New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-30
Things in Philadelphia.

Ii is well iOr humanity. that monsters Ike
Spring the murderer hut rarely appear upon the stage
Of human life. Probably once in sse, such being
s permitted 10 exist beacon 10 spprise mankind
Whist depth OF degradation humanity can sink by
long ndul cence in crime. This morning, when the
Marshals officers, Who all along have had the prisoner
in charge went into bis cell they found hn stretched
ON his pallet upon his back with his eyes partially
opened and Get IN his hcad a. II he about II give
ny the ghost They shook him, bu; were answered
merely With q suppressed grosn.
His pulse ielt BY ORe OF the ohcers who has hal
some experience in such matters and he was immeii-
stey satisfied thar Spring was playing possnn Tbs
physician OF the prison TOR. and on feeling his
pulse declared the prisoner wss iGte weak from h-
retuss % take susienanc bar otherwise IN good cond
ton Spring refused rise from his bel and had ~ be
lifted up and absolutely dressed BY the officers. Her
fused TO Assist IN adjusting portion Of his own cloth
Wh,u brought up TO Court about O'Clock. the
crowd, which had already assembled opened passage
way 20 the Court room, thr ugh which the officers
Quoted the prisoner, snd placed him in the box within
the Court room. He ate couple Ot son boiled eggs
and drsnk n cup OF tea for breakfast Alter h. again
went INTO the box, he manifested great desire b. com
muncse With those persons who stood near him.
The ,lest language that could dow from his lips
spfinging from the black mshsnity OF his heart was
used to dtsme the characters OF every who In
the least connected with hi. conviction. For thts pur
pose he adnatted himself guilty OF incest with
infant member OF hs own family, and with his pstlen
tal breath attempted % neach the reputation Of every
female with whom he scquaintel his son also
charged with the blsckest crimes
Many OF the charges known to the officers 10 bs
without the slightest foundation Ia trsth and others
absolutely impossible and yet the prisoner, when
apptse OF this fact perss ted in his statements The
officers were az last compelled 10 order him b. keep
silent and then he SUNK away Ia one corner u The
prisoners box and hil his face in his hands A. times
be plays the bravo, and then reapees into the craven
trembling at every noise he hears This ID ever the
consequence ot guilt like hts.
Tie has several times since his trisl requested the
Doctor az the prison tO ktep him up with stimuans
I'll after he sha be- sentenced then he says he i going
TO die Those persons AZ the prison who have been In
attendance upon him, suppose thus 20 mean that after
sentence, he Intends to refuse susienanee sad thus
The crowd was not quite great during the trial.
but sufficiently dense as TO be nconyenient to tho
officers
Mr. Doran presented tn. affidavit OF Arthur Spring
Sen setting forth, that when the name OF Bernard
Corr called Juror In this case he verify believed
the person who answered 10 that name wa BERNARD
Corr that Charles MQuiIlsn and Bernard Corr were
both personally unknown to him that during all the
trial and until after the verdict he believed Bernard
Corr of the jury, and that had he been aware
OF the personsiion he would not have concealed H. bu,
would have disclosed t 10 the Court and hs counsel
and challenged Charlss Quiilan peremptorily"
The aihdayit signed by name that could never
be supposed to have been intended for Arthur Spring.
though written by himself " IL In fact name, being
a lev scattered marks only, OF the most tremuou.
character Spring formerly wrote good hand and
his attempt 10 write his this morning shows In
what bad condition his system Is at present.
twe have space this morning for our correspon-
dent. report Of the proceedings In Court relative to
the point, whether the action of McQullsn ~ Jury
man Ia place Of Corr yitiates the trial of Spring
McQullsn sentenced to imprisonment for GO days
and Corr fined $50 for sbsen,ing himself from Court
that being the limit Of the Law. otherwise the
Judge remarked he should have punished him much
more severely
lie also taken INTO cu,tody by the sheriff, and We
upposs taken b prison doubt very much wheth-
ne psy ~ nne.
The Oyer ana Termiosr then adjourned until TO-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock
The prsOner thsn taken out OF the Court room
10y the Nsr.hsIs officers and placed 10 a cab provided
for the purpose stationed at the 9th o. entrance The
crowd VIA quite dense, and gathered around the ON.
with not quite pesceable disposition they
had manifested upon former occasions The officers.
however In great force, and kept the crowd bach
by loud cries Of stand back without having 10 use
any other force than pushing
The prisoner placed in the cab, amid shouts and
gfoans and when the cab started for the prison. fIr
Gus yell went up from the mass followed by an sw.
full groan Beside the crowd la sixhss the iron rail
ings along that sret ineio-ng the State House ysrd
packed with human beings who also joined In the
"yel and grosns"
The cab drove rapidly away and In shor, time, the
street and yard partially elesred Of the mas u
people .ho had been there cOngregaed
On the way " prison the PRISONER behaved In the
moot rsolen to the officers who attended him
He said he did not for public opinion and Cd
mtted that the story he told, this morning about the
little female member Of hs family lse only stated
for the purpose Of making them angry
HIS feelings were much more bitter against his son
than they have yet been. He said, " he would curse
him wah biz last gasp" AMI declared, " shat n hz
was % 20 10 heaven he DID not want 10 60 there but
that there wa little danger OF youag Arthur going
there"
His conduct asr he got inside Of the prison n-
liar that exhibited IN Court He would play the bra
do
Inject coward.
During yesterday there was much rioting Ia
various portions Of the city and county several ar.
resu made.
since Saturday last, il has been currently
reported that Carson Esnos. Of the persons con
ycted II the murder u Christopher soOhan, had made
fu confession OF the terrible deed. Both hfrD snd
John Cape ne companion in crime are much depre<s
ed spirit evidently feeling kessly their dreadful
si;lAr6n. relative Of one o. the doomed men has
become In sane and u inmst. " an insane ssy
hum such has been the effect upon his mind, In eoa
sequence Of the conviction q the parties he feeling
great attachment toward them