Daily national Republican., 1863-10-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

NLDOUT MUhDbh SAbb.-luc SuuoC VI
John Armstrong, charged with the murder OF Geo.
Criminal Court this morning. Mr.. Wharton was
counsel for the defendant.
The 70 lowing charge was delivered to the jury
by Judge Fishtri
GENTLEMEN or THE Jusr: This indictment
ss
OF about the sth OF september last in the city and
uns.fa fliins Of han.u VS Ssins WITH Stapss pre-
medit.tsd purpose. und.r thi: Indictment you,
The bar, u.t ss you shsI g sstishsd from the syt
dencs which has been presented be'ore you BY the
II you should Be- convinced. from that evidence.
that John Armstrsng 10 the person who killed the
tsted design or malice aforethought, - the law
defines IT, you will then render verdict Of guilty
I "a: s.o
ton and 10 hot blood, or in 1t OF passion, such IL
the iraiIsy q human nature, that You % viii Alto.
gether negative the Idea Of and will
Y Sos !.
NJ .ss aesd y sIiIshss Se did not fiil he ds:
guilty" So II will De II the killing shaI be proved
TO hsve been done In sslf-defenoe. In this case
up by the prisoner OF his counsel.
proper ,hst Tshouid say to You that II Il. e svl. =
minds that the deceased George Ridout came to his
death at the hands Of John Arms rons the prisoner
o .nS
den provocation, 10 order to reduce the crime to
manslaushter, impiiss msiIee, or In other words,
"sross M lie q I ss dssss sSa y de-
clares the crime to be murder.
\ I, sl.0 true that ne pro.soa.,on, Ing provo
den o2 proof is then shilssd from The prosseution
Will Be- for the prisonsr 70 show, By tsstimony on
his part, II no such testimony should be showa by
The prosecution, in the way q examination, In
| circumstanees showing the act to have been com.
mltted IN sedeience or In hot blood, under strong
The Testimony, gentlemen, In this case has been
| confined sol, Iy 10 United States witnesses, the
prisoner brought no witness whatever.
| The judge then gave lucid and succinet review
OF the evidence; and clo'ed by saying that II was
for the gentlemen Of the jury to determine from
the evidence, not controverted on either side,
whether the facts or circumstances point uner.
ringly to John Armstrong, the prisoner at the bar
The jury, after bstng out 20 minutes, returned
and rendered verdict OF no< guilty.
| New CoURrs.MAR1lAL.-The following off,
GERS have been appointed members Of q court.mnr.
tial to sit In this sIty for the trial Of miit ,ry
offences. The officers are all under medical treat.
ment In this city but able TO perform the light
/ duties OF . courtmartial:
Col. Roy Stone, Nsth Pennsyivania volunteers
President; Lieut.. Col II. Z. Thompson, sth Mich
igan cavalry Maj. @. A. Drew, eth Michigan cav.
airy Capt. B. j. Buck, sth Maine Capt Z. NJ
Poine, iOsth New. York Capt, J. II. Marston, 9Th
Wisconsin; Capt. II. n. Thomas, A. q. NJ, semi
nary Hospital; Lieut.. J. =. Andrews, ist Rhode
Island cavalry Lieut.. Elisha Besse, 2oth Maine
Lieut.. J. Cannon, 10th ohio Lieut.. G. A. Whit
; more, i2th Massachusetts, Lieut.. W. =. Dulton
J looth New York Lieut. =. Wencheback, A. D. c
Judge Advocate.
Another Court, composed Of invalid oficers, II
also being formed with Col. Warner, Of the Tenti
Pennsyivauia Reserves. ~s President.
, TIE SENTENCE or TIE CouRr NATAL II
CAPT. LEvy's CAsE.-rhs sentence Of the aougl
court martial In the ease OF Capt. G. NJ. Levy
quartermsstsr, has been approved BY tbs Presi
, dent Capt. Lsvy vas csurt-mAftialed on charg
Of p.ying . clerk teo per month and rsquiriAI
hin to receipt to the Government for sIoo Pc
, month. The sentence Of the court 10 that he b
dishonorabiy dismissed the service. As slread,
stated the sentence Of the court 10 approved, an,
II 10 ordered that the fact bs published In thre
newpspsrs ia this city and three In New York city
(Capt Levys common place OF residence,) and III .
after that II shall be deemed dshonorabls for an,
ofness 10 associate with him. a.. .M...'
RELlAssD ON BAn.-The agent Of the nrn
Of wyckon b Dennison, the liquor DEALERS ON tn
Avenue, who sent away liquor by Governmen
transportation to parties In Aisxandris, was "a
day released on bail given before Capt Todd. III
name 10 Samuel rlston. He was ordered 10 rs
port to the Provost Marshal on Monday, and ais
. to Telegraph 10 his employers, who are now Il
New York, to have them sppear also. The stor
OF the nrm was to-day closed BY orders from Capt
. Todd.
DIshIssBD BY THE GRAND JURY.-Georg
9 Myers who was committed to the jail for attemp,
: Ing to pick pockets, was dismissed by the gran
? jury. A few minutes Afterwards Nysrs WAS Iecol
a nized - the man who escaped from jail In Apr
last Hswss incarcerated at that time upon IN
charge OF larceny, and went under the assume
A name Of John Kilroy.
DEsERrERs ARREsrED.-Chas. McCullum
Thos Coates, Chas. AInesdAle, and James TobiI
n dsssrtsrs from the Second D. @. volunteer, wsr
arrested at the depot this morning BY one Of Cap,
Todd's detectives. They were sent to Forres
J. Hall TO bs sent to their regiment.