New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-12


against David wemyss Jobson, esq, I" late dentist to
- her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Court of St.
James, for libel on DIR. John Allen Of Bond street
Mr. James B. Billings was found yesterday al Hemp
stead l.. /. lie had strayed thither without motive
and under temporary arrangement.
TIE ErEcUrIoy To-DAY.-This morning at III
o'clock unless the Governor shoudrespite him, young
Rogers will be executed in the court yard of the City
Prison. He is said to be quite resigned to his fate
His father brother and sisters bade him last fare
well on Wednesday last snd after most painful
scene, left the jail. He has since been a:sduousy en-
gagged in devoutly preparing himself for death. The
gaows now erected in the little nclosure in the
of the prison The Sheriff has arranged rs to have
the occurrence private "a possible Only the jury,
officers and physicians and reporters, will be allowed
to BE- present Mrs. Kirkland the authoress, wen. to
Albany Wednesday afternoon to make one
more appeal for executive clemency. The Governor
has expressed himself decidedly, however, that
there in no hope of communication. Rogsrs says II he
had the opportunity he could prove that he was not
the cruel vicious boy he has been represented to be.
The scafrold upon which he is to suffer the penalty of
the law il some fifteen years DID, and It is said that
about fifteen persons have expated their crimes on it
average of one every year. The hrss person exc
cuted on il was the man Coleman, who murdered his
wife in Broadway, and the last the negro Orsay,
who murdered prostitute in Worth street. aud was
hanged in July, 1857.
II is said that Mrs. swanson the wife Of the muir
dered man, applied to Sheriff Wilets this morning for
a permit to be present at the execution of young
Rogers. The Sheriff declined to give to her the pass,
saying that altogether out OF his notions of pro-
priety that lady should be present at execution,
even if it was that of the murderer of her husband.
The SIxGrLaR ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE AT
AsToRIA.-Our readers may remember that in Febru.
ary last the quiet village Of Astoria disturbed by
the report of affray between Jacob VI. Coope an
old farmer residing in the neghborhood his daughter
Lousa young lady Of some - years OF age, and one
Lemue Wells gentleman of some ~ to % years OF
age, who has resided for four years at Astoria
Out Of this aArsy grew suit by NJ. Wells against
Mr.. and Miss Coope, in which he claimed $3D,OO0
damages, and a counter suit by Miss Coope against
Wells; also, indictments by each partys complaint
against the other.
The first Of these cases has been on trial ct the
Queens County Circuit, before Justice Strong and
Jury during the past three days. The case was con-
duc,ed by Mr. F. II. Upton and Mr.. Armstrong for
plaintiff. and j. W. Gerard, G. w. Parsons and j. IT,
Lanlberson for the defendants Mr. and Miss Coope.
1t is understood that e1-Judge Edmonds was originally
retained by plaintiff but did not attend, on account of
other engagements.
The facts of the learn them from the trisI
are briefly these. Mr.. Coope has two daughters VINO
are twins-one Louisa, named above, and jane,
girl of weak mind who has been for many years IN the
school connected with the Convent OF the sacred
Heart, near Philadelphia. Mr. Coope Il reputsd 10 DC
very ricb and was proved the case, that beside
bis wealth Wells got the impression that the girs naa
$50 0o0 each in their own night from their mouhef'
This is denied, however, by the Coope family.
Mr. Wells asked Mr.. Coope FOR letter OF in'ro'
duotion 10 Miss Jane time in January ls7t when
Mr.. Coope refused very strongly, and told Ar. "eLs
he not go near her disturb her reeai Tor she
was poor unfortunate child, unable to take care Oh
herself and that he would Dot be permitted 10 see ner
by the Mstron or Lady Superior II he shouid ca''
But Wells persisted, and went to Eden Hal the name
OF the SCHOOL, and by assuring the ladies' thai he was
an old friend OF the family and hal been requested on
his way to Phapephis call and see her, and oeing
a respectabe-locking old gentleman, they pe1Hi''eo
him to see her, This, according to his testimony was
the first and only interview he ever had with heT and
lasted ct to exceed an hour and half In this time
he claimed that he engaged her not only 10 see MIN
again. receive present from him. but to marry nim
b;s con;, u, the ear of the father and sister they