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However this young man might be pitied, however much we may have lamented his end, yet he was tried and condemned by the known and written law of France, which was expressed in the following terms: Article 2nd, 11th January, year 5 "Every individual, whatever be his state, quality, or profession, convicted of acting as a spy for the enemy, shall be sentenced to the punishment of death."
The writer says: "At his last term in Cleveland we happened in while he was pronouncing sentence upon a number of criminals who had been convicted during the week, of penitentiary offenses. Sherlock J. Andrews. Judge Andrews was born November, 1801, in the quiet New England village of Wallingford, Connecticut.
Previous to the passing of this act, therefore, the bishops, who had power to arrest laymen on suspicion of heresy, and detain them in prison untried, had no power to imprison priests, even though convicted of adultery or incest. The legislature were supported by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
He told Nick he would have to arrest him on general suspicion because Leon and he were such great pals, and Leon was already as good as convicted." "Yes, and what did Nick say to that?" asked Hugh. "Would you believe it, Hugh, he up and told the Chief that he could prove an alibi.
Some of them began to doubt whether it was not to their interest to believe in Pyrot's innocence rather than in his guilt, and thenceforward they felt a bitter anguish at the thought that the unhappy man might have been wrongly convicted and that in his aerial cage he might be expiating another man's crimes.
He went through the record of his services as a marine; appealed to the character he had obtained from his commanding officers, in confirmation of his words: and concluded by solemnly protesting his perfect innocence of the charge on which he had been convicted.
In '94, Archibald Hamilton Rowan, one of the purest and most chivalrous characters of any age, was convicted, by a packed jury, of circulating the famous "Universal Emancipation" address of his friend, Dr. William Drennan, the poet-politician of the party.
In case of lay persons suspected but not convicted of heresy, the inquisitor was to proceed to their chastisement, "with the advice of a counsellor or some other expert." In conclusion, the Emperor ordered the "inquisitors to make it known that they were not doing their own work, but that of Christ, and to persuade all persons of this fact."
Both of which facts he steadily denied after his conviction, but there was a third crime of which he was convicted, viz., sending a letter to extort money from Simon Smith, Esq., and which follows in these words: Mr. Smith.
I'll tell you only this: You remember Bone Stanley, as he was called in those days the man who was sent to prison for fifteen years for bank robbery and for shooting the manager? Down Hammersmith way it was. The fellow was an American." "I remember it quite well," I assented. "He was tried for murder and convicted of manslaughter." Mr. Bundercombe nodded. "He was released this afternoon.
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