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December 13, 1823
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Trial in Philadelphia of 11-year-old Horatio John Ball for stabbing 12-year-old schoolmate Benjamin Mineux to death. Jury convicted him of manslaughter, not murder, and recommended mercy due to his age.
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INTERESTING TRIAL.
The trial of Horatio John Ball, aged eleven years only, charged with the murder of Benjamin Mineux, his school mate, aged twelve years, by stabbing him with a penknife in the left breast, commenced 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. G. Swift, Esq. was the prosecutor for the commonwealth, and P. A. Brown and James Page, Esquires, counsel for the accused. After retiring for about fifteen minutes, the jury returned at ten o'clock on Saturday evening with a verdict of not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter. On account of the extreme youth of the prisoner, they recommended him to the mercy of the court.
Phil. F. Gaz.
The trial of Horatio John Ball, aged eleven years only, charged with the murder of Benjamin Mineux, his school mate, aged twelve years, by stabbing him with a penknife in the left breast, commenced 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. G. Swift, Esq. was the prosecutor for the commonwealth, and P. A. Brown and James Page, Esquires, counsel for the accused. After retiring for about fifteen minutes, the jury returned at ten o'clock on Saturday evening with a verdict of not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter. On account of the extreme youth of the prisoner, they recommended him to the mercy of the court.
Phil. F. Gaz.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Trial
Manslaughter
Youthful Offender
Stabbing
Schoolmate Murder
What entities or persons were involved?
Horatio John Ball
Benjamin Mineux
Chief Justice Tilghman
Justice Gibson
J. G. Swift
P. A. Brown
James Page
Where did it happen?
This City
Story Details
Key Persons
Horatio John Ball
Benjamin Mineux
Chief Justice Tilghman
Justice Gibson
J. G. Swift
P. A. Brown
James Page
Location
This City
Event Date
Saturday Morning
Story Details
Trial of eleven-year-old Horatio John Ball for stabbing and killing twelve-year-old schoolmate Benjamin Mineux with a penknife. Jury returned verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, recommending mercy due to youth.