The Columbian fountain., 1846-01-27
CITY AFFAIRS.


WHITING.--We have never known SO much
excitement prevail during trial for grand
larceny; we have never known public ex-
citemeut kept up SO long and continue in
creasing until the fate Of the party under tri-
al was asceriained, as that which il has fallen
within the line of our duty, as reporters, to
notice since the commencement of Whiting's
trial on Saturday, the 18th instant, until the
close on Saturday last, the Oath instant.
In. our last brief notice of this very re-
markable trial, published in the National
Intellengencer of the Oath instant, we left
the jury at 10 O'Clock on Friday night lock-
ed up in their room, no verdict having been
up to that time rendered.
AT the opening at the Court, at ] o'clock
on Saturday the jury were still i'll their room,
not being able to agree, and standing, as it
was reported in the Courtroom, eleven for
acquittal and efor conviction No verdict
was rendered until half past O'Clock in the
evening, when, the Court being III session
and a number Of anxious spectators being
still in waiting, the jury came into Court,
and the usual question being put by the
Clerk, the foreman Of the jury pronounced
the verdict of not guilty. Onannonncement
OF this result there was an instantaneous and
irrepressible burst Of applause on the part of
the audience. The Hon. Judge Crawford
Immediately rose to rebuke this breach of
decorum; but, before he could speak, the
auditors, who had for a,moment been hurled
by their gratified feelings to an important
length, became suddenly calm and SILENT
The accused, on being discharged by order
of the Court, through William Woodward,
Esq, desired to express his gratitude to the
Court and Jury for their long and patient
attention to his case, which had occupied so
much Of their time The Court directed the
shoes charged to have been stolen by the ac-
cused to be given up to him.
Thus ended this long and exciting in
vesligation, which occupied one entire week
Of the seven which the Court has been sit
ting during the present important and busy
term, at which no less than seventeen pris-
oners (some Of them very old offenders)
have been tried, convicted, and sentenced to
the penitentiary.
In the course of Saturday, Messrs. Wood
ward and Radcliffe argued the case of the
United Stutes VS.. Charles Willianas, free
negro, Convicted Of murder,) on the mo-
ton for new trial. The motion was op-
posed Messrs. Fendall and Carlisle, on the
part of the United States. The Court inti-
mated that a decision would be made in the
case in the course Of to-day. We under
stand the Court stands adjourned until II
O'Clock. 1t is expected that Mary f. Clark,
alias .Nary Ellis, charged with felony, as
the accomplice Of Albion Floyd, will be
brought before the Court to-day, underwrit
of habeas corpus, issued at the instance of
the prisoners counsel, Messrs. Davidge and
Nourse. The Baltimore officers have been
summoned to attend. 1t is thought the
Court will adjourn to-day, until the next
term in course.
CoRoNER's NaUEsT.-On Saturday last
an inquest was held in view of the body of
jas. Heatley, living in an alley near the soap
factory of Messrs Bates s. Brother, on G
street, between 9th and 9TH streets. Yer
dict that the deceased came to his death in
consequence of previous exposure. When
the deceased rose in the morning he com