when suspicion was
raised against him.
AT this moment the prisoner was UNI
nerved; and putting his Handkerchief to his
eyes wept bitterly for several minutes.
His counsel continued, and said that not
outstanding the suspicious and prciudices
which had been raised against him. he had
manfully elected to be tried in his own
county, and by those who could Judge him
best. lie felt his innocence, and trusted
in God TINT the circumstances which sur
rounded him would be cleared up, and
that he would be given his liberty.
Mr.. Bond next read from Wills on Cir
cumstantial Evidence, page ~ as to the
force and effect of eircumstantial evidence,