Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-19

tie jury
,,--.,vsn,x.-Ccm VS. VIM. ]. Parker; Indict.
~, n, Larceny. The prisoner having been in-
l s,,,rd Jointly with Drew, Morgan and Smith,
49, ~ he tried separately and a jury was i'm
..r.3 and sworn to try him alone. The charge
r n, ncking the pockets of DR.. Merritt, at the
n.,,,,5 Celebration in January last. The wit
49,. IA, the Commonwealth were Dr.. Merritt, T..
sh,lctCss, VIM. D. Terry, apolice officer from
phl,sslpbs, and some one or two Others. Mr..
M.,t.,sottbe Monroe House, Mr.. Strobe and W.
- Got, rere called by the defence. The p -cket
s,,k contained two notes, calling, one for S100,
nd ,be Ot5er for $50, and about 81 in money,
ia, t,esst pin aud some other small articles of
,;oor Importance. The larceny was proved to
,,ve been actually committed but not by the pris-
o,sr. and the case turned upon the combination
of the prisoner with the person or persons actu-
,ly taking the pocket book. The Commonwealth
,pi,sYor-d TO show this combination by various
rj;peSes and various circumstances so as to make
tbs prisoner principal in the transaction, or an
accessory before the fact at least. The defence
denied the circumstances and the combination in
TOTO An abb wasalSo set upon the part ofthe
defence and controyerted by the prosecution. The
1,Ee was argued and submitted to the jury at
,stl2N. The jury had not rendered a verdict
at the adjournment Of Court.
The case of the Commonwealth VS. Phillip Cess,
fOr passing counterfeit money, was argued before
the jury. A verdict of not guilty was rendered.
Protestant EPISCOPAL CoNvExT1oN.-The Pro
testsnt Episcopal Convention of the Diocese of
Vrginil, convened in St Matthew's Church yes!er-
Gai morning at 10 o'clock.
BlsHJr JOINS presided, Bishop Meade not be-
ing present.
The Rev. GEO. D. CuMMrNs, of Norfolk, was
sppOnted Secretary, and A. L. SEABuRY, assistant.
TIE following Clergymen appeared as delegates
Rev. W Andrews, Shepardstown.
c E Amber, Charleston,
Bowers, Hanover, Co.
Francis NJ Baker, Bottetourt,
IS ClStleman, Stanton,
Geo d Cummins, Norfolk,
James Chisholm, Portsmouth,
John II Clark, Charlotte Co.,
GSCaTaway, MddeSex,
CM Galloway, Jefferson,
H NJ DenusOn, WilIiamsburgh,
VIM Friend. Carolina,
Andrew Fisher, Powhatan,
John Grammar, Halifax,
CJGibSon. Petersburg,
J F Hoff, Clark Co.,
VIM I HYland, Marshall, Co.,
VIM NJ Jackson, Norfolk,
Alex Jones, Richmond, -:
Thos E Locke, Lunenbury,
Charles Mann, GloSter,
Charles Minnigerode, Prince George,
James D McCabe, Wheeling,
John McCabe, Hampton,
Vim Norwood, d D, Hanover, Co,
G H Norton, Wanrnton,
L Perkins, ParkerSbuTg,
James Page, Weston,
Slack, AlbermaIle,
VIM Sparrow. D D, Fairfax,
D Tompkins. WelSburg,
Edmund WitherS, Lancaster,
Lewis Walks, Prince Ann,
Cornelius Walker, Winchester,
White, Clark Co,
CaStleman, ClarkSbulg,
W Chesley, Halifax,
Lowell, Charles City,
Geo Smith, Editor Southern Christian,
Berkley, Amelia Co.,
b Danna, Alexandria,
VA hlnSolving, Loudon,
The following gentlemen appeared as Lay Del
egates:
c Hall, Norfolk,
samuel w Shelton, Lynchburg,
hoEard, Princes Ann,
Joha Chenning, Lancaster,
an L Seabury, Norfolk,
U Conrad, MartinSburgh.
rhlilp Nelson, Hanover,
Henry Tallant, Wheeling,
IhoS d Clagett, Loudon,
te'er Davis, Parkersburgh,
Andtew Woods, Wheeling,
WIN Pendleton, Berkely,
geo EeaSy, Brooke Co,
TtancIs Nelson, New Kent,
Pendleton, Clark Co,
Z Iayloe, King George,
1ohn Page, Clark,
1 nos Rink. Brooke Co,
bFIzhugh, Jackson Co,
Snal!eS Merrlweather, Albermarle,
Fltzhugh, King George,
John Bruce, Winchester,
II Duvall, Richmond,
Isaac Hoge, MARSHALL Co.
lie Standing rules of order of the last Conven-
~ were adopted for the present.
Va W motion Of the Rev. Mr.. ANDREWS,
efsymeu from other Dioceses were admitted to
~ ~, III the Convention as Honorary Members.
4e convention then adjourned until half past
. Clock to meet in the Union Hall.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
lAe Convention assembled at the appointed
a.; a financial report of the staunton Female In
.e' showing the contributions during the past
'r' 10 De S2,S47, was submitted.
Ne'' MIR. MrNNtoERoDE offer d resolution
.| |e appointment of committee 10 inquire in
,rss s psopFlety of appropiating a part of the
,s. OIL the Orphans and Widows Society for
e p osneht of disabled Clergymen.
,mn,;. NJ NORroS moved as substitute that the