Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-22

by the witnesses with perfect cearness to the pre-
else points OF time. A party OF the irish, IN TINS
assembly was designated, called to Ezekiel hand to
90 in pursuit of the rioters, saying they were friends
lie consented to 60, put himself at their head anu
procectled to advance, when one OF them SAID " arc
vou q waictmaa2" He said yes, 4 am me wmca-
mn, Of his JarA'' The man said. "then yoa
AVE- the aa,nd rascal that ,ca,sted to break into tie
house.' A pistol was fired and Hand FELL shot IN
the head BY bullet. hat took his head at the upper
part OF it, A wound was made, not mortal, stretch
inr across the top Of his head. lie was carried to
the Town House. A short time alter, the uafor
tunate MtgoAa springing his rattle, ran up the
street Another Waterman followed. AS May him
rot up nearly to George Street, the party on the
other side of the way cried out 'ioh0 theFe. some
said 8. it is a Waterman" stones flew, and Mlgnhn
fell. mortalv wouuleI H.. WA, carried INFO the
Town House shortly afterwards became speech
less, and in an hour wa, carried away in the asones
nf death After all was over Jancs Te'don. beng
among several in font of hi, h use, called to Peter
Lewis, who was next door, up stairs to come down
and protect their houses. Those with Lewis would
not permit him TO 30 down, a. there was no riot
there, i, was all over. twenty-five witnesses were
examined Cor the Commonwealth thirteen Of wihch
detailed different times when the, saw the Weidons
during the riot to the best Of their belief Their
testimony was in some instances positive, IN Others
not so.
Juliana Warren said, that after the first part of
the confusion arising from the conflict with Heimer,
she saw man run up towards the place where the
crowd came from, without shoes. coat or hat tins
She believed to be George Weldon. In ten minutes
he returned at the head Of a mob of 25 or So with
clubs and stones, no coats or hats on she followed
them to Weldon door, where the fray immediately
commenced.
Mrs Fink said she was with Mrs. Warren and
saw the same occurrences She ditfnot know George
W elilOn but Mrs. Warren said II was he She !iau
Seen George in court. but could not swear to him.
| These were the two important witnesses as TO the
mean. Of collecting the mob. Fwenty hree Others
were examined, an went into great detail OF the
entire e,rcu Instances. twelve of whom did u see
| either OF the elions 10 the mob. the other eleven
dcposel % different moments OF lime at which they
, could designate 'hrn o, snmc oi then.
The tlerudan', au>e was opened bv Mr.. w NJ
| Camac on Satnrda afternoon last Eighteen wi
nes,rS were called. the greater part to prove the
GOOD character Of the defendants.
! Ahr5arrt Meidon. an Interesting ynu1g girl Of | :
proved that in the original cause Of quarrel iitlmer
was entirely H. ihe Wr5Dg. thar she Was near whe
thr tnob came doWn and She aid not see her father
nat brother IN it that ev repeatedly called Tor the
pratcct:nn nl HE coAstaDcs thai ni@h that he il"t
Al 'he alarm 10, ftIuge il the 0cy' door nelghb r's
where he remained until all weut away, and then
| came home where the family we've all assembled.
and theY did nos leave here artery wards, that night.
| Three wltngsse, said tnlt hey saw tie mob come
Down but did ny So III, " plttsn's among them ;
hat the M.3a III" hrA l. vnp AID 'are you gong
10 brfah ato tie hoasc ga there's; vas not Old
Weldon 81.
I O rwitesa certified as 70 an injury received by
Waterman. at:er the aif,av had prtaiv subsidized
and th4t ~ thought il VA, Masoslil This va, 10
saaw that he overt act laid 10 tue indctmea, was
not done during HE time that the eldons seen
III the street, but afterwards.
! A great many other details were presented, col
laerally touching the case by the other witnesses
among Others that James Weldon had gone to the
house Of Alahlen q. Caras, constable, and de-
,handed hi, assistance 10 pr,tect their house
The evidence closed on both sides on Saturday
even ny On Monday morning at 10 O'Clock Mr.. w
h. Hirst opened the summing up Tor the prosecution
in speech Of four hours and halt, going FULLY in
to the law aud facts Of the
Mr. w. NJ Camc followed for the defendants
in a neat address of an hour and half; MIR. d, p.
Brown in speech of four hours, and Mr. T. A.
Browne about he same length. The two latter gen
tiemen made able addresses to the jury Mr.. J. w
Ashnead concluded for the prosecution III speech
oian hour and half.
4 Yesterday morning Judge King occupied an hour
and quarter in the delivery Of an able K lucid charge
10 the jury. determining the points Of law, and ar
ranging the evidence in the case.
At one O'Clock Yesterday the jury returned a YER
dict of guilty as to the three Weldon's.
Not guilty as to Oliver and Browne.
From The National hteiHsencer.
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
! We have before pamphlet in sixty pages. en-
: titled an . Abstract of Correspondence with tn,
: Executive, relative to the rank or command of Ma
ior Generals Scott and Macomb "-cosed by let
ter fro Gen. Scott of the Both ult to the Secretar
of War, and he Secrctary's ordertnr the suspension
4 of General Scott from the command If the Western
u partnent Of the Army. The pamphlet is publish
:. ed by Gen Scott, with the view of informing hi
i friends aud his countrvmen of the relations which
prevail between himself and the Executive Depart
: ment The merits of the ques ion of Brevet RAM