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A {lg-Joa PamTt1vG_ executed with neatncss
-and dcspatch, and at low prices.
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York & N. Haven Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
comnzivctuo mac. 1, 1851.
. Leave Norwalk for New York. . .
<Commutation Train 6 o'clock 38 min. A M
Accomtnodation 8 i9
‘ “ 10 47
Express 2 21 I’ M
Ificcominodatien '5 .32
‘sf-Zxpress "9 1&9
Leave Norwalk for New Haven.
Accommodation -train -'9 o3c|ocl‘. 13 min A M
“ *1 36 'P M
{Express ° II 53
Accommodation 6 15
’iCommutation 7 , ‘8
Express trains West stop only at Stamford.
“ -c East “ Britlgeport.
Leave New York for Norwalk.
Accommodation train .-7 o'clock,A M
" ll 30 ‘
-‘-Express 3 P M
Accommodation 4
‘Commutation 4 55
‘Leave New Haven for Norwaik.
¢Commutation train 5 30 A M
.Accommodation 1
“ "9 35
-'Express 1 1.5 P M
Accommodation 4 20
8 -15
Express
. GEO. W. \VHlS'l‘LER. Sup't.
New Fall Goods. ‘ -
' 2 RE subscriber would call the attention of
the public to-his stock of Dry Goods gust.
spurchssed. embracing styles of all descriptions
=ouitable for the Fall trade. such as figured and
gplnin Popliog, very rich Cashmeres, DeLaines.
lflinghaifls--new styles and -very fine. Calicoes,
‘Gloves, Hosiery, and a variety of other Goods.
- all of which have.-been purcliased at tlieilowest
sinarket prices,and will be sold accordingly.-
!He has also a >fresh supply of 'Broadcloths,
°Cassimeres and ‘Vestings of all colors and qual-
‘cities, which he will out free of expense, or
-make to order in the tnosrfashionable styles at
iprices that will defy competition.
L. H. RAN-D-L'E.
Norvvalk. August 26th, v185l .
THE ci~:I.i:nnATi:n
*OXYGEN'A.'I'.ED BITTERS,
CONTAINING NO ALCOHOL,
A store Remedy for
DYSPEPSIA,
IN ALL ITS” VARIOUS FORMS,
such as Pain in the Stomach. Heartburn, Ha-
bitual Costiveness. Acid Stomach. Head-
ache, Loss of Appetite. ‘Piles. Night.
Sweats, Asthma or Phtisic,
Flatulence or Wind in the Stem-
ach. Nervonsness, Coldness of the
Extremities, Weakness of the Limbs,
General nobility,
and all the indescribable symptoms of this uni-
wersal disease. These are also the -best tonic
iliaovvn for the prevention and cure of
Fever and Agile,
These Bitters have received the Hioiirsr
Tssriuoniaus ever offered to the public in fa-
Ivor of any medicine in the world, and are ap-
proved by some of the best physicians. who use
them in their practice. For the most satisfac-
aory proof of the success of this remedy, see
pamphlets containing full particulars and cor-
tificates from Members of Congress and other
parties well known to the public. Any individ-
nal wishing further information respecting this
INVALUABLE MEDICINE,
are invited to call on the Agents. and satisfy
themselves by reference to numerous letters
‘ and certificates of the highest respectability.
DR. GEO. B. GREEN, Proprietor, Wind-
sor. Vt.
REED. BATES at AUSTIN, Wholesale
Drnggists. No. 26 Merchants’ Row, Boston,
I General Agents. .
Price 81 nor bottle; six for $5.
CAUTlON.—Eeah bott_|e of the Genuine
Oxygenatcd Bitters. will have the outside
wrapper printed in En2lish,French and Span-
all. with the signature pf Geo. B. Green, Pro-
prietor, upon Three Sides. and in addition, a
finely engraved labelupon the top of the bottle
‘withthe signature of Reed, Bates at Austin,
‘ who are the sole General Agents,aud to who
all orders must be addressed. -
For sale by W- E. BISSELL. and drug-
fi generally in the U. S. and Csnailss.
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LookingGrlasses,¥Vi1vl~ol ‘Ware, sac
E QUINTARD dc: SONS have at their
0 ware-rooms a-few rods east. of the bridgr
a large assortment of c.-i'3i-net «furniture. consist
ing in part of sofas, centre. card, book, tea, worl
anp kitchen tables of \'lll'.=lOllS kinds, maliogam
and black walnut marble top dressing bun a Q,
dlain dressing bureaus. common bureaus oi in]
prices, some as low as $5 50. Mahogany, bl .
walnut and maple bedstetids of various pattern.-
nnd prices.sem-e -as low as‘$2 25. Patent bed
steads that cnnlie put up in three minutes am
without a key. Mahogany, curled maple. I) ’k
walnut. kitchen and windsorchairs. Children ’c
table pnd low chairs. \Vil'low waggons. (‘H'-
dles and chairs. Looking glasses of all sizos
and prices. from ‘25 cents to $10.
resses. the bestpiid cheapest beds in existence-.
”W'-e will -deliver any fu-rniture purchased of us
Wilton or Darien free of charge and free fron
damage.
Ready M'a(ic Cofiins.—We have constantly
on hand from 100 to 130 coffins of mahogany.
black walnut,clie1'ryand ivhiiewood of all sizes
and descriptions.which can be furnished at It
few minutes notice. “'6 also .ftrrnis’h shroud.-
and everything -necessary_,jfoi' the interment ot
the dead. and will, see to the diggingwof graves
when requested. \Ve will attend =funerals in
New Canaan, Wilton -or -Darien. without extra
charge. E.’ =Q’UINTAR‘D oz SONS.
N. B.—Persons wishing to purchase burial
lots in the Norwalk Cemetery may make up
plicntion to us. 45tf
NEW CANAAN
NURSERY.
Vll-‘HIS nursery now embracing fifteen acre-
of land. consists of more «tlnrn two hiin-
dred thousand eografted Fruit Trees. embracing
Apple. Pear. Peach. Plum, Cherry and Appri-
cot. Also, a variety of Grape vines, Goosebery
Raspberry and Strawbery plants.
The selection -of-t»l»ie-varieties of Fruit trees i.-
only a few from the many. embracing only the
Europe and America.
The Peach trees are-of healthy -origin lion.
Western New York and are not subject‘ to (llo
ease k-nown as “ Yollows" which usually inlesi
trees grown in the nurseries of New Jersr \
and vicinity of New York.
The N]l)S3l‘ll)t‘l’S '-would invite all who wish
to plant. -Fruit trees, to visittheirnursery which
—-is-situated-on 'fil0‘illl‘lh -of Stephen ‘Hoyt, one
mile and a halfeast ofthe village of New (‘ti-
naan and three niilegz and a half from Norwalk.
‘S'i"E'PHiEN HOYT 6: C0.
New Canaan, Jan. I852. 35
Rare Chance for Bargains!
‘HE subscribers offer for sale their new
- building now occupied as it d-welling and
c‘handler's shop, together with the fixtures and
a large quiintity of lllll’0\V.'VVi$ll their ‘good will
in the business. The opportunity atfoidsa. rare
«chance for a profitable -invest-meat.
They -would also request all indeiited to the
firm to make immediate payment, as't-he-senior
partner ~is.about to leave -for the “ diggin’s."—
They trust that -none anvil-I neglect. the above call
as it. is necessary that all outstanding accounts
shou'ld~‘be settled without delay.
A large quantity-of fresh groceries on hand
for sale at about cost. Also. an extensive as-
sortment ofcrockery, which will be sold-cheap
vforcnsh. A few building lots advantageously
siluated,to be disposed of. Call soon with the
“dust." ALLEN ‘<36 M'E’E'I(EiR.
N-erwalk. J.an.2‘0. 1852.
‘House and Lot for Sale.
. THE subsctiber offers for sale his
- -3 *2 house and lot. situated on the main street
in the village ofNew Canaan. The dwelling-
honse is El two-story wood building with a com-
modious back-kitchen and a well of good water
connected therewith. There is also ‘a good
ba-rn, ‘wood-house. garder-., and a lot containing
one rood connected tlterewith. It is a very de-
sirable location. For terms apply to the sub-
scuiher at -Norwalk. previous to the ‘first. of
March. THOMAS RAYMOND.
Noiwalk, Ian. 24. 4tf
Meat ! Meat !
At the New Meat Market.
VIVHE Subscriber has just opened a Mitrket
adjoining the store of Lockwood. Haight.
6: Co. for the convenience of the people oflhis
vicinity. and by constant attention and every ef-
fort to please his customers, he hopes to share
the public patronage.
‘P. S. The very best qualities of meat only
will be vended at this establishment. and every
attention paid to clcnliness. a matter too much
B. ST. JOHN.
Agent
_ overlooked at most markets.
-ltf
DENTAL SURGERY
By Drs. HILL 6:. PITCH
Ofice over C. J. Grumans Store, foot of
Main 51., Norwalk, Cl.
UCTION and Force Puinps,wit.h pipes,
b hose. dcc. L., H. 6? Co.
‘1 EESE FEATHERS of prime quality by
L., H. dc Cu.
‘TOVES, Ranges. Furnaces, Drums, Stove
pipe, Zinc. Bricks. Grate and Castings,
- L., H. dz Co.
soo ivmni waniriin
Not to work upon the
Rail Road!
But to purchase their
dcc.
At the CHEAP CASH STORE ofthe sub-
“iber where a saving is made suflicient to pay
to. eniniles travel. Call and prove the truth
' GEO. W. SMlTH’S.
at
South Norwalk. Dec. 26, 1851.
District of Norwalk as Probate Court. F6571“!-
-ry 28th. 1852.
STATE of GERSHOM B. SMITH,
late of Norwalk in said district, dec'd.
The court of probate for the District of Nor-
walk hath limited and allowed six months from
the date hereof for the creditors of said Estate
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those
who neglect to present their accounts, properly
attested, within said time. will, be dnbarred a
recovery. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to
SAMUEL RICHARDS, Adminis-
THEODORE SMITH, l trators.
Norivslli, Feb. 28th,1852- 10
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Spring ma .‘
'(to the amount of $10 or over) in New Canaan. -
most valuable vattieties kuowii, in cultivation in _
I . BY 'A..iH. BYING'I‘l)N,& co.
1
iIitt:raturc,_ fitittral Zlntelligci1‘rc, lllolitirs,
NORWALK, CT. TUESDAY, ‘MARCH 16, I852.
POETRY. S
MISCELLANY.
Air Castles.
I love to rear these fabrics guy.
And tint them with the golden -hue
Which fanc-_v's fair pencil gives,
That's ever brilliant. ever new.
Then in some sunny clime I place
The magic structure, whet-etuight tflowers
Are e’er in bloom. and there are known
No clouds, or darksome, gloomy hours.
But all is sunshine. peace and -love .
No sounds of war or cruel strife
The blissful quiet o'er disturbs
Of this serene and peaceful life. -
Here friends are. ever kind and true,
And fee is but an idle word,
Which hath no meaning. but a sound
lfever, ’tis but seldom heard.
And in the sylvtm, leafy bowers.
Sweet, dreamy music greets the ear.
\Nhicli breatltes of rest. as clear it rings,
Now_distaut. then again more near.
Here nature vies with art to deck
This fairy home with all tlint's rare ;
But most ofall, contentment reigns
Amid these scenes so bright and fair.
But soon, how soon the vision fades,
The airy palace falls apart ;
The sunny land and flowers are gone-
lts bright. enchanting scenes depart.
And in their stead is left. to me
The dullness, steruness of the real.
Which seems so dark at times. and drear,
In contrast with the bright ideal.
Rlhysncs -tor the Times.
Not long -ago there came to me
A vision passing strange ;
It was a dream of sixty-three,
And all ttrou-nd was change.
Mid desert waste, met.hought I stood,
And heard swift waters roar;
Anon, l strolled mid leafy wood,
' Where waters was-hed before.
Along the railroads’ ‘grassy -rout-e
The cars were idle things ;
.lu air balloons men sailed about,
Propelled by ligl-itui-ng wings.
Gasligltt no longer was"sthe rage.
The streets were lit by “ Paine ;"
-Cha-nge was the order of the age,
And “ Itnmbug" had the reign.
Black had turned white. and it did seem
That white was changed to blue-—
O, -very queer it was-—tliat dream
I'm telling now to you.
Thezdoctor plead the lawyer's cause,
The lawyer put up pills;
The lElll0l'_WHS expounding laws,
The justice working frills.
The ~f:irmer,en ii Taft aflont--
The |.oatinan held a plow ;
What once was nothing seemed of note,
Of note—was nothing now.
The tinman—he w-as selling tape,
The tnpema-ii selling tin-—
And all the world was in a scrape
It ne'er before was in.
“’hcre,polit-ics had once ran high,
They now ran very low;
And cheeks once flushed with reddish dy-e
l.Vere white as pa-l-est snow.
The Loco had a Whiggish touch
Toward his opponent “ brother,"
\Wliile Whigs themselves had changed so
niucb,
They did not know each other.
The Soulli had sided with the North,
The North with " Soutlieru right ;"
So many from both sides stood fori.li,
That none were left to tight.
And in a town of some renown,
Not from t\'ew England far,
Vl’here once a paison doffud his gown
And raised his “ voice l0l' war.”
The white man was the bonded slave,
The black man he was live,
Ann crowds did ruve,iind cry " God save
" King Cole"-and liberty.
A poll_v filled the slatesmtin's cliair,
Pouring her wordy flood-—
The stutesinan rocked a cradle where
The polly should have stood.
And last. not least, through every street,
(Just beat it if you can.)
Each blooming girl I chanced to meet,
Zooks! wire it blooming mun.
All Thy WoI'ks Praise Thee.
The moonbeams on the billowy deep,
The blue waves rippling on the strand,
The ocean in its peacefulsleep.
The shell that murmurs on the sand;
The cloud t.liat dims the bending sky,
The how that on its bosom glows.
The sun that lights the vaults on high.
The stars at midnight’s calm repose ;
These praise the power that arched the sky,
And i'obe’d"the earth in b-auly‘s eye.
The melody of Nature's choir.
The deep toned anthems of the sea,
The wind that tunes aviewless lyre,
Tlie‘ze.phyr on its pinions free;
The thunder with its thrilling notes,
That peal upon the rnotintain air,
The lay that through the foliage floats,
Or sinks in dying cadence there;
These all to Thee their voices raise,
-A fervent voice ofgushing praise.
The day-star herald of the dawn,
As the dark shadows flit iiway-
The tint upon the cheek of morn,
The dew drop gleaming on the spray;
From wild birds in their wanderings,
From streamlet leaping to the sea,
From all earth I fair and loving things,
Doth living praise ascend to Thee;
Those. with their silent tongue. proclaim
The varied wonders of Thy name.
Father. Thy hand hath for-ned the flower.
And flung it on the verdant lea;
Thou had'st it _ope at summer hour»-
lts lines of beauty speak of Thee.
Thy works all praise Thee--shall not man
Alike attune the greatful hymn 3
Shall be not. join the lofty strain,
Echoed from heart of seraphim ‘!
We tune to Thee our humble lays.
Thy mercy. goodness, love we praise.-
Tltc_’l'riail of Alcohol,
Charged with Minder, Robbery, (5-0.
-Surat-zsiiz Conan‘ or Pusmc 0Pl.\'l0N,-
In and for the United States of America.
, TH-E rso-PLE vs. ALCOHOL.
l"rcscnt—Hou. "R. Cannon. Chief Justice.
Hon. S. llllP.'l-ll.'TlA9Ll'l‘T, Asso-
Hon. G-. PATH-INC!-I, £ ciai-9
‘ Hon. -H. l:‘l0Nl-2s'l‘Y, filudges.
-Counsel for the I-’eoplc——J. Go:inwiLt., Esq.
Att'y Gen.
Counsel for the Drjfemlanl—Messrs‘. Animus.
Arr:-:TiT.E and Si-:~t.fi=' lsrizai-:sT.
S/icrifi’-L. H/iTi:vii.. Esq.
Clerk of Court.-——B. .\'i-:i.i‘ni:ivi.u., Esq.
July 25, l833——-‘Court met at 10 o'clock.
- Continucri.
rat-zsizur ALL Tat: .1-uncizs.
Alt Gen.--Doctor have you ever known
thatthe prisoner instigaterl "any one to the
commission of murder or fl'lanSifl'tlg'l'llPl"?
Wit.--I never knew or heard of but few
' cases of either which he did not instigate,
and l have ‘beet: present at several public ex-
ecutions. and in -every instance they charged
the prisoner as persuading: them to the coin-
mission of the crime for which they suffered.
An. Gen.-Will you be so good as to
state the diseases which in your opinion are
caused by the nostruins of the prisoner ‘.3
Wit.--Dropsy, consumption, dyspepsia,
apoplcxy, gout, mania, and some others.
An. Gen.——\\'hat would be the effect upon
the practice of pliystcinns if the prisoner,
Alcohol, should be removed front the
country ?
Wll.-—B€nPfiL'l3l, decided-ly. it would be
much to their comfort as well in my opinion
to the interest and happiness of the commit-
nity generally. There viould not only be
less sickness, bu‘-t diseases would be more
easily cured. So far as my obs»-rvntmn has,
extended, the physical and moral inliuerice
of the prisoner is decidedly bad; and the
, evil is so great as to call loudly for removal.
Att. Gen.——Have you ever known, Dr. R ,
any cases of disagreement in famil.-cs which
you had reason to think were caused wholly
, or in part by the Plisoner “.1
Wit—l never knew any such instances
which were not owing, in some degree at
least, to his influence. His presence gener-
ally produces family disturbances sooner or
R later.
Att. Gen.--Have you ever known any
instances of young men, who fell into the
practices of gambling, dissipation, profane-
. ness,&c., chiefly or in part by the seductions
of the accused?
Wit.——l never have known a young man
become a gambler, a jockey, a frequent?!‘ of
lewd houses, a Spendlhrifl, a counterfeiter, it
"forget, a thief, a robber, or a murderer, hut l
. was able. to trace his first departure from the
_ paths of virtue, to an acqtiaintancc with Alco-
hul,und a habit of fnqueniing his society.
My observations ‘on this point have been of
many years continuance, and over an ex-
tended fir-ld. l consider the prisoner as
identified with every gambling house, every
house of ill fliinc, every horse race, every
cock fight, every murder in our country
Sir,frotn my observations lam fully satisfied,
and I say I‘. under oath, that the prisoner is
to a greater or less drgree concerned in every
crime, and every abomination of every kind
in the United States.
An Gen.—-The counsel for defence can
have the witness.
Cross Eszamérzed.
An. Ap.--I-low long have you been in the
practice of medicinf‘, Dr. R.'.l
Wit--Thirty years, sir.
An. Ap.——WelI, sir, do you now say that
Mr Alcohol is not possessed of any medical
qualifications ; and that the valuable and
celebrated hitters of which so litany barrels
have been sold, and syrups, &c. of which he
is the chief proprietor, are mere quack nos-
trums, of no utility, but injnrinu.-’I
lVtt——I do say so, sir, and in this every
int:-lligeni physician in the country will
agree with me.
An Ap.——Do you mean to be understood
to say that the prescriptions of my client are
of no service “hen a person has been ex-
posed to taking cold, or in very cold or very
warm climates 2
Wit.-—-l do, sir,and I am ready to discuss
the subject with him or any one else lean-
not discover by what rule a prescription will
warm me in Labrador, and cool me in Sum-
matra ; neither cart l discover that a cold,
which is merely an influmation, can be pre-
vented by in prescription the most inflamma-
tory and heating of any known in the malaria.
vaedica. Either position is the height ol
absurdity.
An. Ap.—lVell,sir, do you not know that
in many regions of country the water is so
impure as to be very unhealthy, producing
diseases of the bowels 1
Wit.--1 do.
An. Ap.- Now, will you say that the in-
fusions of my client are of no service in the
correction of impure waiter?
Wit.——I will,sir, and moreover will affirm
that both reason and philosophy will sanction
my assertion. The impurities of the water
in most placesare caused by their holding in
solution a greater or less quantity of some
one or more of the neutral salts, as salt, lime,
soda, and potash, in various combinations.
Now what influence any infusion of Alcohol
can have in destroying the i.-fl}-cts of those
_ salts upon the human system, I have yet to
learn Filteration through alternate strata of
sand and charcoal would do it and render
the most impure water both sweet and lim-
pid; perfectly innoxiau.-.
An. Ap.‘-—So then you think that if my
client were driven out of the country people
would not be sick any more ? ~
Wit—-l did not say that,,su", I said there
would be less sickness, and diseases wotilil be
more manageable than they are now. When
AT Two
Qlgrintlture, Qlrts nub ,lIlat1ufattur,r.s‘.,
voi.
ebrated hitters’ or slings, jnleps, cordials, OI‘
brandy i.O(l(llCS or any of the thousand and
one compounds ofalcohol, is taken sick, the
character and severity of his disease are
gtent-ly aggravated by these previous habits;
and the chances are as nine to one against
him. 'l'housands, air and hundreds ofthou-
sands have died rcputably in their beds, of
fevers, ofconsuinptions, of appoplexies, &c.
of whom it was in truth well known to their
medical imendants that the fatal termination
of their disease was chiefly owing to their
having long been in the liabituai use of med-
icines which the accused has been the chief
instrument in compounding.
, An. Ap.-—But, doctor, you admit that the
prescriptions are at least good to prevent con-
tagion ?
‘Wit--No,sir,lcannnt even admit that.
in preventing disease they are of no more
cflicacy than in healing it. Indeed any titan
using such prescriptions in time ofa prevail-
ing cpidemic,wil=l be more liable to be seized
with that epidemic lll.-‘lnllmn the one who
does not use them. This has been satisfac-
torily tested to every candid mind. since the
cholera first made its appearance in Ameri-
ca.
An. Ap.--You said, sir, that were my
client driven outof the country, the o-ll"--ct
would be beneficial to the practice of your
profession, and yet. you say there would in
this case be less of disease. Will you please
reconcile this discrepancy in your statement?
‘vVit.--l will, sir, and it is easily done
Many (llSe:'l$Ps are caused hy the mixtures
and infllsions of the prisoner, and others were
greatly ztgravated by them. Send him out
of the country, asl have before said, and
there would be less disease. ‘Much of our
fatigue and anxiety would then be removed.
Auuin much at our pl‘.iCllCe is among the
friends of the prisoner; they gfmernlly em-
ploy him till they are reduced in property
that he will no longer attend them, or till
they are sati.~fied thai‘his usage will destroy
them; or through exposure, hardship and
want, their families become ill and a physi
cian must he called. These cases are not
unft'cquent’.y very bad, and inquire long-and
unri-mined attention; and yet, in nine cases
out often. we receive illllc or no remunera-
tion for all our time, attention and labor. I
presume l have on my books, the names of
three or four hundred persons of the above
class, whom l have attended, some of then.
well: after week and month after month, and
yet they have new-r paid me a cent, and ldo
not expect they will. if, then, the prisoner
and all the nos-trums which he can claim,
were sent out ofthe country, there would be
few such .cases;and though our practice
might be less, our pay would be better.
An. Ap ----Suflicient,sir,_vou can sit down.
,~30hn Colfl‘, E.-q., an eminent lawyer, was
next called and sworn.
Att. Gan —Mr. Coke, will you be so good
as to tell this count what you know of the
pvisoner. and of the crimes and misdemean-
ors of which he is accused ?
Wit.-—Wcll, sir, in general i must say as
other witnrsst-s have said, I know not any
good of him. The things ctimged in the
indictment are all true, and if iieccssztry I
can dcpise to the allegations of each and
e\’er_v count.
Au. Gen.--l suppose‘, M r. Coke, that it
will be no-cessary, as the counsel for the de-
fence will hardly be willing to admit general
testimony without speciliralioiis.
Wit.-Wi-ll sir, l will take the counts in
their Order, if you will permit me to refer to
the indictment in enable me to do it.
An. Gen.—'l‘heie will beno objection.
Wit. —ln regard to the first count, then;
l know the pl’i.~.'ont-.1‘, Alcohol, to be a swin-
(ller l f the worst description. There are
mnltitudes of instances in which by misrep-
resenting himself, his business and his qual-
ifications in others, he has induced them by
means of forgery and almost every species
of false pretence, to defraud honest men of
their money and property in order lo squan-
der it upon him. I can particulariite many
cases if his counsel desire it.
An Ap.—lt is unnecessary at present.
Wit-—A.s in the second count l know this
to be true, for all of my class in college,
which was large, only one besides myself
has escaped his seductinns 'l‘he rest were
led by him to the tavern,tlie dram shop, the
gaming table. the theatre, the brothel, and
the grave, and all this in early life. Some
of them were young men of good fa'nili<-s,
and of distinguished talent. The last one
«lied but a few months since, a poor misera-
hie outcast, a grief to his friends and a dis-
grace to his c.»nntry._ The third count is
true,ftr as an oflicer of justice l have again
and again been called upon to attend at such
places, either to keep the peace or to inves-
tigate some breach of it and l can solemnly
declare that I never yet saw a horse'race, or
any thing of ihutsori, where he was not
present, and in nine cases out of ten he ins-
tigated some riot before he left the ground.
My papers will show hundreds of cases of
assaults and batteries,a!teinpts to kill, brea-
ches of the peace, &c. &c,at such places,
which have come before me either asjtlsllce
or attorney, and I have invariably found the
prisoner at the bottom of the whole. I have
a mmuie ofmore than a hundred such ca-
ses which l have tried in less than a year
‘DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
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to neglect their duty, and even to run fonli.
of other vessels. Sometimes. I have seen
him put a helms-man asleep until it wastbo
late I00 save a ship from striking on break-
ers. Many such crimes he has committed
in all parts of the world. I myself have
witnessed, several. lf it is necessity l can
be equally minute with the other counts of
the hill. _ ’
An. Gen.-I shall not insist upon it, but
l wish you to specify in regard to the one
concerning murders in which the accused is
charged as being an accessory.
Wit.-—-This is true also, its I have the
most ipdubitable evidence under oath, or by
the admission of the criminals themselves.
I was district attorney many years, and in
the time I tried twenty two indictments for
inurder, and in even; one the prisoner was
proved or admitted to have been present
and instigaiing to the crime. I was also -—
present when the three Thavera were tried
at Buffalo for the murder of Love, and they
were proved to have been associates of the
‘prisoner. Holt who was executed at the same
place For the murder of his wife, kept the
accused as a boarder, and under his immedi-
ate and direct instigation committed the
crime. It is my settled opinion, founded On
experience -and long observation, that of all
the murders committed yearly» in the United
States, ninety-nine in one hundred are un-
der the instigaiions of the prisoner, Alcohol
and by his ‘advice and assistance. I will
say the same of the thefts and - of other
crimes which come to the knowledge of the
pa bile and undergo a legal examination.
Art Gen.—Mr Coke, in all your long-
acquaintance with men and the prisuncsr,
have you ever heard of any good which Elie
has done?
Wit.---l cannot sayl have, sit; and I
have no pel'8on:il knowledge which he lmis
ever done. Happy for the world would it
have been had he never been '00|'fl- l C01 1-
sider the accused to be a twin-brother wit h
War, and first cousin to Pestilence M id
Famine, and second to neither of them in
mischievous and destructive practices.
An. Gen --l have no more questions to
ask the witness
Crass Examined. ,
An. Ap--Mr. Cake, the tone and lar. to
guage of your last answer seems to indicatt a
some private difliculty or quarrel with MI .
Al--obol.
Wit-—Noi at all, air. I have ncve r
known him cxcei.-tan I have oflicially actet l
against him and his associates; and l b!
lieve that in my iessimony lhave spoken i if
him the sentiments, not only 0' mflelfo ll‘ ‘‘
ul all the honest, intelligent, well informer l
and candid past of the community. .
An. Ap.-- -l have no more qlle5"°09: M5 -
Coke; you can take your seat.
Mr. Thrifty was next sworn, and being
asked, said he knew the prisoner well-
An. Gen.--What. is your occupation, Mr.
Thrifty.
Wii.- -1 am a l'a.imer,sir.
An, Gen.-.--Has the prisoner Alcohol ever
obtained money from you under tales preten-
ces ?
wit.----He has. He pretended for several
years in succession, that if I would pay cer-
tain snins for him in town and then Mlle
him out to my firm and let him have into!-
course with my ivoikmen, that he Wullld
make them do much more work Vllllln they
otherwise would, by means of a sccrct
which he said nobody else possessed. l_dtd.
not find that there was any more working
done», though there was much more noise
made about what was done. So I took him
into my wagon one day to carry him back
to town, but before I got there .1 Ihqllfil“ I
might as well save time by spilling him out,
as we call it, and go back to my work.
Au_ Gem... Well, sir, do you find you can
carry «in the operations of your farm in fill
seasons without any assistance front the ac-
cused ? , _
Wit «-1 do sir. I have not permuted him
to come on my farm for several Year’: and I
fimii can have my wgrk done. as ‘Well lllld
better without his help than with ‘It. For-
nmly, when I had hint to help me in buying’.
and ,,,,,,.,.s., my men were noisy, idle and
smgy , ,,f;en they took to the bush by eleven
o'clock, and were unfit for Worlf the F93‘ (fr
[he day,-while my grass and grain were spot.
ling in the field ; my Take’: ‘"3’ °"“‘l" ,°"d
other utensils were broken, and iullch llmfi
and expense were spent In repairing them;
in short, I now estimate that itvery dolll" I...
paid the prisoner cost me. live in lvssol lalor,
waste ofg-rain and Q3 l.&°- _l have " ’,w'ih
for his assistance any more; indeed I won d
not have him on my farm it he Wbuld 5¢"'°
meAfl;,r "°}:~',§§',f?’j.1~i,., counsel for the defence
may have the Witness-
Cross Examined.
./in Ap.----Did I understand you
Mr. 'I"nrifiy,that in extreme ‘watm,
in harvest the services of my client lvcle df
no benefit? -- _ _ _ ,,
Wz't.---~l have not and S3, yet I
say that it is my fixed opinion that they “*9
worse than use ess-'--~l‘.'.'utl'iil. _, _ _ . .
An, A7)___YO|: speak of, 'yp'nr OpIl|IO!,l”,,h_I.l' .
'l‘htiny, l;a",,e =y,,,, gay evidence upon tvllti-. n
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The fourth count-—l have seen many instan-
ces of its truth. Very many females h':_‘-,,e
come before me and entered c.«,',,',p,,,,n,
against their husbands for negljct and abusg
And never has such a case come },',;p,.'e chi‘,
blqitpn lluvfistigglion l found it, ,o.,*Qe, "us“was.
1 it _, »--" ' --.~.~.: »~~'-.-. ;
R 15 _-‘K9 3 a_ neglect ?“4,t Qbusenwas ca”;
‘ed by the inst! aliorv ‘ - -
3 ..s of..ib rtsoner and
lhmha. Was veneir'- - ’ ' “g P ’
a,-,..mo d vi) , .uy, ifnot-,alivays present.
n}i}e°b°: 3‘ °“"‘%- "fie fifth charze—1
ammats a present at in grgafi, r,,,,,,be,- of 9,‘.
as h’, |0.ns in cases if .,s_uicrd,,’ and ‘in each,
, , as appeared ,lll_,\,,lB>'£lP_,on).’ me person
,Was in h-bits of ‘c‘onst_-,,m
the accused, arid
,. _ _ , Inztiaaied
commission of lbe 3 ‘ b
deed. I list ieofiren seen
I man has been drinking the potsonons,‘cel_-
-—a.-
'‘l:'d-- ;. .-.
F°“," ‘op;n'iun,? ., , .. . ._ ." .
Wit -1 have» 5" '3. "“? =-~"='~“"‘£' °iav'l.
own sens;-s,_an.tl..0f.‘ll9 _5°.P.5.°?..9 37 ah,
ers. I know that bl 5;,“ u,d‘:,hr
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‘l?"' "Z‘3.‘22.‘Ii§’.°. igevee an ..‘«-*t 1'» an‘! W
* -2:-:.:. Na: -aw
ui - ,
ttvlll hajie, anY‘l,“'{E,»'9. 52?.“ h,"',',,
_4,,_ ,..—-But witness, is 3° 57. ., .
service to fuiiifetsi in ‘Ming ‘hem lmhe div
- "“l" ‘*5 so gl'ain8‘_ ‘
posal of their surpgplasiroarl have ‘Hbd it for
intemsoursa with
‘ppm! l.‘0' the
hint operaii.i_ig,and successful: so muade { A _
masters and pilots of stgamgggi, , oiirei-g A
W“j;'£,‘f‘,,,:'; 1 invariably follml llIll_“‘Y
“~e;:3¥e)g"aiiis did not quit ‘‘‘° °‘’’‘ ”f'°'s"}g‘?
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so l0‘nu' as‘ I debérldtd “P” ”‘°; -»”.?ii'e '-«lie.
m,;.;i.'~"g* (Re a ir'i'a'iket. Now ll:t,35a‘l T“
my c.a,,,_.le,. ,',-1-,d'~_i1lt‘ake a fair prt;fii~. . .
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