Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-07

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be seen that the "pauio.s" likely to be brought
up all standing with round turn.
"a vast number OF prisoners were captured by Va.
reus parties detached 10 scour tho woods. The fol-
lowing six, captured by the militia in Gansborsugh,
on Saturday last, were safely lodged in our goal on
Monday night; they were all engaged at ST. Johns,
found eleven stand of arms, with 80 rounds Of ball
cartridge to each, together with ssndry swords, piss
tolls, &c, and lancer's cloak was taken from the
shoulders OF Kemp. Their names are-Edward Sey
lnour, Canadian, John Grant, do. Jshn James, do.
Solomon Kemp, dc. American, Garrett Van Camp,
de- Joshua NcMuller, Scolchman. Van Camp has
made valuable confession, which will do good
deal towards unmaskng traitors, discovering conceal
ed arms, and exposing the designs Of the brlgands
Yesterday the following prisoners were brought
down from DTummondville in company of detach-
Samuel Chandler, BENJAMIN n ait Norman uns Mallory,
James Waggoner. Chandler and Wait were leaders;
the latter bore Majors commission, and in his pos
session were found various papers containing much
| useful Information. The Lieut.. Governor left this
port for Toronto last evening, having previously inti
mated that COMMISSION will sit after next week for
trying the prisoners
To-day Lieut. Heath and party of Lancers brought
down the following prisoners street Chase Obs
patriot escaped convicuon for felony at last As
sizes by the skin OF his teeth,) Robt Sely, Freeman
Brady, and Lern Hedger.
Lieut. Heath states that he saw in custody AT Drum.
mondville James Morreau, for whose apprehension
Sir Arthur offers a reward Of ESQ., and also Sllas
Fletcher, for whose apprehension similar reward
was offered BY Sir +. B. Head. From another source
we hear that Gibson, ex m. P. p. is prisoner.
On Monday last The eight political prisoners men,
toned yesterday as being banshed to Bermuda,
| were taken from the prison in Montreal, and sen.
| in steamboat to Quebec. There was ne popular
| feeling exhibited.
| The Buffalo Commercial of Friday mentions an
ARRAY between Capt. Davis, Of the schooner Ellen
Brown, and party of British officers, on the Well
land canal. The officers were another vessel,
aud wished to pass Captain Davis, which he would
| not permi-by reason whereof they fell upon him
and gave him considerable Of a beating This is hls
version Of the story.
! We copy the following from the Canton (Ohio)
SAMUEL q. FREY On Thursday last, this man,
who 10 charged with being one OF the pirates who
burned the Robert Peel steawboat on Lake Ontario,
| and for whose apprehension Governor Marcy, of N.
York, offers reward Of $3.50. was apprehended at
Massllon. He was brought before Justice Dunbar,
of this town, but as the prosecuting attorney was
engaged in court, the trial was postponed fer short
| time. During the interval, excitement was got
up in favor Of the Canadian refugees, who ceme
| among MS and instead OF demeanng themselves in
| peaceable manner have violated our laws, and
dangered the peace Of the country, and violent
threats were made Of mobbing ar Lynching the pro-
secuiing witness He consa quently, beng stran-
ger, did net attend, and Fry was released.
/ CouRr or GENERAL SsssIoss-July 9th, 1885,
Before the Recorder and the tive Aldermen Tay-
lors.
Singular Gaze Of Medical Jarisprudsncs.-An
McBerren was put to trial upon indictment con-
| tanning two counts, one charging her with having
committed an assault battery with intent TO kill
| her husband, John McBerren-and the other eharg-
ing her with an assault with intent to mann said
John, with force Of arms, being ins,gaed by the de-
| viii and so on.
The public prosecutor called TO the stand the com
planant who testified the facts a. have been before
related TO the public The extent and nature of the
.uSoenv Maine <pT 49, n
lowing testimony.
| Dr.. John Graham, swom-witness was called 10
see complainant; he had large incsion on The right
side OF the sqIintwm; the incision was about four
inches in ength three stitches h. been taken;
did not think that the injury extended beyond the
Counsel-what do you mean by thsinteeumenis
Explain.
| Winess-I mean skin.
danger mans llfc7 80
Witness Such wound As saw should not think
would.
Did you ask the prisoner any questions ., ,ha,
wiiness-I did. She replied tina, her husband re-
ceived the injury in digging well or pump. ad-
vised the csmplainaafs brother 10 send him to The
hospital without delay.
DR.. Jehn s. Hurd, sworn-Is a resident surgeon
of tho hospital; was there when McBeTren was
| brought in; witness examined the wound; il had pe-
| netrated through the membrane; was abost four
aches in length; no injury done to tho adjacen,
partsi thinks tho wound WINS inflicted by dull cut
| ting instrument with the nails Of the hand, the
ncision large enough 10 have permitted the en-
closed organ TO escapes complainant was admitted in
the hospital on the 25th May, and discharged from
| there, cured, on the l1th Of June.
The counsel for the prisoner opened her defence 10
the jury He stated it 10 be his candid belief that the
prisoner had acted solely self defence in protecting
herself from the brutality of her husband the com
plsinant, who was attic led with distressing malady
called prioprism. This disease, the learned coun.
sci conunued, derived It's from Pnapss and fire..
quently, very neutrality-suspicious. three or four
times in the day, the complainant in total disregard
IL oil decency and decorum, would assume the cIas.
sic attitudes, exhibited the various representa-
tons Of the aforesaid of Bacchus, very much 10
the annoy of his wife, and more especially while
he was in q state inebriation He would undertake
TO show he saio IN proof that The complainant 10 saw
the least Of II, had been less sufferer than his wife
the prisoner at the bar sad BEEN in consequence Of
his unlicensed and uncomfortable passions 10 which
his unfortunate wife had been q perfect martyr
For the defence, Mary Hickey testified ss fellows
lived IN the same house with prisoner and he hus-
bsad; was in the same rosm when this affair hap
pened; IL was about or o'clock in the eveHinr.-
When McBerren camen, he appeared sober; he hand
| cd his wife shlllings; she took the money; che
| scolded because he had not brought home more mo.
ney; he said don't scold, Ill bring you more money
| in the morning He then pulled OF bis clothes and
went 70 bed the prisoner came il about minutes
| afterwards and after some further wranQlne nbou,
money, slapped hlrn in the face-sson after which
l ehe grabbed him i'm the atomach. McRcrvan ~.