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|On lll1 a isssctsncut lar the murder ~ Tea
HAS GnisrsS TnsssroS, june issh. 1851.
This trial came on last week, before
the Superior Court Of Law, for the
county Of Csrsline-Judgs Broken
broogh presiding. and oecspisd the
whole session Of the court. In conse.
aoenee Of the inclemeney Of the weas
Their, the Grand Jury did not convene
until Tuesday: the bill Of indictment
sent up to them WAS, in short time,
returned = True BILL" The prison
er wss theu arraigned upon the indict-
ment. and pleaded NOT gully. A mo-
ton for change Of venue was then
made by his counsel aud resisted by
Commonwealth attorney-many wit
nesses were examined, and after long
argument, the court rejected the APP
Pile alton. A motion WAS then made,
which was acquiesccd in by the prose.
cutor, to set aside the renirc summon
ed, on the ground that the summoning
officers were nearly connected BY
blood or marriage with the deceased.
This motion vas sustained by the
court-and the prosecutor having ia
ken the precaution of having two i'm
partial men qualified ut the last coVp-
~ court, as special deputy shefS(s,
the court directed them To summon
seventy two good men, and true. by
the next morning. The whole Of We'd
nesday was occupied in attempting to
procure jury. During the day, fifty
three persons were examined, SIX OF
whom were elected by the prisoner,
and seven challe nged percmptoriIy-
the balance set aside having formed
and expressed an opinion of the prison
cr's guilt or innocence. The greater
part Of Thursday was passed in pro-
curing the remaining half Of the jury,
which was at length cmpannelled and
sworn. The examination Of witnesses
occupied the remainder Of that day,
the whole Of Friday, and part Of Satur-
day. About l2 O'Clock, the argument
Of counsel commenced, and at 10 o.
clock, p. NJ. the jury retired, aud, af-
ter an hour had elapsed. returned with
verdict Of gully Of murder IN the
first degree"
We have never seen more interest
excited by any trial. 10 this interes ST
the high standing Of the deceased, and
the character Of the evidence against
the prisoner, mainly contributed. The
evidence IVES, throughout. purely and
exclusively circumstantial. There was
not a single positive proof adduced
and yet we have never seen testimony
Of any kind, which left upon the minds
Of all who heard il, stronger conyic.
tions Of the guilt Of the accused.
The late hour, on Saturday night, at
which the verdict was rendered, in.
duced his honor to adjourn the cour,
until Monday morning, when sentence
OF death was pronounced in \ feeling
and impressive manner.
The prosecution was ably sustained
by Carter l.. Stevenson, Common.
wealth's Attorney in the Fourth Judi
cial Circuit, and Festus Dickinson,
prosecutor in the county court Of Car
oline. The prisoner was ably and
Zeslously defended by John l.. Marye.
Chrisfian Ueirich.-We learn from
the last Pittsburg (Pa.) Gazette, that
Z. Uetrich, the mail rObber, was tried
and convicted, during the last week.
before judge wilkins, upon two indict-
ments, charging him with abstrac ting
letters containing money from the mail
In one case he was sentenced To eleven
years, aud in the other case TO ten
years confinement in the Western Pc
nitcntiary Of that state.
1. The case Of Ira Woodmsn, former
Postmaster at Bethlehem, n. III. for
an alleged robbery Of the post Office,
IN taking money from letter commit
ted TO him as postmaster, at the late
term Of the L. ). Circuit Court in New
Hampshire. was continued, in conse-
quence Of the u. $. attorney not being
prepared 10 prove that there was such
a corporation in existence rs the Brich-
ton Bank. A continuance was enter.
ed "by CONSENT" aud Woodman was
recognized, by agreement of the T.. :.
attorney and his counsel, i'm the SUN Of
one hundred dollars and one surety TO
like sum. The former recognizane c
was one thousand dollars and two sure
ties. Boston Patriot
Indian Murder and Erreuiion We
are indebted Says the SaDdusky Cla.
rionl 10 gentleman Of this town for
the following extract of letter from
the Post Master Of Upper Sandusky,
dated Oct. 9th, 1880:
Yesterday a Wyandoit was execu.
ted for murder, committed on another
Wyandott on Monday night last. On
Thursday the sentence was pronoune
ed, and on yesterday, friday IN the
presence 81 alarge concoDrse Of both
whites aud Indians. he was executed.
at quarter pasi 4 o'clock. T.. ~. Iie
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