New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-11

a week previous. The testimony proved concfusi'c-
" that there had been several previous Tiareis DC
tween the parties during the same day, in each OF
which Hadley was the aggressor; that Cora was
peaceabc and unarmed, and the homicide hau hu.
thing whatever TO mitigate its character, except
that il was done IN the heat Of bl0od-a circuin-
stance which received but little attention, as the
brawl was provoked entirely by ne prisoner.
Though the testimony Of QUE of the principal WIT
nesses against lin.-Capt. Boyd of Liberty, Mo-
was successfully mpeacbed, these facts were clearly
established by undisputed evidence.
The nrincilal testimony for the defense was that
of Ur. Rolby. who stated that he examined and
dressed the wound and did not deem ii sufficient
10 produce death; and that the deceased appeared
to be an emacated and worn-out man. Current
reports assert that this witness was warm and
willing friend Of the prisoner; at all events his tes
timony had little weight.
The counsel for defense and prosecution argued
the ease in ifteenminute speeches; and after being
charged by the Court to lay aside all bias and give
the prisoner the benefit of any doubts as to his
guilt the Jury retired. In three quarters of an
hour they returned verdict pronouDcing him guilty
of murder. This verdict was submitted to the four
or FIVE hundred spectators and unanimously ratified
by them, with the exception OF single dissenting
voice.
The presiding Judge now inquired Of Hadley if
be had aught to say why sentence should not be
pronounced upon him. lie replied that he had
nothing to say, and the Court sentenced him to be
hanged on the following Monday yesterday. A
collection was taken up to detray the expenses of
guarding the prisoner; he was remanded TO the
custody of the officers, and the Court, OF rather the
meeting, adjourned
But during the night, through the gross neglect,
whether intentional or otherwise, OF the officers
having him in charge, Hadley made his escape, and
in the morning he and two of his friends had disap-
peared, together with pair OF mules and wagon
stolen frvIu one Of the citizens OF Denver. Great
excitement prevails on the subject, and the general
opinien seems to be that the officers bribed.
The feeling is so intense that pity the next unfor
tunae fellow who shall be arrested charged with
| caIital cline. He will be greatly IN danger OF
| being hanged FIRST and tried alterward.
The intelligence that Congress is likely to adjourn
without giving us Territorial organization, though
not satisfactory to the politicians, is by no means
di.peaeine to the people. Living without law is
Enthusiastically great evil but Territorial organi-
cations. of late years. have become o positive
nuisance. The Pixies Peakers have not the slight
est desire to have horde of brOken-d0wn pofti-
clans ard desperate adyentureTs thrust upon them
BY the Administration, 10 the shape of Judges Mar
shall, Gov mors, and Registers and Recorders III
the Land Offices; and they will be fully satisfied if
the powers that be will grant them the poor boon of
being let alone. If this region continues its present
rate of development, before the close of another
session of Cong ess it will be ready for admission
into the Union as a sovereign State.
Many enormous and exaggerated reports in re-
gard to the yield of gold are in circulation, and
some Of them in no wise diminished by the journey,
find their way facts into the newspapers of Kan
sas and Missouri The general intelligence from
the dggings is exceIlent but when you see reports
that in any given locality all or nearly all the
miners are averaging their $40 or $50 per day,
ceiye them with many grains of allowance.
The old Gregory Diggings are now very densely
populated within an area of ten square miles there
are at least 10000 people. Up to the present time,
between fifty and sixty steam quartznIlls have
gone into the mountains, but only six of them are
yet in operation. The most Of these are doing well;
but some are defective in construction and much of
the quicksilver III use proves TO be adulterated.
One Of the mills, which employs twenty-five in
running it and taking out the quartz, is turning out
from $500 to S4G0 per day. Another ground
cord Of quartz, and realized only 50 from it; but
on examination, the quicksilver was found worth
less. Water is very scarce 10 the Gregory Diggngs
but large ditch, which will supply the whole re-
gion from Clear Creek is nearly completed.
Forty or fifty arrestrcS (horizontal wheels which
revove with weights attached, dragging them
around upon a floor of stone and thus crushing the
quartz in operation, and said TO be netting
the prOprietOrs about $25 per day. The cost of
construction and running is very slight.
A little % Ute boy of six or eight years, taken
prisoner by the Arapahoes during their recent
ioroy, has Just been ransomed by Mr.. George w.
COlaIner of Boston, at an expense of about 800.
The Young aborigne, who is the finest looking In
dian lad have ever seen, appears highly pleased
with his new master, and Mr.. c. leaves with him
this morning for New-England, where he is to be
educated.
The Arapahoes continue to steal stock, and other
wise greatly to annoy the settlers. The nights
cold, and we have showers almost daily. Judge
Sherman and company, on the way here from
Council Bluffs, Iowa, we're struck by lightning on
the Plains few days since, and one of the party
killed. The conquest of this region to civilized life
is not yet fully complete, for few evenings since,
while preparing to retire, l dslodged an unpleasant
bedf low from my blankets, in the shape of snake
nearly three feet in length.
The famous "wheebarrow man" Of last year,
who came through from Kansas City with that
primitive vehicle, and ten cents in his pocket, was
shot through the hand a day or two since 10y the
accidental discharge of his revolver. The accident
is accounted for by the fact that he also shot
in The neck" at the time Of its occurrence.