New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-04
Van Steenberg Convicted.

The summing up in the case Of John Van Steen
berg c. arged with the murder Of Under Sheriff Osmsn
steele the 7th Of August last Closed at O'Clock
Tuesday evening. Judge Parker delivered lucid a.
able charge the Jury in which be revived the whole
case explained in a clear manner the law applicable 70
the case defining particularly that in relation to felony
the main question being would the prisoner have
been guilty Of felony, bad murder been committed
The Judge then charged the Jury to be faithful both
the prisoner and the people and 70 render such We
dict as their conscicnces would approve. The case
gwen the Jury at 10 O'Clock. The Court took recess
ill II o'clock which hour the Court again assembled
and the Jury not having agreed adjourned III, % o'clock
this morning.
The Court assembled the hour TO which it had sd
journed The Jury appeared in Court and pTOpounded
the following question Whether having been on the
ground at Eares armed and disguised, without haVns
nred was felony,
The Court instructed the Jury that such was the W.
and the jury retired.
At quarter pas, 10 O'Clock it announced that the
Jury had agreed and after the Jury appeared and
the prisoner placed at the bar.
JudSs Parko.-Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
verdict,
Eorcnan-We have
Judae PGrker-What say you, gentlemen. do you find
the prisoner at the bar, guilty guilty.
Foraaan We find the prisoner GUILTY OF MURDER.
Mr B0une-Tne Clerk will poll the Jury The Clerk
then called the jurors by name and being asked this
yOur verdict = each responded audiby, il is
The Clrk-Gen,lemen of the jury. you will hearken
your verdict as stands recordedyou say you ind
the prisoner at the bar guilty Of murder say you all
The prisoner is little over q years Of age. When first
brought in Court this morning, he appeared somewhat
agtaied. and very pale. He however became com
posed and when the Jury rendered their verdict he
heard it apparently unmoved He was remanded for
sentence. Delaware Express. Extra lst.
PRocLAMATIoS FROM Gov. FORD OF ILL
NOIs-tioy. FORD seems 10 have abandoned his first
intention let the Mormons and anti Mormons fight II
out Indifferent which whipped and has issued two Pro
camstiOns which published in the Gazette Of last
evening Exaggerated statements received AT Springfield
probably produced this change Of purpose and induced
hun to make a call for FIVE hundred from the citizens
of SaDgamOn MeHaTd, Cass, Scott. Pike Morgan
and Greene counties He also calls upon Gen. HARDIN
Co.'s BAKER WEATHERFoRD, MERRrMAN and BoYcE, 10
aid in raisiq9 this force He says in Of these pa
pers that this time there is mistake but that
instruction does exist he appoints Beadstown the
place Of rendezvous and mis- d0v (5) the time, for
the gallant militia 10 make their appearance.
In the second proclamation issued last Sunday having
received information Of battle in which eighteen anti
MorrnOns and three Mormons killed and number
of sntMormons taken prisoners. he calls upon
all the young men Of SaDgamOn county 10 come 10
Springfield AZ three o'clock OF the afternoon of Tuesday
next last ready for service" The state of things
now existing in Hancock (he says must nat con
tinue the law must he magnifed and restored 10
iis supremacy, otherwise government is at AN
end" We do MT know how many volunteers answered
this call but guess many. There Is truth al
all events in the battle which is made the foundation Of
this proclamation. Our ntelli eence from Warsaw is
later than The date Of the document itself and such
affair known to have occurred at that time. The
prairie skrimm04e aud between BackensiOss and d
portion of the Anti MorOns doubtless rise to the
story. ST. Louis Republican. Sept %
PICKPOCKFTs--TwO gentlemen had their pockets
picked while attending the Liberty Party Convention AZ
the fremont Temple. on Wednesday evening. Mr.. John
A. Andrew los, his wallet containing sii, and Mr. Josiah
Hayden memorandum book with between 500 and $40
Either las, nj ghi OF this morning Mr. j. l. Yetnan of New
Jersey lost his wallet with about So IN H. sol Of which
was in New York money