11 • -, • - • into"; that some cause or parses other Asa natumUutaff have produced Miss Stitt.' .xtecke's death.. And from the testimony Of - Dr. Herman as to the symptoms manifested , • ' Which the-witness details, the would :path*. conclude without' personal obiterva- Mons, thatthe immediate cause of berdeath must have been owing to the nth:luso or ad-' - ministration - of opium• or some mf;ita . kindred .preparations. In answer to the . ' same question Dr. Comman says, in predica ting an opinion upon the 'hypothesis. detailed and the post-mortem 'appearances ' detailed by Dr:Conrad, I. cannot conceive 'that the Individual died from any natural cause. and that death . must have . -resulted from some narcotic poison, either' opium Or some of its salts. Dr. Ziegler in answer to the mime - question - Says; Mailing the clues , ' . lion as detailed in thatpaper(the hypotheti . cal case,) it occurs to my mind 'that death must have ~resulted from some unnatural cause, from ail injudicious or over-dose of opium, or its preparations. Morphia is one of those preparation& • In addition to the opinions of tile four physicians named, Dr. Keiffer. In answer to the same question propounded to Drs. Dale, Haldeman, ' Cormnan and Ziegler., says the negative proofs of her death are clear to My mind, but - the positive data, whilst I be- . - - Hoye they show clearly - that the subject Medved both prussic acid and morphia. I cannot say unconditionally that - they caused her death.' To. give. an unconditional win lon 'I would want more positive evidence than we have. Dg. Kinder being 'again called to explain what he meant by an unconditional:opinion, says, I meant by that, that whilst I believed from the facts detailed in the hypothetic:al case, that both prussic acid and morphia had been discovered, and that we had the evidence of their combined. , influence, and Whilst I adi familiar with tile' therafieutio action of morphia, and also have consider -able' experience -with _thettation. of .prussle acid, yet, my experience and knowl eT of the action .of prussic a is not - such as to justify an un co I llitional opinion in thq case, in the absence of chemical proof by analysis.- Dr. A. G. Het man who saw, the: patient about.ll o'clock; on - the day of her -death; Nays, according-to the symptoms that ho seen in the subject, and the description of Dr: Conrad's postmortem examination. he is led to believe that by • compound poisoning of prussic acid and' morphia, that was the cause of her death. When a hypothetical case is stated, and the opin ion of o physician risked, it is for the jury to deter mine whether the facts and circumstances staled In the hypothetical case are proved to exist In lire case trying, and if any fact or circumetanco le stated that • is not proved, or if the witness states any fact upon which hie opinion Is based which le not proved to have exleted in the case on trial, then it Is the duly ' of the jury to reject the answer of the witness, forit would not bo proper and legal evidence. If the evidence in this ease satisfies you that the death of Mho Stinneeke was caused by poison, then another Important Inquiry arises, Who is the guilty party'? By whom was the poison administered? defendanM_ In determining this question-the following !ovaries will , natTrlly pro. sent themselves : Had the prisoner the poison in his possession? lied ho opportunities of giving it to the deceased? and had he any motive for doing no? Dr. Worthington, s druggist of this town, sates that sumo days before the 19th of January last the de fendant purchkeed from him a half ounce of diluted Finnic acid, and that some time during the winter the prisoner got from him couriers, of morphia, tinc ture of flux, ermine and Fowler's solution. Dr. Her ron, a druggist of Harrisburg, if he le not mirtakon . _ Arrtbe identity of the nrisoner, and he rape that ho le ..firrertlairabirfrds - titivstreteertho...h. told to Dr. Scheeppe, about the 23d of January lam, an ounce of diluted Prussic acid. This would be but four days before the time it is allegeirthe potion wee administered to bliss Stinnectio. That the defendant 'had opportunities to administer. poison to the de• ceased during hie several Writs to her room, on the day and night of the 27th of January, appears to be clearly proved; for there Is no (wide.° that any person was present in her room during these visite. But had he soy motive is killing the &reseed ? Tide becomes an important inquiry, for it can scarcely be supposed Wet say pertain could be found so de praved as to raurder - •thls - old lady without soy mo , Use for committing so horrible en act. The prosecution. to Arm a motive for the not have even In I:eider:e'er a check dated the 27th .f January, ISO, upon the Carl lel° Deposit Dank, Pr $lO. which was prherifbn at the counter, by defrost -ant, en the morning of the 29th January, our the motley paid to him. This check purports to be sgued• by Maria 'Si. Ettihnecke. Several witnesses haw bees called who were acquainted with the handsriling of the deceased, and who say they do not biters It to be her algoetnle. .ho witness is calledsu prove the eignatuvoirenuine. ' Another paper has heels produced by he Died Jct. Atarney, purporting to be the last led attcw'be ment of Maria M. Stinnecke, dated Ora of ono ; ber,lB6B. It was produced deFrJant and !A counsel on the let cf February , rose - before Judge Daniels, of the Orphans` Court of: fall imore, as the • - will of decesed. The paper watoiled In the office of the Register of .Wills in Baltdsore, on the let of - Fibruary, 11369. This paper; jtus;orte to be Wood by ar Mla Pl. Stinneem, and va her "whole oetate and property, whatsoever an'. hereeoever, . to abs., Pau!, . F. nihoeppe, M. D, to hle owe use and beneat lately." The Outs/mailing al:Meese are Dr Scho. ppe, • the defendant, who Is d r sole legatee: and F.- Scheeppe, the father of fendant. The paper hoe been read to you witho objection.' I' Schoslis• a stibscriblng witness, he not beim called by the , p rosecu p tion or the deirodant to prove the execution of the ~ so that / o have no evidence before us op except Its productlob to prove that„lt lea genuine or fade iMper. It 1/also in proof by the tivo Sub scribing witnensee,,bat a will was executed by AWOL M. sth,,,,ocke, en me.l7th of November, theft, before • she left Daltimog This was - sixteen days before the ante of the /spur I. . 71 donth purporting to be her will, and roe found in her trunk. The paper ~,a , ,, °gored all aidence of - motive to perpetrate the murder. ThefllPOn her death, if the paper of the Pd of Debembe, DM, could be estab'l,bed as deco dent's will, defendant would then come into pan mention is large and valuable estate. The imertant ditty devolves upon you to racer. ' tear and . determine, from all the evidence In the_, - cue° weather the. defendant wilfully canned the d sad, Odarla M. Silence e 0 by administering pollen. Shodd you,bpoit A careful conald, rati ,n nod re ' slew c l , ell the evidence In the case, fled that the death of Sire. Stlnbecke was caused by Prosaic avid or hymnbook acid, or thin in connection with other '_ pommel's and deleterious druge, or any other poison ous dame, given to her by the prisoner, hut- not with the Intention. to ki , r, then a question may anso, In adsaspect dal the ca e, whether eke prisoner Is not guilty of maiadaughter. It.appears that the prisoner Is a physician. Every person who enta's uto a learned profession undertakes to bar g to the exercise of It a reasonable degree of care and Mill A lawyer doe• not undertake that his client shall gain his cause, nor does a physician umfortnce t v. be Ili cure his patioht ; nor does the law rag' that he shall use aro highest possible degree of dell There may be persona who have a more thorou education, superior mind, and the ad vunt444 piling., mportence, who might effect a cure, when thotse not - . powwowd of so much - skill and - experience night lath" but the law requites that he who undertakes to pram tiaras a physician shall have a fair end eras nib'', degree al skill in the science he practices' If a party, having a competent degree of skill nod knowled e, makes an accidental mistake in the e, torment of a pationt;ind death le the consequence, he le not guilty of manslaughter. If a person, totally ignorant of the science of medicine, administers a violent and den - gerous remedy. or If he adniinleters medicines, of the nature of which he is ignorant, where proper medi cal aseistance could, at the time, have been no Ily procured, and detith ensues In committeece of the .......irlolent and dangerous remedy, or medicine adminle tared in ignorance of Its'netura and effect, the party would be guiltyof mauslanghter. - If a niedical man of ordinary deism, of skill in the science he preoll• en, 4111:01441t0T1 a violent and dan gerous remedy with' gross realness, and witi.out a .'due degree of caution; it Lanett rec klessly and with out that circumspection sord — r44ffion which a man of ordinary prudence would moron; if It le admiuln towel with gross recklessness and wantonness, without that squish:ration of the consequence, or the effect It might produce, which ordinary . prudw. ce and caution would require, under those circumstances if death ensues In consequence:oils dangerous remedy having gem so administered, then the partY would be guilty of manslaughter. Applying the principles eve have stated to the pros , ant cam, lfyou end that Miss Saimaa k O'll death was caused by a violent and dangerous renfedy adminis tered to bee by.the prieoner, not with the Intention of causing her death, bet by an accidental mistake, then he would„ not _be_mrimlnally reopensible—he would Oaths answerable for any crime. On deo cod trary, Ithe gave the deceased violent and dangerous medicine, without a competent ordinary degrthof skill tithe science of med fele e, but in ferotin igno run: e of the eaters and effect of the medicine administered, when proper medical assistance wee at band and could have been easily procured, then, under such circurestancerOf death-was-camearby-th4—nieillilitic thus administered the prisoner would be guilty of ' manolaughter. So toe, if the prisoner, having com petent skill and knowledge to praelheeae a physician, acted wilts gross • Imbues, and reeklenaless, without that care and caution which • person of common or -dinary prudence would observe, in ruhninistoring violent and dangerous medicine, and death was cadged by such rash and reckless conduct of the ^ prisoner, under these eirewnstancei . ho' would be guilty of manelaughter The remarks just ,made are only applicable to this cue, if you shoul d Come to the conclusion that the irisoner caused the death - of lilies Stinnecke without ntending to do so; If, as we before said, he admlnle tared to her violent, dangerous or polsot , ow medicine, intending to cause her death„and death woe the con sequence, he would be guilty of nub der of the first degree. \ While the law Is careful to prevent persona from tampering In physic so as to trifle with human life, It will not hold a person of general ordinary skill In the science of medicine: criminally responsible, although, he•hati been unfortunate In a par Millar — C,We, and made en accidental mirtake in the treatment able patient which causes death. ' If, therefore, Di. ' Licht oppo had a competent degree of skill and keen!. edge ,as a physician. bet was unfortunate in his treatment of Miss Stinnecke, end'made an accidental mistake In his mode t f treatment, he would Riot tie guilty of 'any criminal offense. And. aswe beffre , ° said Wyatt entertain a reasonable doubt Whether the prisoner, by administering violent and dangerous medicine, caused the death of Miss Stinneeke such reasonable doubt ought to toduce an acquittal. The evidence Inthis easele circumstantial arid not positive. No ono • ,w,. the prisoner give to the-de cadent any dreg or medicine, consequently, all the . erldenceof 'guilt relied upon by tho commonwealth to produce u conviction, fe circumstantial - • - There Is an opinion entertained by s ome and which we occasionally hear espeeseed, that nil one ought to be convicted eta capital urine on clreumetantial evi dance. Tole opinion is erroneous and may arts. from a misapprehension .of the term. Circumstantial , evidence may beguile es Intislactory and convincing, and In ionic cases more so, than positive evidence. Witnesses may be of doubtful character. They may . swear positively to the fact of killin, and theme be perjured, or they rosy be hones g tly mietak y, en in the Identity of the person; but where dobbin of facts are Morn to by a numberof witnesses of undoubted credibility,. pointing with unerring certainty tothe - ilt of the accused, and irreconcilable with any roeonsble hypothesis of Inn - Menth e this may be , mote eatisfactury than the evidence of two or three ' witnesses who swear poeitivelY to Meta about which ' they may mistaken or designedly mlsrepreSent the j truth. The late Chief ludic* Olbsob juts inkid that g ho scarcely.knew whether there' wed such a thing 'as evidence purely positive; md, to Illustrate the fal -3 -Hwy of theopinion entertained - bit seine, Cud no one . a ught to be convicted of • capital crime on ' cl Irc um .tantiel evidence pots the following "strong case: , - OWm sees Man dchare • gun at another, ou see' the illash,you hem is the report , you anothepant y on fell, a lifeless rerpse, and you Infer from all those Mecum stances that there wale Mill discharged from !begun, which entered the body and ceneed.bledeath,becanie : ruciffs the moral and manila mimeo( such an effect :Ilut you did put see. the ball leave the gun, pass • ,through the air, and Miter the body of the slain; sad :- • poor testimonyWWl fietof killing lb therefore only i Inforentlal—ln other words; cireurnetantlal. it Is possible that no belt Was in the gun; and we itifer that there was, only because we cannot account for the death Manny other supposition.. - • : . We might ppt .agother cane of circtimstantial eel deuce;-two men aro Men to. enter a room shone, ex. . • cited and,qUarselingi the'dooels 'closed, add IMMO diately the report of dre-armn Is heard, the room is mitered by others, Out ohs is found *lib a pistol in: e his hand, just discharged; add the - other open the door, all; th e *genies qf death, with sluff through his • braid. This too would be • case et circumstantial' evidence.; Dub we lire strongly Inclined to Willem,: that' any :'fftan • litho • Could entertain a' reagonable •: doubt of guilt, Upon such evidence, isithougheirctue-' stantiel,WOuld be better fitted fees place In • lunette' asylum than a Seat in the pry bog. ,We have given .: thesis 411641 to cerrOf the erroneous notien,'•hould : medal exist in your - minds, that no person might to be convlchid of Milne en eircumstantlil Middies,: 'lf ' Oda ideals. entertained 'and acted upon' by, juries, - - entail WO 00040441/ n aps P4 l 4gbir'! 3 4 1 ! 1 . F l oq. .... cues and one citizen" will hare little protection Itttetila violence pf the lawless and tho 'delay". ' , Bat to Justify, d conviction in a criminal case, the 'orridlintiei whether positive or circumstantial, mint satiety ithe minds ,or the_ 9. to a moral certainty, Ind be ; /anda reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused. "A roast:noble doubt" lea term often need, probe blygenerally well understood, but not eatily defined. PA doubt, to work an acquittal, must bo serious and anti:its:Wel, not the mere possibility of a doubt," bo• 'cam:eager) thing relating to human affairs, and de pendintfon moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary doubt. It is that state of the rise, which, Oiler the' entire compariron of all the evidence Waves the minds of the Jurors in that condition, that they cannot say they feel an abiding,conviction, to a • moral certainty, of the pritemer'a guilt A doubt, - which - ls caused aolelyby undue sensibility, in vier Of We consequences of a verdict, Is not a reasonable doubt, Bot when all the facto on both aides have bean fully axe:rained, and every effort mad° to eater-• lain their pueblo character and bearing, any reason able doubt, finally and permanently. remaining on the mind from whatever cause, will Jo:airy aproCin• withholding his assent to a verdict of guilty: Tho term "moral certainty " , Le a, quality or state of mental imprvesion which has •lioen said is.;:a?Ort easily conceived than defined. An eminent jurist his defined it thug: "A certainty that-convince s and di rects the ucdorstanding, and Benefice the reason and, Judgment of thoet who are bound to act conscien tiously upon it" Again it le said to ba '" that degree •-o nut:ranee which induces-a-man of sound mind trt act without doubt upon' the conclusions to which it leads" -- Another author says: "it to ri state of Iva. preulon Imiducod by facts, in which a rtotonablo mind feels a sort Of coercion or.. noceasitf.to act in accord ance within the conclusion protected being one which ctinnot, morally. speaking be avoided, cow:Wenn y with adherence to tho truth - " ' Youi aro not at liberty te disbelieves juror., if you believe as amen; theta, -your mitt inposos'bri you no obligation to doubt where no doubt would , exist if co' oath bad boon admit:it:tared, If you entertain no rcaaonablo doubt, al we him explained it, of rho prisoner's guilt, you ought Memo 'Viet him — But - ItTottherfrom - want-of-satitifutory ovldence_of guilt on port of the Commonwealth, or , from a conflict between the evidence on part of the common .v math math° defendant, you are not satis fied, to a moral certainty, and bey. , nd a gearottable doubt,of lag guilt, then tho law requires you acqfilt him, . • We have said that upon -the indictmeol you may convict the prisoner of warder 'of the firef degree, of Murder of the second degree, or Of voltatary man. slaughter. Our opinion is that there is no °ficke° that would justify a courietion of murder of the lacond degree. If the prisoner wilfully.caused the death of Alias Stinnecke by poison, ho would bo gutty of murder of the first degree. If without intandllg to cause death, he adininistered dangerous, violent and poisonous medicines, with gross rashness rod recklessness, as before stated, ho would moth° golty of murder of the second* degree; bacouoe malice' would bo wanting, which Is essential to constitute that crime ; but he would ho guilty of voluntary ilanalaughter, ' The prisoner is now, in thelanguage of your oath, given to you in charge. Bs ease is in your hands. Give it your very deliberaO, calm and solemn consid eration. Guard yourselfes against any prejudices; give to the defendant thrbeneflV of the presumption, of Innocence, until gait is clearly proved, nod 'of every - rational doubt; and so discharge:your-duty:to the commonwealth, tetho — dtiftifident, and to your selves, that you will enjoy the pleasant reflections of an approving continence. DEFENDANT'S POINTS • The Coo:t is respectfully requested to charge the jury as follows ; and to file theircharge in writing: the C,mmonwealth to establish the true rase of death by clear and irre fragille proof ;. either by direct and posicive evidence, or "by circumstances so clearly and necessarily connected, tlat they are equivalent to absolute and positive: proof," and if there is - arif reasonable doubt about this fact, the. jury should acquit. Answer. In atrial for murder - it rests upon the Commonwealth 'to establish the true cause of death, That is in this case that death was caused by poison; by proof clear and satisfactory to the jurors beyond a reasonable doubt—we will not 'say irrefragible proof, for the term " irrefragible" means that which cannot be refuted or overthrown. When the evidenee is circumstantial the ciir cumstancea must be so Clearly and necessarily` connected that they, are eguivilent .to abiOlute and positive proof. That is, your mind must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt. This is all the law requires. If there is a reasonable doubt of guilt upon the jurors' minds they should acquit. order to justify the inference of legal gffilt 1 -frdm circumstantial evi deuce, the existence of the facts show ing guilt milk be absolutely indordpati ble with the inancenoe of the accused, and incapable, of :explanation upon any othei reasonable hypothesis - than that of his guilt." "This in law is - the fundamental rule by which the rele vancy and effect of circumstantial evi dence must be hstimate'd." ti Answered in the affirmative. 3. "Wheflegal guilt is to be made oat .by_ scientific evidence, that evi dence must he of the highest character that the nature - of the case admite."— And 'no scientific inference should be drawn against the prisoner on the ba sis of facts about which there is any sOnable doubt. ~,,,Answer. This is so where guilt kto be made out by scientific evidence alone.} But. guilt may be made out from moral evidence. From facts and circumstances clearly establishing de fendant's guilt, and excluding 'every reasonable hypothesis- of innocence consistent with the evidence. 4. Where a conviction depends upon fruits only to be ascertained by science, and a knowledge of the laws of nature; and their workings and ef fects as established by. experiment, if the scientific experts, called to testi fy on the one side and the other differ as to the material facts, and the wit nesses are equally credible,'the wit neAsess whose testimony is in favor of the innocence of the prisouei• ought to be prefeired ; for the prisoner is enti tled to the benefit of all doubts, and doubt upon a question of science is a most serious and all important doubt. Answered in the affirmative. 5 If it be true, that Prof. Aike destroyed the value of his distillate as a chemical test to determine the prep of Prussic acid in its - free statejty introduction of sulphuric acid • or,T the jury has well authenticated fats from scientific men and books, Mt . make it even doubtful whether his,:is tillate could be used as a certairitest of the presence of Prussic acid.i its free state, they should lay the;Ples tion of death from Prussia acid aide. Answer. Under the facts etatd the jury should lay the question• 0 death frcim Prussic acid aside, so far'le it is affected by the testimony ofirefessor. Aiken and his chemical analifia• • 6. If in the post Mortemexatnina tion by Dr. Conrad,' he accifentally al lowed any pOrtien of the,lldod 'from the' brain to escape Withoit knowing whence it came, or in who part of the brain it would have been found ;, and that blood might have ben so situated as itself to be the causel' death ; or,' ithe did not examine tie spinal man row and the kidneys; pid'the cauite:d death might have been in.either; then theipost marten exaidnation must be regarded as imperfek untertain and inconclusive, and tlii jury should not base on it any intrence, that thire was no zititural caustfor death: ' Answer. If the lost mortem exami nation was conduited by Dr. Conrad, as Stated in thie'yoint, and-,if parts were left ,unexailined which 'you, be tinder the Tevideries ,might have caused death trom; natural causes, Alien the jury should' ntit,',basii on'. it any inference that there was.no natural cause Of death. • ' .• 7. If the obarge of death. from ,moi phiti rests alone on Synipteine which are common to . death front' morphia, and. death from apoplexy, and other diseases; if the' ec , idente .to these symp tenni is contradictory and un certain; and 'death': '.frentiirlol, l olll4 • is unsupported by the postmortem exam ination,. nand.cheMica!,antilylS land for a stronger 'reason, if inCMunetent with both 'the latter) they, should ' aleo die miss this inquiry from' their Minds:: Anaioerd If , you find • The :facte as stated in this' oint, then we Atinitier,. it in; the ; But we don't tindthatand,Aat the;',Cornmonweidtli .allege , that .. deathWas ',produced • by gorPhirialmie: ;; The edlegatiOrihithat death;Wae callsea':;hr .the 'Alecto of Prussia: acid :arid morphia, preceded by; ;;administering : ', ;the' lient., tartar emetic:Land tpecaertantt.' the effeete, oridilmptome 00104 EMEMiIMMEMiM by these 'combined poisons medical witnesses tell us they have nonexperi ' enteind the'books are' silent on this enbjent. charge . ntdeath "fronOli'a comhinationPrussict. acid and .. ../aor•- • phiti;*sts on 'the opinipiipf a nan4.hel admitted; on his crost-'exinninatidn: that he had ;no experience:in regard to'llie effects- of these poisons combined,' on the human system, and who admiis' that-he -has up authority from the hooka to justify:what he calls hie ••'. opinion," his opinion is utterly worthless and unworthy the...name of proof. This clia:rga; likA aired; era", mas.t be, iip• .ported,fand • established by-,,,c10ar and! . A.rrefragible ,proof ,1 ,and; if . it! is .114 t, it , should be dismissed by the jury. :•. And if Dr. Herman has_ wilfully and, :knowingly perVerted And.. mis r etated the they . 1311410 2 disregard 'I; k .whole testimony, • . Answer. ; We cannot; eay that ,ypti, ebould dismiss entirely an ,opinion famed* Atakmd;in this paint. A phyz -- 'eician, skilicd,in the science of r medi cine and of long experience, may ; f(o•in and express an opinion tts to. the effent! - of-combined poison opinion! is' homed -only.upon his knowledge oft .the effects of . poisons. separately and uncembined, and it is not supported either - by hie : , own, ex perience or; knowledge derived from , books, such opinion, we would say, ought to have bnt little, if any weight ; • with thb jury. Tiis.Washington..correspondip ,of In answer to the latter part of this, .the New York Ereniv:Post sr ' e. that point we say if the , witness has wilfully. t he Preaiden: has taken the snags and knowingly , perverted and mis stated the facts,„you should disregard ment. of the, Alabama questi his whole testimony... If the mis-state- own har lB . '441 doing ,8 9 I 1 9 (1 ,P1 1 !?t rnent • was unintentional and a anis, he is carrying out the W 0f tliclpf‘p• take or mis-recollection, then , it ought pie, and that: his manse ll be approy.. not to discredit hie entire testimony.. - ed by them: - i8:680 /lined from the 9 All presumptions of. guilt arising, •• • , • - b , most trastwortny so, et 3 l at ne con from- the tact that the prisoner had'pOi- . r " • . • • • sons in his possession,. are rebutted e stablished a pre eiders that Englan d? 'and annulled-by the fact that he is a - cedenh,. during the late ..war,, which practising physician, and- that,it was ear a ht: be regarded . ' otherwise ~than his duty to keep and to administer triese as medicines. . exd.edingly favorable' to the United . 81;ltee. It ialherefore useless to ask Answer. We cannot saxto you that all - • ' • surnpliens.of _milt arising from the 4'gland to retrace 'her steps so long fact that the'prisoner. had poisons in his „ 4 S sife - Miud'arlfertiblfln ; , 'possession, are .rebutted and :annulled ond ' , with_ nothing to. fear from_ the by the fact that he is a practising Ph./ .. United States in-case she' should go to simian. Particularly if the evidence of f war with any other Power. Dr. Herron satisfies you that he purl -chased, Prussic acid, from' him in Ha. risburg on the 23d of January last. • But the fact that the prisoner , ka practising physician ought greatl•t° weaken any presumption arising m the fact that he had purchased Plasi° acid and had it in his. posession,.. - .10. If on the whtile case tiaJury cannot, make_ out,.. clearly, cealialY .and beyond all reasonable di4 the cause of death, from the eviihse . be fore-them ; and -if they have Tit clear and irrefragible proof that tl;prisoner wilfully, premeditatedly and, his mat, ice aforethought, .did kill a t murder Maria Stenneeke, they-mid •ac- Auit, Answer. If you are „t: atisfied, to a moral certainty, as we,)ve explain ed it, and beyond .a reaseable doubt, from the evidence, of ; , e, cause: of death, that it was canal by poisons„ you ought not to cony" , . And if you have not - proof clear a..moral cer tainty, that the ....Prisolr willfuly, pre meditatedlrand of- /1--Ittalies afqs , thought, did kill a m ilurder Maria M. Stennecke, then ynkPught to acquit him of murder of -thlirst degree. We Will not say to youaat the proof must irrefragible, for treason we have 'be fore.stated. But the evidence antis flee- yail. beyond , , reasonable doubt. that the death oPliss Stennecke was caused by olsoor combined poisons, wilfully given her. by the prisoner with intent tomuse death, then the prisoner is guiY of murder-of the first degree; for d,th caused by poison, willfully ki rg iistered, is, in law, wil ful, delibera, premeditated and of malice aforaiought. But if poison is administere , not with intention to kill, but with es rashness and reckless ness as. s i c , , :d in our general charge, then the osoner would "bi guilty,Of manslaugter. 11. fact that death occurred from some uuttural cause, and also the spe cifin.cate of death must be established and pried positively and :beyond doubt by thcprosecution; and only after such positit and irrefragible proof of the unnairal death - and its speeikcauso h as fen given, are thejury warranted in c Asideriug the motives of the priso ner IM= , r The motives cannot be used to de twine the primary question that a e rne has been committed. They are hi, a pat of the evidence-tending to pow who committed a crime, which lust be proves} indubitably by other vidence Answer. We cannot. answer this 'point in the language used in it, for there are terms used in it which we cannot affirm. But we answer it thus : The fact that death occured from some unnatural cause, and also the specific cause_of death,as in_this_ case, that it was caused by poison, must be established and proved to a moral:cer tainty and beyond ,a reasonable doubt by the the prosecution ; . iand only after such proof to a moral certainty and beyond a reasonable, doubt, and its specific case has been given, are the jury,' Warranted in considering the' mo tives of the paiebnei..: Wo, affirm the 'ratter part of this ;point, that motives cannot be used to determine the been mary question that, a crime bas been' committed, aud in the' language of the point; subsittiting for the term i!in dabitably" the words "beyond a rea sonable doubt." • 12. Tn all cases where the charge le of homicide, it essential that Alen) be.distinct ptoof, first, of the fact of death, "end nacondlS , of:Ate spcific cause,of death; and without Mich : proof no individual. can be iMplicuted n or rea ionably required, to explain or account, for facts of supposed suspicion. Apstoer. We answer this in the affirmative, and by the words "specific came; of, dealh" hare heed; you will 'understand that the proof must satisfy you, inthis case, that death was caused by poisim,..tffit it is nt.t necessary that it should be provisd what kind of Tioi -11011 caused. death. The Jury' went out, at,orie o'clock on Thuroday afternOon v and came into Court at'ls ;minutes past 5 o!clOck• of tho same afternoon; retnrning as their, verdict,,they ' , find the,defendant guilty. of MURDER •IN THE; FIRST DEGRIO in the manner and-form otoodo,indieted.” , The Jury,.at, the instance •of , ,defen-. dant's y counsel *r was.. then. , polled, :and each *one. ansivered that he found ;the defendant guil ty of muider in the'fnat degree: , •j , ' • f At§r Beeretaryttoi3tirellhoOeldAvo t millions of gold during.,,tbo morith, re 'calving therefor seven millions of mi. !ieney,:,*hile .thp, illiee Mililons\of.the, Malone' debt Boi hada (1404 this time . ... ~. P r P.!44Cing , ftiPoi,hP B ,c9ot . lc" 0 1 91' ti # ll ,-TutP.tcir, l3 ;9f,! ) ': 4 : l tillOri;'°4‘..t l 4, ' , PrfP ir PP!;.',AO/ , ' 112 _ ere44. 11 ,t, . 4 .ri:. 1 01, facterer:cytko.cotiirtf.not.see . tileltd ,ti'.,,,' ,agit, of thai:evirAti?f do the eotlidnet , of iiiii.iirfiste . .litisinese,.woidd7.be set '441 1 / 1 1:111141,04Mirotettt,Okiatiltldloi.. ~.,i r'. : , ~, ~ V , 11..".., ..i; 4 :!.....11:•...,_r !='`..... 0, 1 1 ..: ,,, e. '.r..,''''"".`,..T . Z.." , t , i. 4.. 4. :..... .?",...u . " Ai. oitgatrat • , - AHEEDri r s cpr s R . Friday Morning;limell, 1869. WE may look to the , ,Ql9 ; llampOire Legielattire, which has jdet, deediabled and-gone at bneinees in-enbuoinees‘way, : f9y IPAIImI4 ttkie :teontin A inendm ent. .ITherki,ie uo , dan-, ger that 'the `course', 41116de:island , will be imitated eiti7er :bY the New Legieletaro , or . the ,. New, ##lpPallirQ geniat9ro s ..... . , ; lkfcrrutyoour :new To' - Efiglan'd,jla ' heen. , received with open. arms the'-nierelititgand lead. 'Plis'shOWattr4 -.the-growlings-against-usly-iftefiritiil lion lave , beennhushed, and4hat\i the hatred of " John. Bull is tempered by 'fbar.' Be knows ":toti'Well which- side his bread aqaart el witli, ,United, ,11#kei,,,. Niw POLITICAL MOVEMENT.-A new Democratic party 'proposed in Indiana. -It is to welcome into full " Democratie" communion men who have lie'retofOre acted with the Re t üb limn party, exacting no test but that of agreement with the - Demdcracy on the issues of tbe day. This, policy.,re calves the endorsement of representa tive Democratic papers in .the West;. the Cincinnati Enquirer, the. Waverly (Ohio) Watchman, and • others, being among the number. But what, will it amount to -1--- The - Democrats may call upon . the Republicans to join them 1 But will they comet That's, the ques tion. It- is something' like Glendow er Falling spirits from- the vasty deep They sailed to - put in an appearance: BOUTWIML has apparetaly adopted for his Department• Shakes peare's, advice, ''!Neither a' borrower nor a lender be." Tlie'l'reasury Dierks are absolutely, forbidden to borrow mo-' ney. in advance of the regular time 'fel- - payment, and- the disbursing officer is, forbidden to put out cash' in advance for their accommodation. Very possi bly there may be a few of the' lorwho will ascribe'to this turning over of a. leaf their formation's of a habit of sav ing, which will secure them a coveted independence. It is high time 'that some ouch principle was observed by salaried men. IT Is wonderful how we come to tot : ernte and rather like some things that we once decidedly hated. For instance: Senator McDonald, of Arkansas, has procured the appointment of : Col. J., W. Mason, of Ohiquot county, Arkan sas, as Judge of the Sierra Leone or Capetown Court . of Arbitration, pro vided 41:T under the treaty' for the sup pression of the slave trade. Col. Ma son is a colored man,, born a slaVe in Arkansas, made free by his father, and edu'cated at Oberlin, where , he gradu ated. He after Ward entered the Doi veysity of Paris, 'Whence he graduated with honor, and. entered' the French army, in which he served witirdistinc tion, coming out of. the Criniciati war, it is understood, with 'the rank' of col onel. The commission will be Made" outtfin a few days. - 7. , . • Too Mimi INTER us r.—;Our readers have seen the account of the English man,who 'has returned W l thoustunt dol lar bond to the, Treasury, declaring that at ; six per cont. he has received add is ; receiving too much interest,,&c., and wants it so arranged 'that in future lie shall- only receive thre6 , per cent: The,case is s'o extraordinary that it is, said, the Secretary has invited a visit from the strange man. The Buffalo Express' nye : 4 ' It is - not everbody that can consent'fo - purchase praise at . so dem' a rate. We shonid,.however, be gratified with virtue, and•not be too, inquisttivO as to the motive;"_,_ Recent aacountei state tbitr:the gular Englishman. is, crazy, and, has, 'performed, similar feats of generosity, in hie own country.' Seeretary!Bont= well did riot iircite' a' visii'fram SECIRETAnYf BOpTWEL,I, eeps9A , bravely in ,hie course,. and .:the gold gamblern i:are retiring shiindy, 'before him . , Jeyerine they, fail bilek,'.the prieiefgeta;,: l T4it 3 `Of his come: : that; Was,, to made t:titt of the ; high, price of gol: lio Made, and 'Aiminisherk ciui•"debk:and enhaiiee . nl!tie vaittel l Of eurriMOYnttbe . 4ino, thee. „ 1 ,41.. 1 .119nt 7 , , tielreays, ik is reported, that if, he . had 'the Mitheritfihe could , now, fund our whole debt ittlorieborithi tit about four per; een't I ;interest. 1. If thin' in 'the I dan'e; he eheUld i fitivetlie,authority.ian l ds Congress nteetk , :i Ae s nwearnent, .of I , l what may be elpectedi frOm the prevent policy, the tiatiOnaldebiyint reduced: We,' believe tho_l lll ';*94, ll :r i1r04 , 49 'of bonds should be.eteadilY ; increentid.. •By so doing ,we raise thelprien; of :our, thicitritiee;ln,''EurOPO, 4 , hieh'reetintlY l declined *On ''aeeenet '' l . papee..lnetead ;of coil, and, ye give ; k otimuinstte.; trade: Mid general iatishis idwaysgained , brthe Of natio= 1 4;n4i t t 4 ;: , :? 4 " 11) , :6J.vii.,rif.4.l n n - F , A ,,,,,,, 7 ,,,,,,,,,,...,,, ~,,,,,,,,,-.....:,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,.. • . .14 ben/era - tie Wiiiitlr'' . , The Democracy ,of thie.countyseix to be in the thrtata'ig dissolution. IP defeate d c cudid4 ; lastjapipecu.: 1;l' ',oe itieenOlef a iiOlutiot:A4helCon enll4l:whietililiglyf4llPri.4! vide a:LAiiatioi#,i, subriking, ,. untetrifiielie iiiprieti4o4' 4 the udff delegate systeni of •nOrA ti P la to- that hnowfu.as the oCrawf•l'T n. -- ,ty, System" On the .I.sthP; t !gq ß 4 P, ditis) lidter4y4t4ni it4tr'4di: :4 6Y?ft ,vote,,aldiost ..-unanirnousiii:.tha-.9th section, of . the organic ler 9 11 ,f 4 ,i 8 7 8 " :tPlili 4444. the - ,fifiloW -' ~...:-It.'; , -.q'tqle:Stildiliag (Jo : t k e ",! a n m i _ e ?...P : rpani shall -hav,c-,p9V ing,talled for that pui °"lY•foxi.iati. - .• invention, and, to, gates to the Stat to. select dele l . „o„,q m , ,the noe Conferees.. ' , •, ,: .ui, d „, , dim on the Committee 'i.„„ f , i, 0 6, 6 tithe - e,ntid elected ',7'.'iii , Cal,..ifd,l;,' 1. h IPP*,- I ?.'7.g'i,. a .':„ l r : • . { f e j,ki t i-;i o‘ ' r,Rtate,convention,ror, '. :thePurpos nominating, a candidate 6 - i - G oto .![Th - critupon r a ;squad of. f.tobi.o.n.i: !list: kited' undertook ' at another' ' ' ' • the CUPPertitiee' to 'Unde 01 . 1. PrP i i°.., , .„ F 3 _, tion,nod:eary,y, the,Plectimlef., the . egate before the masseit.oitheir : p'at ; , and ii , regular 4hapity family " . 1 ii, of 'it, : thby are reported' to hive 'I iffd; ,Thft ChdirinUof the CeMniittee, bfweyer, it seem's, ; was too ,much foTri ,hem; and their. little : gamir.wair nicely blocked: ' The defeated. malcontents,, kidliof - rageet 'their discomfiture, flew at once to . the emptying of their spleen ' through. the .polumns of 'a cOupla,of lit tle CoPperhead . papers, printed, some-7 . 1 where, we scarcely know 'where,-at tiff ferentPifinitt in triii'etianty: '-', —'. 1 . To us it wakes little erne difference -who their delegate - may be, how he may: be elected, or what .candidate 'in Con- Vention• he may support • for nominn 4-ion7rtholie4hing..._onLtheir—part .being an 6144. farce. Gen. GEARY will reedy . ° thealthost unanimous nom.' ination olithe Republican party, and will receive such nn overwhelming ma jority at the polls next October, that the Democratic candidate will-be glad. to, forget that he ever aspired to ~gif7 bernatorial honors. ' And yet this squall in their - ranks•is to us full of amuse ment, especially 'when the opposition are - acting - in' open defiance of a provi sion of the organic-law of their party: When the Democracy —adopted the Crawford co anty - system We predicted that it would prove to be the rock on . which they would -split, and verily - is our prectiotion.cereing_trne even soouer_ than we anticipated ; The Public Debt. The official Treasury ,statement for the last month, showing a decrease ,of the public debt of $13,384,779 97, Will - be ]tailed' with satisfactionby a large majority of the people, ac:eridence.of.a settled purpose on - the part of the Ad thinietration to lessen as rapidly as pos sibld the weight of that heavy burden upon their backs. We must not ex pect to ;pay . thirteen millions every Month. The'receipts from all sources of revenue were, perhaps, larger last month than the average; but we may rest satisfied that - midi month as it comes round will witness the applies; tion of every: dollar of the excess of revenue that sound policy will sanction to the trradbal extinguishment of the debt. Whether the'amount liquidated annually in this way will amount to eighty million or oue hundred and six ly million, just in proportion to the amount, whatever it may be, Q ingress will be enabled to reduce the burthen of taxation, so that each year—as long at least at. the. Republicans remain in power—it will'grow lighter and light. er, until it, shall at last disappear alto gether, probably within the, life tithe of the present generatiOn. This is certainly an encouraging view, and one which, from the facts before us and the known integrity of the Adminis tration and the Republican party, we are fully warranted in taking We must. not disguise the feet, however, that some very intelligent Repuplicaus, statesmen and.editors, are doubtful of the wisdom or expediency of so rapid a liquidation 1:4 the debt as, the praCtice and avowed policy of the Secretary of the Treasurylndicate. . They eonterid that , the' substantial interests of the ccuntry'would • be better 'promoted by a redue,ed Scale of faXation and &Blow er progress of extinguishment. But, however this may be—whether, the theory be sound or unsound—this fact ie clear, that while the'reeffipts wider the revenue ,systerh turit existh, con,, tinue to pour into the Treasury in large excess of all demandtofor ordinary ox penses of,government; it IS bath' wise and expedient to use that excess in payment of the debt. - . In addition'to the reduction of the public 'debt, as shown'in the statement' of gane; 1, there Was 'void during the liOnthof May. interest, to the amount, of $2;197;197,which was due and pay able before' . thei first of" Match, whichhad 'never been reiiorted tte part of the debt. More than double that amount was prObahly.pald is lika mbnperturine March and April.• .The. debt fast; reduaed *more than! 'ltfteeii'milli6ne in N V A641114'0 ' than twentyrfour • sinee„Akrob.,:ln it:will be seam thaw the amount-of un=: redeemed' 'Coupon s payable , May 1 has been addpol'to' ',the, June,. stateraeq.•, ,oliking• to the manner in .which Atte 'aline accounts, Inive , beend . heretoforu . , kept, the• fall ontSiandiiig coupons p'at'h le bef i o're that' daifi;',.4ariniit' 0 99 0,t : ,be; ascertained Withal:Ott Mileb,c i of eiteippb hes writtend a letter' 'Advising , the ratification of the Fifteenth Arnendu 'ment, in geodi and' saying -limit; cctici'be novrong tin 'giving:to the country the:benefit 1C,,% privilege alii ready eitendedo to' then wholiv-South:' -conidueicati,,hocays c 'll l 'We want a GovitritriehtPu ,goed . Governinetiti the' 'beet Grivernment ttnigeti We-want tl t te!reiiose andfaeisuritv nnd'ionfidenoe , 'that /a I State .Gortrinnent“ alone caul pepultitiOttj: iheill4l'oth. black cutd , wliitei unite, uicotv 'eettimon'liiouciaquidlcring•libUrtt ' 'digitiod,tecirchtt p 7,1141. fiancr-- ddivas of Welcome. -1 Hon. J. Lathrop Motley has suited , sl in ptt g land, Pn Mn . nday4he May, he rac:iiioa ad4r:ere of welcome' preOgrited by,the Liverpool and Amer °f• 1 ‘=e-: ; kMirican ChaMber of Commerce, he returned thanks the welcome hg had received as the lepresentritiVe of thm.pnited.Bnitee. .116 said i '.wps.the vainest hope and the chief wish of President Grantsai Administration, and of the' people of America, to' cultiVtite:feithfully`frierid lylrend '''ci'hifttble L %rele: , tiorie' .with the goyernincitt aid people of Great. Brit nip._._nThe happiness: of the world, the , advancement .of civilization, 'and the 'best hopes , of litunanity •depended •on ,the concord of all branehes of, the fin nten' family, especially en, ,that of, the tivo leading, nations, both' connected by public • and pers6nal:•interests, allied ;by bloCJlLatidicieit_fo-nointnerce__Mtd. the enitivaiion of thearia'of &toe. „Mil Motley ; concluded as'. folloyvel ". MY: • most strenuous efforts 81111 be deVoted •to further:geoCunderstanding,- on - the basis: of endtping trietidehippnd ltind ly :religions, An accordance with the great principles , of justice and Honor, which are the immutable and only safe; Unerring guides 'in the cOnaticf 'Of na tions."' ' In answer to the address of the erpoorChamberpf Commerce,. IVlrt M. expressed a high Appreciation of their friendly sentiments toward' Anaerica, and assured them that - during the 'pe- Ood of his once , he would endeavor to promote a good understanding , betwecn •thetwo' nations of the Same race, bound by unity of interests hitherto unequal led. The best and highesi'plarposes of both 'were fulfilled, by the faithful frieral73l4 irfre Aineiiitiri'peo - ple, an the Government desired amicable re atious with Great Britain on the basis of justice, and a dispassionate regard for the rights and duties of both. It was the earnest wish of America to 'extend her commerce, mt the question of free trade was beyond thelimits of his functions, its settlement being vest ed by the people in Congress. CHRISTIAN UNION is demanding at tenti m. We have recently witnessed in the 'blending of the Presbyterian as• semblieS in New York.' The Protes- - tent Episcopal - Church has made over tures to the Methodist Episcopalians, and the latter in turn have proposed a union with their brethern of the M. E. Church South. A few weeks ago , the Board of Bishops of the M, E. °buret' North met 'in Miadville;-- Pa., - andH adopted a circular letter, and have ap pointed three - of their' iiumber.:—Bish ops MOrris(Senioißishop), - Janes, and Simpson—to present it to their hieth ren of. the Al, E. Church South, wifo met in St, Louis later last month. Bi shop Morris, being unable to attend in person, wrote to his colleagues to rep resent him as being in the fulreSt and heartiest accord. with any movement looking toward a union of all branches .9f the Methodist family. Slavery was the original cause ,of the separation.;- that is aboliShed, but has left bad tem per behind, which cannot be so easilY Overcome. We understand that while the Southern 'Bishops received their Northern brethren very courteously,. 'they strenuously opposed any union of the Churches.—.The—Southern--.11,-E.- ' Church has thirty' COnferences, con taining 53 . 4,681 members, white and colored, 2,674.travelling and 413 local preachers, and nine Bishops. The.Nor them Church has 64 Conferences; 8,- 420 travelling and. nearly 12,000 local preachers, and 1,250,000 members. United they would form the largest ho-' dy of:Christians' in the United States. THE PACIFIC/ RAILROAD.--NOW that the great Pacific Railroad is'an accom: plished fact, reflecting, hon9r on all who have shared in its construction or advocated its claims,-the_ secret of its birth becomes a matter of more than ordinary interest. -Hon': Thomas, H. Benton miff George .Wilkes both. ark credited : with a--brilliant defence of its feasibility long before any - one could be found to takehold_of' the work it self. The friendsof governor Pollock , however, make out ,a strong ease to es• tnblish the:claim that he took'the first official step in the matter. ; Upon his ,motion, in 1848, in the House of Rep reseacitives, a select committee was raised to take the question of a Pacific railway into consideration. The com mittee consisted' of VOD. James Pol lock as chairman,' Hon. R,olit. Toombs, Mr. McClellamb Mr. Hillifird, Mr. Dix, on; Mr. Venablo, ,Mr. Taylor and Mr. Melay.. The - report of the 'committee 'emphaticallyreconimended the Under taking of the work, but the attention of the ,coutit4y way ,diverted to ether, affairs, at that time and no action- was evertaketi. -- ,Mr; Polleek's'repori Was inadajune23, 1848, and: will be found - • . • atlength in the -third volume, of ,the :hit*)Tgited States:Hatiseof Representatives,-first-.seision--of -the Thirtieth Congress, No'. 133::: This, With:the report of the select committee' 18 . 64' Made Hon.' Janice - Al. Oiltnitll, makes . the, official record :4 Pi 4 iipyl7ifti*t,4 3 l - 04 8 . - matter, a very 'strong and gratifyiug , ane.. z. • I 1' improved 'Hair I „It estorer .tind iittiention tbo'putilia ,lie itivithid."ti, tit/ tant ihapge ) , o'cbritly Hifi) 'attlchi; . 1 o' °fret is tfici itrippitiO .Pr6pa'fatif6n;' ',Ropef.tiedr plonipt brig i4nd !ht:la irifts'aailion upod'ilray'scir,' 4ulokfi "i6qpl.llo: ad—agrecAble _'. Deeseing ,' pil in ono , bottle.' _frtits:liothidiao4 a r - pi t ii•eot' an 4. ey,Ol';i; greft" SfinstiypFg,-7 "notti7 proprt9on, cloar i•;?Ti l iitiViy; f i l l;.4 l o4ut l 6 l iiipo 4.0e0": p?Tel4.2:l3 .! ::ffnd,iiiit(4t 11 . 0 . t)1 .019 s. b 7 li !! 4 :73 11 1 131 0 1 4; . is r: X. PLivyna beet) ap oi!Aati, ,44 4 , 01 0p;' . ..1bt.th.P! Z4FeY,t4Pllltrict,;,l. ' tP Thd'following interesting little y in relation to the • tichoeppe Trial nod !Convictiog, we copy from the 13altt:. 'Mere Sun of Satr4day, . lent.,_ It is froni thief ready pen of ]l2r ;WlNOkrei the, gentlemanly correcpondentA of th was present thelfrhole' of the trial. It is dated tiaiiann; Jund , 4, 1869. Tho convictiod;nf Dr. Schoeppa for the murder 'of Miss Stinneeke, of iLlaitimore, somewhat startled this community, front the,fact that since the year 1800 there has boon but ono conviction for murder in this county, (and. that waaollowed by.pardon), although the trials for murder have aver ,aged!at,leastionp- peramsuns... Aithhugb many citizens expreihod; 'their Moral' con victions of the prisoner's guilt, yet they' `expected that ho would escape conviction through the technicalities of the law or the complexities, of the , case. The concluding, 'arguirinutin court by,tha district attorney; Mr. 'Maglaughlin, is' spoken of hero in 'ver'y, high terms. • • • • • Judge Graham's cbarge'to the jury was' 'quite impartial.,,, Ho stated tho laiv of the case; and reyieweat. 'great length the fitoli and circumstances of the Me as pro. vented hi the , evidence, but intimated no. opinion as to•the guilt or innocence of the _Prtsoner...The_olise_was_a_remarkable ono,_ nOti only from the length of time given to its. s examinatiOn,..(ten days,) but- for the scientific infOrmation brought out by the evidence, although 'it seems to have had' 'butiittle offeet on the-result. The testi ”niony of ; the 'scientific experts examined was quite exhauhtivo on the subject, and developed the hitest 'propositions and dis coveries id medical and chemical science, tit connection with , the symptoms, onus and detection of the poisons which the case presented. In this respect it will rank with the causes celebrae in Americanjuris prudence. Tho cloding 'seemi‘of the trial in court yesterday was ,impressive. When the court was informed • that the jury had akreed, he directed the sheriff to brog•the prisoner into court,.and the bailiffs to no tify 'the counsel in the dose' to , be present '1 he nows-was Soon cotnuninicat ed-through the town, and •the: court-room filled with people. The prisoner, Jr. Schooppe, short •ly after , witik'ed into court; apparently un .attencled, and took his seat at the trial ta ble, where ho had been alloWed tZsiCduring his trial, to enable' Ms counsel to commu nicate with him more rutdily. Ho was neatly dressed as usual, in black, his linen is scrupulously neat, and ho wears gold spectacles. He seemed in no way diseon- Me e 00 -s N Wile i were urne o him ficini ovary part of the court-room. From his manner he 'evidently expected an acquittal; and such was probably the bel of of the greater part of those who looked_upon him. The counsel rind spectators appeared more anxious than the prisoner concerning the result. , Judge Graham. directed the jury to be brought into court, and as they entered, every oyo was upon them to as certain from the expression - of their- faces the nature of their • verdict. The clerk, with some•emberritssinent, thou called the names of the jurors, and put the following _question Do'you flpd the prisoner, Paul Sehoeppe, guilty of the murder and felciny wherewith he stands 'adieu:4 or not guil ty 7" Amidst -the almost breathless ex citement of the spectators, the foreman, Mr. Jacob Rhoads,- arose,!and answered, "Guilty!" The court said, Guilty of what?" The foie Jan responded, •• Of murder in the first deg:ee." 4 At this announcoment,-the quiet of the court-room stirred with the emotion it ex cited, and many glances of surprise, if not of. satin action. -were quietly exchanged. The prisoner's florid complexion was blanched with - ti slight pallor, but ho did pressiOn a - - is tree. Ills - counsel., Ati: Miller, requested that the jury might be polled, And the Clerk repeated the formal interrogatory to each , juror, and each, in turri,.rose and responded with a firm voice,' "Guilty of mindery in the - first degree"" Thu court directed that tbe verdict be re._ corded, when it was read to the ititz, lind en bowed .their heads ' in confirmation The prisoner's counsel made the usual mo tion for a new trial, and the court said they could have four days within which to file their reasons. „_ Judge Graham then directed the prls oner to tie removed, and he was taken back to his quarters in the jail. The prisoner exhibited no faltering stall', but it was evi dent that he had begun to, realize, for the 'first time during his trial, the serious re ality of his position. _ . Ii iiftiriderstood that tho jury, upon re tiring, stood ton for conviction, and time other.two desired further time for consid 'oration, but soon united in the verdict which was rendered. The prisoner was very ably defended by learned counsel, who omitted nothing that• zeal could prompt to insure his acquittal. It was remarked, however, that no attempt WILS made - by !Ed EfOrnse to prove good character. 4t Shortly after ho was remanded, his aged father was seen bending hie steps towards .the jail. The scene of their mooting is pitiful to conteinpla.e. Whether the emo tions of hbrror, grief, agony, remorse, pen itence and woe, passion and revenge, end the smothered rage and rate born of baf fled schemes and profitless crime, are wit nessed within .those walls, depend upon the innocence or guilt of the prisoner; if innocent,his situation cannot be too strong ly commiserated ; if the!law lies spoken truly of his guilt, he cannotcomplain that the band of retributive justice has "com mended the poieuned chalice to his own lips." ' Among other improvements in this an cient borough, now embowered in foliage, the visitors to Carlisle will be glad'to learn that a now hotel,ealled the BENTZ 1 / o tiSito " has been opened, with now and elegant furniture and improvements and modern - appointments, corresponding to those of first-class houses in the larger .cities. The Hotel. is admirably kept by GZOROIC Z : BENTZ, by whom the prop erty has been, recently purchased and re constructed. [For the littainr. Ilantati J . Familiar talki on QitiOdons of the Day, • ' WOMAN SUFFRAGE. . • To dwoman of ordinary sensibility it must be not a little flattering to witness the , commotion; which - bits been causetl'in the ' political and social world by 0 the discussion of the propriety , of giving her the voting privilege; bitrong-minded men and women, whe recognize the degenera cy inte'which 'our public morals nave fallen, dwelt upon ' woman suffrage es if they. could - see in' it the dawn of ;el brighter, day. Moralists , and humanitarians seem ito see in the, movement, Alio eradication of much of 'the vice and corruption, which at preeent threaten the permanency of our institutions; The -subject has, elicited mere discussion 'and awakened more in quiry than .any modern movement in . a similar field. -,Among, its, advocates are some., Of ,the noblest minds, of the day. Nor has --it escaped "ridicule.'Like any other reformatory Schema it has encoun tered much opposition. Country powspe, pars have indulged in, commonplace, ear: cores .ahont , the forlore and missionless women who advoeatea more active*. , ticiPatiOn'in ptiblidinffairs'and the-stump ..toratOis' who in 'every political' campaign inundate the country, never fail to insert ,ft little fling at petticoat reformers in their vapid speeches. , And,they„strongly hint that id petticoats,: would bias, like to draggle ' in':' the . _mire .of individual i , ,intluence,- c and --- Mercenary; ' motive -a the vericat grog -bribed voter ', of them all idcomding to'iltiteso . Miss Olive z Logo 'Miss, ia mile Dickinson and kindred apiri fare epiy i . husband-km*3,m and, theirl tereet in,the topit:s or the day, assumed', hide' their re'al designs and Mathew the suceestt. • I We. prefer, • .to look•upthi thg ,110WeVer ill earnest, noble, 'humanityl ' ing. womem breve enough,,teface the fleas, sterns of criticism an mssconet tiotii,ighorance acid- the prejudices of elar metes' put t6' thein. - . 'nut- beneath 014 rabbish•or epeeoh and epithet; lie fact.thut .It.mdican , Polities stand. i gent , need cf,some regenerating ,Inth Never in' the history oror,,cpunir there hoon. it,iiine,. when • a purify if Meth; Was Sis.,,strongly demanded coddiiiit of Cur.hleotive , franchise,. eatopnigne, which .for. hol4evpry,ptbekconabieratlon in ;the, wisdom and rnOderukionxif to'dde'd lice teedd'urien' t enrkei.' Aeknotned4ltiglhid" 'no 7 eindjd baindi , ouglittemef ;thin any project, tirbleb pronil orate.l, 4l l4l l nOlfy: Abp,, :9 1 1.°0 . • i 41,1,n0t ,011r,pUrp0i0 to ,Ifrovinn enile`lind'iniasten: All tbd end sung Inuidredi of timdS 1;P: 1 . lit iien'as" to havehad' theeffeet tftintellectu*: oily dwarfing - the object of so much.adula tion;,..Thot, woman has , " a powerful and contrOlOgiiiifiniinde is undeniable .andlt. 'remains for. to consider the sehject of tho elective' franchise, under 1 tho tiVo:osriaoti. which are naturally pre, _ 4nil first; willihe introduction of a new element essentially" different, have a hone .fliiial.effeet 7: 1 ,Heretofore the arena of poi tics" like:the Mohammedan Paradise lies been hatred to women, only to cause her to resort to numberless intrigues, to ad aomplieli the same end,..-A-woman's-wit, generally makes her a match foPall oidin .ary legislation, and practically, we. know she votes, how open, sho'herflolrbest -Change of 'any kind in "goimrninental affairs is apt to produce a ,toniporatrjhr, 'and It is not at all likely that a mass of sensitive women could be put in possession of so: important a prize without d momen tary intoxication, which. would be .itble to act.up to their nevi ,- statuojoeivoliellevo thoprivilegoweind;be.alMost universally used, But before.mileti:gopir.eotild b 6 el-, foetal:in this way; those constpoes a tran sition "period when the veciPiiitits of the nave .power Will have- o .'become educated .to the required Stoniiiird..:' Her:powers of judgment and ability,-to take frith° ya , rioua bearings of netfonal..subjecta,:Must be Cultivated' and ;,tlinerinust be itiloVied -Tor , the - grcAivth-9f - wber.tiriirhabit of-;retw Boning and .ealculatinn, ',essential - to' tho careful weighing uypublic "questiMic Women have.tooVng, been the' darling "of the poet and theinsplrotion - of-the painter to be unspoiled. 'not unnaturally they hesitate to cone down‘frodi Alio pedestal whereon they have - been worshipped for so many centdries:' Theihminine. , mind., ut present, is better able to decide the re lative beauties Of violet qr maize colored ribbon, then to consider some knotty prob lem in Political.. ,Econoiny;',. .Ffifers, at this momenta delicious little flirtation in the alcove, to a 'ponderous disquisition on national jurisprudence, or the.caleulti tion of interminable rVivs.of. statistical figures. Whethet the enjey.ment of that name tetc•a-fete miOit 'not have a ("avertible el fecton the male voter.is then the question: Be - aides it-must be ad - Milted , ihat women with their sympathetic natures,. ;would make a sad jumble of s'ubject, "prediente 'and object. They are so, accustomed-to sub merge their individuality in that of some other,' that they wotild find..it exceedingly "difficult to act independently in the new capacity. They have also a certain Utopi an idea of irnliossitile good and would be. perpetually broaching some visionary po litical scheme. These and man ;other objections will occur to m o o of the gain the friends of women suffrage, hope to get from their favorite scheme. But if sho is thus debarred from this pat - tiouityr Mild of effort, she is still able to do much toward regulating and renovating public matters and manners. 'There seethe to be a'crisis in the political affairs of thia country. There is in the moral atrnos mosphero a certain bodi , g sense of qin ap proaching storm, and prescient minds are casting about for means to break its force. Thought is aroused to a living and fearful activity. The intellectual world seems inclined to throw off all restraint and lit erature and science aro alike .. tending to the maelstrom of irreverent speculation. In all this the work of woman is conserva tive. She must'be seen and felt in all these movements not indeed in strife and debate, but in those soft and gentle, yet alluring influences which she imposes on mankind. She must seek to allay the ef fervescence of excitement, and the law lessness of passion, "Sitting by the fire side of the heart, feeding its flames," she can at the same time' mould and sway public= opinion and say - to the mad ele ments of a faction, populace--" Thus far shalt thou come and no farther." 11-4t - AttatnPirlances around - 11r thollght of her emllo t The Var of the initteitini to hushed for veldt e, -And Diodord, content !rem hie fury Formes, "Reposes entranced - on thnlanicitu of F ence." Zinn_ and oountg, patters THE TITUS CASE.—We ha'ye given Up for the past two 'weeks so much of our space to the details , of the trial of Dr, Patti Schoeppe (while in this weOk, wo give abstracts of the arghthent - Of Counsel, and the charge of the Court" in full) that we think it wise, to abstain from giving the evidence as developed before the Court, in the Titus case. The excite ment that-surrounded the trial of re markable case of Dr. Schoappe, fail , d o be again aroused: to the evidence which points to the malicious and premeditated murder of ,Henry Stamn, by ono of the pleasantest looking little Dutchmen that over ‘.ciit a throat.'' • Titus was arraigned by the District ilt torney on Thursday afternoon last, and to tho. bill of indictment put in a plea in his own worOlens •follows, 44 1 am guilty, but didn't take the mousy." This seemed quite a surprise alike to the Court the District Attorney an 4 the spectators. Mr. Shaipe,.one.c(the defendant's At torneys, then arose and eic „ plained to the Court that he had i t sformed his client that .ho could either pload guilty and throw. upon their Honors the.. responsibility of hearing the evidence and determining the degree of guilt. . , About this time/ho Juryth the Schooppe ease brought in t i leir verdict qmurder in the first degree,/ and the Court then ad journed until Faday,morning. The whole Friday end part of Sat urday morning was occupied in hearing the teatimony,on one aido and the other, The micloneeAlio part of the prosecution from the daypf , the arrest, was as-positive , and as direct] aa circumstantial evident:Et can be, svhiie the admission of the priaon er gave it additional strength and came." .., ; Doctors gowlanil and Nevin testified si • -, to the postmortem examination . made by .them ; thit-they found two wounds; that; the first 4annd they examined. was upon . the skull, extending from alittle above the comer of, the right eye backward, aboutleir and . a , 'half hiches; that AO' skull' vie fractured the whole . lobgth .of the wmild ; that the-second wonind was in the that ' ; that the head by-this wound we's n rly- severed from the bodyq: that these ere the only Wounds they . : found upoihe body ; that Oho wound upon the neck ! as inflicted by a sharp-edged In atrutient ; that the ono upon' the head' was intliited with a blunt instrument. . . 1 hi s. TiebeeCa forY t esti ‘ tied- that she is the othertity-lsil of thel t defendant ; that II riEklimin 'came to her home with Ti! td he evening before Heir Year; between 11111 dark; that she . ..gav"e them, t it supper ; that they passed the even / i'g _pleasantly together; Altite.lthe L4`ibit,r , dining Tltits 'asked her if :she'Vt . e.,:iiie Or.. said tie was ... .going i rk oney from 'Henry Stamm, that.. he said: "ain't I Henry" and` Henry 'Bilid,:t'yni,;' l ' that she told him to bring /tan* of.tiqur"; that 'she _went _Up and bro_ught,dewit this: bag, and saw Stamm hand ; Tana iinet,e i that' Titus started th , toWn Oliat after he held , gone she and Stamm' ontered.int'o` -a conversation about churches,' a'nd'about' her . bbildrembeing InHeaVeri; . that Thai , in the meanwhile came : back bringing with . him / flour and 'eight) and some' Other . things;" that they then° conversed among *id :father,. aboutaending • 'etiolate Ger many'. Vile , next inornlng Titus ,asked' , her whero.he could get, some meat ; that she'. , told him sheshoUght ,he could ,gOt- Wit: finaith's i , that , she ''Went:.ddwa ,-,to: Sinith's and ' waited until' he came beim.. and that he told hod Titus could get mouti . ,thet she then came home and'found Taus cross ;Abet oho made up the fire and get dinner; that she told Adam to Comp and 'eat,'tliiit “lieWbuldh , t 'cense f•thntStatinn eat up and eat and Titus, and that ho.t,old . toldlitamm to eat,until he, was fUli; , thnt #damiisked her if,vie anulci get.' moat, that she answered yai,ltadtm . iaist 14,11314n!t think this:man 'had any siniiU change,' 'andattid 0 I wed wo will 'mi n ,. i'c t Win; to;ix4o#,Ow :Etx;il, ..gel . ~40. 0 10.9, 7 , .. 4 ~•;„,,,, , :, • ~,, , ,d .,::;-•:. ~..„ ,•:•.,1:1,.1.:4.t has lig ale; n the in the to ~ time. time pooy_once, Nnnon' 'popular bo feet, cito enter o to smell g state Of r ter: ilito'•ii tria,heiiilllu, ,as bobn'oidd . inJecta• '9l+ l'f.'.,' ;, L-lir!' Thanged';:thltt" slaty thumbs aft elle would . l,l4t4l£44lilrt)".'lkis:?:tioneyr ',that; lie;',.,. might get hlsleg hroten, or'taleoshidir',' IV , - rilighi got no work there ; that : E, then . pulled a paper out of , his' pocket, and.,siki ho Nil; '. surd of getting wOrli uP 1 there i' that they then sat a little , while, end then, gV.. up . s.nd went out ; that they were out , a out five minutee ' and'then - natio In,, 8 Mum7going up stairs,' and Adam saying th 't beifthMt, ,''tiP, ;to 'change,' Ails pants; and,, it , thatihey'we're,' u - ititO'the . woods - . - going,).. l ' .... .... ', for 400d";,.thiii'sh q told hite - to bo careful and not ent‘doWil any Of gi: Means' trq . es`i ; ' that he',sald ho ' wouldn ' t( that be. said , be , ''Wli uld Vibe& pine log - dotitrib tit Waif tip' there thatk, they took the axe - With,. ~ there',. (witness identified the axe); that this was 8 o'clock-': M. and .thrit, little returned after; 5 o'clock ; that she told "hire supper:': - Was ready, - and be said to keep simper , back';, that she asked, where Stamm: was, , and hp'E said, he,had'left him in We; woc4e ; that ,he than 'wont 'and took the bread;'ent a piece off, sat, doWn and eat sortie; thitt ho thou wentout and did not come back until whet: eight ci'olcMk ; that' eliei'aslied him then 'agal n where Stamm .was, and ne ' -utid- - fie- had -lefthim-in—towthatlib-,11-ii.d quarrel, — .that Stumm said - thati AO had said4that she belsoved.her cbildren.wetoin Heaven, that Stamm said to him the is a liar Lthatnhe - then said' he:• might. come back- and kill us all to:night ; that Adam Sinn came up find kissed her,.and Said that man will novertay.hancls on yeti ; that ihonext morning holtsked„ter for the shovel, that she asked him whet he . Minted with it, and ho said,he wanted to fix„,.sotuuthing. at the ~ g ato; that she couldseenothiing he fixed at the gate, but. that 'he put shovel in the h`og'-pan ; he then woritip Smith's for tho meat and: brought it with,him t that she then SAW a new pocket-bok he had, that there was no money in it ;:that' he had a dellai 4 and • • on or thirty...bcnts ;41gal/a asked . his wife to go along tolvni, ak( beytalited of buying her a shawl ; that they eat,din tier and 'Viols add his wife got ready and went•to-town - r that ho bought her a shawl a pair of shoes, a sot of cups and saucers, and sense other article's ; that ho wont out 55000'• rn.t •n: tri pelt_ with. mud on his pants , ancLan, his face ; that, his . wifousked ifilh''Wlide he got the mud on him, and he said to her she was craiy, and got up and wiped the lauded . hit, face and then talked of going to town. 'After din-. nerhe. started to town, ha d t, they went on to see if they could see anything ; that they went up through their lot (wither s his wife and child%and up a ong the run, until,they came to ibe . trackattkrUen,, and those of one of them she knew