New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-22
The Philadelphia ,Iurder.-TriaI of Spring.


PHILADELPHIA March n, 1853.
This morning an immense crowd assembled
about the Court House blocking up every there
to, and tng the vacant spaces Immediately IN the
and the eide OF the building anxious 20 get sight Of
the bipg VINO for dtiars could n1brue his hands
in the blood OF two unsurpectBg aud unofiending
men, The crowd had mustered also In great strength
Sxthsreet, where the prison usually stDps, but
with other purpose apparently IN view than 20 graft
~ their curiosity by 4 sight Of Spring The Nsrshals
Cftcsrs who 20 take charge OF the prisoner and
convey hun b COgu from the pnsOn, spprehensive OF
being surrounded by crowd, resUrted % ruse %
throw the sssembage OF the proper track Of the prso
ner For this purpose three OF the Officers procured
hack and placed Spring inside with themselves whil3
smother ofhceT got nto the Prison van % persOnate
Spring and another rode upon the outside, behind with
tie person who has charge Of the van.
The hack drove up Finn street. 10 Chestnnt and stop
ped At the passage way In Chestnut below Sixth Al
about the moment the arrived AZ the door
Sixth street. below Chestnut having gone up sixth.
The prisoner taken from the hack and hurried into
the Court room, surrounded BY the Marshals officers,
without attracting much nO'ce Not with the officer
IN The van who wa pers0nating Spring The moment
the van stopped, the crowd completely surrounded Il,
and come little delay observed In opening the
door the crowd shouted cut. Bring hun Ouf-why
don't you bring him out = Presently the door
opened and the officer made bis sppearanee when the
deception vas ~ Cuce understOod
The prisoner AZ this time sale In the dock The
crowd then rushed into the avenue Win view Of get
tirg INTO the Court room 90 terrible tins rush.
that tao boys were thrown 10 the door, and almost
crushed % d sh before they could be rescued Several
men were more or less injured, and one man was 20
much hurt in The leg 10 be In great danger Of having
Il broken. The Jam 70 get into the room Wa. accom-
panied enh the screams Of persons IN distress and the
large body Of officers Stationed AZ the door bad great
difficulty IN maintaining Their posi,ions They, however
succeeded and only permitted many % gef IN the
seats would accommodate.
The prisoner sSr IN the BOX cutie composed he
besrs hrile resemblance 20 the Likeness gwen Of
- and NJ tnra StnY.r III
puckered Up q ME hiss trace OF melancholy IN L.
HIS eyes small and the expression Of beng
snort signted they AZ times hS closed. His
u broad At the end, and hs mouth indicative Of orn-
ness Taken altogether, his face = nJt bad one.
When the bin OF indictment read % nm, he hs.
ened arlenrivey AID answered guilty without .
While the Jury Wa beng selected, he all
attention and conferred with his counsel J. DOrsn,
free from that resissness Of ne eye which the elder
Skupinsk dspl1yed when sbOU- 70 Be ried.
The in.ufciency Of the Court for the trial Of
criminal causes again apparent Not more than
onshkf Of the lawyers present. could md sests and me
witnesses were Ve<y much ineommoded. Tnoasants
were compelled 70 depart "EhOu, gsrieg sighf Of
Sprng
The Jurors were al selected from the regular yenire
Disrrie, Auornsys VIZ B. Reed and Wa B. Mann
prosecute the case for the Commonwealth and Joseph
" Doran defends the prisoner.
The case ~ opened by District Artcrrey Reed, N
forchle and impressive speech which TOO lengthy for
your SPACE During the elrre delivery Of the opening
By Mr. Reed, the prisoner wore upon he lace smile
ttst Wa often sardoCsc n rs Character. de eold
eaOus wretch and appears totally regardless Of the
ssue Of the triAl HI character cannot Be under
stood While his counfenanre N repose 0u, when ~
suy starting exposition N the bloody drama, % ex
cifed he demon can then be seen
he WITNESSES examined were Doctors Lewis and
Goldsmith who conducted the inquest Of me bodies and
Lieut. Clark Of the Police. The examination, however
eheteS nothing Of Portanee IN sdd10n 70 ne Paco
lars already known
During the recess Of The Court tbs a.eernoon tie