The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-10
TRIAL OF HAZLETT, THE HARPER'S FERRY
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o'clock, and the examination in the case of Hazlett
was resumed. large amount of testimony was
taken, but very few facts in the case were
elected. All the witnesses, however, expressed
themselves with confidence to the identity of the
prisoner. Col. Clene detailed conversation which
he had with the prisoner in Jail. He had never
seen him before. The prisoner stated during the
conversation that he had not heard from his
mother since his connection with the unfortunate
Harper's Ferry affair. After the prisoner had
made this statement he seemed to regret it.
-, AT 4 o'clock the Commonwealth announced that
they had gotten through with the testimony for
the prosecution, and would rest the case at this
point.
The counsel for the defence then commenced
with the examination of their witnesses. The first
witness called was Major A. NJ. Ball. His testimo-
ny was regarded as rather favorable to the prison
err The testimony for the prosecution had pointed
the prisoner out as one of the party of four who
were stationed as sentinels before the arsenal
Two of these sentinels were identified as negroes
one as Coppie and the other was thought to be
Hazlett. Major Balls testimony agrees as to the
number of sentinels, but he cannot identify Haz-
lett as one OF the party, although he was twice
corted home by the man supposed by the States
witnesses to be the prisoner. Several other wit
nesses testified to their having passed on Shenan-
doah street. but did not see the prisoner.
- Inc defence is being ably conducted by Messrs.
Belts and Green, who are availing themselves of
every point in their power in favor of the prisoner
The grand jury, after celebrating several hours
to-day, came into court with bills of indictment
against Owen Brown, Francis j. Merriam and Jere-
mlah Anderson, charging them with conspir inc
with slaves to create Instruction.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN MEMPHIS, TENN.-A few
days ago, we noticed the brutal murder of one man
and the attempted assassination of another in the
streets OF Memphis, and now we have the accounts
OF a rencontre between two prominent citizens on
Friday evening last, and which results in the death
OF one of them. The Argus furnishes the following
account of the affair."
Yesterday evening, about halfpast five O'Clock
a trivial misunderstanding occurred, near the
corner of Main and Union streets between Mr.
James l.. Webb, of the well-known firm of Webb
d rawlings, cotton factors, and Mr.. Thomas B.
Mynatt, Deputy Sheriff of this county, which re-
suited In the death of the former at the hands of
the latter.
Mr.. Webb and Mr. Goldberger, who is proprietor
OF millinery establishment next door to Webb &
rawlings, were in conversation in front of Mr. G's
store In few moments, Mr.. Goldberger was
called into the store by the presence of a customer
and returning again to the door after lapse of ten
or fifteen minutes, observed Mr. Mynatt, who had
come up In the meantime, and Mr.. Webb in CONVEX
saton near the outer edge of the pavement. Short
ly afterward, Mr.. Goldberger, Dr. c. W BRYAN
and Mrs. Sweet heard Mr.. Webb remark that a
certain thing (the nature of which they were una
Die to hearl was "not so, and whoever asserted it
was liar Mr.. Mynatt replied that Kit was So"
when Mr. Webb called him odd liar" At this
yuncture, Mynatt receded few PAGES and drew a
Colts repeater from his pocket Upon this move
ment, Webb said that he (Mynatt) was ga coward
aud dare not shoot" when Mynatt raised his pistol
Ihose who witnessed the affair, being in range of
the pistol stepped to one side and did not see the
firing, but in moment the report of pistol was
heard, and Mr.. Webb fell to the pavement a dead
man.
Mr.. Webb was about forty-fve years of age, had
resided in this city for upward of twenty years.
He leaves wife and eight or nine children to
mourn his death.
Mr.. Mynatt has resided in this city for MANY
years, is well and faboraby known, served one
fnpr by Mnnn ho1 ~
time previous to, this sad affair was Deputy under
Sheriff Smith. He has a family residing in the
city.
THE CAPTURE THE SLAYER OR1oN-The CAP
ture of the American SLAYER Orion by the United
States steamer Mystic, has already been announced
by telegraph
The Boston Journal of Wednesday gives us fur
Their particulars, as follows:-
Captain Matthews, of the ship Alarm, arrived at
this port to-day, from Calcutta reports having left
at st. Helena, December 81, the American bark
Orion, of New York, Captain Morgan, which YES
sci had been captured by the British steamer Pluto
while engaged in the slave trade. When the vessel
was brought into port she had on board eight hun
dred and seventy-one negroes, of which number
sixty eight were women, one hundred and twenty
seven girls, two hundred and seventy-t three men,
three hundred and ninety-six boys, and seven sex
unknown. Before the vessel arrived one hundred
and fifty-two had died, which would make the total
number taken on board when she left the coast of
among
those who died were sixty boys, forty men, eight
women, twenty-four girls, and twenty others, sex
unknown.
The SLAYER, after her arrival at st. Helena, was
delivered up to the United States steamer Mystic
The Mystic reached that part on the 21st of Deem
Der, from st. Paul de Loando, officers and crew all
well. The SLAYER would probably be sent home for
adjudication.
The captain and first and second officers of the
Orion were in prison at st. Helena when the Alarm
sailed. They had been delivered into the CUSTODY
ofthe United States steamer Mystic, and would be
brought to this country for trial The captain of
the SLAYER appeared disposed to make a clean breast
of the whole affair.
The slaves remained on board the Orion when the
Alarm left st. Helena.
The Orion is 449 tons and was built at Newcastle.
Me-, in 1916.
The PRo-RATA QUEsTIoN.-The pro-rata oues-
ton is iercey debated in New York. All the CITY
papers denouncug the effort oc the Canal in
terests to cripple the railroad, they call it. bv
compelling it to take freight as cheaply for the cit-
zens OF New ork as they do for those living beyond
the State. The chief argument appears to be, that
the railroads tolled prorated the Southern
cities will have greatly the advantage oyer'New
ork in the distributing business, because they have
the shortest and most direct route to the West
New ork, they say, must carry the through mer-
chandise cheaper than any other road, or the COM
mercial supremacy of that city is gone. 1t is as
much as it can do now to withstand the rivalry in
the North by the Canadian lines, and that in the
South from Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroads
tend to equalize the advantages of cities and re-
store those which natural. The advantages
which New \ ork gained by her superior enter
prise in being the first to reach the West by canal
are in danger of being taken from her by the supe-
ror railroad facilities which cities south and north
OF her now possess. Hence she must counteract
this disadvantage by removing every cent of cost
upon transportation which can be dispensed with
Iolllng the railroad, or pro-rating it, would be
equal to giving bounty to Western merchants to
fradn wi PhiIadalpbia poIfi
The following are the propositions on which Mr.
Flaglers bill in the New York Legislature is based
l. The property of the citizens of other States is
allowed transportation on the railroads of this
State for much less proportionably than the pro-
ducts of our own citizens.
z. Citizens OF given localities in this State are
compelled to pay unequal rates of transportation
as compared with the other localities.
j. Citizens of our State are at times entirely de-
barred from sending their products by New York
railroads while the entire force of these roads is
given for long periods, to moving the preferred
property of citizens of other States.
A. Losses On freight carried for citizens of other
States are not only made up, but large profits in
the aggregate are secured by extravaganza rates
charged our citizens.
DARING DEED OF A GIRL.-A daring escape was
made from the Ohio Penitentiary, last week. by
girl named Mary Fuller, who, with a man named
Cheeseman, had been committed for counterfeiting
His term had expired, but Mary's was only half
out. by some means CneeSeman communicated with
her, and plan of escape was entered into to be
contaminated the night after his discharge. The
Fact of the I'd instant saws:
On Saturday night the girl made her escape from
the fifth story of the prison, by passing out of her
window and passing along the side Of the building
upon the cornice or water table, about eighteen
inches broad Passing along the front of the build
ing, at the immense height of fifty or sixty feet
from the ground, with nothing to hold to- and upon
the projection scarcely visible from the ground, she
reached at the distance of about forty feet from her
room window place where it was necessary for her
to jump about twelve feet to the roof of the west
wing. The leap was taken, proved safe one, and
the dauntless woman next fastened to the corner of
the roof rope which she had made of her bedding |
grasped it in her hands, and swinging from the |
roof, passed down on the outside of the wall over
windows where other convicts were sleeping, and |
down to terra firma, where, at distance of forty
five feet below the roof, she aghted in the arms of
her confederate in guilt.
As soon as her escape became known, the officers
went in quest of the fugitive and the sequel is that
the girl is again in the Pententary, and her Cheese
man is boxed up in the City Prison, to await an
on Saturday, for having aided priso-
ner to escape =