The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-24

10 COUNSEL VINO appeared the the
ernment and for that alone he would respond TO
what had been said the other side He then went on
To state what the ancient doctrine was with respect TO
accompces as laid down by Sir Matthew Hale and
distinguished authorities and he pursued line of Hrgu
ment similar to that of his colleague to show that viii
liam johnson was an accomplce in the transaction at
any rate II not the guilty principal who was now trying
to dodge the rope by accusing other parties The latter
he believed to BIO the true state of the and under
those circumstances how much creence could be- given
to his testimony Nh contendcd that the theory Of
the defence was a much plausible one than the
theory Of the prosecution and was better supported by
the evidencc. When he had concluded
Mr. Gross closed the behalf of the government
lie commenced his speech by commenting on the mat
tiers foreign to the evidence that had brought
the consideration Of the case Whatever might be the
nature of public opinion public sentiment the Jury
were to disregard it entirely and try the case according
to their oaths, by the law and the evidence Ea, ing
disposed OF these preliminary matters, he entered upon
the consideration OF the question which lay at the oun
dation OF the argument of the defence, to whether Will
liam johnson was or was not accomplish. 1nis a
question for the jury TO determine according to the
OF their Judgment and Mr. c. conended that this wit
ness had not been shown to be accomplish, and this
merely assumption the part Of the defence as
there was no other ground upon which defence could
be based in such plain tho before the
Further, Mr. G. showed that from the position of the
parties described by the witness Manyette It would
have been physically impossible for William johnson to
have shot Soops on account of the nature of the wound
ihere were two or three persons who issued from tho
9th street door OF the barbers shop and of them
came up on Manyette's blind side and knocked him
cow, and, taking his position Immediately shot Stoops
and from the evidence. it apparent thpt it must
have been the prisoners at the bar who were guilty Of
this murder of them doing the deed and the other
aiding and abctting. Mr. G. reviewed the various other
arguments which had been advanced by the counsel for
the defence and concluded his remarks at half four
O'Clock The case was then given to the jury, who
tired to deliberate upon their verdict After waiting
some tme the deputy marshal informed the that
the jury thought they would not be able upon
verdict before eight o'clock this evening and the court
adjouihed until that hour.
The court met at eight clock and the Jury having
agreed upon verdict the prisoners brought over
from the jail The verdict returned was gulty Of man
slaughter Mr. Norris, of the counsel for the de-
fence submitted motion for arrest of Judgment and
hcw trial which entered by the clerk The jurors
were then dismissed and the court adjourned until next
Wednesday morning.
The ORANGE A>o ArrxA>DnIA RAuaoAp.--Ine progress
which the Orange and Alexandria railroad company has
achieved by their industry and enterprise Is source of
pride not only to the citizens of Alexandria but to the
people OF Virginia generally Since the completion of
the connection with New Orleans this route has become
especially the favorte of the travelling public The dis
tancc between this city and New Orleans has frequently
been made in eighty hours and the Post Office Department
rightly valuing the Importance Of celebrity IN the trans
mission of the mails has entered into contracts with
both Of the great Southern routes men the Lynchbre
distance between that place and this city VIII be reduced
from 800 to It's miles, which will be c1vng of several
hours tho whole route 1nat the public may apprc-
oae the views upon this subject entertained by the ct
zcns Of New Orleans, copy the following from the
Delta
There Is another point of view from which we should
regard the opening of the route ms an important
event In the history of CITY, if we look upon the
map of North America shall fd that the direct line
of communication now open between New York and San
Francisco passes through New Orleans via Washington
I chourg Chattanooga, and Jackson and hence
the sthmus of Tehuantepcc. by this route connecting
with ehuantepec, the time between New York and San
Francisco will be reduced to twenty days. whereas it is
twenty seven days. A traveller may leave New
York two days aft the Of the Panama steamer
dowl to New Orleans take the Tehuantepec steam
err and connecting at Acapulco with the Pacific line
reach San Francisco the steamer that carries the
New York passengers In addition to this gaining of
me he will have had to make but eleven days of
voyage in place of twenty four which required for the
journey seaward from New York; returning from San Fran
cisco eastward the traveller by choosing the Tehuantepec
route and coming to New Orleans, will reach New York
week earlier than he had by way of Panama These
iyantages must necessarily divert almost the whole of
the California trade and travel to New Orleans and thus
an almost incaculrbe benefit viii be conferred
city, and important stimulus given to prosperity
We pssured that sderatiors of this kind had
great weight in inducing the depa sment to enter into
the mail contract with the Tehunnepec Company The
opening of this interior route with prospective
half presented advantages for trade and travel not to
be overlooked The presidents of the railroad lines
posing the line had the sagacty to perceive the iden
caton Of their interests with those of the Teuantepec
Company, and at their meeting IN Washington urged the
opening of the Tehuantepcc route essential element
in the general plan for the acceeraton Of communication
between distant parts of the country.
JuDaE CRAWFORD, although for some days past laborng
under ndspostion has remained at his post until
the conclusion of the trial of Hesser and johnson for
murder when, in order to recupcrate little, he adj
ourned the court until Wednesday next. His faithful
devotion to his duties will be appreciated by the
munity.
OLD KNicK for August, hrs been received, containing
fine portrait of DR.. John w. Francis, of the
trbuors TO the magazine. Although the Knckerbockcr
has reached its tysccond year, it to be still in
it's prime and is fyorite with the reading public. May
its shadow he less
HARrER's MONTHLY MAGAzNs.--We have received from
Taylor & Maury the August number of this popular
magazine, containing the usual variety of interesting
articles and illustrated with than fifty cngravngs
in addition to the usual fashion plates 1t is hardly
necessary to remark that the Editors Drawer is full of
good things indeed, the supply incxhaustihlc.
THR SrEuBEN Mosur~yT FEsrIvAL---Wc have
cciycd the following ode written by Mr. Magnus Gross