Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-14
Nsws 1iems from Other Counties.

SNYDER.-Geo. F. M'Farland, Of Hol
lidaysburg, vii! take charge of the Free
burg Academy, commencing on the Sis
inst The Selinsgrove Demokrat q. Gu
tulius, Editor comes out for Fillmore ant
Donclson, and predicts 1900 @ majorit.
for them in the county. meeting t.
elect Senatorial and Representative Del
cgate to the State Convention, Goth inst.
is called at Frecburg, thro' the Dcmokrat
SuLLIvAN.-A Pedobaptist has opened
out, in the Democrat, discussion on tn
subjects and the mode of Christian Bap
tism. ... The murder trial caused quite Al
excitement. 1t will be remembered tina
in May last, a German named Veitcngru
Der, in Elkland township, disappeared
when his wife and a man named Kamm
cohabited, the latter wearing the watch
clothes, &c, of the missing man. The
two were arrested and tried for murder
The Bradford Reporter says:
"The trial progressed until Saturday
morning, when son Of the deceased, aged
about II years, was brought into Court te
give testimony on the part of the Common
wealth. immediately upon entering the
room, his mother became intensely excited
rhsbed towards him, and clasped him in
her arms. The excitement brought on o
fainting fit TO which she is subject and
the Court atJoarncd unit afternoon.
1n the meantime, Mrs V. sent for the
Judge, Counsel, and preachers to her cell. in
order to make a statement She commenced
and suddenly stopped, saying that was all
she knew about it.
AT the coming in Of Court in the afternoon
the boy was pu, upon the stand. He testified
TO the idenuty of the clothing, pipes. &c, as
belonging TO his father. The mother becom
ing more and more intensely excited as every
article of clothing was sworn TO by the boy as
belonging to his father. at length she sprans
TO her feet, terror depicted upon every line OF
her countenance, her hands extended and
eyes toward Heaven, she exclaimed: in Ger.
man, The Priest! the Priest! the Priest
Helo me help me ! help me am innocent!
That is the mau-he did it-he often threat
ened nv husband 10 shoot h'ul-he has put
me where now am"-pointing her finger a,
kamm. She sat down, laughing Historically,
and the Coul adjourned until Monday morn.
ing.
Mrs. Veitensruben on Saturday evening
made a statement TO Mr.. Bauer. also to Mr.
Sebenick, and on Sunday morning again TO
Bauer. Her statement was somewhat inco-
herent; she had evidently become insane and
has since been entirely indifferent to the trial,
and is up to this time raving maniac. On
Tuesday, by order Of the Court, the trial was
suspended as far as concerns the woman.
Sunday evening, March 2. The defendant,
Kamm, having intimated his desire to make a
statement. Judge Wilmot and the counsel on
both sides attended in his cell for this purpose.
He then made confession, which was inter-
pre,ed by Jas. J. Seibencck. HE said he and
the deceased came together from Germany
about Two years ago, and bought little home
together. That in May last. Veitengruben
came home one night after drinking, and be-
gan abusing his wife; (; kamm interfered, when
V. attacked him, and he killed V. with an axe.
He and Mrs. V. first hid him under an upturn-
ed root of a tree but seeing some men exam-
lining the spot, he dug his remains up in the
night, enclosed them in bed sack, and took
them out in a lake. where he dropped him.l
The evidence was concluded Tuesday even.
ing, when Paul ID. Morrow addressed the jury
on the part of the Commonwealth. followed
bv Die,rick and Mercur for the defence, and
by Metcaf on the part of the Commonwealth.
Judge Wilmot charged the jury on Wednes-
day afternoon. and they retired. After being
absent about two hours. the jury came into
Court and rendereda verdict of Guilty Of MYr-
der in the first degree, against the prisoner
kamm.
The counsel for the prisoner moved for a
new trial, and rule was granted, to be argu-
ed at the May term of the Court.
LuzERNE.-The "dinner to Mr.. Full
err" at Wilkes Barre, turns out to be a
fabrication. A private dinner was given
to landlord, at which Messrs. Wright,
Fuller, and others, spoke, aud from that
the "Union- savers" manufactured the
puff which has gone all over the country.
....A new Court House is to be built for
the County, half at the expense Of the
County, and half at the expense of Wilkes
Barre. .. .JEssUp is a new coal town,
springing up on the Lackawanna, above
Scranton.
LYcoMIyG.-Mr. - Baker, of the
Jersey Shore Republican, has recovered
from fit Of sickness, AID returned to bi:
"case." The LycomiDg County Teach
ers' Institute had three days meeting
last week, attended by Prof Sweet and
others, whose efforts were very highly
commended. j. D. Wallace, Of Wmsport
ofhciated as Recording Secretary.
MoNroUR.-The Danville Gas Company
have contracted for the construction of Ga
Works, to be completed by July nc1s.....,
Isaiah Thornton is appointed Notary Pub
lie, in place Of Alexander Best, deceased
The Montour American, the new K
N. paper at Danville, in an able editorial
declines the support Of Fillmore, and say
truly that under no circumstances car