Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-16

CHURCH SERVICES, &C., To-MoER9M9.moo
Christ Cturch.-Service at II q. N. ana '''O
D. M BY Rev. H. Suter. :, ~
ST. PauI's Church.-Service at IL e. -
and 1 y. M by Rev. Geo. b Norton a o.
Grace, Church.-Service at II a. H. AL" a.
7:30 p M by Rev H. T: Sharp ona
ST. lEarys Church.-11ass at d, H. an"
Moss anS sermon at IL a. m. by Rev.
Father O'Kane. Vespers at t p. m:
E;,st presbuic,fan Nurch.-Servlce at II
m and 4 p. m by Rev. J. NJ. Nourse.
S.cond Pyesbm.riaa Church.-Servlce at
II a. IA. and 7:3O p. ID. by Rev "m. DIN
wddie.
7:aO y. m. by Rev. o. F FiDpo.
Trinity Meth Epis. Church.-Seryice at IL
a. IN and 7:30 p III. by Rev. John Edwards.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. M.
Meth. Epis. Church Somh.-servlce at IL
a. M. and 7:3O D. m. by Rev. Mr.. Smlthson.
lIeth Prot Church.-Service at II a. N.
by Rev. l.. W. Bates, and at $50 p. Ii. by
Rev. J. N. Nourse.
German Lutheran CAurch.-Servlce at IL
a. M by Rev. j. A. Schwoy.
YOUNG Mems Christian Association.-Pray-
er meeting in the Baptist Church at p.
m, Jail at p. m. Aims House at $50 p. IN.
New TRIALs.-In the Corporation Court
this morning Judge Meade delivered his
opinion in the case of the Commonwealth
vs.. Isaac Freeman, colored, convicted on
Thursday of felonious assault on William
Tufte, granting the prisoner new trial.
Judge Meade, after reviewing tho testimo-
ny, said he was very slow to interfere WIN
the verdict OF u jury, especially IN crml-
nal case, where the jury are the Judges OF
the laws as we'll as the facts, and nothing
but The most imperative sense of duty could
induce him 10 do so; that 1T might appear
an easy matter for him to escape RESPONSE
blity, by resting the responsibility with the
Jury, but he did not find it so ). it was no
easy matter for him to pronounce SEN
tence of three years confinement in the
penitentiary, even though the subject be- an
ignorant negro, when the evidence, in his
opinion, did not justify the verdict; that
three years in a mans life made too great
hole in his brief existence to be sacrificed
without evidence amply sufficient TO justify
It. True, the grand jury that made the in
dictmcnt ID this case, was composed OF
many Of the best men in the city and
the jury that tried the prisoner of
exceptional excellence, good and true men,
who did their duty as they saw it; but he
saw it differently, and he also had duty 10
perform, and with like fidelity to his convic-
tons he must fearlessly discharge it. In his
opinion the evidence of the Commonwealth
witness, Chilly, clearly disproved the testi-
mouy of the wounded sailor and established
the fact not only that he was actively en-
gagged with his two sailor companions in
their war of stones and bricks in their mid
night clark" upon shore, but that they were
the aqgressors aud threw the first stone, and
whether the wounded sailor received the
disabling blow in the act of advancing or
upon retreat, it was in an engagement he
hud rrorok,d, and his punishment, if not
merited, at least did not justify the extreme
verdict of the jury. AS to the charac
ter OF the prisoner he knew nothing about
1t, but whether good or bad it was not in
the record. II bad, no evidence had been
introduced to establish that fact. He was
upon trial, not for his bad reputation, if
such he possesses, but for specific offence,
and if found guilty it must be upon evidence
that establishes the fact of his being guilty
of the offence on which he was indicted.
That justice was what all desired, and as
he saw it the evidence was plainly INSULT
cient to justify the verdict, and therefore
iu,tice demanded at his hands new trial,
which he granted.
A new trial was also granted Thos. Ross,
colored, convicted yesterday of forgery.