New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-21
FROM BOSTON.
FHn Our Own Correspondent


Gs)en s. Walker, has been ordered for execution
On Friday the 25th of June. Mckee was con-
ycted and sentenced on the 18th Of April, 1857.
He had the benefit of the law which provided that
execution should not take place until year after
sentence, law which, during the excitement con-
seQuent upon the murders at the Stae Prison, was
repealed. Committee of the Council have had
his ease under consideration. The evidence Us to
the prisoners insanty at the time OF the murder
was the same as that which was submitted To the
Jury and the Council declined to revise their deci-
sion. On the question whether be had become III
sane since his sentence, The Council took the opn-
ions Of two or three of their own number aud of a
clergy man who had visited hm-quite new mode
Of obtaining testimony on SO delicate a question.
suppose the Councillors and the Rev. Mr.. Stckney
will now set themselves up as experts in the matter
of insanity, and DIR. Bell DIR. Chamber and DIR.
Jarvis will be knocked out of employment. Posi-
bly, these gentlemen mean to set up IN life as wit
Besses by trade. We shall probably soon
see them called to testify in patent cases and
malpractice cases and civil engineering, and so on.
The Only other evidence taken was that of Mr..
Haynes, the new Warden of the prison, who thought
if Mckee escaped, he should not be safe. This
seems to have settled the question. Luckily, the
institution of the Jury remalns if it were not for
this the same reason would hold good for hanging a
dozen others, many as Warden Haynes might
fancy TO be dangerous to his safety observe that
LOefner the Cincinnati murderer, is dissatisfied be-
cause be is not to be hanged. Why cannot sys-
tenn of Interstate exchanges be established Nc
Kee suppose, would rather not be hanged; Loef-
ner has passion that way. Let Ohio lend us L0ef-
ner for execution and take Mckee in exchange.
The thing might be quietly arranged, so that the
cOnvicts in the prison when the Warden so much
Fears would not know anything about it. Aud the
comforting assurance that at IL O'clock a certain
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which is supposed by many to be the only security
the people have against wholesale massacre, cOnha-
grafton and anarchy would be afforded, just well
AZ if the reluctant criminal had suffered.
The execution of Mckee will probably be a suiii-
cient moral lesson fer the present year. McNulty
and Joyce are to be tried by and by for the murder
Of Officer HOdsdon at East Boston, but it is doubt
full if they be convicted of the highest degree of
murder. George III. Could who killed William r.
Chapman in a saloon in Friend street, will only be
indicted for nanslaughter The fate of Jones, who
murdered the peddler in Westfed, s not yet deter
mined by the Council The second trial of Mrs.
Gardner, for the murder of her husband, is now
which makes Two degrees of the crime Of murder,
she may be convicted and punished, as nobody
seems TO have any doubt of her guilt.
The Judges of the new Court of Probate and In
sOveney are appointed in all the counties except
Berkshire, where there is some sort of hitch III
relation TO the conflicting claims of Daniel n.
Dewey, the present Judge of Probate and james
r. Robinson, the Register of Insolvency. The
Governor has paid but small attention to the claims
of the Judges of either of the Courts which are
abolished by the new act. Mr.. Ames, Judge OF
Insolvency for Suffolk, and Mr.. Richardson, Judge
Of Probate for Middesex, are allowed to remain at
the head of the new Courts in those counties. Mr..
George White in Norfolk County, Mr.. Henry
Chapin in Worcester, Mr.. George +. ChOate in
Essex, Mr.. John Wells in Hampden, Mr.. VIM. III.
Wood in Plymouth, Mr.. L. Ii. Bennett in Bristol,
and Mr.. $. f. Lyman in Hampshire, are new men to
the Judicial Office and almost the same may be said
Of Mr.. Day of Barnstable, who was but lately APP
pointed Judge of Probate and now is Judge of the
Consolidated Court. | should think most of the
appointments good ones Mr. Ames and Mr.. Rich
ardson were popular Judges. Mr.. Chaplin and Mr..
Wells are as good men as can be found in Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Bennett has good reputation as
an able aud honest lawyer. Mr.. Wood will
be all acceptable Judge Mr.. Lyman filled the
Office of Register of Probate for many years, and
was sacrificed by Gardner. OF Mr.. Choate know
nothing, except that his appointment is unpopular in
Essex County. The Salem people wanted Joseph
Il. +. Osgood, and the upper part of the County
asked that Judge Howe should be retained There
is also some dissatisfaction in Norfolk with Mr.
Whites appointment. Judge Leland had a great
array Of names on his petition, and confidently
pectsd that he should not be displaced. Objection
was made 10 Mr. White that he was too young
and one OF the light weights. his objection
seemed quite formidable until Mr.. White showed
that he was one year older than Leland when 1t
suddenly seemed TO be dropped. / will add a word
~ to the previous political preferences of the sue
cessful men. Mr.. Ames and Mr.. Richardson sup
ported Gardner to the last; Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Lyman
Mr.. Chaplin and Mr.. Wood, never. The three last
named Frce-Soilers of lS4S, and ever since.
Mr.. Choate and Mr.. Bennett don't know about
Mr.. White was Hunker Democrat aud voted for
Buchanan. The Governor had an opportunity TO
include the straight Republicans in the general
amnesty by appointing Mr.. Charles G.. Davis in
Plymouth, but he did not avail himself of it, Mr.
Chapin sympabzed with that sect Of ascetics until
after the campaign was fairly commenced, but
finally went in--and won. l understand that the
Governor compliments the "Straights " by saying
that they have behaved very well since the cleo
ton. being entirely willing to enter upon fruon
and receive the rewards Of victory. | think he
soes no more than Justice TO their patriotism and
devotion 10 the interests of the State.
1t 10 reported that since the favorable result Of
the Union-Saving efforts Of the Bethunes and Nc
Ilyanes in your city, the New-England Doughfaces
are encouraged to make an effort to reverse the
sentiment Of the Eastern Tract organization, aud
that there viii be struggle fa this purpose at the
Anniversary Meeting next week in this city. It's
thought that the Rev DIR. Adams Is. s. may pos
sibly be renstated in the confidence of the Society
Judging by the tone of the press, this attempt is not
unlikely 10 succeed. Only one daily paper, The Bee,
ventures 10 censure the action OF the American
Society, while two or three of the papers which are
nominaly Republican approve of II. So if it wasn't
for the name Of 1t we might as wei not have Re-
publican papers. A paper which can approve the
few-YOr proceedings, might well 20 in at once
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