Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-02
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OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENTS BY Tue PRESIDENT.
Jacob DE La Alo,,a, TO be Receiver ofPublic Money
al Charleston, in the State Of South Carolina
Return J. Nleigs, to be Attorney for the Middle Dis
trict of Tennessee.
Asher Robbins, 10 be Postmaster at Newport, in the
State of Rhode Island
WAsHlSGroy, March 29.--Wc learn that President
Harrison taken very i'll Saturday after dinner
His physician remained with him during the whole
night, and yesterday he extensively cupped. lie
is considerably beter-Giobc
Conviction OF RoplSsoS.-The jury in the of
Peter Robinson, indicted at New Brunswick y. j., for
the murder Of Snydam, Wednesday evening return.
ed verdict Of guilty against the prisoner. The SEN
tencc pronounced the next day by Chief Justice
Iiornbowcr, who accompanied By address 10 the
criminal the enormity Of his offence, and the ne
cessity of preparing for the execution Of the penal
ties of the law lie was then condemned 10 be hung
BIZ the neck until he dead, between tie hours Of
ten and two o'clock, on Friday, the 10Th of April.
The prisoner received the sentence Of The Judge, the
manner and language Of which brought tears the eyes
of many o.! those who were IN attendance upon the pro-
ceedngs of the Court with the greatest composure and
indifference. Indeed, during the whole trial he mani
tested perfect unconccrn, relation 10 the event,
though he the person the least interested III IT.
When passing from the room, he observed n
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the sheriff. ought to hire him to make the gaows, and
again. that ''since he would be the prominent ac-
tor on the Of the hanging the sheriff should
divide the fees with him He confessed 10 one OF his
counsel before the trial, all the particulars Of the muir
der. 1t appears that when he struck Suydam the
head with the axe, the blow not fatal, but that
Suydam, who conveyed to the cellar fingered for
one or two days in great agony, crying ont constant
ly to the murderer to spare his l'e.-.V y Post.
! FROM ALrANY-The Argus has a letter, dated Lock-
port March 22d which says that Mcleod arraign.
ed and pleaded guilty TO the indictment against him.
His counsel, Messrs Gardner and Bradley then moved
the court for commissions 10 issne-one for the
examination of Mr.. Webster, Secretary OF State, and
Mr.. Fox, the British Minister, at Washington-the
other TO examine McNab and others in Upper Cana
da. This granted with the condition that the peo-
pie might join III the commission.
"a application then made TO the circuit Judge
TO allow certorar to remove the cause from The oyer
and termner TO the Supreme Court, an affidavit set
ting forth of the circumstances Of Tire offence
charged 10 have been committed and that difficult and
complicated questions of law would arise the trial.
The counsel urged that at the oyer and termlner the
presiding Judge might be overrued by the county
Judges, and that it proper in this case Tor that
reason, that this should be tried IN the circuit
rather than in the oyer and termner. The CIR
cult Judge declined allowing the certioari upon that
ground, as there allegation of improper bias on
the part of the county judges, and our statute has
provided the of correcting any in the pro-
ceedngs of the oyer and erminer by bill OF eScep-
| tons.
"The counsel asked for time TO add an affidavit IN
relation the excitement which had existed IN the
country upon the subject, and the reason why 1t was
believed fair trial could not be had This was grant
ed and the court adjourned TO the afternoon, 10
give opportunity 10 serve the writ If allowed.
"During the internssiou the afdavs were prepared,
the certora allowed and served the court on their
gong in, in the afternoon. This gives AlcLcods coun-
sci opportunity TO move the Supreme Court to change
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