The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-07

the Washington Blues were stationed o
fhth and Olive and the National Guards on Pin
ana Fifth, ready for service at moment
notice.
cAUSE OF THE A8oAssINArIon-RKvxN0s rn
i PROBABLE MOTIVE.
On the night Of the 6th Of April, 1855, owe
tour years ago, the safe Of the Boatman's Saw
ngs Institution was robbed Of between 4lS ,O0(
ana &lS 600, in paper money and gold. Jos
sph w. Thornton kept The books Of the Ins,i.
tuition. In the safe In which his books were
nightly placed, we're also deposited the keys Of
the money safe. The robber had regularly
| opened the locks BY proper key. Thornton
| was then salaried at 81 500 per annum. Soon
afterwards, his connection with the bank termi.
mated.
ne vas subsequently accused, arrested, held
20 oaii, and indicted for robbery. A long Pc
r'od OF time, however, was permitted TO eiapse.
oelore tne arrest was resolved upon. Suspicion
nad early attached to him, but matters we're
snreWdiy kept quiet and evidence was souRht
Ior. On the 2lst of May, 1858, be was put
cron trial in the Circuit Court for the larceny
rom the safe. The case continued through
Saturday, when verdict of acouittal wa Alter
oriei elaboration, returned by the Jury.
The evidence in defence consisted Of testi
mony To the good character Of the accused
1nat Tor the State showed circumstances rather
strongiy suggesting the suspicion of his guilt.
out which alone would scarcely have justified his
conviction. After Thornton left the Institution he
commenced making deposits ia the State Bank
OF Missouri from $500 to $40 each, and in ali
amounting to about nineteen thousand dollars.
10 these deposits Joseph Charless President of
the Bank was witness. His testimony for
the prosecution was to the purport that in
eacn deposit was much stained, dirty aud di-
iaPidsted bill OF $50 or 800, appearing as if
it had been buried in the earth On one occs--
sion Thornton presented bunch of bills verv
much stained, very dirty and stuck together se
that they could not be seperated-in all worth
some $lu7. He eafd he had them from boat.
man who had accidently found them under the
stump OF tree, at which be was trying to make |
last cable. These bills were declined at the |
oank. TOR the assigned reason that they ought |
to be advertised, in order that the loser meht |
recover them. 1t is supposed that because NJ.
Cnariess gave the testimony be did it in the
loove case, Thornton took this method of re-
Venge.
'IArAAkNT OF DIR. MCDowELL-TRE CHARACTER
OF THE WOUND.
Vne oall entered about three inches below
ne navel, on the left side, and passed out of
be body on the right side, just in the margin
u the ribs, passing through the diaphragm. and
robably the liver.
An the direction Of the wound lie the intes-
mes and the great collection Of nerves and
1000 vessels which supply tie abdomen, and it :
the opinion of the Doctor if be does not die
ON excessive nervous irritatation, or internal /
emorrage, he must die from peritoneal iuAama-
on. This wound is sufficient to destroy life
o examination has been made of the other n
ound. =
During the day, Mr.. Mcdowell held FREQUENT h
'Dversations with Mr.. Charless. ri
The latter asked the Doctor if he thouobt s,
ere was any hope of recovery, desirin, The u
octor to inform him of the worst G
The Doctor told him that he did not believe it W
'ssible for him to recover. Of
Mr.. Charles then said that he had had no Ia
creation with Thornton, that be only knows al
his stepping up and firing a pistol-thst b,
ornton said something about ruined charac- m
and that it was his determination that he Fl,
barless) should die for it. eli
The Doctor states Mr. Charless expects his -
attn with christian tOrttude and resignation. m
The report OF the words as we have given B,
I'm above is what was furnished US by nv tn
nder l-REp. co
-, MIDNIGHT. dr.
Inc military are still under arms. large in
'wds remains in the neighborhood of the iaiI. pa
is gradually diminishing. ha
Mr. Charess is still alive although the physi. as
MS think he cannot survive half an hour. nc