The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-18

fatigued, that severe illness was the result
One, boy, about sixteen years old, named
Oliver Langworthy, has gone blind an conse
quence. The nolLe proSeqIi was rendered in
his case, more for the purpose of getting him
as a witness than to remunerate him for the
outrages he had received. But in this they
failed for when he was called as witness, he
was not here. By consent of the parties, the
evidence given at the other trials at Lecomp.
ton was admitted here. There was but little
additional testimony. The case went TO the
jury about four o'clock on Friday night. Al
first they were nearly equally divided; but
there were some solid men on it, and those at
last brought the others in, and about six o'clock
the next morning a verdict of not guilty was
returned. Other indictments had been found
against others at Lecompton, but they were
discharged on the Hickory Point affair; and
the other indictments not being here, the of.
6cer in command of the troops on guard re-
fused to hold them longer, although requested
to do so by the deputy marshal.
Court adjourned here late Saturday night,
but it is intimated that it will sit again imme-
diately after the adjournment of the Supreme
Court, which opens at Lecompton to-day. Per-
haps we 81 al be tried at that time, but no one
can tell. We are held pretty strongly now, and
stand good chance of remaining Uncle Sans
guests until spring. Myself, and the eight
others who came up with me from Lecompton,
are confined in brick cell, twelve by fourteen
feet square, and ten or twelve feet high. The
floor is of brick, and the light forces its way
through window about two feet square, thick
ly barred each way. A small stove keeps us
quite comfortable. The six other prisoners are
confined in a room of the same size and de-
scription, just opposite the hall. They have q
cooking stove, however, on which we do all our
cooking. We trade our rations of -four to a
baker, receiving bread in exchange. We fare
much better than at Lecompton. Several fam
lilies have offered to bake our -four for us, ask
ing nothing for their trouble. Mr.. Osborn,
who keeps Free State Hotel here, sent his
little girl in yesterday morning, with pan full
of handsome, warm biscuits and in the after
noon, his wife, with some other kind ladies,
brought US some pies. The people every day
bring US newspapers, books, &c, and inc uire
after our health and concerning our wants.
Speaking of the feeling of the people here to-
wards us, reminds me of the fears of the Gov.
ernor concerning the boys who were released
on Saturday. In some way he got an idea that
the people up here would not allow sentence
against the boys to be put into execution; and to
prevent any difficulty about the matter-for oil
late he has been frightened out of his desire to
multiply ulIuculCeSa IOE the purpose OF numDllng
our people by pardons-he secretly sent up to
several of the leading citizens, begging of them
not to rescue the prisoners if convicted.
l have already spoken of the difficulties
between Geary and Donaldson. 1t now ap
pears that Titus did, under the Governors
order, rearrest Hayes, the murderer of BllFum
II is now said that Hayes has sued Geary for
damages, to the amount Of $4,000, and that
Lecompte now holds him in heavy bonds, tc
appear at the coming session of the Snpreme
Court, to answer to some patent charge which
Lecompte has invented. / do not know hoN
this can be, and therefore give it as mere
rumor, and for what it is worth. Donaldson
tells me that be sent his resignation to Wash
ington some two weeks ago, with = recommend
alton in favor of some one else-who, did not
learn.
Titus, with his militia, left Lecompton on
Wednesday morning, for Leavenworth, where
he is directed to await the orders of General
Smith, who will pay them off, and disband
them. The company at Lawrence will also be
disbanded this or next week. Nearly all ot
Titus's militia will go with him to Nicaragua
He will leave st. Louis with FIVE hundred men