The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-24

The case of John Cowell, convicted in the Henry
rr,a W II, the lbsconding Micligin banker, com
nencsd ut Napoleon on the 10th inst, anil closed
the 18th. M little degree Of interest has been
ELECTED during its progress The testimony closed
on Monday afternoon of last week, and the args
inents Of the counsel occupied the attention of the
Court until Tuesday aitcrnonu, when the case was
submitted to the jury by Judge Latty in lengthy
charge. The jury, after an absence uf about nm
hour, returned to the courtroom and rendered .
verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. A
motion was made by thcprisoncr's counsel for n
new trial., which, however, the Court refused, and
John Cowell was sentenced To be hung ON Friday,
the 1th of July.
The facts disclosed upon the examination, as we
find them in the Nord- n'est, are substantially as
'ollows: ra
William w. Treadwell the man claimed 10
have been murdcred was a bankcrat Hudson, in
the State bfMichgau. Daring the month of Jam
uary, 1861, after succeeding in onttinng lloaus
from other banks Ia very large amount, lie ab-
seconded, with all the deposits in his baik In
February 1864 he was arrested in MAnsf.d in
this State, taken to Michigan and placed in the
Jail at Adrian. John Cowel, the accused, was mr.
[rcsed in Erie county. in this State, some time i'm
the month Of December, 1868 charged with horse
stealing, and was confined in the same Jail with
| Trendwel. He was tried few days before
Trendwell, found guilty. an remanle to Jail to
await sentence. The trial of Tr .adweil termna-
ted on the st OF july lSii by verdict OF guilty
and he was also reminded to Jail toawait sentence
He and Cowel were put together in the bail, and
| about five O'Clock of the same day escaped. They
Travelled together on foot into this county, wef,
recognized, from their description, having lie n
seen together on the 4th of July: and Eastman, a,
whose house er stopped for dinner, testfes th II
COwcll at the time carried club of the saIue APP
pearanee as the one found the remains of
/ TreadweH. ars @
On the lith OF July fhe rem lins of an unknown
person were found in the woods about five miles
north cf this place, and about two miles iry N the
place where the persons suppose to be Cowell and
| Trcadwell We're last seen. The head and one arm
was separated from the body, and very Ia gC
fracture was foUnd 90 the hight side Of tie head
The remains were recognized by Various persons
10 By those Of William w. Treadwell. TIE tesii
nonv of Nc. Welch. a dentist, who had Opcratct
on Tread 5 muuth. leaves little doubt n thG
identity. Mrs. Ire dwell, the wife Of the deceased
ltestiies 10 ha We given to l6m, praginus 10 his
breaking Jail, the aum Of S900 --sll in Sl00 bllls-
| portion of which was on the Onion a1k Of Rncl-
ester. A Sl00 bill of this bank was found in tho
possession of the accused at the time of his arrest
] and an elnrt was made 81 show tina
| other bills Of the sane kind had been IN his pos
session. This, however. the State failedin show
ing, as It also hiill endelvoring % trace 10 I'M
4 possession of Cnwcllhpy article known to have
been Treadweils.
\ 0fthe murderer the Njri Wesi says; 80.
Johp cowcll is about 25 years oId, cr medium
size, light cpnplrxion, blue eyes, and light hair
/ with rlther pleasant count nance. He h.,s ex,
hbited throughout the trial a cool and determine
lbsarng, apparently confident of an aoquittal. =
4 slight tremOr shook him for moment when ~
4 verdict was announced, but he soon recovered Li
compOs ure and exhibited no outward signs Of Tea