Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-11-13

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term of our Criminal Court the follow
90 o;r.,, N .,,;., a,o. - (,
49, - a. ;.,v {, o.a 80 ,hs
...ora.rs oe onr ha,. ..d 80 nuh,;sh
~ = tho ~ao,,.s, oe sovor.l
-: ~ he.rd ~ s.o aol;raraa
49,. .h., i NAV ,rovs ;n,srast;no
.na nros,.ble to al ,rbo NAV road It.
/ Fn,ropsl
may IL p'ease '"e Ouai' sna' sen''e-
men OF 'nc jury he whore 'es,i-
mony e''oi'eu ~ '.'s 'ause' onis es'aD
llsnes q case % c'lculns'an'iai proof
II is Claimed W some 'na' c'reans'an, :,
.lai prooi = u 'n' n'snes. inpoi' a"u
mas . 'endency y eSsa'''sn gum, oon
mensurate VIVA proo' POSITIVE Deio'e
we conclude tn.s argument, witn tne
permission oi 'his nonofap'e court
ana the 'noulgence OF TINS inteiiigen'
jury, we propose 70 snow, tnat c'rcum-
s'ao''a' prooi' 's on,y pf's'a ldc'c esi-
oence Oh guh. ana 10 Is rare case
indeed' IN wnlcn prisoner should be
conVicteo upon sucn proof, u inaeed
convictioh snouia De nad at all under
any circumstances. l know>that we
nave some ois'insuisned autnorl'ies
VINO aiege, tnal circumstances 80
long ways IN estaoiispsrS eitner the
quit or the innocence OF the accused
ms is eer.alniy true 20 some extent
out shouid II DC accepted unaef any
circumstances as PROOF positive De
yona reasonable douDt' OF the guh'
OF tne accused. canro. oring 'ne
questlon, oa clreums,antlai PROOF 50
viVld.y oeiore 'n's non. sOoufi anu
jury In any o'nef maener, 'hsh py
rehearsai Vi s,mi,a iu''ueu'S anu
simiiar trla's' "h.'" pasc p,eeeueu us
IN the past, anu IN dolng 'nis, 1 pro,
pose 10 pass over Ia .eaf'u' silence anu
sorrowins regret, Inc 'rssic 'riais VI
ne- -Drum' oro". D,au,oru snu o'neis'
iouna IN .ne or.,isn cp,on.cies oi CIR
camsiaht'ai eviuence, Des'des a ione
array OF American ci''sens punishea
ihnocen'iy oy oir0us'a"sia pfooi'
and the iiiusory testimony thus ad-
auceo' 'end'ns 10 eS'ao.'sh eniie upon
the party accused ana renearse only
one case OF mourninl interest which
transpired In one OF our SISTER states
in the year lSp' happening too in the
glare and gleam OF intellectdai lore,
and sclenhhc march, even In the land
OF thetree, and the home OF the brave.
even In the land OF your Washington s,
your Lees, your Heurys, and your
Randolph s; and in calling the atten-
ton OF this court and jury to the above
convictions based upon circnmstantal
proof, wherein .hecatnmhs Of human
victims we're brought upon the sacra-
hclal altar. dare we impugn the integ-
rlty of the courts, and the honest con-
eiuslons OF the Juries trying the same
Most assuredly not, but right here, we
make the broad and emphatic declara-
ton, without preJudice, partiallty, or
injury to any one, That SINCERITY OF
purpose, never yet proved the correct
ness OF principle the Massulman IN
his bind adherance 20 the tenets OF
the Moran, Is Just as sincere as the
Christian Martyr the st'egsian, sealing
ms oeiiei 10 the oe,ssssss'ia MS blood
Is just as conscienclous IN ms couve-
tlons OF duty, as was stephen when
oelng stoned Tor the 1alth once de-
llvered to the SAINTS. 30 all cannot
be right, some must De In error
care not now honest this courtan TINS
jury may be In the investigation ofthls,
or any other criminal case, IT the truth
is not eiiclted, and verdict rendered
upon mlsconceived data, an lrreparable
injury is inflicted, not only on the party
accused, but upon the great body
polite, which never can be atoned for.
In canvassing the isolated case which
L propose to present to the favorable
consideration OF the court and jury,
propose to present 1t In my own way,
and In my own language, never having
seen the same In print, neither do
know that the same was ever publish
ed, but the main facts are true, and
vouched for to me in early life, and L
believe them to be true In the main,
and my sole object IN presenting this
case in detail, is to show most conclu-
sively the great injury inflicted upon
society by convictions, based upon CIR
proof alone. In the year
lS40, there hved In Goochland county,
virginia, man Dy the name Oh oii'er,
who was bachelor, being misery ana
nlggardiy In tue extreme, o"hlhs
small farm In the Southern portion OF
the county, and larger one In the
Northern part, distant about ten miles;
this smaller farm ne had determined
to vacate, at least temporarily and
had, on Friday morning. December
I'D, sent Lis remaining servants up to