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Domestic News
October 17, 1818
Delaware Gazette And Peninsula Advertiser
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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In Albany, the trial of Hamilton concluded with a guilty verdict after a crowded session in the assembly chamber. The defense by Mr. Williams was eloquent but unsuccessful against clear proof of guilt.
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Albany, October 10.
The trial of Hamilton occupied the court the whole forenoon of yesterday. The crowd of spectators were so great that the court adjourned their session to the assembly chamber.—The proof of guilt admitted of no doubt. The charge of the judge was full and explicit, and the jury were out but a short time, when they returned with a verdict of Guilty. The defence by Mr. Williams was most ingenious, and in his usual style; and had there been but a single doubt on which to predicate a defence the eloquence of the counsel would, we have no doubt, have gone very far to induce the jury to have returned a verdict of not guilty.
The trial of Hamilton occupied the court the whole forenoon of yesterday. The crowd of spectators were so great that the court adjourned their session to the assembly chamber.—The proof of guilt admitted of no doubt. The charge of the judge was full and explicit, and the jury were out but a short time, when they returned with a verdict of Guilty. The defence by Mr. Williams was most ingenious, and in his usual style; and had there been but a single doubt on which to predicate a defence the eloquence of the counsel would, we have no doubt, have gone very far to induce the jury to have returned a verdict of not guilty.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Albany Trial
Hamilton Guilty
Court Verdict
Defense Counsel
What entities or persons were involved?
Hamilton
Mr. Williams
Where did it happen?
Albany
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Albany
Event Date
Yesterday (October 9)
Key Persons
Hamilton
Mr. Williams
Outcome
verdict of guilty
Event Details
The trial of Hamilton took place yesterday morning in Albany, drawing a large crowd that required adjourning to the assembly chamber. Proof of guilt was clear, the judge's charge explicit, and the jury quickly returned a guilty verdict despite an ingenious defense by Mr. Williams.