Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-28

CRImINAL CoURT.-TriaI of James p and
IohH ). Dsrlin for ths Murder of Thomas a.
gerry on the 9th Of April, 1s5s.-The Court met
a. 'he usual hour. rhe grand aud petit Jurors
were called and answered to their names
ne case above cited had been set for ial To-
gay AFTER lapse of time the prisoners were
brought into court and arraipned nv the CIerL
proceeded NV" '"e "ihi
Messrs. Robert Ould, w. b Cross and VIM
w ooawaId appeared in place of the District At
'orney; and Messrs. Bradley, Radcliffe and Ken
nedy for the defence ~
Inc Jurors were called, and the usual formula
oi quesuons in such cases were proponnded to
tue'h, under oath, by the Court and the various
counsel Alexander VI. Smith was first called.
ana the answers being satisfactory he was sworn
Jas. II Sheckells called-disqualifed by reason
OF conscientious scruples against capital nunisb
meht. Thomas Orme called had expressed
opinions In relation TO the case about to he tried
and was ID. reby disqualified. James + scott
called and was sworn Francis Mohun called !:
disqnaliie by reason Of previous opinion las
Burns called challenged John # Rr,dIev
called; challenged Christ'r Cammack called
mad expressed opinions and was thereby dis.
Sat, c.Gtad w on called; sworn. A. f. Of
iuIt caiied was disqualified ] T NeaIe called.
eisquaHntd; James Crutchett called; challenged
auah deddis called disqualified by reason
Ti previous opinions, Edwin Green called; chal-
iehStd John Shaw called sworn. G. AIexan-
Der called disqualified by reasons of opinions
a: kimmel called; disqualified James Y
Jaws called sworn. Thomas IL Miles called ::
sworn. Richard barnes called sworn Z,doc
Williams called sworn Jas. w. Nsirn called !:
challenged John w. Martin called disouali.
ned Samuel Lewis called disqualified John
dtsS sane q called sworn Mp King called ;
6isqnallhed Terence Drurv called absent. H.
D. Ullmin called disqualified Henry Pur
dy called; disqualified
The reg ular panel Of the term now became ex-
hauSted aud but nine jurors We're chosen An
order Tor fourteen taesmen was ACCORDINGLY
PASSED. and the proceedings Were suspended ill
returns should be made from them
Our report closed here.
lNQUEsT.-Yesterday morning, Coroner Wood
ward held an inquest the body of Thomas
Whalen, prisoner at the workhouse. 1t ap-
pears that Whalen was very much intoxicated ON
Saturday In6rning, and went TO the iail when the
preparations for the execution Of Powers were
progressing. He got into the yard and be haved
so badly That the marine guard put him out He
was taken by Officer Narrower to the office Of
Justice Dom, where he behaved In an outrag eous
manner, and the Justice committed him to the
work house, where he was taken in hack A
f-w hours after his arrival he died The iury
after an examination OF the testimony returned
a We! dict Of death from iHteInp":anca ard eypo.
sure He Was yOnng man, and had resided in
TINS city several years.
ANlMPoRrANT SALEoF ST,CX-See in anC the r
column the advertisement of an approaching sale
OF thorough bred stock, reared by Clement HILL
Esq, oil Prince Georges county, Md. Mr.. H.
has become OF the most success Sful breeders in
the country, having spared neither pans nor ex-
p'nse, for wears, TO bring his stock 10 tie highe
standard OF purity and excellence. Those d-sir-
Ing first class stock, will do well to attend the
sale, which, by-the-by, is to take place i'm the
heart of an agricultural Tegi ion OF MARYLAND, as
famed for lis pToductiveness as for the excellence
oi ITS method, of cultivation and the hospitality
OF its citizens.
SINGULAR Conference.-The remains of the
poor girl, Mary Shcahv, who was murdered bv
the villain Nugent, or Dugcn, on Friday morning
last, were conveyed To Baltimore we are IN
formed, IN the same train of cars which bore Ia
his friends there, those Of James Powers, the
Young man who was hung OIL Saturday.
RIVER News The following vessels have ar
rived in the river, opposite the Monument: SchrS
;. X. Vnton, Vandeveer. Chesapeake, and Rox-
ana, al rom Port Deposit, with white pine and
bcmlOck lumber
At Moore Il CIatke's wharf-schooner Elias
Dudley, Bangor, Me, with spruce joist and stud
ing. and l5b, 600 lathS.
SUN STRUCK.-A man namcd Cock, died at his
residence on Seventh street, near T., Oh Saturday
afternoon, i'll consequence of attack If comp
ds-SOlisI.
On Friday, d lsbOrin. man. named McMulien,
was affected by the sun, W hiI. ma kinu hay in
a field near the So!die.' : Hnne that III iisd and
on Saturday his remains were committed to the
tomb.
WATCH RETURSs.-Wm Dimes, COL, u. G ,
gambling fine and costs, So H. David Rawl-
ings, col, ID C., do; wOrkhouSe 60 days Jas
Sweet, col, ID. C, do; fine and costs SO A
George Parker. col. ID. c., do fine and costs.
Sc A. VIM Roman, col ID. c.. drunk and dis
orderly; fine and costs, S3 81. Jas Fitzpatrick
Ireland, do; fine and costs. 81 81 Margaret
Brown, col, fugitive from wOfkhouSei returned