, 1861-02-15
WETTEHN MATTERS,

THE CASE OF Orr roA TIE MUi-:1-::: Of .;;.::'.
OEESDoEFF -Oa ". ,:'..- ~ la-' ut:-n t'13
WIS brought into ee'list, Judge Ea.rlo:t mp
pointed 3. S. Pret.yMau, E=q, to act as his
cotnsel, and OF was again plaecl in jal to-
&tyc time to prepare for the trial. 4 report
obtained circulation that Ott intended to ap-
ply for change Of venue. Thia created some
excitement among the people, anu on F1idAy
Afternoon seveznl hundred collected at the jail,
demanding that OFT should be brought forth.
;Ater scye1nl efforts to quell the excitement,
Judge HaFriot: wus sent for. He finally auc-
ceeded and the crowd dispersed. Measures
were subsequently, taken to guard the jail IN
Case Of an attack.
Yesterday morning, OFT wa. brought into
court and -arraIgned for trial The indict-
meat charging him with the murder Of Mrs.
Orendorf and her two children, WIS then read
Of the reading, he was asked In the usual fo1m,
Whether he WIS guilty Or not guilty. OFT re-
, spnaded "guilty." This plea 20 unexpected.
created = deep sensation among the audience
Judge Harriott explained to the prisoner the
effect ef the plea be had just entered, aud then
Inquired Hhe stin persfsted4n pleading .'guil-
IT," OFT answered In the Affirmative After
IN examination Of the statutes on the subject;
aid comments on the same BY the counsel, the
Judge proceeded to pass sentence upon TIE
criminal Before doing so he asked 0tt Ii be
" had nything to say for himself OFT replied,
~ ~ nAa ]o4A %1 1iat Ae LUZ uotnlnE ~ eAS.
The remarks Of the judge to the prisoner were
deeply affecting. He closed By sentencing OFT
to be hanged on Friday, the 1st of March, IN
The enclosure Of the Jail yard.-1aztaoH iiaiij
Regta9. .
TRIAL OF AcDouE1L-On Thurs.lay last,
Joseph y: Mcdowell, indicted for the aaurder
OF 4. ). Finley, was nrralgred before the Cir
'nesses was commenced on Friday morning,
and continued throughout the day. o. Satnr-
day morning Nj. G. 4 Roberta add: :cssed the
jury, and WAS followed by Mr. farterbaugh.
Mr. Fullerton then spoke. aid was followed
by Mr.. j. Roberts. 4Ir. Manning made the
when The case was closed By Mr. Grove for the
people. At the evening kcssion, the court
gave the jury the Instructions asked for by
The counsel, and the jury wus ieft il the Court
room for deubesation, under charge Of Mr..
John GfiMtt!:, deputy sheriff Tie jury re-
when the court met TO receive t:1e yerdist.
When called upon for their decision, the Jury,
by their foreman, returned verdict Of "gult-
IT," A motion uas then made for new trial,
and the prisoner was rcmandcd to iaii.-Td=e-
se0 (IR.} Register.
NEW Boar LMB,-The Fond du Lac hrss
nya:
We are informed by E. A. Darling that re-
sponaible parties are building two new steam
ers to run daily between Fond uu Lac and
Green bay the coming season. These boats
are to be finished by tie first Of May, and win
run IN connection with the Bu1hlo and Giecn
Bay line Ut propelers and the New York Cen
tra4 kaliroad- The parties alluded to laye al
readF contracted tor one hundred coIdA Of
wood for the use OF their boats at this port,
and We are assured that they are sound men
md mean business. The prospects OF Fotut
du Lac as business point were never better
than at present"
sU1crDE.-On Saturday morning. last David
CraWiord jumped out If bed, seized razor,
cut bis throat, and died in short time His
"lfe, Ill attempting to prevent the art, cut tne
of her fingers very badly a5 VIC ]tarn Craw-
ford lived about two miles from to Sn, was II,
oiu eettieF and 1t Is said that his mind was :u,l
ol apprehenh1ons that hevould be turned ont
of his farm Holding but tquatters title,
he hns fought the decree THE with hope and
le1at'srance, and was greatly disappointed
when Judgment went A.ainst him reIn,ly
-Aaokak Gate City.
KANSAS RE11Er.-Bisloa Lee sent relief to
Kansas yesterday to tho amount Of nearly
st,sn hundred dollars from funds entrusted to
MIN from various portions Of the country Tie
relief Forwarded in produce anil cash CUES
Chiefly to Dougias and Marshal countie.
kuk Gate oay.
- The bloomington Undiana) Rtpmhicaa
says that d fatal affray occurred In Polk tuwr-
ship Ia that {Honroe) county last Wedne- tlav.
IN which two brothers, David aud Wiil;,iu,
Clark-the former resident Of the northern
part Of Monroe county, and tho lattar Of Law
renee county-were killed by being rthbhcd
with knife. One Of them died almost in-
siantly, and the other lived only very briei
epace Of time, perhaps au hour Or rwo YES
tsfday, Andrew ]. Hunter, John IL Hunter
,acd Drury Ayres, residirg in. Po.k township,
were committed to jul on j c.Esr-.@ Of haxins ;
committed the deed, or being ACCESSORY there
to. Both th- persons killed were married, ard
leave families.
Mrs Mary Carey, whose husband was
Killed some time ago, while crossing bridge
It Pckin. his brought snit against the Pekfn
plank road company Tor damog ges to the alnuunt
ot ten thousand dollars. The suit is to betri,d
in this city, and her attorney generously allows
the poor woman half Vie price of her hus-
bands life, a?proIr;ating Inc other half Of
wtates6 sum the jury may see fit +" bring In,
f'r Lis valuable 6erylces.-Iloria ItanxcriR
y" "EAEM1Sr."-Th sfarcngo 1ournu. etatcs
that Capt Barnes, of that village, despatched
wild cat On his premises the other evening,
feet 10 inches long. The ysrn,inf "a ~
Gagged In the Captains hen roos,, and fati killed
three or four. Attached 10 oce Of his fur. legs
WAS steel trap, which had broken the leg be- !
" the knee, and he wis in an eluaciasca con-
ditiop.