INTERESTING TRIAL,
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The trial of Horatio John Pail, aged
eleven years only, charged with the mur-
der of Benjamin Molineux, his school
mate, aged twelve years, by stabbing him
with penknife in the left breast, COM
menced on Saturday morning, about half
past eleven o'clock, before Chief Justice
Tilghman and Justice Gibson, holding the
court of oyer and terminer, in this city.
j. &. Swift, Esq. was the prosecutor for
the commonwealth, and P. A. Browne and
James Page, Esquires, counsel for the ac-
cused. After retiring for about fifteen
the jury returned at ten o'clock
on Saturday evening with verdict OF not
guilty ofmarder, but guilty Of manslaugh-
ter. On account Of the extreme youth Of
the prisoner, they recommended him to
the mercy of the court.


Franklin GaSette.


ApHoRrsM.-[fa man SAYS that you have
good sense--you will readily allow that
he has good Judgment.