Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-11-20

lHH TRIAL uf NViA TOT me nHfoef oi t.
wife which vas nssieued for TUESDAY morning
was not called. until tho afternoon. As our
renders VII no doabt feel some interest in ihe
progress and result Of ibis case, We intend 70
give them as NIL, aud at the same time, concise
and we'll Siges,ed an account ne is consistent
with our lilniis The charge, as Is well known
Is murder IN the FIRST degree by the poisoning
Of his wife. The present is the second trial, on
change Of venue. As the prisoner made his
appearance, all eyes were turned upon him..
Ills general appearance is good and his man
ner that Of brskness, and freedom from corrod-
ing care Confinement nor apprehension Of the
fate TO which he is exposed, seem to have but
little to do in changing his aspect. The anti
cipated difficulty IN obtaining jury, led to the
application from the prisoners counsel, FOR a
special vcnire In selecting the jury, no less
than 55 persons were examined as to their quail
fcations, before the requisite number could be
secured The points upon which they were
examined, were those usual in like cases, such
as scruples as to the death penalty, reading re-
ports Of previous trial, having formed and ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence
Of the prisoner, &c. The answers given, Of
many of those summoned, were such as proper.
y to exclude them from sitting, aud they were,
therefore, peremptorily challenged. The follow.
ing gentlemen compose the jury, aud upon their
verdict depends the fate of the prisoner
Elijah Hart, Z GOPHER Gee,
2 Samuel w. Snow, Uriah Hawkins,
3 Milton King, 9 Harvey Newton,
Richard Hays, 10 Frederick B. Smith,
) j p. Eastman, IL ]. T. Atwater,
6 Franklin Bailey, l2 Nathan w. Brown
The jury being empanneled, the. case was
opened by the reading Of the indictment by A.
s. HALL Esq, Prosecuting Attorney for Ash.
tabula County.
The indictment sets forth 10 the first count
that the prisoner did wilfulIy administer TO bis
wife, Adclia Cole, white arsenic, 10 coffee at one
time, and at another time in solution of Ep-
som salts and water, with intent to kill her. In
the second count it sets forth that be did viii
fully mix one ounce Of white arsenic into vial
Of laudanum, and place it in her satchel in the
place Of another vial Of medicine, that she
might take it by mistake on her part, and that
she did take the same. The third count sets
forth that he put an ounce of arsenic in an
ounce Of laudanum, in the place of vial Of
medicine, prepared for her, that she might tJke
il by her mistake Also that be mixed arsenic
with coffee and Epson salts, etc, as in the first
couGt.
This brings the case down TO the afternoon
Of "Wednesday.
Counsels employcd-Messrs. SHERMAN, RAN
NEY, THRAsHER and BLAKsLEY For the State
-Messrs. HALL, RIDDLE, FoRisr and SMITH.
FoREIGN.-By the arrival of the steamship
Vanderbilt at n. Y. ou Monday last, we have
information Of the loss by fire, on the night Of
the 81, Of the steamship Hudson, of the N Y .
a Bremen line.at Brennan. She was to have sail
cd on the Saturday following, and doubtless had
large part of her cargo on board Insured
for 10000. The crew of French brig, which
was shipping free aborers from the coast OF
Africa, had all been massacred by the negroes.
Great excitement existed at Bradfordshire coun-
ty, England IN consequence Of a wholesale poi
soning case by lozenges, in which arsenic had
been mixed by mistake, instead of plaster Of
Paris. Death had occurred to 60 or 20 persons.
Great activity prevails in Spanish Naval Ar
senas in consequence Of preparations for q
Mexican expedition. The naval force is being
augmented considerably by the building Of new
vessels. Sir II. l.. Bulwer, British Minister to
Persia, was arrested at Pera on the 10th Oeto.
Der, and taken to police station in consequence
of collision while riding in the street, between
his attendant groom and some Of the Sultan's
tuite. Madam PheiiTer, the celebrated traveller
is dead. The Rebels in India, were active, and
some Of taeir attacks were temporarily success
ful. Flight or defeat, are the results which
await them. They are, however, doing much
in the way of rayaging the country.
The steamship Canada arrived at Hall
fax on Wednesday last. The news is mea-
gre. The frigate Niagara, from Charles
ton, with the rescued negroes from the
SLAYER Echo, arrived at ST. Vincent on the
22d, en- route for Monrovia. Ffty.seven
negroes died on the passage
The London Times speaking of the
wretched condition of Mexico, says there
is no reason why England should oppose
the ambitious designs of the Government at
Washington. 1t considers the establish.
ment of any law and order gain.
REFoRSs-Among the Rail Road reforms
we are glad to see in the course of adoption, is
one il reference TO Express Companies. The
Companies begin TO see that the intervention OF