Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-13
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Communicable Us. Samuel a. S4,Ta ne
trial OF the prisoner on the second inulc'h'en
charging him with aiding and abeIting SaUnsy
= Save 10 escape from The Common wealth, Wa
conclude Friday Iishl. 4 l:ple before one
O'clock, The Jury brought in yeTditi u gum
assessing The 'iod u confinement il The penl-
leptiaty a, only Two years. The prisoner nav
inc requested Inc Court 10 pass sentence al once
Judge Robertson compiled and sentenced hil
agfecably 10 The finding OF line Ir.y. ife coun'
sci for the prisoner having signih"d 'heil in'rn
lion Of carrying the case before me Geheld
Ccu,l which meels The first Monday 10 DeceI''
Der. The prisoner has been respheu WI 'Ae -
December. 81, :.
,Snf,pdav line uial OF Charles T.. CoGhil'' IN
dcied Tor forgery, wnch haa been sci lot INA
day. was continued i'll IEc ne1I term.
Jos,p Res. Us. the Commonwealth upon
crit Of error 10 a judgment OF the Hus'ings
curt Of tho city of Richmond The petitioner
IL as tried IN December last, on the charge OIL
Daving received goods, knowing 'hsm 10 nave
cen stolen-was convicted, ana Inc .crm ~
Ms imprisonment assessed 10 te confinement 10
iail for six mnntos. The W /, oil error was urged
on The afouri that The jury had No Tisht, nnsel
the law, 10 liz the term OF imprisonment nc
case was argued before the Superior CourI Ia
lrrday, by T. P. August, Esq f.r ne pe!i1ioneT
and by J. 8. caskis, Esq, ior The Commonwealth
The judsmeD; Of The Musings Court was reversed
Commonwealth Us Wm b dFeeSf.i hiiciec
Tor forgery. This case beiLs Called ga ufday,
the prisoners couascl move,i me Court 10 qdash
the indiclmen, and discharge t'e 'i''o.e', on
The orou1d that he had been properly examined
by he Bus'ings Court, and MOLE pro'eGu' nav.
ins peen catered ppon the indictment. lounded
Il Il
ton car be had for the same tuence; or, IN DINER
wnrds, that no man can be tpice examined Tor
The ME offence. The argument on the mo'ioh
was opened by Mr.. husLsi, Oh he part OF Inc
accused: MIR. Robert G. Scout followed Gu the
same SD: and Mr.. Caske commenced reply
on the pa!t OF he Common wealth, but had mo-!
concluded when The cour adjourned. He will
resume his ar.umen! This Monday morning.
Ths arsumea. will be concluded ny Mr.. Lyons,
lur Inc accused
Counsel for lie Prisonsv-Messfs. Scott,
Lyons and August
For The Cgmmonptaht-M J S Caskie and
Mr. (, S Ea.ter, Attorney Gcneral.- Times.
YESTERDAY Mr.. Casric cancl,:ied his argus
mept, and was followed BY Mr.. Baxter against,
and Mr.. Lyons for the motion. The Court over
ruled the motion 10 quash.-To this opinion, the
prisoners COUNSEL fled bill OF exceptions. A.
late hour last evening the Court adjourned, to
allow the prisoners counsel to file special
plea in the nature OF azure foi' acsut, based
on the examination by the Hastings Court
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.-We Learn
from The Times that on Sunday morning dis.
tressing occurrence took place on the truck bridge
CONSTRUCTED along lne site of The proposed bridge
ri the Ri ,mond and Danville Railroad Qompa-
nv The truck bridge has been Constructed from
me Manchester side of the river 10 an island near
;,s centre. Between IL and II O'Clock yesterday
mnrnine Mr.. Anderson Moore, OF Manchester,
ACCOMPANIED by his Two little children attempt
Cd - CO.'S 10 the island. When about half way
enrnss on. Of his Children little hoy about Sc
VEN wears Of ace, accidentally slipped of The
nlan,s and dro Wned bcio.c assistance could &c
rendered The unhappy. father unable 10 Gid his
drowning child, saw the remorseless current
swcap of is lifeless corpse a humane slran.
orr having witnessed the painful accident, and
being vigorous swimmer, Jur.pe INTO The
stream and succeeded in bringing The body 10
shore. Efforts We're made TO resusciae me poOs
LILLE child Blu, alasi The vital spark had fed.
WHEELING CONGRESSIONAL ELEC.
TION The election in the Wheeling D,sIic
FIR member u Cungns', which commenced on
Thursday last was continued lhfce days On ac-
count 81 The weather. al the cinse Of the Sc
cond say in Wheeling, Col. Raymond, Wing,
had majority of 297; in Wes' Liberty precinct
SO; in Triadeln hia precinct 43; and in Boss's Ran
IS .---
From the clner counties The Ieurss come in
slouly In Marshall here was reported ma
ioriIy Of I47 for Raymond, and Howard pre-
cipct 10 be heard from which will swell the ma
icrily 10 about l60.-[Ra'timors Snn'