The daily gazette., 1882-05-26
REpRINrEp FROM xEsT ERpAY
the RrDDrN CASE.


The Charge Of the Chief Justice I'm Court
To-day-A small Case Taken Up.
The Chief Justice began by stating the
Importance Of the question TO thepublic and
the State at large, and said that the only
method Of redress for crimes ID to punish
where the offenders are found guilty. The
law of this State has specified clearly and
wisely that a man convicted of rape should
be hanged. The chief charm and orna-
ment of woman is her virtue, and when
that is taken from her by an aggressor he
should be hanged for the offence when con-
victed. The case was one of the utmost i'm
portance and the enormity of the crime was
such that the jury must be cautious in It's
action. 1t is easy 70 charge and easy TO
prove a charge of rape, owing to its peculiar
nature, but hard to disprove The whole
matter in such cases, therefore, must depend
solely upon the testimony of the person
assaulted. If the jury, the Justice went on,
were allowed to be prejudiced either for or
against the prisoner on account bf his color
they would be guilty of perjury The evi-
dence was briefly reviewed, that of the child
receiving the most consideration. The Jus
tice was evidently impressed with the weight
of damaging evidence against the prisoner
He paid passing compliment to Mr.. Sharpley
for the remarkable degree of industry and
ability displayed" by him in the case, and
said he had not missed a single thought oI
suggestion furnished by the evidence.
He concluded by reading his written In
structions to the jury as follows;
If, after you have calmly and candldly re-
viewed all the testimony offered on botf
sides and discussed it among yourselves
with the purpose of arriving at true con
clusion there should still be IN your minds
an honest doubt growing out Of that testi
mony Of the commission by the prisoner o
the crime charged against him, you should
acqult him. Such a doubt would b.
a reasonable one. But If, after such course
no such doubt be found to exist, then yol
should find him guilty In manner and form
As he stands indicted.
The Justice by request OF defendant
counsel, passed upon point advanced b,
Mr.. Sharpley, and said that the Court helt
that in case of felony, such as rape ,wher
the jury could not convict in manner an'
form indicted, they might find verdict o
'not guilty In manner and form indicted,
but of an assault
The jury retire d at 12.15.
The interest in the case was considerabl
increased this morning, and the court roOI
was crowded during the speaking of counse
When the jury retired and the court wen
from a criminal to a civil session, a'numbe
of spectators crowded around the prisoner
dock and gazed upon ReddeI as though b
were a wild beast, craning their necks to g
glimpse of him.
The prisoner is of very ordinary appear
nnce and is ignorant of even the first rudi
ments of education. His feelings could no
be read from a study of his countenance
but he paid strict attention to and was az
parently interested in the whole proceed
ings, listening attentively to the speeches q
counsel on both sides and also to the argu
ment that followed in civil suit
After the Redden jury had retired tn
civil suit of John Guyer's administrator VI
William G. Guyer in a rule TO show caust
was argued by Messrs. Vandegrift an
Bradford.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
There was great rush for seats in Il
Court House when the doors were throw
open at 1.55 this afternoon and the roo
was half filled in few minutes. At Il
opening of the court argument was resume
in the civil suit taken up after the Redd,
jury had retired, Mr. Whiteley, counsel 4
the defense, speaking at some length.
$40 heS was still talking. The audienc
however, were but little interested in Il
ease, all being on the tiptOe of eXpectatiC
for the return of the Redden iury