Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-30
Ambient Trials i'm New York.

John Van Steenburg and Edward O'Conner, tried
at Delhi, for the murder of Sheriff Steele have been
convicted, and sentenced to be hanged on Saturday,
Nov 29th. Daniel w. Squires, and Moses Earl, who
had plead guilty of mansaughter in the first degree,
have been sentenced TO Imprisonment for life. The
N. Y News says Legal technicalities alone saved
the lives of these guilty men, who were the prime
movers in the transactions which occasioned the
murder of Sheriff Steele, and seduced into the
mission of crime the two young men whose lives
to be forfeited at an early day. The record of the
last few days proceedings in the Court at Delhi is
exceedingly melancholy The following is a list
of sentences passed on Saturday, Oct. IL:
Zera Preston had plead guilty to manslaughter in
the LIST degree. State prison for life.
John Phenix. aged u ; John Burtch, aged D. John
Latham, As; William Leside "a Isaac L. Burhans,
2-a plead guilty to manslaughter in the lst degree.
Each sentenced to the State prison for years.
Calvin Madison plead guilty to manslaughter in
the LIST degree. State prison 10 years.
William Brisbane, had plead guilty to manslaughter
in the ID degree. State prison years.
Daniel NOrthrop, plead guilty to manslaughter in
the LIST degree State prison for life. (rhe Court
lntimated that should his conduct warrant it, the
Court would interfere for his pardon in two three
years.)
Charles T. McCumber, plead guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the ID degree. State prison years.
William Jocelyn, plead guilty of manslaughter in
the 4th degree. State prison years.
Robert Scott, indicted for murder, also for conspi-
racy, being armed and digused, &c. Proceedings
suspended on the former and fined $500 on the latter
Ito which he had plead guilty.)
John Davis stands in the position Proceed
ings suspended on the former and fined 800 on the
latter.
Darius Travis, Augustus Kettle, Edwin Mason,
Barbour Stafford, Henry L. Russell, Zadoc Pratt
Northrop, John Whitson, IT., James Clayton, Smith
Stanford ana Alonzo Stanford, all youhg men, mostly
under 81 years of age had plead guilty to manslaugh
ter in the 4th degree. Sentence suspended and the
prisoners allowed to 90 at large.
Henry D. Wickham plead guilty to manslaughter
in the 4th degree. Sentence suspended; and gave
bail TO appear at next Oyer and Terrtiner.
Francis F. Scott plead guilty to conspiracy, being
armed and disguised. Sentence suspended.
Doctor Boughton, who has been sentenced to spend
the remainder of his days in the State Prison, in the
county of Clinton, is about thirtysix years old
born in Rensselaer, county, In the town of Nassau
graduated at Middleburg College in 1880, received
the degree of NJ ID. at Rutgers College in New York
practised medicine at Saratoga Springs during the
years 1888 and 1894, moved to Delhi the year follow
where he also practised in company with Steele
the uncle of the lamented Deputy Sheriff, till the
breaking out of the patriot war in Canada when he
enlisted under General Van Rensselaer,, at Albany
together with Gen. Roots son, who then cadet
at West Point and went to help the patriots. He
was engay ed In the battles of Charlestown Windmill
Point and Navy Island. He surgeon Of tie
insurrectonary forces and at the close of the wal
was imprisoned in the Jail at Buffalo with w. l.
Mackenzie, Nelson and others.