The Nevada Democrat., 1857-12-09
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The Thorold Canada West) Gazette, Of Oct.
14th, he's the proceedings in the case OF one
Robert j. McMenry, for q postponement OF his
trial. 1t appears that this person left Chips
Flat, in orr county, last year, and returned to
Canada, where he was arrested fer one Towns
end the leader of notorious gang Of murderers,
and for whose apprehension reward Of seven
thousand dollars was offered. The immediate
crime for which he was arrested was the murder
Of one Charles Richards, of Port Robinson, G.
W., on the 18th OF Oct. 1854. The prisoner al
legged, in his application for pestponement of his
trial. that he had written To California for evil
dence to prove that he was then q resident Of
Chips Flat, and engaged in sinking shaft for
Meigg's Brothers, at that place. at the time the
murder for which he was arrested was committed;
and that he had then been q resident Of this
State since '52. Upon these and other grounds
advanced by the prisoner, the Court granted
postponement Of his trial. a
The same paper goes on to say, that scarcely
had the Court granted postponement OF the
trial, in compliance with the request Of the pris-
oner than two gentlemen arrived at Mcrritts-
vile, from California direct. They had travelled
the previous forty hours without sleep, 10
their anxiety TO reach the place where Mclienry
was being tried. Their names are Thomas Wal
ters. formerly of Canboro, and Hugh Aikens,
formerly of Acton. They had in their posses
sion documents TO prove that the prisoner was
residing in Sierra county, California, when the
murder for which he is charged was committed.
The Judge was apprised that these men had ar
rived, and that the prisoner was anxious his trial
should be proceeded with, but he would not
grant the application, as the trial was onoe
postponed.
1t appears that McHenry addressed letter
to Mr. Anderson, Scribe of the Sons of Tem-
perance at Chips Flat, but that gentleman had
left the place, and the letter lay fer tive menths
unopened. 1t was finally opened by the acting
Scribe, who laid the contents before the mem
bers of the Lodge. The result was that Messrs
Walters and Akens were despatched with affi
davits of several parties to whom Mr.. McHenry
was known as sober and industrious man il
California.
The affidavits carried by Messrs Walters anC
Aikens, Qwo persons well known here and a
Chips, } were from S. B. Davidson, S. S. Crafts
the officers of the Division of the Sons of TEN
perance-of which McHenry was q member
and from others, and are all persons well known
to us as gentlemen of integrity. From reading
the affidavits, no doubt remains in our mind al
to the prisoners innocence, and the impossible
ty of his being convicted; but the large amount
offered for the conviction of the man Townsend
will doubtless magnify, in the minds Of many,
seeming resemblance of McHenry to him into
an actual identity
As doubts have been expressed in the Cana
dian papers as TO the genuness Of the affidavits
sent on by Messrs. Walters and Aikens we un-
derstand that the friends Of McHenry, at Chips
Flat, intend sending on further affidavits by the
next steamer, which will bear indisputable evil
dence of the innocence Of the man.-SierTa Oti-
zen. .a.