Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-20

CURIOUS DISCLOSURES.-The disclosure,
made IN the annexed nriiclc. copied from the Bus.
ION Transcript go 10 affect seriously the char.
acier OF the high Constable Of Phlladephia an will
doubtless iead'o an examination of The grounds OH
which they rest:
Scale this bugor, WINS bsough, up on Saturday
afternoon for senipncc. but a motion was made by
his counsel, Franklin Dexter ESQ for n poslp,ne.
meni I'll the heI term, rs he had made important
dsclosnres respecting robbery committed IN OrIb,T
last IN Phlladelphiain the of Mr. r p Lescure
and u was desirable TO make use Of the testimony
oil Scale IN that city IL was further sined that il
appeared probable Mr. Blaney, the high constable
fhiiadeiphIa, wns implicated in one or mure rob
berries, which might I've shown by the testimony Of
Scale Alter long argument Judge Thacher post
Poned The sentence till this morning. The Daily
Advert ser Of to-day in aluding TO the case says
IL one half is true that Was said and .snua,,d
respecting the character Of BIaney the high consra.
bic Of Philadelphia. fact of hs being of the po-
lice OF that city adds To the deep stigma which hls
rested upon the administration of the criminal laws
there Tor some time past IL openly stated by
Judge Thatcher, that, in his opinion, no statement
| OF Blnney was 10 he ricd on A witness from Phil.
adeIphia said under oath that Baney had promised
Mr. Lescure long time ago that he should soon he
put IN possession OF The property he had lost bni
had never been done md The nome Blnney who
was here, heard that Scale had disclosed in regari
TO H. he. Baney. started for Philadelphia, and wroe
10 gentleman here that he wonld oui-gcneral Les.
cure yeti md accordingly whei. Lescure cot there
he found that Scales disclosures were rendered of
M avail IL was also given a reason for pos,po.
ning the sentence OF Scale that he might lie used
against Baney, for being accessory TO the robbery of
Lescure.
AT o clock this morning Scale was again ,r,'
INTO Court. and The subject ufIhe posp1nment Of
sentence was farther argued Mr. Dexter statod IN a,
Bilney had come on for the purpose it was said. #
D a. =
but on learning that Scale had made ,isclos1rcs re
speeding the robbery Of Mr. Lescures store .udJ,,lv
! returned To Philadelphia.
Mr. Newell A. TIL iuipson. Constable Clam md
Mr. Harnden. called To testify rcsnectinc I'M. H.
closures Of Scale. Among other things. scale s,;d
Blaney knew where the goo,ls stolen from MIR Les.
cure store wore and added that Baney was as bad
! ~ any one then in prison.
John G Park. Esq. EXPLAINED rs a reason for BIN.
eys sudden return 10 Philsd ph thai hearing S,,ls
had maJo disclosures 90 Mr. Lascure respeciiny tho
robbery Ofhs si"re. he DESTROYS ornvailing him
self Of the knowledge he himself sesseJ and Tim,
getting the reward which MIR l. had offered G,r tb,
recovery of his property.
! Judge Thacher. after hearing the arguments.
said That lhOre appeared to he nothing 10 ampcata
Blaney, except what had heen Communicated bv
Scale. lie was therefore unwilling 10 defer sen.
fence lest the prisoner should succeed in escnninc
by being taken on 10 Phladel pha; that he was now,
convicted on hrs own confession Of two great crimes
and The laws Of Justice required thai ne sbould be
punished Tor them. lie therefore refused TO p,,st.
Pone The sentence. and after hearing an ngenop,
argument by George w Phillips Esq in mitigation Of
punishment. he sentenced the prisoner To five dav,
solitary confinement and ten years hard labor in tho
state prison. or robbing the store Of Davis P,Im.,
q Co. also 10 i've days solitary confinement ami
i've years hard labor for robbing the Office or Ct
pert q SOM IN all 10 days solitary and Is wears
hard labor. ''d''