Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-30
philaaelphia correspendenoe.
ConpictiOa of Arthw Sming-Madara Sontag-
Shocking Suieide--Idl de Guriosity Sc.

Conpiction of Arthur Spring-Madam Sontag-
D Shocking Suieiae-Idle Guriosity &C..
PHnApELrArA, March "a. 1853.
Is.ated in my last that thetrial Of Arthur Sp:ing
for the murder of the two women in Southwark,
would take place. on Monday. TWAS commenced
on that day and concluded Ibis day about clock,
or the case was given to the jury at that hour and
they came into Court at O'Clock the same even.
ing, returning averdict Of GUILTY OF MURDER in the
"Flrst Degree.'
As am writing this letter in view of the prison.
er, you may suppose that 1 can give you someD
correct idea of his hour before the
rendition of the verdict he was pleasantly engaged
in conversation with a number of police officers,
surrounding the Dock, and seemed to be but little
affected with the dreadful fate hanging over him.
In fact during the four days he has been on trial,
he has given but few evidences of sorrow or ie-
morse for the crime of killing two innocent wo-,
men. heard him say yesterday, that his son and
another boy committed the deed, and that he knew
nothing about it, except what has been related 10
him by his son. Look at this case as you will,
and each feature is full of horror. The son stand
ing in the witness box, telling tale of blood which
TO end the life of his father by the gallows; and
then the father to his own guilty head, at
tempting to fasten the deed upon his own SON
the picture is too dreadful for contemplation, and
will therefore pass it by without further COM
ment, leaving to your own good judgment the fill
ing up of the features by extracts from the daily
papers which have given 1.-THE details.
Madam Sontag commences series of Operas in
the National Theatre in this city, on Monday even
ing next. Those acquainted with musical affairs,
that the present Opera season will be the most
| brilliant 0F nm NJ wa .'ayar
city.
was present this morning at Coroner's Inquest
in the upper part of the city, and beheld the oll-
powerful influence OF rum. Two brothers named
Manakelee, lived with their sister. The brothers
drank freely and the sister used large quantities of
laudumn. On last night, the sister and domes
tic retired to their room, leaving one brother
asleep upon the floor, and the other sitting near
him; about one o'clock the next morning, the
brother who sitting up awoke, and found
when he attempted to arouse his brother, that he
was dead Means were made use OFF 10 res tore
him, but to no effect. About ten years since these
men ov ned Cotton Mill, some ten miles from the
city; they were burnt out and shortly afterwards
took to drink. Itwas nmored in the neighborhootl
that the man had been murdered, and when |
arrived found large crowd of men, women and
children in,front of the house. The verdict Of
the Coroners jury, thathe died.from ntemperancs,
soon dispersed them. .A7s 49,
The newspapers of our city, during The present
week have increased their sales by the publica
ton CT the mulder trial, and pretended likeness OIL
Arthur Spring and his son. The desire has been
so great to see thus fend in human form that any.
thing said to lie likeness meets with ready sale
should have stated above, that after the inat-
derer was taken from the Court House, finmed
atey after the rendition of the verdict, that h,
waved his hat and id the souls OF all arount
him, and INDUCED in other horrid imprecations-
Nothing but strong police force prevented hin
from being roughly handled by the crowd. ,sr
The markes remain about the same. ~,
i E.t Yours, NAMELOC.