Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ErIToHA oF BUSINESS AND Personal IatELLt-
oEscE.-A. I. johnson has opened Brokers'
Office in the City Treasurer's Room, Fourth and
Market streets, IN the charge Of Wm Preston.
Esq He has number Of Farms in Kent AMI
Sussex for sale. lie will sell and rent real es.a;e
in Wilmington and vicinity. Money loaned AMI
obtained on mortgage. We commen1 Nr. John.
son to the public patronage.
james Webh and Edward Tatnall have sold
farm Of abou, thirty acres, situated near the toll
gate on the Concord Pike, to Joseph Tatnan for
$4,000.
The farm Of the late Hannah Heail. contain.
Ing about 100 acres, situated near Hockessin
Meeting House, in Mill Greek Hundred. wa. sold
at public sale last Saturday, to 3 Mr. Wilson for
s94 per acre.
proirscied meeting was commenced in the
Presbyterian Church, in Chrisiiana llage, on
Thursday evening Of last week, and cons lei able
the attendants
We have been informed that Mr.. f. b, viii
iams, formerly Of this city, an active politician
on the side Of Gen. Fremont in 1866, anil the
inventor Of carriage spring, brick machine and
several other articles died in New York q few
months ago.
Some scamp shaved the hair OF the tail of the
Rev. George Quigey's horse last Friday evening
during service at the Bethel Church, in Brandy
wine Hundred The trustees offer reward Of
$50 for the arrest and conviction Of the rascal
The Mayor has appointed James E. Speakman
special police for The Wilmington skating uond
Robert II, Hall, son Of Mrs. orphie Han. Of
this city, died at City Point, Va, on the i2th
inst
1t has been rnmored for sometime pact tha,
Capt. Wallace, Of the Third Delaware, and WIN.
Martin, OF the Fourth Delaware, had been killed
by guerillas. We are pleased to learn that the
story has no foundation 10 truth. Capt. Wallace
and VIM. Martin are both prisoners in Rich.
mond
THR CoNTIsEsTAL THEATRE TaAoEDY-THt
Sanity OF WILLIAM A MAGUlRE TRIgD BEFORE
JuRY.-A trial, the 6rst Of the kind in the State
otPennsylVania, took place in the Oyer and Ter
miner Philadelphia, on Monday, before judges
Allison and Ludlow. Wm. A. Mcguire, charged
with the Murder Of Maggie Barr, at the Conii-
mental Theatre on the night Of April %, 1864
was tried. When the case was called by th {
District Attorney, the counsel for the prisoner,
Messrs Cassidy and Brooke, stated that Ma
CURES mental condition was such that be could
not be tried-and they claimed O trial Of The
question Of the sanity or insanity Of the prison
er, before he was tried on the main charge
They cited the 9th section of the Act Of 3lst OF
March, 1860 which provides 1.-The same pro-
eeedings may be had, if any person inletei for
an offence shall upon arFaignmen', be found to
DO lunste, BY jury lawfully empanellel fol
the purpose; or il, upon the trial of any person
50 indicted, such person shall appear to the jury
charged with such indictment 10 be lunatic
the court shal. direct such finding to be recorded
and may proceed as aforesaid"
After considerable discussion, the trial claim.
was awarded, and the jury was sworn to 4" well
and troly try and determine whether William A
Mcguire, the prisoner at the bar, indicted fol
the felony Of murder, is now lunatio and Of
unsound mind, and totally incapable Of defend
ing himself il put upon trial Of said Indictment
number Of witnesses we're examined to prov,
that the prisoner was insane, after which Judg,
Allison instructed the jury, that the question
was not whether the prisoner was insane at th,
time Of the commission Of the alleged offence
but whether he 10 insane now, and therefore un
able TO make defence at this time that yer
dict in the affirmative would not lead to his dis
charge, but he would be retained until his rea-
son returns, whom he could be called upon fol
trial.
Tie jury rendered 8 verdict that the defend
ant Is insane, and not in a condition 10 be trieC
at this time
Ladies' Fura.
. Ihe ltFgest AseoTtmsnt al CHARLES OAKFORD SOM
ContinsntAl Hotel. PHILADELPHIA
AoKsowtEDGKhEsT- TIE United States Chris
tian Commission acknoWl, dges the recent Of Ten
dollars from Mrs Mary PelEilie, Of 81. Georges
Del