The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-18

80 1888 $50 VITA ~ -fltis
yssEksAgY CONFESSION or TIE cRia-
rNAt.
Or T. z. ttarahsiss havsa. heea ar. |
rsslsa ~ q inspected person, makes
tbs feliowIsg voluntary statement.
have no malice towards the de- |
ceased; rhos biln deliberately sDd !
killrd him becsuse felt lmpeiisd 10
30 20 By tbs spirit u God. ! believed /.
tEist without the EMBEDDING of blood |
there was no remission of sin, and |
therefore shed the blood of the de. |
ceased brought my guns down to
the gnnsuiiihs this morning 10 sell |
them he refused 10 buy them and |
would not let me leave them in his
store, SO took Them back to my tent
and seeing the deceased at his tent, |
tile spirit Of the Lord told me that this
was my last chance; ! took my gun
AID stepped cut and shot the mau
down, wtth no malice ia nay heart to-
wards him, but 0aiy 10 work out my
oau souls salvation ! did 1t only for
the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the
holy gospel. De eHAMBLIss.
The above is what he signed, but in
tile course Of his remarks he stated
that he had follesei Or. Cornelius,
TIE cl,y physician, for'three or fJuE
days, So kill him, bnt whenever he
saw him his heart failed him. Turn
ing to DF. Nswsom and pointing his
hpger at him, he said, -. i intended 10
XII you, but l don't know Why didn't
DO it, He also said to parties that
the deceased was better off; that he
was in Heaven, all his sins having
been lifted on his shoulders, and he
would expiate them on the scatfold.
DE refused lawyer aud said he had
no defense TO make. To say that this
confession crested sensation in the
room wonld but family express it.
The prisouef while speaking, used the
very best English, his language show
ing that he was an educated man.
He las license to practice medicine.
his APPEARANCE AND ooMPosURE.
His appearance is somewhat
singular; il sixty>three years Of
age, about five feet ten and
a half inches in height, wears no
beard, eyes blue and rather weak.
When about to sign his confession,
he asked for pair OF spectacles, as he
had lost his. General Cabell lent him
pair, aud he sat down with as much
eomposure as II he was signing his
name TO a letter. His tone did not
hetray any excitement. In fact they
were singulsrly smooth aud moderate.
Ia speaking OF the killing, he was a.
mild, aud matter of fact, Ms il talking
Of tile ordinary transactions OF life.
I Other witnesses We're called, but IS
taey were not AZ hand, the eorcne r
discharged the jury until 5 o clock TO
Gsy. Before going back TO Jail he
| spoke TO the Judge, aud asked that
somebody take charge Of his things at
the tent, tut seeing, just then, the col
/ Ored woman, the mother of the boy
10 whom he Is so much attached, he
called TO her, aud told her to take
them In charge for the boy. Ia con-
Z AAAartbtig VIC AAANE AaatS ~ kAtOht tfaC
man: He has been in town sometime.
snd there are those who believe him
crszy. He pretepas 10 ere cataract
Of the eye by boring hole IN tooth,
and putting something in it. He is
reported 20 have said, frequently, that
he felt ~ though he must Kill some-
bOdy. AT enc time he had law suit
it the mayors court, and suarrelled
with his lawyer, whom he accused Of
winkiHg at his wife. If he believes
what be Gays be does, it is the most
dangerous kind Of religious belief, aud
the sooner preseIytes to that faith
learn that they will be summary
dealt with the better; IL not, every
murderer in the isnd will plead In ex-
tebuation, that be did the deed "ior
Christ's sake.s
Is TIRE CRIMINAL A coBBITE?
We cali the attention of our readers
To the Cohbites vino committed out
RACES 10 s;eAtey, Arkansas, last yesr.
| Jbesf balie4 was identical with that
eE1. .s IA GfaiGbl !ss' confession.
Isses aSed Eaau named Humphr eys
IL tasgr revival, men and women
assisting They took the head of the
murdered maa and placed it on p lie.
and made all who approached kneel
down. Several Of them were killed
! by sherid's posse, and the balance,
who were arrested, showed no fear,
bat said God would sustain. This
happened year ago. Last week their
| trial came off.
The theory of the defense was that
they had done right, and that God
told them To do it. The Chicago Times
of August the 18th gives a full account
OF the trial, and we quote tas JUDGES
| chsrgefrom IL:
THE INSTRUCTIONS or JUDGE oYrERT
10 the Jury. Though the jury may
/ Hail. said he. ''that the defend ants
killed or assisted In the killing OF
| Hsnnphries, yet ii they further dnd
from the evidence that they were at
the time OF the net, Insane, they must
tttflAI hh"ths It Tue test "a 1l1t
sauity or capacity to commit crime is
the power TO distinguish right rom
wrong, ard the power TO adhere To- the
right and avoid the wrong; and II one
commits q homicide, knowing IL 10 be
wrong, but is driven to il ty sn IN coH-
troilst5ie and Irresistible impulse, sris-
ipg not from natural passion, sGt rom
aB insane condition of the mind, he is
mol criminziiy responsible; aid the
Jury finds +nch 10 be tie mental CON
clifton of the defendants at the time Of
the killing, they must be acquitted
even though they may have parti eipa-
Ted 10 II. The jury are further inst ruct-l
cd that Il 10 not necessary for the de-
fendaats 70 b. insane for any definite
period In order 20 iBcapaeifnte Them
Tor tie cnmmissioB of y crime, aud IL
yeu End that they were insane as the
time Of the killing aud woald rot have
done the act but for <uab INSANITY you
will acguit them, although you may
find that they wfre sane just before
aud just sf.er the killing. The jury
are further iustrocfed that II they be-
iieye from the eyidence that tt q de-
PENDANTS committed or assisted 4 the
act, get taey fpfihsr believe from the
evidence taat they were iaboring under
a Iaunomania And acting under tile de-
insiya belief that what they were
aciuy was ~ the command sif God, or
susse sspeeier posser which tie5 were
bqu4.d 10 obey. tnfy must be as.<ft, ifted