Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-01
Faithfully yours,
An interesting case

The community of New Orleans have been fnr
some lime past much excited at the trial of novel
and highly interesting suit, termed the Pandelly
case. The suit was instituted by gentleman Of
that name belonging to large, wealthy and influ.
entail CrsoIe family, for damages on account, Of
ailet ed negro faint in his ancestry. The pantill
was elected 10 seat in the Common Council Of
New Orleans, but objection was made 10 his oc.
cupying 1t, on account of the legal prohibition OF
PERSONS tainted with negro blood flom holding Of
fce IN Louisiana. Hence tie suit The plaintiff
denied the allegation that he was dstanlly de.
scended from a negress, and introduced number
OF wltnesses-some of them nearly hundred years
OF age-who testified that The woman in question
was a full bioodedindlun. The testimony on both
sides was very yoluminous and interesting. The
case was given 10 the jury on Saturday the 11,h,
and Monday n:ehtthey rendered a verdict in favor
of the plninriff, without damages. This res,,lt
seems generally gratifying 10 the p.ess Of that CITY,
The Delta of the l4lh inst. says: III.
Gas the result of the suit determines a Question
oil great interest 10 The plaintiff aud his numerous
family, which, if unfettled, might hsve been made
cause oil annoyance 10 them i'll the future w.
do not know that they should regret the necessity
OF pInging the matter 10 legal issue and arbyira
ment. We hipe it will have the effect of settling
the question forever and that the peace of several
respectable families will no more be disturbed Inv
TINS always prohtless and useless, but henceforth
unjust and illegal inquiry.
u Fhe long delayin bringing in The verJict Which
was handed IN last evening at s O'Clock, was due
10 the opposition of single Juror who. from The
commencement, opposed the plaintiff. We PIE
sutne ihat me verdict was, therefore, a compro-
eass -.4----- Ea1zr7f
SENTENCE OF TWO -WnlTE MEN Toa KI1t,se- =
sLAvE-fhe Charleston correspondent of the Bos-
ron Post, writing under date of February, 1854.
says: 49, Pc '5'. - 9Gf'
During this week. two white men Of very re-
spectacle connection /, have been convicted and
sentenced to be hung for the wanton murder of a
slave a third person, who was particiuantl in
the inhuman transaction. is yet 10 be tried. AMI
ilfProbably share the same doom. The sentence
was pronounced by Judge o'Neall, the Presiding
Judge o. the ouPrene Court of the State. 1t was
a very affecting and solemn sentence. II nssnrs5
the conyics that there was no hone for nardon : nv
any mitigation of the sentence on the art of he
executives and that they must expiate sheir crime
on the galiowS. IL was sublime occasion, ami
Esmlnded me strongly oflthe sentence passed upon
Professor Webster by Judge Shaw some few years
since. islIt!4t SIisfY1 a2fE -
The case to. which L am now referring in this
State, South Carolina, is beautiful illustration of
the protection whichthe law affords 10 the hum.
Diest human being, even 10 those who have been
supposed 10 be without thetpale of the law os n
protective instrument. Here was d poor slave
supposed by his cruel assailan,s to be runa way'
mercilessy murdered by three white persons, citi.
zens OF the State. the .Eots of the Tie law is
glorousy thrown over hin. ~ His 1nuIderers bav.
6eee tried, twoof them. defended by able counsel
but they have been convicted, Sentenced, and will
as one OF the Judges himself informed me, with.
OUT doubt be hung. And what is more, the moiai
sense of the whole community ccncurs i'm the lii,s
lice of The sentence. e''N 'N -
You can hardly do better service 10 the North
than by bringing this case prominently before yoilr
readers, and publishing the sentence Of the Judge.
OF this week 1t is short and exceedin,l Nv inter
estidg. Butt stop, lest 1 weary the patience of
your readers. s5 - 49,; =. -