New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-28
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PHILApxIPuA March 81, lSx1
Yesterday morning in the Court Of Oyer
and rerminer before Judges Allison and Kelley, JcseYA
NJ Dorsn. ESQ, counsel fIr Arthur Spring, Sr. coz
.cted OF shs murder OF Ellen Lynch and Honors shaw.
and said
WIN your Honor allow me to present reasons Soc
new trial and an srre-t Of Judgment in the Of Ar
thur Spring SRI The information upon which the
sons are based was conveyed To me by means II En-
anOuy nous letter, and unless am much mistaken.
will he found sufficient 20 set aside the verdict Mr..
Doran then read the following reasons;
CoMz0rpsaIA A'tisy Spring hsasc~s yoy Nec r''f
and m drrct u Jadgecsh
FifThe trial irregular. and the lmrsnelng Of the
jury was irregular and contrary law iussmnch Chss
McOuinsn, who acted Juror IN the case had neves
been drawn summoned and egurned a. SUCH bat aaswend
the Of Bernard Corr and AZ such was summss
ed npaneed juror fscs unknown 20 the prisoner
OF his counsel until after the verdict
SeHd-The verdict cannot be sustained. becas Bernard
Corr who supposed t. Be the jury did nos oct -
such and unite IN the verdict
Nj Reed asked ii the counsel would be ready to
sgue 10 the motion Monday and be replied that he
would lie also inquired II the prisoner need be brought
up 10 Count room and affirmative reply was sivca
The motion Will therefore be argued tomorrow, and
Spring will he present on the occasion.
4 may ease the public mind 10 know that youns
Spring will remain Ia custody until the motion for the
new trial y decided With respect the died
for new trial much diversity OF opinion exists among
the members OF the Bar. While msny bellows them 10
he GOOD and sufficient and think thst new trial mast
be granted there Others who assert with ~ unoa
confidence thst they are not worth q straw. Lawyers
however, like doctors will disagree and JuJgos mus
decide so that the public mus, Wait patiently unit, do
cson given by their HCnors ltwe IN laghs that The
following Act OF Assembly covers the case bat sp
pears not IL l. the Act at 1914 and u Ia these words
"Thst no verdict hereafhF given In any Court civ os
emu nal in this Common stath shall be act ade, n%
stayed for any detect OF error 10 tina peosrt
issued for coat or IN the veaire Issued or .nnnoaas
juror panel OF jurors bot tnsi or sa
To try tho merit or Ple~hns sahy CA tho
ssneal issue any shali be waiver Of ell errors snt
and nj
yenire auayiBg, summoning aud returning OF IarOFs'
There is deciaion OF the Supreme Court IN eivii
case which Il against the ground assumed by Mr. Do
ran but IL may affect criminal case and that
a capital With regard 10 the change OF Jurors
there are several contradictory statements. We be
heye however that McCnilan, who answered 20 the
nome of Bernard Corr appeared a substitute g him
from the first and answered % his name regularly
which the way the mistake made. good dea
OF feeling exists IN the public mind against the Juror
which wrong II the acted in Ignorance. r. how
ever Corr wanted 10 get rid n the responsibility Of
serving on the Jury he deserves pun shmen,
Arthur spring. Sr has, since kis conviction. become
Cntrs prostTnsd more from anguish OF mind than pain
II body and ID Is with difficulty that he can b. made
take sufficient food keep him alive Yesterday his
counsel Mr. Doran Visited him In prison, and found
bim lying In state OF exhaustion upon his bed. and
manifested no opposition 10 converse. Some stmuleu
drink had been prepared for him, which he refused to
take until threat made % force Il down hin In
conversation with his counsel be again asserted his limo
cence and upon eng told thst be tbs gold
Bartholomew
he deEed all knowledge Off but said that hs knsS
al about IT, and further said that II his would tell
where he put the money that could be restored he
would forgive him. and allow him 10 and ses him.
Otherwise he should never forgive him. Mr. DOrm
ysny attempted 10 get anything OUT Of him that sat
sfsciory u is thought that he tegns himself sick He
will doubtless BE- 10 Court 10 morrow We learn that the
500 bas made other disclosures touching the wick eness
OF the father He that he went tiDe since 70
the fruit store Of Mr MOroney. Of Eighth and
Wsnut sts and intended 20 hill Mrs NJ who alone.
lie managed 10 alp unPercsssed a heavy wes Ia biz
pocket accomplish his purpose, but was rustrstsd
In biz design by some one coming iuto the store 1his
brings him into the neghborhood Of the Rink murder,
which h Ia no, unlikely he perpetrsted
On Friday night the notorious rogue, John
H. Stevens known Jack Stevens, found BY Of
fcer Mrke. Of the city police IN tho refecory At the
northeast Of Chesnat aud Eighthst steycns
will be recoected arrested on the charge Ut rob
ling the Branch BsDk OF Virginia Portsmouth ON the
eth OF January last and while waiting trial esesped
from The prison on the I7h OF April reward Of $500
was offered for his arrest The officer alluded b above
approached Stevens and said that he wanted him The
OnsLder asked for hs wanant but was informed IL wu
requisite bur be would have 20 90 Stevens said he
would not and drew small i've baraaled reyolyeTfrom
bis pocket Of which was discharged. Arkls threw
up BIS hand and the ball entered the center u H. Stos
vess ordered out VI the place and in sndeayorng
% eseape the alarm gwen. Officers Lsinhod and
Stsvens Of the AarsbsFs police we're near 81 hand,
and the former seized bold Of the prisoner while he
held the revolver In the other hsod and pointed st the
him. and with the sssssDce VI Mr.. Daniel Dousberty
the ieos taken 10 the Mayors oree. lie resisted
violently o. The way
nsryisI hearing took plsee before his Honor which
did bot elose gnrl near two O'Clock this morning In
default OF city thousand dollars bail be was eommittsd
for further hearing lack Stew Y about 20 years u
age dye feet sx and half Inches high and one Of The
worst criminals IN tins country. la sddfion 20 tbs
Portsm0uth BANK robbery. he y charged with, or impii
eafsd IN the robbery the GAs Oce 5eyenthst soove
Che,u1t; Riehsfdsons Jereiy store Pirt-oarzh; the
store Of Mr. HaTen, Cincinnati besides several other
stores and oees an strsmpt upon ne Cleveland Bsnk
OHIO .iIk store in Buffalo u Bsnssl Brother
Tbpdst below Race store u jas. w. Wood, Eghsh
and Zanests abroksrs Ogies "a Prt<burgh from WHICH
be escape effected BY raising alarm d Ere; the
Norfolk SAVING Institution; ask aore IN Hsrrisbsg
and Geo. w Harris, Montgomery, Alabama. AZ the ise
ter place q, 900 worth Of je~elry srDi-n.
Tie wound in he hand Of Oreer Arkis shoash pain
full s not serious.
Young Spring has been staying. since the con-
Vetion II ais fz,bsr Il tbs soathsnx stsnon House,
where b. has bn yis,tad by Eamber Of ptal1nthropae
psrsons ANXIOUS for hs future ssih1e. many nAys o.
Tered b. give him home but WIN ns psios o. seure
Lance which AZ al times eommenssDis ne mas UNI
fotnly said that all be de<1eo n .Aa noe vao nsss
80, !, T. b-l1ess Of eonectioDer winch he sesuns
10 tborog1hyy uD1ersand He says hat be VII be sbis,
ifhs n,oearss Q situation, 70 make from rs 20 90
To,b by hs Own labor and mat smouns w1l be SUI
r.srr for his own wan and those Of hs sisters.
small sum Of money 10 presented 70 km onFhdsy
-v~nipr collected from several individuals. 7essefdsy
morning early, he sent feT Mr. WIN Byrns sn sne~ OF
De Ccgrt 10 whom be has the greatest eoncdeses.
friend and requested hira % take -, the pre- % ne
coat which he admitted The wines stand, na heo
picked up, vhsn tsopped y eoy, ed rsn On v1 =.
10 the keeper ofshe sGore where usco& ossonsL Ies
nor ga he bow Who dropped ne busds but n iaeser
rsconeeted very vel he cireumseAnes o. ass1gny 70
hunde en- .he evening" and q dc psace dAsernee ~
youns sprins The smfs - %ors