Lives of the Governors of the State of New York
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Van Nest, his wife (who was enceinte), their young child, and the mother of Mrs. Van Nest ; and, under such circumstances, it was, perhaps, but natural that popular prejudice should be exceed- ingly strong against the accused. It was thought by some that the prisoner was insane, and Mr. Seward became convinced, in his own mind, that this was really the case. He therefore volunteered to defend G21 WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
him. The preliminary issue, as to the sanity of the prisoner, was first tried ; ...and the jury decided that he was sane enough to be tried, although they could not conscientiously say he was of sound mind. He was then tried on the indictment for murder, and the de- fence of insanity was again set up, but it proved inef- fectual. The prisoner was convicted, in spite of the eloquent efforts of his counsel, yet in a few weeks he died, while still in confinement, a confirmed and un- doubted lunatic. The following are extracts from the address of Mr. Seward to the jury, in summing up the evidence on the main trial : " For William Freeman, as a murderer, I have no commission to epeak.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Van Nest, his wife (who was enceinte), their young child, and the mother of Mrs. Van Nest ; and, under such circumstances, it was, perhaps, but natural that popular prejudice should be exceed- ingly strong against the accused. It was thought by some that the prisoner was insane, and Mr. Seward became convinced, in his own mind, that this was really the case. He therefore volunteered to defend G21 WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
him. The preliminary issue, as to the sanity of the prisoner, was first tried ; ...and the jury decided that he was sane enough to be tried, although they could not conscientiously say he was of sound mind. He was then tried on the indictment for murder, and the de- fence of insanity was again set up, but it proved inef- fectual. The prisoner was convicted, in spite of the eloquent efforts of his counsel, yet in a few weeks he died, while still in confinement, a confirmed and un- doubted lunatic. The following are extracts from the address of Mr. Seward to the jury, in summing up the evidence on the main trial : " For William Freeman, as a murderer, I have no commission to epeak.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jenkins, John, 1821-1896 to read onlineMoreLess
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