American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-12

Mr.. Masterson's; heard noise on the night o
the 9th July; found it was caused by person
letting himself down from the upper window
upon the shed below. Witness looked out anC
saw the prisoner descend into the yard; thought
the man was either crazy or a robber. The
distance from the fourth story to the grounc
was about 40 feet, to tho shed from the fourth
story perhaps 20 feet. Witness vent down with
MIR. Flint, the Waterman, into the yard, but
could not there see the prisoner. At first, wit
ness thought the prisoner had escaped; but on
searching the ladies water closets in the yard,
the door of the farthest one was found fasten-
ed. Witness tried the door and found there
was somebody within, who ierked the door
Witness applied more force to the door, and
pushed it open, when the prisoner at the bar
was found in the water closet without coat
vest or shoes. Prisoner, on being asked what
he was doing there, said he was attending a
call of nature. Witness then attempted to ar
rest the prisoner, who, however, made great re-
sistance. Witness and Mr.. Flint took tho pri.
soner into his room mo. 30) and other persons
coming in he was left in their charge, while
he, witness, and MIR. Flint went out to find a
Waterman or a constable. Not finding either
readily, witness went to the house of Justice
Thompson, who, at about two O'Clock IN the
morning got up and went to Coleman's Hotel
and examined the witness and the prisoner,
who was afterwards fully committed by that
magistrate for trial.
MIR. Robert s. Wharton stated that he was
friend of MIR. Masterson, and was at Cole
mans on Sunday and staid late that night in
Mr. Maslerson's room, writing letters to go by
Mr.. nj. to Tennessee the next day. When
witness and MIR. M. left the room, between II
and l2 o'clock, he thinks, but is not certain
that he left the door open, but he returned i'm
mediately to shut it; Mr.. nj. had only gone
few feet in the passage, when he returned
and shut the door; witness recollects seeing the
prisoner Oh Sunday at Coleman's, and noticed
that prisoner wore very fashionable coat and
he concluded, from seeing one of the buttons
behind his coat so much-almost an inch
lower than the other, that it was either very
strange fashion, or that the prisoner had some
thing very heavy in his coat pocket.
Mr.. Charles w. Flint Waterman of Cole
mans Hotel, conf med the statement of Capt.
Dewey, as to the finding of the prisoner in the
ladies privy, without his coat, vest and shoes;
his resistance of Captain Dewey; his arrest and
being taken buck to his room No. 80; and his
(witness) going with Capt. Dewey to the house
of Justice Thompson
Justice Thompson said that about 2 O'Clock
in the morning of Monday the It'll Of July last,
he was called out OF bed by Captain Dewey and
Mr.. Flint, who stated the circumstances under
which the prisoner had been found under the
bed of Mr. Masterson, at Coleman's hotel; of
the prisoners leap from the 4th story window,
and of his arrest. Witness desired Captain
Dewey and Mr.. Flint to go back Immediately
and hold fast the prisoner until ne (wltness)
could dress himself and come to Mr.. Coleman s.
Witness went thither and found the prisoner in
No. 80 Of the fourth story, being the room no
occupied. After hearing the testimony of the
several witnesses, and reducing it to writing,
witness told thsprisoner he could make any
remarks in his defence, if he thought proper,
but he was not obliged to do 80, and might re-
main silent it he thought fit. Prisoner then
said, i'll answer to questions put to him by wit
ness that he came from Franklin county, Ten
nessee--was a farmer--had no particular bust
ness in Washngton--had been in Richmond
for five weeks previous to his visit to this city;
and that he had lao particular business in Rich
mond. The prisoner denied that he was under
the bed of Mr.. Masterson, and tried to make
MIR. Masterson think he was mistaken In the
course Of the investigation, which lasted until
Howison and Cox, to search the prisoner 3
trunk, and the bed on which he had lain. Mr.
Howison found in the bed, eadcn ball tied
up in the end Of silk handkerchief weighing
nearly Is ounoes.) This dead instrument was
found between the two mattresses, by Mr.. How
ison, and Handed to witness, who had had 1t in
his possession ever since the prisoners arrest
here the witness exhibited to the court and
jury the silk handkerchief containing the lead
which was of an oval shape, aud nearly the
size Of hens egg.] Prisoner denied that he
had put the colt between the mattresses, and
said he knew nothing about it. The prisoner,
on tho evidence submitted TO witness, was fully
committed for trial. Witness identified the
prisoner at the bar, as the person whom he
committed from Coleman's hotel on the morn
ing of the 18th Of July.
Messrs. Cox and Howison, officers Of the
Auxiliary Guard, confirmed the statement of
Justice Thompson, as to the finding of the silk
handkerchief, with the lead in it, between the
son SAID he found the handkerchief and lead al
the foot OF the bed, near where the prisoner
sat, While the examination was going on.
Mr.. 3. 5. Coleman, lessee Of the National
aaotel, awore that he kept the house on his own
~SSo"H' "NiSiy1 aiu vas lte le5StC dL lflG Lllile
OF the prisoners arrest.
1t was agreed by the District Attorney and
the prisoners counsel, to submit the case to the
jury without argument.
The Hon. Judge Crawford instructed the iu-
ry that if they were of the opinion, from tho
evidence, thst the door of MIR. MastersoA's
room, in Coleman's hotel, was closed, even if
he did not actually use force and violence to
get into it, but opened it in the usual manner,
with felonious intent, thai alone would con-
stitute burglary. And the felonions intent of
the prisoner could be arrived at, by the clrcum
stances given in evidence.
The jury, after retiring short time, return.
ed into court with verdict of guilty.
THE WEATHER AT Sr. LOUIS. On the lst
inst. the thermometer stood below zero at St.
Louis The river was full of floating ice, and
navigation suspended. Wood was selling at
as mar cnrJ Af,at;nys 6, a.,