Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-01-29

lJorrIe, tried at Iowsontown, Baltimore
county, for the murder of officer Rigdon,
of Baltimore, who retired to their room
at ten minutes past two o'clock on Tues
day afternoon, returned into court about
half past ten o'clock on Wednesday NOR
ming, and rendered verdict of "Guil-
ty of murder in the first degree" Two
of the lurymen stated to the court that
they assented to the verdict with some
reluctance in relation to the taking of hui
man life, matter with which iurymen
have really nothing whatever to do /;
they have simply to determine question
of innocence or guilt. and are not ac-
countable for results. Mr.. Preston, the
counsel for the defense, will, it is stated,
move for a new trial.
The argument on a motion for a new
trial in the case of Marion Cropp, was
postponed until to-day.
THE CASE OF FoRD.-In the case of
VIM. G. Ford, of Baltimore, the Court
of Appeals at Annapolis on Monday de-
cided to give him new trial. Ford, it
will be rccollected, was convicted in the
Criminal Court of Baltimore of the muir
der of Thomas H. Burnham, but there
being some irregularity in the recording
of the verdict by the alleged omission
from the records of the words ''frst de-
gree" until the following day, his coun-
sci moved for new trial. This motion
was subsequently overruled by Judge
Stump, who thereupon pronounced the
sentence of death upon the prisoner. =
Subsequently the case was carried up on
a writ of error to the Court of Appeals,
and by the opinion of that tribunal, de-
livered by Chief Justice Legrand, the
decision of the Criminal Court of Balti-
more has been reversed, and the prisoner
awarded a new trial
UNITED STATES AND PARAGuAY-A
portion Of the United States squadron
forming the Paraguay expedition were
at Montcvideo on the 30th of November.
1t was expected they would sail in few
weeks for the Parana river. The dates
from Paraguay are to the 10Th of Novem-
Der. 1t is stated that the Paraguans
were preparing to receive the United
States forces, but the prevailing belief
was that the difficulty would be settled
without recourse to war. 1t was report
cd that our government and Buenos
Ayres were about to enter into an ALI
ance, whereby the latter would grant to
the United States the right of free tran
sit for our troops through her territory
and promised whatever resistance may
be necessary for the conquest of Para.
quay In order to counteract the effect
of this project, an alliance of all the
South American governments against
the United States is recommended.
KANSAS. --3A4eavenworth adviees to the
goth state that Captain Montgomery has
voluntarily given himself mp to the au-
thorities, to await a trial upon the charges
of completely in the recent troubles in
southern Kansas. It stated that Capt.
Brown, the chief of the despefadoes, has
left the Territory. No further Difficult.
ties are unprecedented. There was nc
excitement at Leavenworth.
Efg Rev Mr.. Sullivan, Catholic
priest, of Charleston, s. c., paid over
to lady of that city last week the sum
of $500, received through the confess
sional. He received it from a person
who said it was to satisfy an indebted
ness rightfully due the heirs of the lady's
father. The debt has remained unpaid
for at least a period of twenty-five years,
as the parent of the lady has been dead
over twenty years.
HEAVY DAMAGES FOR LAGER BEER
Felix Coste has just recovered S17 ,000
damages from the city of St. Louis for
injury done to 5000 barrels Of lager
beer belonging to him. The city, it APP
pears, attempted to cut through an en-
bankment, in doing which cave, con-
tanning the beer, was seriously ovcrnowed
and the lager ruined.
DEATH OF a NAVAL OFFICER. DIR
Hudson, of the Navy, died on Sunday
in Brooklyn. 1t is said that he inhaled
some animal poison from the Africans Of
the Echo" during the voyage of the
Niagara to Monrovia. lie had been
thirteen years in the service.
re-" The Southern papers announce
I the death OF the Hon. James j.. Belser.
some years ago an able and highly cs-
teemed Representative in Congress from
the State Of Alabama. He died at Mont
gomery on Sunday
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