Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-27

A newly married couple, supposed 10
have embarked at Erie, jumped overheard
in each others arms, and sunk together.
Acou1TTAL CT RICHARD II. WHITE.
On Thursday last, the jury impanneIIed
to try Richard Fl. White for burning the
treasury building in 1888, rendered the
following verdict, which, after some OBJ
leetions on the part of the prisoners coun-
sci, was ultimately recorded: 1--WE the
jury fnd the prisoner, K. Fl. White, under
the plea of limitations, not guilty.
After the verdict was recorded, Mr.. W.
L. Brent moved the court that the prison.
err be discharged; and, the district attor-
ney making no objection, he was dis
charged accordingly.
Before the jurors left the court house.
nine of them rendered the following to
White:
eve the jury, who tiled Richard H.
White, declare that nine of us were for
acquittng him entirely of the charge of
burning the treasury department, and be-
lieved he did not do it: but that three of
the jurors not agreeing with US, we COM
promised by finding the verdict we did,
bit would not have consented to it had we
thought it would have left any imputalion
upon hin as to his innocence.
Washington, June IA, 1885,
Signed bv VIM. Cleary, 3. Cox, VIM.
Young, w. G. Deal, Matthew Sexsmith,
Daniel Hauptnan, Remigius Burch,
Franklin Little, Leroy Edward.1
The reporter of the "IntelIigencer"
states that the jury retired at about 3
o'clock on Wednesday, with the pertnis-
sion of the court to 60 home at O'Clock
in the evening, provided they could not
agree upon a verdict; but with directions
70 assemble on the next morning, at 8
o'clock, for the purpose Of making final
disposition of the subject. AT quarter
past one o'clock on Thursday, they re-
turned the verdict stated above. This
was the fourth trial of White, and eas
continued for nine days.-Niles' Regr.
F1END1sH BRUTALITY- The usually
peaceabe and quiet town of Lynn has OF
late been not little excited by the brutal
conduct of DR.. E. A. Kitredge of that
place. 1t appears that Dr.. K. had been
The family physician OF Rev. J. c. Waldo !;
and as he was coming to Boston with
horse and chaise, he invited Mrs. w. to
accompany him, and visit her father, who
resides in this cry. She accepted the in
vitation, g. on their way home, he attempt
ed liberties with her, which our readers
would blush to see recorded, and continu-
ed the insult with most fendish pertinacity
and violence. Not satisfied with this out
rage, he had the audacity to throw out in
situations too gross to name, against both
S Mrs. w. and her husband; and even after
J., being taken before justice Of the peace
/ and compelled to acknowledge under oath
e the baseness of his own acts, and the entire
: innocence Of Mrs. W., be had the hardi-
hood to 60 forth and report that he had
t sworn falsely, and to insinuate what he
e dare not affirm. A man so evidently
e wrapped up in rascalty, is beyond tn
: reach Of adequate punishment. Public
Y scorn aud odium appear to carry no terrors
4 to his hardened and obdurate heart He
: even appears callous to the worm that d.
E eth nol.-Bost. Times.
Fatal TEMER1TY.-OnT Thursday fore
noon, couple of young men employed in
a store in Seuth-street, laid wager as to
which could climb highestthe fall by which
goods were hoisted to The upper stories
One of them climbed to the fourth story,
and safely descended; the other also reach
ed the fourth floor, and was still ascending
; when he slipped his hold and fell to the
first floor. In passing the we'll Of the sec
5 ond floor, his chin caught on the rim oil
: the~welI, by which he was thrown hori-
zontaIIy to the floor, and on landing, his
: back was broken in three places, proda-
f cling instant death.-N Y, Sun.
: Papers from South Africa, received at
= New York, give dreadful account of the
murder Of 270 Dutch emigrants, men, wo
men and children, by the chief of the Zoo
la country, named Dingaan, in the vicini.
ty of Port Natal They had gone thither
intending to settle, having been invited by
the chief himself. and until the murder
treated with every appearance of friend
ship. Fears are. entertained that MIR
g Linds and his family, American mission
=. aries, also persisted.
l. A sad accident occurred the other day il
n Jafftey, which should be a warning t.
!, children. 1t seems that young miss, |;
= years old, the daughter of Mrs. Chapman
D, who attended the school at short distance
l. from the village, having arrived in HI
ID morning before any of the other scholar
OF or the teacher, attempted 10 enter tn
'e house by raising a window, which sh
s. reached by the all of beam of WOO
of placed against the building. AS she wa
climbing 10, the window fell-caught he
be by the neck, aud stranglrd her. In thi
lg situation she was discovered by her schos
~ mates-Keene Sentinel.
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