The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-28

PHILADELPHIA, March ~, ls4s
TIE Mxrder Case-Erauinations Of Wifnesses-Pro5abie
Commifmenf of Lanefeid the Supposed Murderer, Re.
The investigation of the evidence against Charles
Lsnsfea, the supposed murderer of Mrs Rsdepschsr,
has been going in the Quarter Sessions Court Room
since IL O'Clock in presence of Mayor Swift and Messrs
Champneye and Webster the Attorney General and his
deputy. The movement of the prssner from the city
lookup to the Court House. attended with consider
able risk the Of excited persons that thronged
every portion Of the square loud in their cries
Lynch him-kill him." The police strong in
NUMBER and resisted the constsnt rush impeding their
progress and at last lodged him in ETY. within the
walls Of the Court House. man armed with a club
made effort to strike him upon the head but the
tempt foied by the ohoers and the rash offender
lodged In sonhnenent to answer charge Of melting to
riot.
The public portion Of the court room was soon filed
to repetion When the hustle offending their on.
trance had suosided, the hearing was proceeded in.
sers vsux ana Longhead appeared the counsel fer
David Webster opened the case by rshearsng in brief
to the Mayor the evidences which would be brought
ward sucient he thought TO crminate the prsoper in
the heinous offence laid TO his charge The principal
the possession of the Commonwealth hsvs bssn
refesres TO In my former letters The following are ad
d,ons Apn 'aSre minute particulars. On the evening
previous 70 W. murder, the accused proposed. In
the presence OF o., 9f his room.msiss, to 20 to
6sd ap9s' a n,n, not nyoo,eda LEFT the room with
mnst have left the house his bed nuwsv,r, nu,
entered by stealth at three O'Clock In the mornlfS
no shoes boots and went to bed without cay ing
syisbls to any one The morRng sftsr the
OF the murder reached the shop IN which he worked
allotted exclamations Of horror from every one presen
but himself He silent, With conscious guilt, am
did not rase his head short time after this he wen
10 his room with q basin of water and taking Oh th
psntaloons he wore commenced washing them in vari
Gus places He thus for more than an hour
and suspicion being excited By his ab'ence, be wa
watched. Mr. Frank, the witnsm who perceived !
10 the alley just before the murder wiii De se
TO identify the prisoner from the peculiar de
ERUPTION Of the hat he Moot of the testimony eli
cited during the first few hours Q repetition
Of that which had been In the coroners exsmna
ton The testimony since given by the shopmstss ant
those who slept In the tams room with him makes TN
chain complete The knife 10 identified; his sbsenc
from his boarding house until O'Clock the morning
or the murder clearly proved. His rsvengsful dis
position exhibited during confinement In the East
penitentary, and his threats also proven
The vicinity Of the court house 10 still throngsd
while the interior perfect jam The examination Ia
approaching termination bat II IL feared that another
exciting scene viii take place he 10 removed from
the court heuse 70 the prison He will be com
mittsd 10 take his trisl, without doubt.
An errest has been made of Englishman, nance
John Hoffman who he's been putting in circulation thu
old notes OF the Chester County Bank, which pre-
ssnsd 10 b par Of hoss stolen from the President ofth