Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-07
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The last Texas tragedy has just been completed,
at Houston, by the consignment Of one the prin-
epal actors, Dir. Orin Monroe, to the peniteniia-
ry. It appears that in April, 1853, Monroe visited
mis- naiise sOsn OF NorHich, Chenango couaty. N.
I where he had 9 married sister residing He ia
duced this sister and her husband Il permit their
daughter, young girl, to accompany him to his
home in Texas, representing himself as large
land owner in thai Stte snd it was pretty clearly
shown that during the voyage he attempted 50 fe-
duce her. aud succeeded, either then or afterwards
Soon after reaching home, near Houston, his wife
seems to have become aware of the state cf things
existing betWeea her husband and the girl and
commenced against the latter series Of the most
inhuman p resolutions Monroe, himself it seems
sometimes joined in this inhuman treatment Of his
victim, and between them tina poor girls life was
rendered so miserable hat she was heard ffeqEen-
ly 10 threaten to put end to it. Finally she died
suddenly, and q post mortem examination of her
remains discovered The presence os a large quan-
tity Of cobalt in the stomach together with marks
Of violence about the neck, as if the girl had been
first poisoned and then slrangsed The threats
which the victim had made against her own life
prevented capital conviction; but Mrs. Monroe
was tried three four months since, and
sent TO the penitentisry for the term Of six years.
The Doctor had fled before the jury had rendered
verdict, bat was reeaptuFed soms time afterwards,
and last Wsek bis trial concluded, and he was
sentenced to five years imprisonment in She pen
itendary
A RemnrkabIe Case--An Innocent MAN
sent 10 the PeniIentiaFy.
The New York papers tell of 'curious case" Of
an innocent man being sent 10 the Penitentisry
private watchmaa named PATRICK BUCKLEY was
shot in Brooklyn, n. y, about year ago, by
a burglar, and was though. at the time 10 be NOR
tally wounded, though after long Illness he recOv-
cred young man named EDWARD GRIFFrTH was
arrested and convicted under the following eircum-
stances
The principal circumstances proven against Grif-
eth Were-that he was a man of bad character; that
he Was seen in the vicinity at late hour, few
DAYS before the crime was committed; that Whea
he saw the officers he exhibited sympt1ma Of M
easiues- and strongly objected TO having his house
searched; that on the night Of the burglary he
engage1in playing billiards in a room in New York
until about halfPsst ten O'clock but that after this
hour he was not seen and could give no aoeoant
Of HIMSELF and lastly. Buckley sWore positively
that Griffith was the man who shot him.
When the officers suspected that Griffith was the
criminal, they ssem TO have taken il for granted,
aud TO have proceeded wholly upon this theory
When they found him in Laurens street, they told
hIn they wanted TO search his house He objected
He tcld tkem ae had just been married TO al hon
est, good girl, who knew nothing of his former ca
reer, and that he had abandoned his former evil
HhJrs huu hdo llfAng an lOlesb il1e, Auu DegGeQ
them not TO 60, for her sake. They construed this
as an evidence of guilt, and insisted upon going.
lie then begged them to allow him u 20 in first
and request his wife to step out as he wished 10
see some friends on particular business But this
increased their suspicious and they refused the re-
quest They searched the house but failed to fad
any Of the stolen property.
Ihey ted him that he was suspected Of the crime
in question, and was under arrest Hc violently
protested his innocence, and declared be would not
&c, and drew a kuife, altk0rgh he did not Hse Il.
All this was deemed suspicious, and vent against
him with the jury.
Upon such evidence .bs jury. not without long
conference, declared him to be the guilty man
The chain was complete, but the principal lak, of
course, was the prisorer's Identification by the
watchman. GETTIrH was accordingly sentenced
to the PeDiienliary f.r a term of tea years.
few days ago THOxAs KELLY and JoHx F. Goa
DON, two desperate burglars were arrested in New
Yo.k, ard KELLY has confessed that GORDON shot
BUCKLEY. lie has givsn-a detailed account of the
affair, which is fIlly eOrrObOraed by circumstances
and facts, and measures have been taken to secure
the release of GRIrFirH, who has been confined in
the Penitsutiary fer some months
II is said that GRIFFITH was in Brooklyn a few
days before the crime was committed, but he went
to livery stable for ahOrse with which he took his
wife TO Greenwood Cemetry TO look at the grave of
friend And it is true that he could, legally give
account of himself after halfpast ten O'clock of
the night Buckley was shot, but the reason is he
went home and went 10 bed and his wife, who
solemnly protests that such the fact, could not
swear to it ; and thus, although his innocence was
known TO her, he had mesns of establishing it.
The most singular iestare of the case is the posi-
tive evidence Of BrcKLEY, who believed himself on
his dsathbed at the time Of the Identification, and
Was undoubtedly honest in his statement. And if
BUcKLEY had died, the probability is GRIPFrTn
would have been hung.
TOCcnIso INOIpEST.-Among the touching Incl.