The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-28
AL.tMANCE cOURr.

ana did not liear the eliarge.of his H onor.
On TuesiAy, there was d large concourse
IN attendalscs, altracted partly by curiosity
70 witness The trial Of SANDY Hupson, re-
moved from Orange for iliu murder Of
Isham Davis In July 1877; many also
having been summoned as i special ye-
lire The case was taken up At lgo clock,
hui owing 10 tlse absence of tlle CORONER of
Orange county, coushlered AN important
witness In iIle ease. Il postponenl.nt was
lsad until tie next moipNg.
The case was again called at 40 O'clock,
aud the Solicitor anl,oaiiccd Ills readiness
toi'nc.rd u trial. c.L rnnln,s Ruliin,
o,,e ~ aiilec.mnsel fvrtne uetshce, tlking
sup i've isieseripl Il lie A.caasaoir Or
ange, tile saliie 0lle lur .errorin which u
c.n,inual,ce WAS lad at tle last Iern,,
prmee'led 10 criticize II again AMI called
the aiien.talpf The Euurl 10 certain errors
which lie argued tube fatal detects. In
the answer alleged to be rel firth by tile
prisoners tSandy and wife were jeil,ei III
Tie same Till ofindicirnent.l lie word
.'tlky" was written ''the,n and a silig'ii,r
yerl, was Joined TO i plural i,oninaiive,
This was claimed by the Solicilor Ia be "a
merely clerical, error, a'rl a ,liniinu;ipn pf
the record 10 that est.,u was suggested
aud allowed. col. K,,ifin ti,ei called al
ieliiun To anoiiier error in his olanior
iaoie fatal sliii. 1'lele Was nothing Ia
The record tn sil0w il,al w. n. Tale nauied
In tile recurd Was officially nanacn as lore
man Bf The Graud Jury of ia. Court ai..l-
Ing tile bill. Tile Transcript ~ the record
did not show HAT il,eFc was amy fore-
man, and IL nstst shov that, under de-
cison Of Judge Taylor IN a similar case.
solicitor slrtidwick. II seemed 10 ~,
very sclisibiy suggested. that i record Of 4
cs.se dues mot undertake 10 sci oui the
whole history uf the transactions 81 q
Court. Iftlle case lad been tried III Or
ange, no questions would lave breh r,,i-ed
about the official authenticity of the FORE
man. Tie transcript confined Itself 10
nne singIe aci of the court. and il was not
necessary, IN transmitting copies q: records
Of Transactions. the validity " Which was
ress,gnizr,i i,,one Court. 10 another. for
the Clerk "a certify TO tile aploinlmen; Of
the officers Of tile cnurt. 5 s..--s.,... I'D
hut Ju,lg. Kerr coilri,led very ileci,iedly
with cal Rufiin. aud held tliat his ol,jrc-
lions were valid; but gave Solicitor Strud-
wick until next Inoriling Co amend there
cord by communication with the Clri k of
Orange Snlerinr Cuart. In tie m-anIinle,
CoI. Ruilin submitted an affidavit oa the
part Of the prisoner. THAT since the oprii-
ing Of the Court. Iie had learne,l that new
evidence, uniil then unknown 70 him. was
about to,se ,isesi by the state; to the effect,
that certain blood status found on his
clothing, were 10 he used a. proofof con
ilection with The killing Of Davis; wirreas
lie could produce witnesses hy next Court
10 show that II,e stains ~ere from nose
blerding; aud therefore, asking CON.
tiuuance; which his Hmlor grlntr,l; aud
~ 4 lnuch delayed case Is sill farther de-
ferred, to the great accumulation Of casts,
tI.e great ycxalson OF witnesses, and pos
sibiy the final discharge from puiiishn,eia
of tie alleged criminal. For as tie lapse
Of ldae involves in ils scousc the possible
death OF disappearance Of witnesses. 20
Thereby il llie strength Of testimony
weakened. Aud afeeling OF inditiereiice
10 the punishment: Of particular instances
Of crime Is Legotten, 90 the great Injury 81
public morality aud the increased inse-
curity ef human life. Counsel for defence,
with The grea, issues 81 life aud death ut
stake. are juslilied ~ NIL prolsr sneans To
gain time, or 10 secure acquittal; but ii,-
jufed sucie,y las ~ least the right to de-
inalld thai t,lras put Ia shoIld lie grave
cnuuvh % coiuci,le with the comnoI,
sense ~ mankinI. That s.nse Is some
what shocked that trivial clerical rrrors or
failure fuadhere rigidly TO rules generally
lII,rrally construed should lie the jusiiii-
calion loresaslon of legitinIate issues. JUS
tic. i n,oIr efficient Ia proportion To the
certainty anI proaplitude OF action; and
under the steady increase Of crime, hu.
m.ilily must aIourn Al the multiplication
of the causcs hich :rn:no,r ur indulge Il.
The case. uu,ler aitidavii. wis c,,niinued
until tIl. srring 'rsnn OF Alan,aiiue Court.
aud tile trial liked for "Wednesday oi
C.mrt week. 5#8 e s .s.a
. H
SIDNEY lctirgrew. a young white man.
was tried for nurse Stealing andcuuyiried,
Judge Kerr was disposed 10 deal lrnicntly
with the prI-unsr. aud sentenced him "a
fur years in lie lcniicntiary; but when
C,ailt nst ihe nrxl mnrning. his Honur
observed, il,ai upon exnnrinati"n ~ The
Slatats, l.r faund that i've years ws- the
minimum allowed; aud anuthcr.ycar was
added ~ r.iicgtsM' trrn,.
Jonathan sa-.. r,,l. sas CONVICTED II
larvpn,. and senlrsrtrlfo twd years IL the
reniicualar.
The other enscs euthc riiminal ,lockri
~cr.sf small lIi,rlrrianc.. and were saiis.
iird l,y tIne-ur shoH terms ln the county
Jail. A-for The cIsii docket, NC we're moi
attracted 10y anything nf cunsrJuence,