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, 1862-04-30
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Col. JennIson's Arrest and Release,
From our OWL Correspondent

From our OWL Correspondent
ST. Lou1s, april 91tt, 1853,
Your Kansas correspondent reached this
city on Friday laat, having left that State with
tie family Of Col Jennison, who were pro-
ceedtng to visit him. Feeling o deep interest
IN these most outrageous proceedings against
our gallant "JsEhawker;" not oaly on ac~
count Of the principles and results involved
in the matter, hut also because Of strong per
eona1 regard entertained for him, determined
to come here in order to obtain fair and
fun statement Of the case. Ny personal
friendship for Col Jennison arises mot simply
from the attractive social characteristics at
the man, bnt from those higher elements Of
growth, courage, convictions and heroisn. he
has display ed
Al Isayenworth, when VIC left, and in fact
wherever the ncws had reached ia Kausas, but
one sentiment replied, and that was 4 feeling
Of deepest Indignation. The people are
ronsed, and what they Intend to
They demand the -. removal OF these
drunken, pro,slayery *Brtgadiers and other
officers who plot treason against freedom
under the protecting egis Of the Government
Out with Generals sturg1s, Denver and Mitch
| Il, Majors Prince and Eas!on, Captain Roy
and the remainder Of the Ieeches who fasten
In that military district. Out with thern, or
worse will come, Let me give 5ou one In
stance Of the feeling. TouT correspondent
/ left Lawrence the morning after the arrest Of
Col: Jeunison fer leayenworth, and between
| ,hs two points met q half dozen men riding
aeetly to different sections In order to arouse
| the people Every ono vas going IN differ
+ ent direction and each without knowledge OF
| the others action. 4 State Convention ia
| called at Topeka for tue 27th Of Nav Of the
| Old Free State and the AntESIayerg citizens to
/ discuss this ard sundTy other matters. This
| happen We know what we want aud will at
least have an equal show with the alaveocrata
In ob1ainfug it, !:
| But to return to st. Louis. On arrival VT
found the Colonel still ut the military prison
on FifF street. This places was formerly th.
den ofLyneh, notorious ala7e trader. It Il
Situated On the corner OF Ayrte street. VI
| were readily admitted and found tho Goioue
comfortably located in the keepers room
The court yard was full Of reae1 priaoness
some Of whom were notorious characters, bu
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Senator CoTan, Of Pennsylvania, has intro
duced new condscation bill, which, upon
his motion, has beca together with all bills,
substitutes and amendments relating to the
punishment Of rebels and the forfeiture aud
eonaseat1on Of theaz property, referred to 3
select committee Of i've, who arc not yet
named. Mr. .Cowan's bill is supplementary
to the existing act relating to treason, and
provides that In addition to capital punish
ment, the goods, chattles, rights and credits
Of the person convicted Of the crime shall be
immediately forfeited, and sold at public sale
for the benefit Of the United States, and also
the use Of his real estate during Ills lifetime.
Also, that when true bill Of Indictment fol
treason has been found By grand iur1
against pezsop not yet arresIed, or who,
having lecn arrested, has escaped, process o.
outlawry shall be issued, under the rules to bs
prescribed hy the Supreme Court; and Ii moi
found and arrested after three months notico
their property shall be forfeited as aforesaid
The rights Of euch persons to service and Ia
bcr Of slaves is also forfeited, and the elavct
set free, This act is to apply to persons VIII
may be guilty Of treason stter the LIST day Q
Mnv next
, 1862-04-30
OUR PORT ROYAL LETTER.
The Affair On Wilmington Island.
BRAVERY AND ADVENTURES OF
WESTERN TROOPS.

APRIL lIth, 1SG2.
Iwrote you i line in regard to the fall Of
Pulaski, aud promised full account. You
will CLEAN 3 more complete account than i
would write, from the New York papers,
whose correspondents met in the, fort, and
besides have later, and for the 6th Michigan
regiments and its friends, mere sad news to
write you. But I must be brief. This morn
eanee in force upon Wilmington Island, bring
ing with us the bodies of eleven Of our reE1-
ment, cold and dead, and thirty-three wound
ed, some mortal1y. Our AdjRtant, N. Minor
Pratt, is dead. Some Chicago people may
know him; he resided in your city during tho
tabushment. Capts. Church Of Grand Rapids
md Guild Of Flint were slightly wounded,
Leutenants Badger and Jennings, badly
| wounded. Yesterday morning, the 18th, we
embarked on the transport Honduras, with
seven companies Of orr regiment aud de-
and one field piece for Wilmington Island.
| You Hiu notice by the map that it stretches
| well towards Savannah and is large island.
We landed without seeing any. OF the
enemy, b1t a11er, a11vaneingg 1hc skirmish'
! ed upon the island at three points. The force
advanced to the point Of firing and engaged
the enemy, about 800 strong, composing the
18Th Georgin and part Of another regiment
| The fight Continued about two hours. The
enemy was concealed among the small pines
and low palmetto shrubs, and had greatly the
advantage Of us, At last charge Was ordered
! upon eur side ard VIC dislodgcd them driving
them over 8 milo at q run. The ground was
covered with their dead bodies and they hat
been busy during the fight carrying of theii
dead ard wounded Guns, swords, and pis
tols 1ero picked up, and one wounded man,
SINCE dead.
Their loss must have been very severe
Our men showed the greatest bravery during
the action and droye before them force
more than twice their number, The whols
number Of men and officers who went upon
the expedition was about 430-of these rwl
| companies we're diSembarscd at an Garlic
point on the island aud sent in difereu
direction. and did not hear the contest at ali
being six or seven miles distant. These twt
companies composed III men. so that tht
whole number upon our side was but LITTLE
OYER ECO. Tic field piece was not taken fron
tue steamer at all. or fired once- We brough
off every dead body and all our equipments
returned to the steamer and lay during ths
| hight In the little creek near the scene O
| sc7ion and returned this morning. The dea
bodies aud the wounded we're sent this morn
Ing to Hilton Head. During to-day ther
haSe been seen rebel gunboafs shelliug th
Island In all directions Sandwich.
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Correspondence Of the Ch1caao Tibune.1
CAMP DUBOIS, Anna, Illinois, April ~, 1862.
At q meeting Of the commissioned officers
Of the 62d Regiment, L r. H., held in their
drill room on the evening Of the 21st inst, in
view Of tho anticipated departure Of the regi-
mint for the field, Colonel True Was called to
tue Chair, and E. R., Wi!cy,. DR., appointed
Secretary.
On motion, Dr. Mckinney, Captain sher;
man and The Secretary were appointed (: COM
mittec TO draft resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of tho meeting.
consultation. reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which. Oh motion, we're unan-
i1nouslg adopted;
WHEREAS, We, the officers ofthe eand Regiment
q n1lnoia Volunteers, on taking lesve OF Camp
rous OF bearing oar united Testimony to the char
acter Of the administration Of Col. E. McCazsy,
comnandant Of the post, therefore bgit
Resnfred, That we have found IN Col. McEarty
capable and efficient officer. prompt, faithful
and accommodating Commander an earnest de-
Totsd patriot, acd true gentleman thst his &C.
comfort Of bis men, and bis zeal for the interests
eateem II s he Ss 1er e pr pro5eeang
work of raiatng and organizing the four regiments
of.he KtntucEy Brigade, under circumstsnces at
low bet atteEted b. the snti1e success ThIc5 hss
crowned the undertaking
Eesokted.. That cur thanks are due aud are here
By terdered to Col. McCarty for his efficient ser
vice, and rhat we contemplate with un!cigncd re.
gret the termination Of the relation which VIC have
sustained to him as connauaant OF the post--a
mort agreeable and satisfactory Character
Reso!Eed. That the accomplished 1ady OF Col
Mecany. b5 her Kindly o9ees in supervising the
sence Of eurgeons and hospital attendants In The
earlier days OF the brigade, has shoWn herself te
be Possessed q trQe E. Wonanly impulses; and II a
found sympathetic friend and bezefaet1ess.
Ress4red, That ahe Secretary Of this meeting
aud transmit copies of the same for publication t.
the R<pFso{tc6n and Democrat Of st. Louis. tat
TEBEHE of Ihicago, and to the Illinois Journal.
JAS. N. TRUE, Chairmaa.
Err WILEY, Jr, Secretary,
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Capt. H1adfsonss Illinois Battery at
R4ff8bUfr. Tenn.

NaR1s HAQlA0nsS Illinois Battery at
R1ttsburE, Tenn
It having been stated that Captain Madi'
sons battery, from Illinois, VAS abandoned
By its officers and men at the Pittsburg lat
tie, and that one Of the guns WAS worked By
Dr.. Comm Of st. Louis, under the personal
eye Of Gen. Hur1bart, tho evidence Of Colonel
J. ?. Webster (Chief Of Artillery and of Gen.
Hur1bu1t, Is taken to the contrary. The lat
ter Gays:
s'When came up to your heary guns in
position on that Sunday afternoon, aHd COM
menced forming line in their rear, I found one
Of them commaHded by Lieutenans Frank
AllalEr, we'll known to me in Missouri; the
other ~ an officer whom did not know, but
banned and commanded bY your company.
*as very near them during the entire time.
They were fought, aud fought well, By
their o~4 squads, They were never deserted,
npr did ever order Df. CornYu or any one
else to taSe charge Of them. Dr.. Cornyn did
gallant service for me before this, aud 50 r
hln WORKING 1t one Of pour guns az vo1un.
teer There Is room enough for each gallant
oidcer to hare his proper credit, and it is not
necessary to detTact from the good service
done by our battery to add to tie well wor
reputation Of any other :: ,.
II beg to assure 5ou thst, from peEennal
inspection within fifty feet Of yenr battery
during The engagement, i render justice t.
| the ateadtneasG and cooInesa with which youl
puuH were worked ~
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'We understand that in ordinary business
times, when both Of our coal shafts bare been
in successful operation. the weekly receipts
on freight By the Central Railroad from this
point; averaged from $s,5m to 5000:
Durl1g *he recent e strike. Of the miners and
the suf pension Of work at the coal shafts, tho
.receipta On freight by this road from this Sta
Ton we're only nbout $500 per week. Theae
facts will Give Ihe public some tdea of the
importance of the cosl business Of Lasa11e.
The absEest tnc1d<1sa o1lF <ne Of the fonr ways
t. Of shipment from here. : :.:.:: =
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Railroad Ca4u4ltY.

On the 18th inst, an unknown man wss run
ovcr by the train, near Ainswort station, On
the Michigan Southern railroad. lie WAS. as
We learn from persons With WHOM he con.
versed shortly before the accident. from Der.
y, ireland; sailed last summer on the lakes,
and was coming to Chicago to ship tor another
summer. He had been at work, during the
winscr at, Kalamazoo, chopping wood. r.
WEB about Eix feet in height, with light yG
low hair and blue eyes; dressed in gre,
coat With metal buttons and dsrk color
ed vest, pants and cap. Els body was buriet
IN the grave ya1d near Ainsworth.
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The 43d Lll1noIA Regiment,
P11TsBURa LANDING. TESHEssEE.
Anvil So yCCQ

Editors Chicago tribune.
In yonr paper Of the 14!h Of this month is
an account Of the battle at this place on the
9Th and 7th Of April, wherein 1t is mentioned
That the 23d IL regiment thought like he
roes" and supported different batteries, &c.
Nov, your correspondent is mistaken. Tue
23d III. (co1- Aulligan} is in Chicago, sud a.
though they Tould have fought like heroes''
II they had hsd chance, they did not fight at
all in that battle. 1t vas the 43d IL regiment
{Koernes} that did the hard fighting. Our off,
cial loss is 2ll men, which fact SHOWS for it.
self. He don't want to brag, but when the
GerInans pitched in and fought az they did on
THAT occasion, they don't want Others to hays
all the credit. We want to appear at home 81
"i}ghters' and not as "runners''
Yours, de-,
i tfrtec.,,, - Ae,> r.
, 1862-04-30

.@ The Exchange Bunk of st. Louis has
finally been paid the sa5o. 600 loaned to Gen.
Fremont, liant summer, with interest," The
claim waa approved bx the Holt Davis. Com
mission, but the Department ii Washington
was Still uncertain IS to Fremont'a suthority
to negotiate such loan
, 1862-04-30

Of regulars spoken Of above, I forbear to give
IN tine to sec the charge, hut was informed
Of the affair by IN officer: However, -.
charges Of this kidd arc frequently made
through spirit of rivslry or detraction, it Is
notsaie to rely on al one hearR, mean to
do strict Justice to ill. +.
, 1862-04-30

-:E Froma report just 1nsde by the poliea
Of fCncfnnatf. ID appea1a there ara %: that city
1,962 places where liquor Is sold; 160 billiard
Offices, and Is pawp-hrokers.
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VOL. XIV.

grass not especially desirable such demonstration
eNsate no other emotion than those of contempt
W. have what would be considered by most per.
sons good grounds for believing that fight IL i'm.
minent We believe, too, that when j. does take,
place the South will have no to complain uf
the result But we do not Intend to make public
what has come to our knowledge and any further
comment or speculation az present IL aune 90 senry
not to say iadisereet.
Sosne four or five additional prisoners were cap.
tTred yesterday by our pickets near the river
brosgbs MP aud lodged in Jail These an reue,t m,
statement nf iheir predecessors In substance ami
say thar they utterly disgusted with cap lie.
aud viii, under ne conceivable circumstance. +.
turn To the array u released. Another member CT
assie3 brigade was among the captivos of yeser-
day lie says this brigade has suffered in.iescriba-
Ny. Ire regiment to which he Is attached left New
YORK afew stststas SiaCs one Thousand strong; now
they number bnt seyeai -six, all told An effort
hti been made 10y Sickes u merge this fragment
io svlc ottor regiment hut the bare eiliioa Of
the matter created sach intense dssatisf. .ction
among tie faea, That Dau Siokca was compelled to
abandon his project. The prisoners say thai the
river bank woIii swErfa with desc riers but the uf
hcers uow regard all their with Suspieioa an.
vie,.saIt watch s kept over all ,beif movements
The sanboats ply up and down the ri,er for miles
TO prevent the passage Of acToss. ana ii il only
un.ef cover OF darkness thar any sueceel IN etfcc.
ing their escape.
The prisoners report The LOSSES of the FeterIs in
the recent engagements around Richmond as ,or-
rihe, and The hrldreds of shSchinv wounded ho
have been left by Mcclellan To Icrsh or at ths
laerty OF the Coafferdtes, l4ss tended very greatly
10 demnral/e the mcn remaining; The prisoners
state taat MetciissA cisels'tt asan get s fighting
out of h.s men as he las done recently
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LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE ENGLISH PRESS on lyTERYENTTO

The steamer Europa PASSED Cape Race on the
.th inst, with dates from LiserposI the 2eth nit
Her adSiees are interesting, Tie following is u
summary Of them:
The Persias news eaused increased excite emeut
III England and cotton further advanced
The Lonson asnses says that it sh ows nothing
ich can De accomplished before the fall and hopes
thai ineans ms'y be devised to end th conflict be-
Ths sreloh Tianbsrs have aliouraeu n,s,u-
mered t..t the Emperor is reconside ring the priu
Sipies of the Mexican expedition, and the embarka-
tioa OF troops has been occasionally suspended.
The steamship Hansa, which TO have left
Southampton on the 25th of June, was compelled
10 pat back Bremen, owing to az accident to her
machinery.
The steamship City Of New York. from New
York, arrived at Queenstown on the s3th, and re-
ported only one of her boil..rs working
The ship Sailors HomA, formerly the Indepeu-
dence, had reached Liverpool from Havana with
nearly two thousand thee hundred baiesOf cotton.
France is about 10 eonstruet reduced models of
the Monitor and the Merrimac in order 70 test their
merits.
Russia has reeognizssi'the kingdom OF Italy.
General Saders was shot at and slightly wounded
1T Warsaw. The perpetrators OF the act have Hos
been discovered
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.
The London Times conn rents on the fearful car
mage in America, and says never at any time could
the map OF Europe show many blood stained
spots Whateve may be .ae result, 1t Ia plain the
war has now reaehed u point af which IL Ii a sean
J daI to humanity. II has btsonie war Of extermi
nation; yet submission is Ss Tar off as ever. The
Times dc es net believe the cry for laore bioOdshes
rapresents the minds Of the American people,
Enough blood has been split and enough dsmag'
DONE The opportunity must be present or at han.
when SOME potent American voice, prudentiy call
| Ing 'peace. may awaken o universal echo.
The 1imes has another editorial on American
finaneex 1t. says that they are In most crftcas
condition, nd ought 10 prodnea serious aiafl'' IN
stead uf en pty b0asting and exultation-
The Lon aon Posi- charges the American GoveTl
nsent with being ali along influenced solely Dy pef
nly, clanaor, having never pursned as independsn
| 60 urse ...s, =. :,
The Msr~iag Herald finds i impossible . 20 =:
co,,ns for the-nAcsiyity Of Mcclellan. Possibly.
ssvs. nftar the battle Of Fair Oaks and the bresl
iny ~ of B%aurvgards army n tne wess. % ne aos -
rumbcrud hy the ensnay yi position which = y
/ prcsnabls. and nom wbsch tes snsAy ny =
4 nn1n hIs lines and Works ri plsanare. u -. ~
4 iEeiy TO meet with = .0isAasss wh3eA nay chAn!
|: tne mhals aspect q ~ wsr enH rssssss e II p.
!. Ssiallnn invclveA 1hA f1n a. Nh asDX uA4 ~ q
q hopea 81 ~ le1el 0eteFn1ssa.t.
3 msetins - 9sss Aesa L - ~ ~.
= AhA Afrian sAss ts1le. ysse II -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-10

Central Railroads. The tressel work spanning a
creek ON this road mile beyond the Chickahominy
bridge, was pulled down aad burnt by the Yankees
but is being Ieplaeed fast As ciscums ances will
permit. The. enemy, during their occupation of
Hanover. pulled down and burnt the tressel work
ii in'ie beyond ard 4 mile this side OF the Court
house and removed the sills OF mile or two of the
track, though not all in one place. The large en.
CINE that overturned near the Depot a few
days since, was still, az late as yesterday in a re-
cumbent posture, though efforts were being made
for its extrication.
complaint of Peter Strause, one of Chas. Miihe
ser children was held to bail for annoying the wit
ness. Decision in OF J. C. Elicit, for alleged
hucksteging, on i rehearing, affirmed, and Mr.
Elicit required to give bail to appear before the
grand jury to ascertain, as the Head of Police sat
whether hnekstering was not an oifehce punisha
bile by common law.
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THE SITUATION ELSEWHERE.

The exciting events transpiring immediately
around Richmond within the past two weeks have
Withdrawn public attention from other points
which deeply affect the interests OF the Copf,,je,
acy. II Is fortunate that the flush of victory con
sequent upon the gallant exploits OF the army of
Lasiern Virginia does not pale under the influence
OF disaster elsewhere. From the Southwest The
intelligence Is encouraging. The stubborn resist
ance offered at tieksburg, in the face OF fleets Of
Federal gunboats from above and below furnishes
an evidence Of what can be- done by a brave and
gallant people, inspired by adeter.nination asDe,.
snrrrndr, even though the city may be laid waste
aud every house become a smoking rnin Intelll,
gence from Arkansas comes chiefly through the
medium Of Northern newspapers, yet there il is
openly confessed that The army OF Curtis il in al
most inextricabic difficulties and pressed 10 the
wall By llndman and his fearless troops judging
from present indications. the war will again be car
ried into Missouri, and the c#pitulaton Of the en-
tire Federal force is by no means improbable. Look
ING to Tennessee, we bnd nothing gained by the
enemy during the summer campaign, and even the
capture OF Memphis seems likely to prove barren
victory. The threatened demonstrations against
Chattanooga are supposed by some to be a feint
while the real purpose OF the enemy il 10 strike Al
important point i'll North Georgia: bnt We
have information OF n satisfactory mature which
leads to believe tha: liz will be met and tbwart,d
whenever he may appear in that direction Sig
nally repGised ut Charleston, apparently in no
haste 10 attempt the capture of any port in the
Cotton States, and making 10 adran in North
Carolina since tie occupation Of Newbern il NAV
be safely assumed that the Yankee government
has become convinced of The magnitude if not the
hoptiessness OF the tasS it las taken upon its
nands. Nevertheless, another effort will dos sJ,.ess
be lnafif for the conquest of Richmond since. upon
that resa aocofdinl,to tAeif belief, depends the
subiugai0n OF the South but the back oI the ana
c,lidt i, broken, and tha Southern Capital Wi!
never be- under the dominion Of Lincoln
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GEN. HALLEcK ON WAR-H. W. Halieek, Lcnt
of Engineers U. S. Army, {now Major General in
the Yankee army,) in 1916 published "a work on
Military Art and Science, in which he says:
"Al modern ethical writer's regard unjust war As
not only immoral, but '.s one Of the greatest of
crimes-niurder a large scale. such are ali wars
of mere ambition, engaged in foe the parpose Of
extending legal power or National soeereisnfy );
wars of piunder, carried on for mefcenary mo
tives; wars Of propaganaasm. naasstaten for the
nprieAteO1s end of compelling 10 edopt certain
religious patitfest opinions whether from the
alleged motives of Introducing . more orthodox
religion" or of "erteadiHg The dSea Of freedom. -
Such wars are held in just ahhorrence by all moral
and religions peoples and this is believed TO be the
settled conviction Of the great mass Of our eth
2~ns"
These are truths, and Major General Halleck and
the people OF the North, who are prosecuting this
wicked war against the Sonth. will be 'held in
just .,bhorrenee of ali Ianrd and religious pe"'
pie"
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Careless HendAtag Of FireArms--On Tuesday
evening about soclock, while Mr. S. D. Lowry, an
officer "i the Central road. was attending to some
business the track near yicior's Mill small nj
tot bullet. discharged from the direction of nth
street, Sruek his person and after going through
hs coat and pantaloons entered his left leg, causing
asnght wound AS the ball was much lattened aud
had wood imbedded in it, it must have struck against
= fence before reaching Mr.. Lowry The neiehbor.
hood where this took place is noted for its rowdy
propenses Indeed, at the time of the occurrence
OF 'he above incident. fight was in progress on
18th street, and Mr. Lowry heard five pistols dis.
charged after he wounded
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SsAt Oa~ James CoyBe alias Finnoreen, who
enjoys an unenviable rspntation (being in eoniine
lnent on the charge Of 1autder,) was arragned BE-
fore the Police Court y6terday AMI sent ON to the
Husings Court for eSa7ninaton the charge OF
burglary and larceny, committed on the prebrises
of Messrs Barham and Goddin few weeks since.
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ssHtge7fat iadfeidaak That all Of the men
.ifed 20 the commission ST wariike f,ats are no,
II, HE army Is to be regretted but that all are nat
IS iss true ~ preaching Yesterday, Bryant Riley
W.S cared before the Police Court charged with
s pelpe,ra'ins An assault ON VIM. Ticker, son of
Mts Nancy Liggou, without cause and also e,r
eaiiihs the mother OF the boy sundry hard payaes
;ad threatening 10 maui thc life ss,af az
~ as 10 F'sf g ssr iss anses14Iy proceeding
ihe ofiehce eoa'inttei by Mrs Ligeon tow ards RI
iry Wasone which aFy mother would have been
suity ot under similar circumstance The lady
expressed her entire willingness that Mr. RiIav
sh"nld exercise himself in feats of arms but did
not like the idea Of its being done at her sxnansa
ihe ease was sent on to the grand Jury and defen
aant committed to Jail for of security for his
appearance