Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-11

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UNITED STATES CoURT.-LANssToN ADJUDe.
ED GuILTY.-Judge BLISS commenced the clos
ing argument for the prosecution against Charles
Langston yesterday morning which occupied the
time until four o'co ock p. M He made an able
plea, as was expected Passing over The question
OF the ownership, escape and identity OF John. as
too well established 10 need further elucidation.
he devoted bis attention principally 10 the pos.
session Of John by Jennings at the time Of Che res
cue, and the part taken by Langston in the rescue
The argument on these and other points showed
deep study, or we should perhaps rather say,
showed much legal knowledge. While his time
was principally filled with discussion of the legal
points aud review of the evidence he broke out at
times in stirring aud eloquent passages In the
course OF bis speech he reflected severely upon the
course ofJOhn Watson and Mr. Patton, saying that
the former was the head man of the rescuing crowd
and that he played the part Of a hypocrite there
that day with the party that had John in charge,
but bad as he considered Watson he thought that
"the Devil himself could not out lie Patton, whom
both the counsel for the Government seemed 70
have conceived violent antipathy for since the
former trial
Judge Bliss closing his ploa about P. NJ, the
Court charged the Jury as will be found in an,
other page. It will be seen that tho charge is
most emphatic against Lnngston, every point
being strongly urged against the case of the de
fence,
The Jury were out about an hour. When first
going out they stood ten for conviction and two
for acquttal. The hour was spent in earnest dis.
discussion the chief point of difference bcing in
the participation Of Langston in the rescue by the
crowd.
Alter much discussion, these two jurors, Messrs.
Hall and Chittenden, were so far convinced that
at o'clock the jury returned to their seats and
gave in their verdict of GUILTY,
The Court announced yesterday that Bushnell
would be sentenced this morning. Probably
Langston will also receive his sentence.
FROM LAKE sUPERIoR.-The 1ne screw steamer
Northern Light, Capt JOHN spALDINo, arrived In
port from OntouagOn yesterday morning
Her cargo consisted of 2l5 tons copper, AIS mack
ages White Fish and about 40 passengers.
The Northern Light left ontonagon on the eve
nlhg oil the 9th inst The river was high, and the
currents strong that it took the lighters two hours
aud half to get iu with one load While in EAGLE
ilarbor, coming down, saw the Iron City going
up She had been TO Eagle River but put back, |
Iearing bad weather. The Illinois was reported in |
the ice at L'Anse
There was ice at LAnse, both on the up and |
down trip, 50 that landing could not be effec, ed
The Mineral Rock was met at Whiteash Point in |
the right The propeller Montgomery was met
ast above the sault. One vessel was passed in the
5ault River-name not known.
( On the 10Th ult. the snow at Copper Harbor
was Fix feet two inches ON a level On the 5th
lust 1t was two feet deep. The weather was warm |
and pleasant.
The Northern Ligh had 90 passengers on her
up trip. She returns on Friday evening