Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-07
conviction OF Or. earainer-Hts ssntenoe

iwas arrested between two and three yeats ago.
charged with having obtained by fraud S42o 600
| from the General Government, hinder an award
Iof the Mexican Board Of Commissioners estab-
lishedin pursuance OF the5treaty of Guadalonpe
HdaIgo; he presenting aelaimsio, be reimbursed
Tor alleged losses IN Mexico,s connected with the
workingof certain silver mines.
- Lastsprlng he was tried on the charge of .,false
swearing" but after the jury had been confined
Tor about week, they were unable 10 agree upon
q verdict, and were discharged, nine being in ia
vor OF MS acquittal, aid three for conviction.
YIN Inc l2tit OF December last he ywaslnguin ar
Ialgntd on the sameindictment, 1.-THE bar Of Grim.
nal Court. The trial continued until Thursday
AFTERNOON when the case was given TO the jury,
who' Yesterday morning, after an absence of twen-
ty,two hours, returned to the court room.
Ihelr$names we;e called, as. follows: AlbeTtP.
Waugh WiItiam Wan Reswick.: "A Tired Ray, Cha>.
l. Queen, John Howser, David Fambe, William
Cnmmack, john DAWSON, John E. Evans, Joseph
Lyon. Thomas a: ralsons and JOHN Murphy.
In Spouse TO the usual question of the clerk,
the foreman replied that they had agreed upon the
Many spectators were present, exhibitingintense
anxiety 10 hear it; but there was an awful pause
IN the proceedings until the Arrival OF Mr. Bradley,
one of the counsel Of the accused. When this
gentleman came into court, he, together7witll his
associate in the case, took position near DR. ar
uiner, who, il appea red 10 from his manner and
appearance, had fearful apprehension of hat
the verlirt as But W hensfi1e was direcled 10
ced his strength almost orsook INN, and his con.
| tenance underwent change, aud wore a death-
like paleness. 'All hope now had deserted him!
The dreadful word had fallen like the doom ui
ceath upon his ear, and shattered his heart, but
late so 3hopeIul.F sLsra e. rissssst 3,ts,e
| The spectators were far from being indifferent:
their temporarily stern aud pqlid faces afforded an
iudex 10 tile feelings which possessed Them oiltliat
most palntu occasion. III - = & a T3- ~
MT. Bradley stated that The counsel hal plepar-
ed to file bill of exceptions and preferred TO
have judgment pronounced at once. accordingly,
DR.. Gardiner being required 10 Stand IN and re-
eelre the Sentences OF The law, Judge Crawford ad
dressed him as follows: - = ~
.You liave been convicted by Jury Of your
country oil the crime of false swearing, uchinE
The eA rendilure OF public money, and IN support
OF a claim against The United S1ales.- Perjury in
It's nature aud general use, strikes at the roO OF
aiIlhe securities which society is bound To exile nd
10 anu nalntuIn around tie .citiZen The purticu.
iar o1ence Charged nnon you, and upon which The
Jury nave passed, whether consider d in reference
TO The complicated plot by which lis objects we're
consunateI, or 10 the amount of money obtained
from The Treasury on the award of the Commits
stones appointed toidecld upon'the claims under
the treaty with Mexico of February, 1873, is one
OF unusual enormiiy % '',fs 955 p F5.I lfF7
''io address SUCH observations, as must seem TO
every man who knows The circumstances thai sur
rounded you, To a.rerSon of your conceded abil-
Ivy would be useless or vain; useless, If they have
arsen1n yourown mind; vain they have not.
from your tate others Should learn that no pInn
however remote us origin, with whatever fore.
cast Iald. howSverisielthly or adroitly pursued
Tor years, aud at7iength executed or with ~ hat
ever success for d time attended, can not b.. so
cunningly devised as 10 escape Detection The
unexamped ingenuity OF the network ,spread out
on this lris, ard the fact that it has been expos
Gu Inc last Stage, ought not 10 ail Of coiyinc-
Ing all men that # they will trampe on laws hu-
man nnt divine, they shall suffer for it, - g.
The sentence of the Coust is, that you su fer
IN the Pemtentiary OF the District Of Columbia.
imprisonment aud labor 70. the period OF ten
years. sst-f Vaa5 s..sFfa So
The Judge then requested the Marshall 10 talk
the prisoner into custody, and he was subsequent
!! conveyed To The jail, hut not until Mr.. Brad
ley had asked that the execution of the sentence
Ge P9neu unli two days aftt the rising ofthe
circuit Court, 10 which tile case wCuld lie carried
Qua bill OF exceptions. The Court assented, a nj,
minute was ordered 10 be made OH the rec ord
accordingly. .
Lie Intelligence OF the finding of the jury i'm.
nedlaiety spread throughout tie CITY and occa-
| stoned mol little strprISe, the community LeIng
unprepaIed Tor the yetdict, well reinemb ering The
history oil The past IN this case ,sDla 90. .t,ns
Ihe public had scarcely recovered from theii
surprise before 1t became Known that short time
ouiy aitet ms ut the Jail the prisoner
seized with violent COMMISSIONS Which continued
several hours, and ended in DEATH
IL Is suspected that he swallowed poison, but OF
tins thee Is no proof Before yenturlug an opini-
Oi '"s I'VE prefer 10 await the post. mOrten
TAahihatoh Of The body, which will take place to-
uay' ny Dr. Semnes, The physician to the jail, to-
sether with DrS. Miller ana Steiner,
The deceaSe ives ihtty-Six years of age of
good appea'amce, and highly intelligent. His
mariners were courteous, and, apurt from The.
CRIME Will! w"lGh he Is Charged, lie would prob
ABLY have been considered u gentleman in any
circle OF society. ~ 'sif'f 4,.,E'i =
The sad occurrence has excited much commits
Grafton In his behalf and affords sad topic of
comment among all classes OF society," gst'
AcoIoners Jurylwere summoned, and they ex-
amned several Fwltnesses, yesterday evening al
lhe jail, but their verdict will necessarily be de-
terred until after the contemplated post,mor
examination. - - - : W.
The corpse is laid out in The prison-house.-
Wash. Sentinel ioas,sss-;,s ia.- u ;.
1--WE have already announced by telegraph The
result of:he examinat;onInithe prison, showing
the d, nth of Ills unfortunate man by poison.1
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R&vAeEs OF THE CHOLERA AT ST. THOMAS "A
etier from ST. Thcmns,2 Of Jan. 3 in the New
YORK Evening Post, states that that Island had been
r'ghtiuly afflicted with yellow fever DUNG ,the
eightee" months ending III September last. and
with malignant ASiutc cholt IA Since the 2Oth De-.
cember.. ia AE-sh 81 ss-5i3 III WIZ
Up 10 Nj inlay lost, l,545s deaths had beer-re-
ported ny the authorities, which is more than one
twelfth !otithe whole popu alton OF the Island.-
on Chrls'mas day there was over sixty deaths; and
lot Two weeks The aVeragemurtality exceeded fifty
Jay. Tins would be in the proportion OF about
,5nO day in New York. and far exceeds The nor
tality experienced from this disease In anynnIt nj
the United States. ~ - -