Lent Assizes.
R' c r1. Raron litsniows. T-Iis D i-tIs ti-i e'cl for stunting at Sanimuel Butt, with in- T- ' :in-TI1c- hm. to oairm or dtebgure hiim, or to dlo him sonmc cres'so--.-tharmn Til ind;it;i;ent also contained a Count on .n .' rk -. '-'--'t; te w risoner wvith, firing, - guin, in a close T2 -c cv s---te at 'ite prosettltor in the nighit. M AZ r- t"-'d 'he c-sr tir the prosecution. o-,It -"' :hc Prosecutor. satid, I was garnekeeper to Lord adlt .a'a ma7s lass. and was stavin:g at the houise of a tenanit it-a - I ctcson. On ?te ~ ITho anuay a litl ':er itg lh:.an alarmi was, giveni that somie one was shoot- rcn;4-'r. On thiis. Willli-usi Trids'and I wenit otit, and 'a '-.ti-r- Ii II, fore we re-tehcd ': . coppic'e. As we arriv-ed at 1~'.'-'sit -ard a seco-;dl r-in. I i".towards; thle place where I c-'--' e o -ensto citnic isux andi sac. two ruins CaMe ut: 1' -,( 'i, , in the c,oo-nc,n. I ran after thiem- ;got za " - ' -' ard,s~ athsietti and11 the n-uasct, whio was tthe 1'~fc ,- -r 1 -;-Iand, tiredl at tie. The contents of' the gun rt--,led, 'i-.c t,.~ 2-, t-, eiii into nit breast, shoulder, and f'ace, anti !*~ dwIn s 'tin kiee I ran tip t o hiin. hisse er, tripped hint -tr''c..''--i wi'i 'its sthk. arnd fell down) oii himi. I called to A- 1.''aly Tii ivre'om assistance: lii r-x e camne up. and laid hiold o, u-;-:5,-C I w Own- t't-i ' hoiise senseless. 'rTe gun wvas N-tgat :'i-s-- w-;i- -tn I csnie up toi the prisoner. Li-o was, ons . ii' 1.! 1 'i- linid I was ii ndt.cr the ca%re ofia surgeon ;alit. ta Iso I. t t I- t if rn I a rm. ( D'ie witness htere produic -i 'a, ;-'c-s~ . wor onsi,-.gtt quiestion, whlichi Ti,;,--:.i - h ad !--- anti tiertitrated wit:1 shuts.) . ,I it, M'iI.i Ltsi;w - hal lic, ben at .Jack.son'a an' Itt-- *lut. lTh,- piace1 whiereI sawte he Iirselsuer is .II 1, I he t, \ n s aw hithe hiad comeo out o 'ciWc- ui. wiit ' Rh :ot a regrular loot-road. As soon -.: ,. .% bei 1nu to, run. I Tali alfterl themii. and canie sc is t it r- ct'.I did no, .clIEto theistl: tnt italc - .h Ot-pi.-' - tt hadl at stick in tile hand. They could t,t;iit mten running aftir tlietiii Title linev- it'T eIa very few ltin-ites after I Hinst saw II hI tiot beetsistsken. The slut tuntneil ne I - Lw h.ti' men rmIiitng whietk I rose. .11r. Lawie;' II i' c oiI Ki,'mf Lorta A i idlletun, had ditcharieett * ..t.I u,, n. rot to act as, .eaoekeepcr. The nuisun- - 'Ca!C --t i log, attil in contiseqnetce of somne manvit- I iis't. ha eei discharged about thiree weeks, 'an' 1' o th-e meni t:;ght hiave niude a tri p be. H a ~ ~i! - NtA!.n-T received oarv deptisation frntm ''-"-tere g orc is uli : and I ano hi"s gamekeeper still. TM ia.invh wents out %vuth the hiroseculor, cor- a.-I a aaid,! chat, itie himtself recei veil see crl -; -; i'- Jdtr, at-d thist at pli'wtaiit was taketn out of T-- kct.~ T 'p, muu'iit hiare gonec off' in a niountIcr I'r who c.ttte tO the assis,tance of" Putt, i-I ,. t'tCg 1i.- eio, tn r.t-vas ti red w as i n thIie p a r ia o t Il rt- '- ', sat',.who attc'td,'d Bns'., stated that it 5 in~~~" t:IOte mUte .tishiOUtiter, itt-ins' of the 7-n~~~his, flint teeth was knzocked o'at. lie . -~7C -V - *rI 'a use il hisg arot. 'it tile lea-tnet.Jd 4c Ttte itielict. is:,of w!I.iitl thwas fraised iitnier tile . i L ' iii; It-n" I :IL -Oil of ( h-orge I II.. .ca1Ql Lv oed APIi I firet of tlitie counts wa, iut ot tile qttes- tii h-te, ireti C.-mtunittc-d ill a c. -- ---I cc x t opi,)cn, was, exclude.d Irons tile 'P'. ~-e,~,c s-nt rca -et stir chin rzeed 'tie ilt,srtt ''-tier lic~ h''i';ititsr, to imilit'i aitt dishitrure hiit. - -, " ' ' a bdilhy ha-m . t ut si'ete wa, no count * i 't~~:IC ,t%I t e, miiritng its pirrttl applica- tt0 'a' ~~t in rit-tcto partivis kiwi ttll'a t1it- ! .- !e 'ti-.s str int,i cutisodv. As thisi clause suns no'. -' ~'~'"''-a' ntaruai~ oowed th.at no circunistoinc,,s wlhichi - -o.ani inidis-vrt,nt s;trcili.'ahiv framned uinder is. c--' ~ at i charge framecd so tteet the othier dec'srip. .;,a..tI.cnr. all autitorit)' to seize the prIsoner i- t''T ; - '.C ar : all iticer I-ces wicih mnight he dle- ei' -6~tire -isr 'e itas en :'aied itn tin illegal desi trn Ii1 ttat of t wo mnen,I a'. a late hiou r i n t he 1ir wogieionicctthipups.and 1 -7 t ~ ai''-''ll-t'.-;t eanti living?, in otier. perhaps, to c'r luld 3uch an act he regarded as, murder, if - a'' ' ~I-nnt hnc tliteshootnttngclearlv didt not amount ti '' ''V ' - t' tiac stattite '4 ' a-'n iit Rass 'A ~a: ti., n' ciea r; agreedI with she learned - t r i- ''.o' F as ii c. that the counrt tin0er tile 1 't 's il'~' t-l qt nit' ' tIla: all she considerations - -'t tl--'.-m"t-'I t' sts- p'lOseCUIOT as ea'nvk-eeper so Lmorti i'-- it vi from itile -ase so) lie stihinitreltci' s ic I it Si iii (P '.i~~~~~~~~~~~ *.. 0 ii lit c wise; her the gun went~~~~~~(lei(i whdle is- - o- r I -t -t'-r it w s fisee" iunder a wveil,'riouneled 'ipi c- i r f-]tile s-'-wo pt:rsur-d thle prisoner apsi c -'- it:! fivyC thiink it t,tr oif thlese sin1osi lions 'sto iscite ai -c-rdlirt of no't guilty -at s si '11 thlat thle gun was. tired Irtin a dest:re -'to offciience ws-ult. in poin'. of law, be suchi -' - . I II' n i '~sswas intended to hiuni,sh. n-n --yr -tz n--yrir hc awas innom'-_nn of thie chiare." 7 I ;!', ,c gav t"ieprisoer a excefentchiarac- t.- 1!-per, and sta,t 'd that he was a'. de tiniie Ai p nwprc;ve ;ted tttc rise I a she jtir,v oittihe foloting, ad P. coi it in tis deci6sion Oit tille Point of law" "r 7- 1 ~'a tas-tistii tli e trals:wictoli accitlential. so acquit I.'Ie ' , tIr-cgn Wius list-hain-m ut.der a reasorn ble aptire he--r- .-er-os. s,n"r.r tin arm it h ut if' tile believed thI h -0 c a-s: i'r s'- 5 In c' .a;iE qi-ian then to coiti-ict, iitt hoot Ce' - r' t - ratshc-ritsv it itli Citbicti the jiutsuers rsigite he a-enie, 7- t ri-instance, Nt hiclk couldI ottIy arise on an actual, at- U-I -'. ,cir-mr lis. A4 fier reading orer ttite whole of she evidnce.i het i 6ri' xie st~rjous consideration to the is,sue, whiich itivolveti~ t 'i ri'anmr. and itas of Hig importancee to tise puiblic. ir, U ;iherateil fur a fair riiuttues. and thien returned a ver. Bar.- 'i 'sannorl dirccted iliac the prisonershiould be rensoved. it--) ! : ; a-s sentence till tile clo've of she es!size-s. J;F.' A 4NA I 7 /,N. >.Atr VORD CRIM1INAi. CO)RT. ATURAV. allz 1M.