Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-14

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ARREST OF THE LATE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS o
THE BANK OF UNITED SrATLs,-Icserda
morning, Mr. Austin Montgomery appeared be
fore Recorder VauX, and made oath agans
Nicholas Biddle, Joseph Compartment, Samue
Jaudon, John Andrews, and Thomas DUNLAP
charging them with conspiracy to de(raud tn
Stockholders of the Bank of the United States
Mr.. Vaux had the process awarded At tire
o'clock in the afternoon, Nicholas Biddle, Sam
uel Jaudon, and Thomas Dunlap Esquires, ap
peared with their counsel, and gave bail IN ter
thousand dollars each TO appear on Thursda,
neyt, at four o'clock before the Recorder, VIII
will sit in Judge Kings Court room, for furh
or hearing. Messrs. Andrews and Cowperth
wait did not appear.
II Sir Charles Bagot, the new Governor
General of the British Possessions in Nortf
America, arrived at New York on the Goth ult
in "The Illustrous," Of "a guns. This is sale
70 he the first British line Of battle-ship which
has visited our shores since the days OF the rev.
olution.
VIM. Wiley, the N. Y. Ward Justice, was
found guilty on Thursday. after long trial, OF
receiving the money and property OF the Fred
erck (Md) Bank, knowing it to be stolen. DR.
TYLER, one of the directors, who was orrIglhaily
sent on to negotiate with WHEY, Tor me sur.
render of a portion of the money, testified that
he at first demanded 10 pr. CT, the bank Offering
4: it was finally agreed that Wiley should pay
over $4,000 of the stolen money, and receive
as a reward s pr. ct. This was done, and pa
pers we're drawn mp accordingly. The money
was brought BY Willy to the Havana House in
yalisc, which he SAID was his own.
Judre Kent after the case had been sum.
med M, it is said with remarkable ability anC
cloqucnce, charged the jury that if the prisoners
intention was guod--i there was an honest de-
sire to serve the bank-he would be entitled tc
acquittal. His general character had been
highly commended by numerous witnesses but
he failed TO produce the ro5ber,
The jury returned after an absence OF an
hour and a half. with verdict of guilty, but rec,
ommending the prisoner strongly to the mercy
ofthe Court. The punishment is fine OF S!oU
or Imprisonment in the Safe Prison not exceed
inc 5 years. His counsel have taken exceptions
in tie case.
MlosT EXTRAORDINARY RAILROAD ACCIDENT
On Tuesday last, as the morning train OF cars
from Philadcl phia, was rushing down the grade
near Warren, in chester county, Pa. with grea
velocity, the end fthc broom before the engine
struck a thrn out, and threw the engine off the
track, with ! tremendous shock, and as the
ground was frozen, proceeding nearly one lnn
dred yards into an adjoining communicating
the passenger trains along with ii. Here the
erriuo. in running up a steep banl, unset ant
with it one oft the long cars attached, filed will
passengers, and a glowing red hot stove Sin
guiar, indeed TO relate, not a passenger wa
injured-whch may be considered a most eX
traorlinarv and UNPARALLELED event.-One oil tn,
men on the engine had his leg badly cut
l'"''sc N''o'o'
TOUCHING INcIDENT.-Durng his speech i
FaneuiI Iia4, Oh christmas evening, NJ liaw
kins related an instance OF the terrible effects
intemperance, which had recently come 'nue
his observation in Worcester county "a We
tina OF this appetite had driven ms fanny iro'
his miserable haotatioh, anu "'o parry" VIZ !.
every thing he could sell, ANITA only iaTh''
dog was lett VINO KEPT HIS master from F''%'l'
by lyng on his feet at night. Inc "reiche
man, TO CRAFTY the demon OF ih'fSt mat rage
within hm, Killed his dog, sod his SNih 10 a TAI
ner, and VITA the proceeds Wehtto MS nu.' az
held his last reveal III dr"nNchncSs' ana III "
morning was ionma DEAD from '','e''P'Ia III
and cod. me iai'h'ut do9 was "o '"'.-eI we
to Keep warmth ana ne III H''ii' an" "'G" u
coroner came !" Noio 'He ,I'q"cs.' 'lie "''! 'o'
iouhd III me pace WAS hi'I P'"' Vi "'c"'
lloRRIHLE AND MysTERIoUs.-The Gearg
town (De.) correspondent of the WImnglc
Republican says that man by the name Of la
tmrs, living near Laurel, in that county, wi
his whole family five or SIX in number, we're a
burut TO cinders day or two ago. It is belle
ed the Wliole laln'iy was murdered Iot inc sa'
OF some S3ooo known 10 ne Ia me 'ousc' anu
burned to the ground over me heaas OF lis inu
dered inmates Inc heaa Oh one OF inc olac
was found separate from 'he pody'
Ilor,;J ,o,,,,Jer in Mem YorL-A WON,
named Elizabeth Toppen was most brutally mu
dered ON saturday. by her husband, Thomas To