Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

them there. There are four Spaniards, or
Mexican half breeds, here as witnesses, and
some of the prisoners have turned States
evidence, and have been examined before
the Grand Jury. 1t is probable that eight
of them will he indicted for murder, and
the res, for larceny. II il intimated tina,
several persons in the upper country will
DC indicted as aaccessares before the fact.
An attempt will also be made to indict Col.
Warfeltl and his associates for fitting out,
within the United States, hostile expedi.
ton against Mcxico.a nation with whom
we are at peace. These trials will occupy
much time and excite great interest. In
the Bankrupt Court many final discharges
have been obtained. A number of contest
ed cases stand on the docket, and some have
been decided. In the case of Wright, the
court gave construction to the word fdu.
cidru more extensive than that which has
usually been given TO il. 1t decided that
where money had been entrusted to o.
deposited with one individual by another,
for any special purpose, and the same had
been applied to the private use of the indl.
vidual with whom the money was left, in.
stead Of being applied 10 the special use di.
rected, tia, Mat was money received in a
fduciary capacity, and that man having
thus misapplied money, could not receive
the benefit of the bankrupt law.
The matter of Conn, Sprigg and Green,
has been the subject of much controversy.
Their discharge has been resisted by one
Caldwell, on the ground of assignments and
preferences alleged to have been made by
the applicants in contemplation of bank
ruptcy One Joseph Caldwell was a cred
tor of the firm 10 considerable amount,
and filed objections; but being at some loss
for evidence, he assigned his claim to his
brother, Samuel Caldwell; filed objections
in his name, and then transmogrifed him
self into witness in behalf Of his brother
Samuel. In the case Of Conn, the jury have
been hanging for several days, and the case
of Sprigg is on trial, and will probably
share the same fate. Green brings up the
rear.
Mr.. Heard, the Register of the Land Of.
flee of the State, presented an account Of
between S. and $4,000 against the State
for services under the Tax Law of last ses-
sion, which demand the Auditor very pro.
perly refused to allow, on the ground that
the Legislature had given him fixed salary
of $3.50 per annum, and had ordered all
fees and perqusites of the office TO be paid
into the State Treasury. The Register APP
piled to the Supreme Court for, and OBJ.
tanned madamus TO compel the Auditor
to draw his warrant on the Treasury for
the amount. Under this mandamus war
rant on the Treasury for that amount has
been issued in favor of the Register. This
is the way in which our Democratic office
holders thrust their arms up to the elbow,
into the public Treasure. Such abuses
should be properly exposed The pets and
favorites of Government officers are we'll
pampered, and there are many plans of
leeclling The Treasury and extoriing money
from The people. If the friends of the Re-
gister had attempted 10 get from the last
Legislature directly as much as five hun
dred dollars, in addtionssp his salary of
$3.50 they would have been hooted at,
still they, by legislative legerdemain, have
obtained for him an extra allowance of five
or six thousand dollars. This was gross
fraud on the last Legislature and up'n the
people. g.#s1 .sza.H-- r.,ls ul&
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Since the foregoing was in type, we learn
that the jury in Mr.. Sprigg's case, brought
in verdict in his favor; on the case of Mr.
Conn, the jury were still hung. Indict-
ments have been found for murder in the
case of Chaves, the Santa Fe trader, against
the two McDaniels, Towsan. Brown and
Mason, and for larceny against DR.. Prefon-
tame. Harris, McCormic, and Berry, and
for rnisnrisnr &C EaIon.. ,c,;.art 81 r.