Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-23
The "IEnov-Notniney nxoitenent.

The know Nothing Hxcitemsni.
Continuation aud close Of the Exomitfion--Dis-
! charge Of the Defrndanfs.- fhc-Cotirt met nj
O'clock Yesterday alternoon OF the Halls Of JUS
tlce to proceed with the examination OF the three
persons charged with having on last Saturday night
broken into and robbed the Office OF Mr. Elliott
Secretary of the Association called s.Know Moth
/ lnss,Y OF the private papers of that order The,
i Court rom, though very large, was crowded with
curious audience The evidence of lanes Mariin
of the Sixth Petrol Police, wns taken and provea
that he atested the defendants or ratr served ,i
warrants and appointed TO meet them the next day
that they said nothing about the change. ana
that trey dto meet them accordingly He has seen
nothing OF the properly.
Ellen Enwrght. the servant OF AIr. Ferris. and
The witness upon whom the prosecution chiefly
Eeiieds was next called. but she failed comnieteiy
~ the point ndentity, and said that she did see
Tile men coming down stairs with the frnnk; but
she did not know whether she saw them ia Cont,
aau would not kn9v item If she saw them; who
sfsr they were, they We're not occupants oil the
mouse, and had got egress 20 AIR. Etiiots room by
4 bursting open the door.
Upsnthe conclusion OF this witness testimony.
i Mr. Jonas 3. Phelps fsI the prosecution, SAID
that he would now with all due candofs state that.
ps they had aied in tie point Of identity, he dad
not consider his duly to pursue the case any fr-
Ither; and the Magistrate concerted With him he
was quite willing thatihe defendants should be.
discharged.
OF ms
5ie 10 show WHO r Elliott WIS fr tint n,'s
pose he should be Submitted 10 a cross examina-
ion. Upon what authority had be mae this seri-H
MI u ~
ling TINT had been caused by iis clare: as
twas at an end, 1t was useless 10 pursue fanny
pFas.lcai or relevant pnrpose but for the sake OF
lISisl = : v ~ si's On
/ Mr. Schnffer would nj least win i,,st,ee 10
his clients that the had several witness 10 prove
taas M. .oLse was Of louisiana and Dr. Seight
- t,sit;,nss f,
city. up 10 i o CLOCK ON The night whenthe aleg.
Led burglary was committed
~, 'Ass tlgH, 'o 2
jllssicsS said mo- necessity far
the cross examination, s lie conceded with the
counsel los lie prcsseuions thai there @ss not
z he announcement was ho,ied t,y a - neral
lciapping Of hands in Gouli, wlaehill,e officers
xa.nls su and Tie crowd hay
tset
Muspsn Asp RIor ~ ssyA : u..----,rhs e'eot.s
eian. nnbiishesi al Sayannab. Il gives mn as
count ef ssyefaf cases 81 N ,y,.ss scts recently
leEacted in that Mace. on Saturday evening last.
John o. Moore. who was likely 10 gel into tfouble
while in q state Of inioSic was taken 10 his
boarding. house SIS a friendly act by 4 man named
Holm Blown ON their artiyai there, Moore delb- !
etateiy drew forth a knife and plunged il into B s
body, striking him in The side, iherebyinflct
ling atrighiful AMI dangerous wound. Moore was
at once tai IN inio custody On the same evening
out- house in The wesiern OF The city to nuuse
themselves in dance. Becoming dssordeIiy, an.
officer appeared to quiet them. They at once re-
sisted him, and he found it necessary 10 draw a.
pistol in self defence. which they LIoeked f.om
his hand. The pistol was subsequently snspped
AZ him. Beipg reinforced, the officer finally sue
seeded in arresting twenty five outof the gang.
land placed them in Jail. Twenyy-on were con-
yicted. Three of The leaders we're ordered one
hundred and seventeen ioshes, in three equal in-
slalments the remainder, each thirty nine lpshes.
On Tuesday two men named james Tueli aud
Charles Griffith, having Ii d some previous misun-
Iderstanding accidentally met, when the old quar-
lteliwss renewed. a collision ensued and the lat
let.was knocked down. Upon agreeing 10 remain
lpeaeeabie for the future he allowed gel up,
when The formef turned to leave. lie had not.
proceede ed many steps, however, when GriiiItlt dew
revolver. and, after the third tempt, sent bail
into FUELS back near his right side. which brought
Ehin down. Grifith was soon after arrested and
lodged in jail. Tuell survived his wound but q
short lime, the ball having penetrated The lower
Elpbe Of The right lung finn behind and lodged Tor
wand. Death occurred from consequen III internal
eemorrhsge Over n pint Of blood was found in
the Iishi plural cavity.
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