The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-24

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True Delta " ind - asQe q a
trial Of Jas Patton, lor q nrdss !
Walter Turnbpll. the detail X whicl
are too fresh in the public mind 4
need recapitulation.
"Col. Turnbull was standing viii
= friend near St. Marys Market, ant
seeing an omnibus approach, he hailet
it, and itstopped. As he went to
wards it to get in, the prisoner, wht
had previously occupied q sea-
in the omnibus arose and fired a ~
volver at him through one ofthe win
dows. The shot took effect in hi.
left side. Patton then stepped out or
the steps Of the omnibus and again
fired at Turnbull. This time the sho,
took effect in Mr.. rs right side. At
ter being thus wounded, Col. Turn.
bull staggered towards the tagging Of
the market and fell. In few minu.
ties he was a corpse. Before dying
however, he recognized man named
Kelly, who was standing over him,
and in answer to the question, "who
shot you 2" he answered, "Mr. Patton. y
The plea Of insanity was set up
On the examination Of some Of the
witnesses to substantiate the plea, the
prisoner sprang to his feet and ex-
claimed
IF | am mad, there is a method in
my madness! My plea is not insan-
ity; deep wrong was done me, and
that justified my act"
After brief trial the jury retired
about fifteen minutes. and brought in
a verdict Of Guilty, without capital
punishment"
The MOrnnOnS.-On the last trip
Df the steamer St. Louis from New
Orleans, to St Louis, she took up 400
Dauish. emigrants, men, women and
destined for the Salt Lake
sity. The St. Louis Intelligencer Of
he 18th inst, says:
There we're four deaths and one
marriage among them on the passage
up from New Orleans. A Mormon
missionary Or elder in company. He
their embarkation at a
Danish port, their passage across the
Atlantic, and will continue in charge
# the emigrants until their final SET
lement in Utah territory They will
proceed on their journey to Salt Lake
,i'y as early as possible:
SENSIBLE TEN 'ERANCE MEN.-At
Convention Of Temperance men re-
emily held at Woodstock, Vermont,
he following resolutions, among others
vas adopted:
Resolued, That we believe the
ause Of temperance has declined since
he enactment Of tie present stringent
Avs for its support; add that to re-
over the ground already lost by i'll
'gislation upon this subject, it is ne
essary to drive the question altogeth-
from the political arena, and to re-
urn to the good old way Of convinc-
1g men Of the errors of their ways by
he power Of reason.
The New York correspondent Of
le Charleston Courier says: The
t. Nicholas Hotel is finished at last.
covers nearly two acres Of land,
hich, together with the building,
ost about $1,1OOO,O0O. The St.
|icholas has a front on Broadway
three hundred feet, and, with
fling exception, the same number
I Mercer. Its depth is two hun
red feet. There are six hundred
oms, including one hundred and
ty suits for families; burns two
gas-lights; employs two
'ndred and seventy-ive servants;
IS two miles of corridors and halls
IS a night and Gay police; accom-.
odates one thousand guests at a
ne.
A beautiful Jewess, says the En-
re City. attended party in Phila-
lphia. where she was exceedingly