Category: AMERICAN STATE TRIALS VOLUME 10, NINETEEN EIGHTEEN
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B44X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.turned without finding him: Tthen told him to go for Mr.Gates, the sexton, as he wouldknow what should be done; no-tied a little redness about thethroat, but made no particularexamination at that time. Afterthe jory of inquest…
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ORRIN DE WOLF.545—iid not particularly noteStiles’ appearance. De Wolfand myself carried him down,put him in a sleigh, and carriedhim home, De Wolf shaved him.Afterwehad taken off the clothes,observed for the first time themerk around the neck. WhenDe Wolf came to…
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546X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.peared to be slewed and cold;asked if he knew where he hadbeen that evening—he said, no—if he knew where he got hisliquor—aaid he did not. He saidhe was acquainted with him, andhad boarded in his family.‘When he…
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ORRIN DE WOLF.547if he wea, I didn’t think he wouldbe hort, After a while he saidhe could tell me more about it,if I would promise to say noth-ing about it, and asked if Ithonght he would be clear, if hecould…
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548X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.then said that there were othersconesrned in it, and others didit, but he was perfectly inno-cent,—said he hired another manto do it, Have frequently been into DeWolt’s cell for the purpose ofhaving conversation with him, athis request;…
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ORRIN DE WOLF.549you had better make it to thesheriff.” He then spoke to me,and I promised to see him in thaafternoon. Jn the afternoontook him into the sitting roomwith Mr. Matthews, where hisconversation was put to writing,and signed by him,…
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550x. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.THE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.Ruth Willard. Was in Stiles’family 26 norse, about a fort-night, six years ago last Decem-ber.__While there, Stiles was sentto Worcester one morning onbusiness, and was brought homeat night apparently helpless, Wegot him into…
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ORRIN DE WOLF.551agony; cannot coneeive of a manstrangled by a ligature, withoutcongestion of the lungs. If forceenough is applied to preventrespiration, think the effetwould be to leave clotted bloodin the heart. I ehould not beable to draw an opinion of…
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552 ZX. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS,equally zo to the community, and no sympathy for the pris-oner should be allowed to interfere with the administrationof justice. It is important that it should be distinctly under-stood that the laws are to be executed…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. 553prisoned—the insinuations he repeatedly made, that he shouldsoon come into possession of Stiles’ property—the falsehoodsby which he deceived the Doctor and coroner, for which theadvice of others does not excuse him—the results of the post-mortem examination—every fact…
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554 XY. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.impose a high degree of responsibility both upon the Courtand upon the jury. Nothing might reconcile us to such a re-sponsibility, but the stern necessity of maintaining the su-premacy and integrity of the laws. Unleas wo…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. 555to be merely a question of fact. It is the duty of the Courtto instruct the jury in all pointa relating to the law and evi-dence, and to determine what evidence is admissible; whileit becomes the duty…
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556 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.was it done by the hand of the prisonert These two ques-tions will therefore, oceupy your attention.If the destruction of human life is attained by humanmeans, no matter how near his end, no matter what hia…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. BThas occurred from violence, a suitable and competent officershall proceed to the spot for the purpose of investigating theeause and instituting such inquiries as may be proper, inorder that the facts may be properly stated, so that…
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558 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS,given to habits of intemperance, sometimes excessive. Hehad expended a part of his property under cireumstanceswhich induced the officers of the town to make applicationfor a guardianship over him. Instead of a guardianship,however, trustees were appointed…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. BBOant. In determining this point, you are to look at the mo-tives, the time, and the circumstances.It is proper, therefore, to look at cireumstantial evidence.It is contrary to positive evidence. When it is introduced, itdoes not profess…
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560 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.may be received as very satisfactory. There is one other factof importance in the case connected with this confession andone which may test its truth. Mr. Mathews testifies thatafter De Wolf had made this confession to…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. Bel“ gelf, and by the sheriff and jailer aa witnesses, and after-wards laid before the attorney. The defendant was told thathis confession could be of no advantage to him as it exhibitedno proof against others whom it…
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562 XY, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.otherwise, or that he should escape with a lighter punish-ment. But it must be considered in every part. If the factastated or any part of them are inconsistent with the otherevidence, then these may be excluded.…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. 568fense that there was no time when this offense could havebeen committed. When witnesses speak of a few minutestheir testimony does not admit of a very great accuracy. Tfthe prisoner committed this erime, he would have done…
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564 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.to induce the wife of Stiles to screen herself, or to escape.This, therefore, is a strong point. With these views you willtake this important case and after a careful investigationrender such a verdict as it requires.…
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ORRIN DE WOLF. 565him that Stiles wished him to go and see his wife, and he visitedher—after some days, as she did not get better, he said if she didnot get well by the first of January he should leave…
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566 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.known, but to say that I found him in the street, which I did toother people. In company with the sexton I carried Stiles home.His wife asked mo if I had killed him? I said, no.…
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THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER WHISTELO FoRBASTARDY, NEW YORK CITY, 1808.THE NARRATIVE.A dissolute woman in New York City charged a negrocoachman with being the father of her child which he denied,and the infant, when produced, proved to be white. Thequestion that…
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568 &X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.. August 19,A complaint had been made on June 9th to the Commis-aioners of the Alms House and Overseers of the Poor of NewYork City, that they were charged with the support of acertain bastard child…
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ALEXANDER WHISTELO,569to contradict a positive oath should be received with manygrains of caution—the more so, as those opinions would prob-ably be opposed by others of very great authority. But hethought unless the woman could be otherwise discredited,such opinions, opposed to…
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570X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.De. Hosack. From the appear-ance of the father, the mother,and the child, and the laws ofnature which I have uniformlyobserved in such cases, I cortainly would not take it for theehild of a black man; would sayit…
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ALEXANDER WHISTELO.571it on the books; the blaek man,‘Whistelo, took the child, but saidpf the same time that i was notDr. De Witt. Have no doubtit is the child of a white man.‘Adam Ray (a black). Knewof Whistelo having taken thethild…
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572X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.skin of a black, white, or othervariety of color. Second, whenthe cause or agency manifesta itspower by frizzling or eurling thehair or feathers, this is termederispation. Third, when thegame constitutional ehange showsitself by a loss of hair…
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ALEXANDER WHISTELO.573which T take to be an exception;for if I have no knowledge ofany matters whieh go positivelyto contradict the woman's testi-mony, I should naturally lean to-wards it, Do you consider thiscase a8 having any affinity withwhat is called slbinaget…