Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-11
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| DovKR, June 10, 1879
Attorney 0eneraAi barlas y. Lore, concluded
Tie argument this RleFniag oa behalf Of the STATE,
klaa speeeeEas an, ~ aRd searching onA,Y,1s
silowca We esidekes Of ths di lnguished ctuna
Spr the dafence clQseiy and carr 1nlly, and sNDwe
nt acc erdiHg to their own u Dmony, Wcst hal
rom hi elsiA bood, pracheeds Reception In teYega
phase OF life, that West has shown himself, BY
he actions, to be a cold, caous man; that he at
attempted to disigure Turner'S body for the pur-
pose OF passing him off for that Of his own 10 gain
the insurance on his hfe that tom the dssOlP-
tioTis pf where the blow was dealt upon Turner Il
detsnes, and that West must have struck Turner
from behind; that every act of West showed an
/ ingenuity that few sane men possess. The put
ting out of the hIe was ali that saved West from
carrying out his hellish plans, He placed, Goa
oil, powder aud other combnstsbie matter ih-tkat
room at the risk of destroying the lives of the
families living on either side OF Vests Otiee. He
IsPOke of this crime as the most barbBtous IN the
/ annals of our country.
| At T. NJ, His Honor Chiet Justice Glpin,
commenOod reading his charge 10 the jury. and
occupied two hours in its delivery The charge
pointed to inc jury many cases of law TO consider.
The authorities quoted by the counsel for the de-
fence in reference 10 medical jurisprudence were
not considered by this Court as authority to con-
troll their judgment. He cited law to bear hin
out in the idea that insanity must in this bo
proyen by the defence, and that momenlaly insan~
Ity does not excuse a man when he dees crimi-
nal sOt. If it were so held there would be an alb
soiuts im1 unity from punishment for crime coln-
mit;ed under sIy species of insane dclusionA, nj.
though such insane delusions might not in any
wise or degree impair his mental capacity to dis
tlnguish between right and wrong in regard to the
particular criminal act charged sgainst him. If
Is capable at the time Of distinguishing the right
and the wrong of that particular act If he uRder-
stands and knows that that aot ia wrong, he is
held, ascending to every sound principal of morals
and law, to be responsible but if, on the other
hand, he is proved not to know the Il G ence te-
tween right aud wrong at the time OF the commits
sion Of the act be should be held innocent ofCTime
The fist great cardinal rule is this, every person
s presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient
degree of reason TO be responsible for his crime
until the contrary shall be proven to the entire
satisfaction Of the jury. The Judge dwelt for
long time in giving his views upon different aH-
thorities in regard to insanity, and then passed
to the plea Of self defence stating the act ons that
should control q man in seit-defence The jury
rstlred at I p. NJ.
DOVER, Del, June IL.
The Jury remained oqt all night, and at Eve
o'clock, this morning, retgTned With q verdict OF
aequittal, on the grounds of self-defenes Vest
is therefore, clear, far as his trial for the muf
der is concerned but he is still TO be tTed on the
charge Of arson, he having attempted - FIRE the
building kefoIa leaving Dover at the tine of the
killing. This trial viii take place, probably at the
next regular term Of Court