Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06

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.loseee eeIltlssa, vsrs there asd' then deelassl
70 - ceevctsd VI ths Infamous crime of Bur4Iary
kueUteo ~ society, violaiors Of law, human aed
dtvlus, they have been justly adjudged and pro-
claimed 10 b. msscreanis--siiissus ~ the scouu-
drel wcsld--and accordingly ihcy have been as
| signed TO "thc DEVILS regiment OF the line ~
ana OF the righteousness OF tina, verdict no sane
and impartial man who heard, or read, the col,-
vincing, conclusivs. crushing chain Of tcstimony,
can c7tertain q reasonable Doubt So far, JUS
iice has triamphed, and, to bring this case 10 .
fitting conclusisn, there osly remains that con.
dign punishment, such ~ the Law prescribes,
shall, with 6rm and fearless hand be sdmnis-
tered. "a collar rouad the neck, sud a cart
whip hourishcd over the back these says Car
lyle, .in Just and steady human hand. were
What the gods would have appointed then," and
hsss are rhaf the ia~s II Deiaware appoint Mem
Will tho laws be enforced? Already the a.
ssrion 10 made, and reported from mouth 10
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Law as the punishment due 10 the convic per-
petraisrs Of such infamous crimes as these incn
are declared TO be guilty Of which Is 10 c,aserv.
alive Of the good order Of society, but winch has
been 50 severely criticised and denounced by n
biologists fcY crime and 'rosc-watcr phianthro-
piss, VIZ the pillory and horging. will be re-
m'ici In their case. Can there he ground for
such belief? cannot conceive IL 10 be posi-
hie. can appreciate the motives, whether Of
humanity or OF gnlantry, which would actunte
one TO ask or TO exercise, Executive clemency
toward woman evea though she be = thief, or
= ,nurdercss; but can Gnd no sympathy IN my
heart for any movement calculated or intended
To shield these prc'sssionai 5urgiars and murder
rs who have Invaded our State to ply their dia-
bolical vocation, from the known and, think,
just penalty OF the law. And | believe no reason
that Is not founded in corruption eo,rardice can
have the force to turn justice aside from. or cause
her 10 hesitate, even, In the discharge Of her du-
". fM Jusfit'd, rmaf cainm. These cupriis
should be punished TO the full extent their SEN
iencc under the law II requires the whole phys
icai force OF the State 10 accomplish IL.
on Friday ?Tth ult., the State closed its mas
sive chain OF testimony, and great interest and
anxiety was felt TO hear WIN, the defence had 10
say in reply to 1t. In the beginning Of the trial
the accused had each soiemnly sworn, that, II
time was given, the, could and would prove are
alibi in every case, but the testimony was posi-
tive and cumulative that they were seen and
recognized, the afternoon and evening, before
and after the attempt was made, and again the
ncI, day in Wilmington There was not therefore,
any attempt TO subs,sn,ia,e the arerneni Of their
afhdavits, although the case was os'poncd for
their hcncf, whole week. The fact is, they
had no defence TO make, and their shrewd coun-
sci wisely declined accepting the challenge which
the State had boldly and confidently given. An
hour, or two, was spent in vain Efforts to mpcach
the carbsrry girls and ''thc gentle Martha, % bu,
the assaults Of counsel fell harmless n, their
vir,nous feet, and on the adjournment of the
Court, Friday night, the taking of testimony
wac concluded.
Saturday and Monday were devoted to speech
making. Mr.. Bates assistant Att, Gsul., con-
sumcd the morning session on Saturday in n
very good effective spcach He is efficient in
fancy, and was lacking 10 animation and fun,
which may have been due, however, 10 physical
indsposiiion, of which he cUmplnincd, IN open
ing Tho afternoon session, on Saturday was
appropriated by Mr.. Higgins. did not hear
much Of Mr.. Higgins speech, bat what ! did
hsar, was as sound, sisuiiriHg nothing" In
truth, there was no ledge Of psusibiliy even for
the defence TO stand upon. Monday morning
was devoted by Mr.. o'Byrnc, TO the Performance
of his part OF the programme, and although he
made an ingenious aud interesting speech, iuicr-
spcrsed with eloquent touches, yea, think his
audience were disappointed aud that he failed to
realize the expectation Of his friends, noiwiih-
standing the Inspiring eAsst Of ''thc ligh, which
flashed FROM the bright eyes and the smile tla,
played upon the PINK lips, OF bsiaty," to which |
he gracefully alluded. Nothing was more con-
elusive TO my mind Of the importance OF the
prisoners case than the feeble defence which was
made by tho two earnest, learned, and ds,iu- |
guished gentlemen who managed it
In the afternoon OF Saturday the Att, Genl., |
was occupied In the conclusion ofargument. lie |
had been indsiaigable in collecting testimony,
~ A leal nf al md ind
had woven a network OF proofs around the |
prisoners which held them too securely for |
escape lie seemed 10 feel that Justice could not
and would not be ihwartei Of her noble ends, |
and that, through his ins,rumeutality, the dig. |
nifty Of the State OF Delaware would be vindcat- |
ID. lie was evidently conscious OF the great |
power which his strong case gave him, and fel, |
assured OF success. lle made q good, strong |
'pcsch, connected the links Of the proofs in a |
perfectly convincing manaer, and WAS clearly |
master Of the situation. II 10 to he regretted |
That he spoiled his grea, opportunity and nnrred
The gravity Of the occasion, by too frequent
sallict Of poistess humor. excessive pAyscli et- |
'ort and unbecoming levity.
On Tuesday morning Chief Justice Gipis de-
vered the charge Of the cour, 10 the jury, which |
Tor impnrtiaiiiy in dealing with the facts, precis-
on and fairness in eypoundisg aud applying the |
aw, logical ecnciscnsss in uncovcring the pulp |
snd kernel of the case and for It's remarkable per-
'piru'ty of style, 10 q model Of pcrfcc,ness. He |
sss -:gaged about aa hour and q half in ito de- |
livery, and upon its conclusion, caused the jury |
10 retire for dcliberaion. Al !! o'clock ~. ,hs |
verdict was rendered. The prisoners were then |
TO the custody Of the Sheriff, nfier |
which the Chief Justice, In behalf OF the Court, |
Ihaaked the jury for ''ihe patient and faithful |
manner In which they had discharged their re. |
'ponsible duty" The jury we're then discharged |
or the term and the court closed the Mornings |
ession, not, however, before counsel for the pris-
oners had moved for new trial. MoaE ANON.
Mn. Epiros s.-Dcar Ssr.-At regular meeting |
II the Dianond State Cosnett Band Il was order |