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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-10-23, Page 1VOL. XIII. T aaraseteatattotamatawamattatasantatmoiaiiistama COMMUNICATIONS, l'iOT ROOD POLCCY. To the Fallon of Tun PORT. Snt.--I noticed a letter from F, C. /togere referring to the unworthy tactics of a men. clu,ut who is endeavoring to injure hie follow merchants by trading on that ca. !amity the smell -pox in Montreal, IlIr. Bogart goes altogether beyond the bounds of cou'teey in hie letter, and another mer- chant in an advertisement refers to the "old fogy watching with jealous eye, &a." Now, these are indications of a spirit among tho merchants of I3russels which cannot fail to be injurious to the trade of the town, and I have reason to know that it is not confined to the dry goods trade, Merchants should remember that their in. dividual interests aro to a certain extent identical with the general mercantile inter- ests of tho town, that any unworthy moth - acts used to injure their fellow morohante will surely injure themselves in the long run. Although competition may be 1oo0, every merchant should strive to uphold the dignity of the mercantile profession and guard its interests in the town, I am not a dry goods merchant and consequently speak with more freedom than I would if theca 00008 had occurred in my own lino of business. Yours truly, 13rmesols, Oct. 18th, 1885. Mamas:ca. What 1'. tZ thinks about the letter of Ratepayer No. 2. To the Editor o1 Tun PORT. Sin.—"Another Taxpayer" in your issue of the 0111 inst., sums up his opinion of the Scott Act as follows :—let, Tho Logislat. use hae no fight t0 say what the Citizens may 00 may not eat or drink. 2nd, Tho law wbiah seeks to do thie is a breach of the higher low from which statute law draws its inspiration and sanction. 8rd Any law which violates what every man knows to he a natural right, a right which the overwhelming mase of mankind exer. dee in the ntnseet innocence cannot be on. forced. It may be added that the Legis. bature has no right to say that a citizen shell or shall not rain himself pbysically with liquor if be choose to do so ; the Log- nslaturo has no right to say a oitizen shall not dull his iutelleat by becoming drunk, since that does not interfere with other citizens ; the Legislature has no right .to say a citizen shall not abuse his wife and children as they aro his own property ; the Legislature has no right to say that a citi- zen shall not invest his money at the bar, as that is his own individual business ; the Legislature has no right to say a man shall not walk at any particular gait be pleas° ovon'if it bo an attempt to walk two eidee of the street at the same time ; but the Legislature has a right to say that a Citi. HU must not jostle his fellow citizens along the way ; the Legislature has a right to say that a citizen moat not expe0t to be provided with a public lodging after ho has become unable to take Dare of himself ; the Legislature has a right to say that a citi- zen must not hand his family over to the public for support after be has squandered his estate in liquor ; the Legislature has a right to say a aitizen must not endanger public safety in the dozen ways a drunkard may do so. The Legislature does not say through the Scott Act what iho citizen may or may not eat or drink, it simply says a oitizen must not sella certain drink, found to be injurious to citizens. "Anoth. or Taxpayer" and everyone who endorses his statements says in other words that liquor is harmless, that drnnkonness is not a vice, a crime, a sin; that this oountry is not suffering from .intemperance. Shame on your correspondent to boast of the vie. lotion of the Scott Act. He may be one, of the very fere, blessed with strong will pow. er, who can use liquor without greatly abusing it but he should bo charitable to. wards his weaker willed neighbors and not glory in placing them in temptation. Your correspondent knows very well, if he known anything at all, that it is almost impossib- le to u0o liquor without sometimes going to excess and the Scott Act which seeks to remove temptation is in accordance "with the higher law from which statute law draws its inspiration and sanotien." What he means by "what every man knows to be a natural right" is I suppose the right 06 get drunk, but to say that the "overwhelming mass of mankind exercises (the right to drink I suppoee) in the ut. most innocence" is too nonsensical, too foolish, too outrageously absurd to be no.' Road, too mnoh like tho argument of a confirmed drunkard. The Soott Aot is checking moderate drinking oven if it is not half enforced and judging from the cams tried in Clinton an effort is being made to enforce it and no doubt before long it will bo as well onforced as the Crooks A.01. Yours truly, P. Q. Toronto, Oot. 18th, 1885, "Another Ratepayer" after 'Cold Water.' To the Editor of Toa Poem. Sim—A oorrespondent (Cold Water) com- menting on the reaeon0^given in my letter for the failure of the Scott Act ataime to be amused at what he soya is a resurre0- tion of King Dodds' arguments. 1 never hoard Icing Dodds, nor remember ever reading any of Itis speeches, but if he made etlob atatemeut0 00 I referred to he stated what i0 true end right, and tho truth can- not bo made a lie, nor right to be a wrong. 'Cold Water"propounds a few que0tione for me to answer and it i0 my turn to be amused at the simplicity of the man who can take such a euperflcial view of the question. There is a great difference be- tween the rights of property and the nat. ural rights and personal liberty of mon, The Drown ie the primary owner of land and "Dell Water,' can only hold the land by permit or grant from the crown, and Ibo Drown r08Umee Its right to the p000808. ion of the land for the Purpose "Cold Water" refers to and oomponsatee him for his interest in it. A butcher who would sell diseased meat and cheat hie enetotnors K SSFIi.$ .POST. NO 6 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY,OOT.23, 1885. is (lisboneet and should be punished, but there is nothing to prevent it roan buying good meat and keeping it until it ix putrid and eating it if ho thinks proper to do so, many ]rinds of game aro so treated and eat- en by highly civflized mon of opiourean Metes. If "Cold Water" persists in meet- ing a frame building within the Aro limits he 1a not arrested, as he imagiues, but hie building is torn down by the authorities at his expellee, and if ho delights in lire mane and purchases a revolver he is not arrested or lined for doing so, but if he carries it without a justifiable reason he is liable to be fined. Tho Government has the right and properly so of expropriating property for public purposes, at the same time it is bound to pay a lust value for that which it takes, but no government has the right to take away o infringe upon the personal liberty of men unitise ao a punishment for crimp. "Cold Water" imputes to mo more knowledge than I possess when ho says I must surely know that our laws are passed for the good of the people. I know that many of them are and I know just as sure- ly tbat some are passed that aro inimical to the best interests of the people and a fore that aro degrading, but when he asks if I have never learned nkat strong drink is a curse, I answer yes, to some people it is, but to the groat mass of mon it is not, and it is for men to use their free will, whether they drink what is strong or weak accord- ing to their judgment. Fanaticism and ignorance are, and always have boon, 0001. panion0, and whenever the opportunity offers they become tyrants, bonne we find men, with so little perception of their own rights and liberties and the rights and lib. @rhos of their fellowmen in their tyrannical zeal resorting to tyrannical legislation. The men who do this have not proper poreep- tion and knowledge of civil liberty and aro not proper custodians of the oivil rights which their forefathers struggled to obtain, The only efficacious or justifiable moans of combatting the sin of drunkenness is by the torching of Christian morality and by Christian example. This comprehends a vast amount of practical Christianity not yet developed, and if these means fail the aero brute force of fanaticism will surely fail. I close this letter with the same quo. Cation ns my lost :—A. legislature has no right to say what the oitizons may or may not oat or drink. The law wbioh spoke -to do this is a breach of the higher law from which statute law draws its inspiration and sanatiou. Any law whirl] violates what every man knows to be a natural ight, a right whish the overwhelming mase of mon exercise in the utmost roue. enco cannot be enforced. Youre truly, Annum; RATEPAYER. Brussels, Oct. 20th, 1985. HURON FALL ASSIZES. The fall assizes opened in Goderioh on Tuesday, October 18th, Judge Armour, presiding. Wm. Lount, Q. C., appeared for the Crown. The grand jury were :—Geo. Sproat, foreman ; John Aohoson, Wm. Balker, T. Darling, Alex. Davidson, W, J. Hayden, Frank McDonagh, Chas. MoLauchlin, A. McDougall, Emmanuel Olvar, W. H. Rid- ley, Edward Rothwell, John Scobie, John Slommon, James Straolian, Nicholas Spoir, Thos. Willis, James Wylie, John Washing. ton, Martin Dalton. The judges address was a brief and un- important ono. Ho palled their attention to the need of faithful attendance to their duties, and hoped that they woald make a careful inspection of the premises about the jail, etc. He briefly referred to the oases that would come before them, and explained the law on those charges. OAMEM 008010E THE 00050. Stevens vs. Dale—Aotion for not endors- ing plaintiff's notes in purenance of an al. ]egad contract. Dismissed with conte. Garrow & Prondfoot for plaintiff ; Camer- on, Holt & Cameron for deft. The case was tried without a jury. Taylor ve. MoOulloagh—Aotion for tres- pass in assaulting plaintiff. This case was on a similar line to that brought against Reba. McCullough by Rebt, Taylor last year, only tho one last year was a criminal case. and the present ease was for damages. There wee some remarkable swearing all around. The jury brought in a verdict for plaintiff for $150, to carry full costs of suit. Garrow & Proudfoot for plaintiff ; (lamer. on, Holt & Cameron, for deft, Graham vs. Vanatono, et al—Action for aceeptauce of a quantity of wheat. M. C. Cameron, for def to. mad° au application to postpone the trial until the next sittings of the assize court for this county. Garrow oonnsolled for plaintiff. His Lordship or. dared the postponement of the trial until next spring assizoo, costs of the postpone- mont to bo costs to the plaintiff in any event of tbo suit, The grand jury brought in "n0 bill" against Michael Madden, for perjury. The grand jury brought in a "true bin" in the case of James Hamilton, for negli- gent escape by a constable, 100NEODA1. Bible vs. Zimmerman—This case was triad without a jury. ' Action for the use of a caw mill. Garrow and Washington for pita ; W. Laidlaw for deft. Mr, Garrow asked leave, if necessary, to amend his pleadings ; 101r, Laidlaw asked the same ro. quest. Hie Lordship said he would allow the request. Judgment reserved. The grand jtiry brought in "no bill" against Wm. Johnston for mason 000aeion iug bodily harm. Tye of al vs, Randall—Interpleader is- sued. Non jury case, Verdict for plain- tiffe. Garrow and Stone for plffs. ; Miller & Bitzer for doff. Acheson vs. Mito]o11—Aotion for libel. Metiers. Garrow and Hayes for plaintiff, Tho defendant was not represented by counsel. By telegram he incarnated Cam- eron, Bait & Cameron for 20c, damages, with full ousts of suit, His Lordship di - rooted that judgment be entered in thio pass for the plaintiff forthwith, Queen vs. Ohne, Herbert—Charged with rape. Cameron, ]dolt & Cameron, for the prisoner, The crown offered no ovidouoe, and the primmer woe dlxellarged. Queen vs. Frederick Solos- -Charged with rape, Cameron, Holt &• Cameron for the prisoner. The Brawn offered 110 evidence, and the prisoner was dfeclpargod, Queen vs. Janes IIi1milton—Noligeut nape of a prisoner by constable. The p once pleaded guilty, and after llfr. Garro his counsel, had explained the °iroamstal of the case, hie lordship discharged Ilam ton with a caution. Quoan vs. William Hunter—Chang with rape upon the person of hobo 13ates, near Clinton, in the spring of 18 F. W. Johnston appeared for the prison The following witnosses appeared 1— the crown---Bebeooa Bates, James Walk Chas, Herbert, Frederick Soles, Goo, III W. J. Paisley, Jane McKay, Alex. Tay] M. 1D. For the prisoner—Adam Tnrnbu Wm. Habkirk. Tho particulars of t case aro so wall known to oar reactors th it is unnecessary to repeat any of tho e dance now. The prisoner has been lyi in jail since his arrest. The judge oharg strongly against the prisoner, and after absence of several hours the jury return a verdict of "Guilty of nn attempt to co m10 rape." Queen yo. Janes Bailey—Traversed next assizes, prisoner in $1.000 and W Hawkshaw and Id. Martin in $250 ea sureties. Qneen vs. Edward Hall—The grand jur mune into court with a "True Bill" again the defendant for embezzling funds as trustee. Mr. Lount, on behalf of the crow moved for a bench warrant against dofen ant. Warrant lamed. MoOutaheon vs. Benny, et al.—Into pleader. Non jury case, Seeger Morto for puff ; Garrow & Proudfoot for dot Verdict for clefts, as to all the articles i the issue except in the schedule annexed t the certified oopy of pleadings and for t11 plaintiff as to those. Jenkins vs Hogg.—Action for negligent) Flatting out dee. Seager & Morton for puff, Garrow & Dickenson for deft. Non jury case. Verdict for puff for 5200 damages, with full costa of suit. Trra58n.lY. Wm. Hunter was sentenced to a term of two years, less one day, in the Conte Prioou with hard labor. In passing senten ce, His Lordship scathingly commented upon the conduct of all the young men con- cerned, said he believed Soules to be about as bad as Hunter, and that the young man Carson, of the hotel, had evidently put up the others to do the foul deed. The assault Wall one of the most shameful ho had come across in his thirty years legal experience The Queen vs Owen G. Martin—Indict went for forgery of a bank Vote. Camer- on, Hoit & Cameron for the prisoner. Th jury returned a verdict of "not guilty," in the face of a charge from the judge that was dead against the defendant. The Grand Jury returned the following 0R00000101n0' To the Lion. Mr. Justice Armour. The Grand Jury in atteudanoe at the present sittings of the High Courbof Jus tice for this county beg leave to report to Your Lordship that we have enquired into all bills set before us by the learned crown officer ; and we hear wish to add that our duties were greatly simplified and our lab ors rendered almost easy by reason of Your Lordship's lucid and able address to us in entering on Our duties. At the opening of this court Your Lord- ship suggested that we should be as exped- itious as possible in discharging our public funotions, and, with a view of complying with Your Lordship's suggestion, we made a oonsoiontiono effort, but whether success- ful or not we cannot say. As a part of our official duties we visited and inspected the county jail, and found inusreeratad therein in all eight prisoners, viz., William Hunter, charged with the crime of rape ; Daniel McDougall, a judgment debtor; Wm. Kelly, Sarah Healy one Isabelle Muir, insane persons ; and Archibald McKinney, Samuel Duncan and Bernard Flannery, confined as vagrants. Two of these vag- rants were feeble and old men, aged to- spectively 71 and 86 years of age, their only crime being poverty. Notwithstand- ing the natural repulsion to a prison home none of the parties confined therein had the aliehtest complaint to make against the jai officials or the management. Whilst speaking of the jail, the Grand Jury mark With pleasure their appreciation of the courtesy and efficiency of Mr. Jailer Dick- son and his assiotant, and to add that they found the jail deem, and its regulations ob. served. Iu oonolusion, the Grand Jury wish pub- liely to thank Mr. Lount, the able orown officer. for his marked courtesies to them during the court. GRIMM SP1I0AT, Foreman, (Swam.) teilU.1JDF.lart 3J3IC`ATJ13C F Urea ANN FIr'zoxggor, cantos 010Q oases 001-L001 Si4ttlrlloy morning tho report 10010 rig, eirealated that Mies Ann Fitzakerly had died w, yory suddenly from the effects of n dose of lee carbolic Heid, taken during the night. Tho 11_ daaoaaad was an aunt to Mrs. Thomas Dun - ford jr., and lived with them, on Catherine ed area. It was thought necessary to have an ooa inquest, so on Saturday averring, at the ea. Town Hall. the following jury was sworn in, aro by Coroner J. A. Hutchinson, M. D, :—Jas• I'or Draws, (foreman) Wm. Nightingale, Thomas or, Ifaycroft, J, It. Smith, J. 11. Grant, H. Den - 11, 111o, J. Cl. Slime, A. (Currie, D. Straohmt, T. or, O'Neil, lt. W. Took, 0, W. Holland and W. 11, Aldriclga, Wit Ater going to the hones and viewing the at body throe witnesses were examined and tho vi- following facto elicited :— og Thomas Denton!, on being sworn, said:— cd I got up about 0 o'olook this morning. I au amolled a peculiar odor in the house, d1d not ed 1100110 what It was. After lighting the lire In. lay wifegot up. She duelled the same each. She wentintoyho bedroom of the deceased, to I followed her, and she found a bottle label- • led carbolic acid, on a box near the bed. Bac Dau't lmow whether it was earbolio acid or not. The deceased was lying on the bed y breathing heavily, no clothing over her ea- st ' cept her night clothes. I went at once for a I. MoKolvoy. He soon came, whether ho vn gave har anything or not I don't know. d- Know it to be the smell of carbolic mid as I had omelled it before. Got the Settle from r. the doctor some time ago. In was in Reid n form. Con1d not say how much there was t. in bottle. Tho deceased was alive when the u doctor oamo. Sho had boon acting a little O strange for the past few days, would not do e anything unless she was made do it. She was deaf and dumb, and we talked to her by y signs. Never knew of Ilei to hint at taking her life. Dr. McKelvey had given me the bottle when my wife was Wok. Do not know how mnoh the bottle would hold. Could not swear it was aarbolie acid. It was not labelled poison. There were no directions on bottle. She died about 7 •o'olook. Had Contra no dispute with her. Was down town when she died to toll a man I could not go to work to -day. She had to come out of her room to get the bottle. I heard no noise der. ing the night. The doctor took the bottle, Mr's. Danford, beingaworn, said :—I smel- led something after I came out of my zoom but did not know what it was. Looked around to see where the smell WAR and • thought it came from bedroom of my aunt. - Tho bedroom door was partly open. The room was dark so I got a lamp and Thomas e followed me into the room. Fouad the bot- tle on a box alongside the bed. Isaac aunt's face was pale and thought she had taken it. She was lying on top of the bed, no clothes on her swept her night dress. She was aliye and broatbing loudly. Saw her mouth was burned. Saw the bottle on the sideboard yesten day when dusting. It woo empty when - found bat was three parts full yesterday. It was a square bottle. Do not think she knew what aarbatic acid was. Got the acid last June from Dr. McKelvey. She died about 7 o'clock. She had been noting strangely for • the past few days. About 8 years ago she was little out of her mind for 3 or 4 months. The deceased was my aunt. She said, a few days ago, she wanted to go to the work- house as she 1050 a bother. She was 81 yrs. 11 mouths old. The acid was got for my own use. I did not know it was poleon. My aunt could not read. There were two bot- tles on the sideboard, the acid and a bottle of glycerine. Deceased had never seen the acid used, to my knowledge, Dr. McKelvey was the last witness called. He said I was palled about 6:45 by Danford and asked to Dome at once as he thought the old lady was dying. Iaskedwhat was wrong and he said he thought she had taken oar- bolio acid. Wont over to the house and ex- amiued her. Foand her pulse about 50 to the minute, her facie covered wtth ooid, olammory sweat, the right corner of mouth slightly burned, the tongue pale and much Mellen and the insides of the cheeks were also pale and kind of burned looking. Did not think it necessary to give her an emetic, although I tried to give her a spoonful 01 sweet oil. Knew she was dying. The oar- bolia acid bottle was on a trunk or stand. Took Ilia bottle with me. (The bottle watt produced.) Sho was dead in 10 minutes, tv00 there hon she died. Think the oarbol- hi acid was tho oauaa of har death. A tab- lespoonful would muse the death of au old pertain. The acid was pure. Did not know of the old lady to be ailing. Presoribod for her about 8 months ago for poor appetite. she enjoyed good health. Could not detect the smell of the ooid on her breath. Did net smell it in the house. The taking of ac- id might muse convulsions. I furnished bottle to Mrs. Danford about 8 or 4 months ago. 'Unless for internal ueo it is not custo- mers to label it poison. Did not examine dooeased more than to pass my hand over her, This uonoluded the ovidanoe and the Dose wa0 adjourned until Tueoday evening so a5 allow a post mortem examination. Ool. Otter and his men will receive a formal welcome from Toronto on their return home. Dennis Resume, of Sandwich East, had 81 sheep, valued at over $100, killed by dogs recently. Big Boar is employed in mixing mortar in the Manitoba Penitentiary for the new residence of the warden at Fort Qu'Appolle. Itis understood that the sentence of death passed on Louis Biel, the lender of the half-breed rebellion in Canada, will be commuted to life- long servitude, S. L. Laufer, formerly of Amherst - burg and Strathroy, but now engag- ed in the lumbering business in Ar- kansas, has received a contract from the Singer Manufacturing 00., to get them out 1,600,000 feet of native gum lumber, and has also a oontraet from 11 J anpop Qity yirm ha 260,000 feet. On Tueoday evening the jury was in its plass to receive the report of Dr. Graham who made the post mortem. The Dr. on be. ing sworn said :—I made an examination, port mo1'tent of the body of tho late Ann Plitzakorly about 2711onre after her alleged decease. Externally—The face presented the expression of pain, froth and mucus ex- uding from tho mouth ; on the inside of tho lips a whito osohard, a corroded appearance ; Hands and nails livid and all dependent parts of tho body very much 00 ; the body quite warm, denoting that dammed mot with a sudden dent's. Internally—The stomach was redacted to half its size ; at the lower side on tbo right, immediately under whore the gullet enters the stomach, signs of corrosion worn visible completely through the walls and acting on the adjacent intestines the stomach tva0 empty, or nearly so, and 10ae oautorizsd throughout; the lining mem- brain wits corrugated and thrown into rage. lar folds from nide to oils by the netiell of a sorra dve poison; the odor of carbolic acid was quits perceptible ; the heart, lungs, liver 110 ti011n WORN 1,o congoateilloon were normal but did not 00na1,1cr it m0000007 to examine that organ, L have no hesitation in saying there one anffiocut in. jury to the parte to pr0dnce death. There would not bo much pain nor would alio be able tomako much noise as c,.rbolfn acid ]e a strong anesthetic. Had knownpee- pieto apply it to tenth for toothache, .Did not examine the mouth particularly 00 I was satisfied by the examination of the etomaoh. The mid could not have been taken by mei- debt as it would take 2 of 3 dra0hms to pro- duce what I saw. There were no marks of violence 00 the body. Considered the taking of it a voluntary act and the doso taken en, ougll to produce death. Had anyone ad- ministered it to the descried it wouioi, prob. ably have shown itself at the mouth. After a short consultation the foreman of the jury said they were 000(11 0010 fn ren. daring the fallowing verdict: -;Chat the de- ceased Aun Fitzakerly ocmo to her death, Oat. 371h, from the effects of carbolic acid, administered by herself, and your jury re- commeod that the Pharmacy Act should be amended so that carbolic acid anti similar poisons shall b a labelled Ponces. "JOSH BILLINGS,'' T E 0000p AIbEEICAN nn110UhI00 FAe0E8 AWAY IN CALIFORNIA. Josh Billinge is Iaead. COI., Oct. 45 Wednesday morning a pbysioial was hastily summoned to the Hotel .Uel. monte to attend Josh Billiuge, who was sitting in a chair in tho vestibule apparently enjoying the best of health. When the physician arrived he com- plained of a severe pain in the chest, and remarked, "My doctors East ordered rest of brain," and added, throwing book his long hair, "but you see 1 do not have to work my brain for a simple lecture; it comes spontaneously." While he was talk- ing he suddenly threw his bands over his head and felt backwards uncoil - Mous. He was carried to his room, and in three minutes life was extinct. His wife who accompanied him on his trip to the Pacific coast, was with him during the last moments. His face has retained a perfectly natural expression and bears no indication of pain, Re was to have lectured at Monterey, on Friday for the benefit of a local lodge of Good Templara. POUonzEEpaIE, OoE. 14.—Henry W. Shaw (Josh Billings) was a well- known former resident of this city. Before engaging in literary work he conducted a real estate office here, and was also an auctioneer. He bad been a. member of the Common Coun- cil. He leaves a wife and two dough - tare. His another died in this city about a year ago. Canadian Ivio-yS The Hamilton Salvationists had a big time Monday, when they laid the corner stone of their new barracks. Staff-Oapt Margetts and Mrs. Coombs were the visiting officers, and about 1,600 people saw the ceremony. During the storm at Teeswater, Ont , on Saturday afternoon, while Wm. McPherson was driving a val- uable team, one of the horses wasetruck dead by lightning. MoPheraon is also reported to have been stunned and to be yet unconscious. An elderly woman who was travel- ling with her sister from Windsor to Syracuse, N. Y., suddenly died aboard the G. W. R. limited express between Windsor and Chatham ou Sunday morning from cancer of the liver. Her body remained in the berth until the train reached London, when Un- dertaker Hinton put it 10 a shell and planed the shell in the baggage oar, where it went forward to its destina- tion. None of the other passengers in the sleeper knew what had been going on until after daylight. At the assizes at Belleville last Monday, Mary Adams and her son were placed on trial charged with the murder of Martin in the Township of Archibald Huntington, on, August 80th last, Mrs, Adams is a widow, and resided with her 8001 iuHunting• ton. Archibald, who lived a short distance from them, visited Madoo on that day, and returning homeward in an intoxicated condition sought ad- mission to Mrs. Adam's house. Re forced his way in deepito fixe resist- ance of the woman and the boy, and grappling with Mrs. Adams threw her on the floor, when the boy struck Archibald with an ax, disabling ]him. The woman afterwards, it ie said, struck deceased with the axe, and he died a few days afterwards from the effect of the wounds, After the avid - had been heard the jury acquitted the 1pripofaelfl) without leaving the bog.