Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-21

. be advanced. until the object 10 attained.
While IN enlightened people desire, and hav
, right to expect, economy in tho public ezpsnd
lures, they can never wish that Injustice should
done, particularly to men who the great insrr
ments Of di6using all the information BY vhic
ITO Judge Of the conduct of their aRents.
1t will always give me pleasure, whether in put
lie private life, to be the advocate the work
ing men, 20 long - their claims are consistent :, 4,
trosb and justice, the constitution and laws Of tn
county,"
! From the Cincinnati Gazette
| EXECUTlON-CRlME.
| John Washburn was executed ON FRIDAY last
for the murder of William Beaver This was alto
geiher an extraordinary case. Beaver was . for
eIgner, somewhat advanced in years, who lived i,
the vicinity Of Cincinnati, and kept grocery, in
GLIDING drink by retail, and provisions Of every de
lscriptiOn, which he sold in . small wav He lived
alone in bis shop, and was most civil, industrious
and harmless man. On Monday morning, Sept
|26, he was found murdered in his little establish
ment, apparently beat to death BY blows ON the
head, inflicted BY club, which was found on the
premises. Accompanying circumstances indicated
that robbery had bee naconnected with tho murder.
The club found in the house was recognised as
upon inquiry, it was ascer,ained that Washburn
and q lad OF suspicious character, named Hoover,
had been seen together on Sunday afternoon.
They were both arrested on the forenoon of Mon
day, and Hoover confessed his guilt, and implicated
Whasburn. Both were indicted for the murder,
and Washburn elected to be forthwith tried, in the
Court Of Common Pleas. Hoover elected to take
his trial next May, in the Supreme Court.
In October, Wsshburn was put upon his trial.
and Hoover. with his mother and sister, were ex-
ahmed as Witnesses against him. The club found
near the murdered man was Unidentified as Wash
burns. and combination Of circumstances was ad-
duced in evidence, which resulted in the Jury find
ing Washburn guilty. IN the first degree. He was
senteaced to be hung, Nov. 25. In the meantime ,,
Hoover recanted all the statements 10 which he
had testified against Washburn in consequence Of
which respite was obtained for Washburn to Jen.
uary 6. This respite was, apparently. Of some ad-
vantage to public Justice. Wasl,burn, finding no
chance Of escape, concluded 10 make disclosures.
By these, man Of the name of David Davis was
arrested and confessed himselfa participate in the
murder and robbery. The mother and sister Of
Hoover were also implicated as receivers Of the
money obtained from Beaver by the robbery.
Thus the mother, her son aud daughter, are invo-
we'd in this atrocious accusation and all in our
|rieon, awaiting their trial.
Ii reliance can be placed on the disclosures Of
Washburn and Davis, Washburn's convection is at
Tended with singular circumstances.-He was gull |,
~ and nghtfuIly found guilty Of the murder and
robbery, and yet all the material facts sworn 10
against him, upon which the verdict was founded,
A confession, narrative has been published,
- coming from w ashbuSn, setting forth tissue Of
hefts and murders, as hold absolutely incredible.
He represents himself as being only about twenty
hree years Of age, being born in Moth Carolina,
a 1913, and yet he appears I" have been concern |
ID in some thirty murders and thefts and robberies
Utmost innumerabe. Among his marvcls is a story
hat he, with others, made an expedition to Mata- 4
nora., from which they returned to New Orleans,
n six months, with TWELVE HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS, IN GOLD AND SILVER,
which they soon d,ssipated at the gambling ia.
lie, and in other extravagancies.-rhs is the most
Of his tales, but, though on smaller
Gale, they arc mostly Of the same character.
In the close of his career Of villaioy, he affects
he saint in a most sanity manner, and commends
,m>elf to the charge Of two respectable clereymen
{ the Methodist Episcopal church. These two .
lereymen officiated, at the execution, and, thus
ar, gave countenance to the religious mummeries ,
f. most desperate villain, who has evidently died
8 he lived, impostor, q liar, and 4 reproach to
in its worst ceformty ofcharacter.
An immense crowd attended the execution. ,
,ould any possible benefit result to any single in
ividual? My response is, l believe it would be
he response Of every intelligent man, who witness
d the scene, bcaefS, baa mach cri. attended It.
.et US but count the waste Of tme-ihe exhaus.
ion occasoned by excitement-the exposure of {
isesse-the tendency to render the mind calIous j
D crime and suffering-the opportunity and temp
a',on to crimes. But why attempt an emu 4
,eraton Of evils?-Could our Legislature now in
essiOn have witnessed the entire scene, am per-
uaded they could not fail to he impressed with the
ecessity Of following the example If New York
nd Pennsylvania, in causing capitol punishment
, be inflicted under the inspection Of few public
ficers, in the jail yard and out ofpublc view.
Cineinn0hi Gazene. ,
VALUE OF THoUGHr.-Gold is but poor
.gacy in comparison with immortal thought
ne one is human,worthless; the otherdivine,
valuable.
The construction Of Rail road alongside
the Pennsylvania Canal, is talked Of. A
Convention. TO discuss the utility of the de-