Morris tribune., 1882-10-19

illegal and wicked and ought not to he al
lowed. AS to having of counsel. it is not
to be allowed in taat case, and, therefore,
your plea must be overruled."
Notwithstanding the judgment of so
many learned Ones" said Harrison, that
the Kings of England are no ways account
able to the parliament, the lords and COM
mons in the beginning of this war having
declared the kings beginning war upon
them, the God OF Gods"
The Court-Do you render yourself SO
desperate that you care not what language
you let fall2 1t must not be suffered.
Mr.. Harrison-I would not willingly
speak to offend any man; but know God
is no respecter of persons. His setting up
his standard against the people
The Court-Truly, Mr.. Htrrison, this
must not be suffered. This doth not at all
belong to you.
Mr.. Harrison-Under favor, this doth
belong to me. I would have abhorred to
have brought him to account had not the
blood of Englishmen been shed.
CounSel-Methinks he should be sent to
bedlam till he come to the gallows to render
an account of this. This must not be stuff
cred. 1t is in mannGr new lmpeach-
ment of this king to justify their treasons
against his late Majesty.
Sir Edward Turner-My lords, this man
hath the plague all over him; it is pity any
should stand near him, for he will infect
them. Let US say to him as they used to
say to a house infected. "The Lord have
mercy upon him." and so let the officer
take him away"
The Lord Chief Byron-Mr. Harrison,
we are ready to hear you again; but to hear
such stuff it cannot be suffered. You have
spoken that which is as high degree Of
blasphemy next to that against God, as I
have heard. To extenuate your crimes you
may go on but you must not go on as be-
fore.
Mr.. Harrison-I must not speak SO as to
pleasant men, but if must not have liberty
as an Englishman-
The Court-Pray 90 not reflect thus.
You have had liberty, and more than any
prisoner in your condition can expect, and
I wish you had made a good use of it.
Keep to the business, say what you will.
Mr.. Harrison-She things that have been
done, have been done upon the stage, in
the sight of the sun
The Court-All this Is continuation of
the justification and confession of the fact.
We need no other evidence.
Counsel-He hath confessed his fact, my
lords. The matter itself is treason upon
treason. Therefore we pray direction to
the jury.
MI. Harrison-My lords, say what did
say was by the Supreme Authority. l have
said ii before and appeal to your own con-
sciences that this court cannot call me to
question.
The Lord Chief Baron--Mr. Harrison,
you have appealed to our consciences. We
shall do that which, by the blessing of God.
shall be Just for which we shall
answer before the tribunal of God. Pray
take heed of an obdurate, hard heart and
d sacred conscience.
The Lord Chief Baron charged the jury,
saying in conclusion, "He hath been so far
from denying that he had justified these
actions. The evidence is so clear, and
pregnant of nothing more. I think you
need not 60 out"
So the jury went together at the bar, and
presently unanimously agreed on their YER
dict, which was announced by the foreman
as guilty"
The Solicitor General then moved that
judgment might be given. The sessions of
Of the court would be long, and its work
great, and the prisoners demeanor had
been such that he did not deserve a re-
prieve for the number of days that they
were like to spend in this session.
Sentence was then pronounced by the
Lord Chief Baron:
"The Judgment of this court is that you
be led back to the place from whence you
came, and from thence to be drawn upon
hurdle to the place of execution, and there
you shall be hanged by the neck, and, be-
ing alive, shall be cut down. your entrails
to be taken out of your body and (you liv-
ing) the same to be burned before your
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body to be divided into four quarters, and
head and quarters to be disposed of at the
pleasure of the kings majesty; and the
Lord have mercy upon your SOUL"
On the 18th of October, between 9 and
10 in the morning. General Harrison was
executed in accordance with the SEN
tence.