Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-29

Examination OF the Negro Rape Case.
The name Of the negro who Attempted
to commit d rape upon Mrs. Weaver a Ger
man lady, an account Of which we gave IN
our issue of yesterday, is Henry Corwin.
He Is rather small In stature and the color
Of molasses candy half pulled-but vi
cious looking dog. He had an examination
before the Mayor yesterday morning, and
the facts elicited did not vary much from
the account we gave yesterday. She stated
under oath that she lived foursm miles from
the city, on the Columbus and Granville
plank road, and about noon on Christmas
day, she saw the negro coming into the
yard OF her dwelling. and that her husband
being absent she locked the door, thatthe
negro broke it down and began to talk to
her; hut being German and not UNDER
standing him, she slipped by him and en-
deavored to reach her neighbours house, a
short distance from hers. The negro ran
after her aud pushed her down on her face,
and continuing to cry for help, lie endeav-
ored to stop her by forcibly holding her
mouth with his hand-that she struggled so
hard thai he had not an opportunity to ac-
complish his purpose-and hearing or see
ing the approach of Mr.. Conroy, he got up,
jumped the fence and got into corntleld
opposite her residence. VIZ yg re
Mr.. Conroy, who was the next principal
witness, testified that he and his wife were
returning from this city in spring wagon,
and saw the negro In the yard with Mrs.
Weaver, and that he jumped up and ran
into the cornield !; and seeing Mrs. Wea-
ver's face all covered with blood, his wife
urged him to pursue and arrest the negro
that he ran after him in the cornfield-the
darkey tripped and fell, but gathering
again, ran and stuck his head into corn
shock, where he caught him, and that the
negro begged that he would shoot and kill
him. He took him back to the road, and,
having sent for Mr.. Adam Chrysler, he de-
livered him to Messrs. Enrich and Chrys-
Ter, who brought him to the city and deliv-
cred him into the hands of the proper au-
thorties. There were other witnesses
sworn, but no additional material facts
ELECTED. Judge Rankin appeared for the
defense, and Colonel Wilson for the
State. After the examination of witnesses,
counsel submitted the case to the Mayor
without argument, who bound him over
to appear at the next term of the Court Of
Common Pleas, in the sum of 5000, in de-
fault of which he was committed to the
county Jail to await his trial.
This is one of the most fiendish transac-
tions we have been called upon to chroni-
Gle for some time, and the pcrpetrator
should be punished to the very extent of
the law. There seems TO be not shadow
of excuse for its commission. We are
aware that the defense will insist that he
was intOxicated-but the evidence did not
20 to show such to be the case. 1t was
evidently instigated by low brutal pas
.ion, which is, with few exceptions, inber-
ent in that species of "genus homo" Henry
Corwin, it seems, was born and raised in
his city, enlisted in the war, and since the
Of troops has been working
'or Captain Mcclure at $40 per month.
We know nothing of his private history or
iis habits of life. He may thank fortune
or the placid disposition of Mr.. Weaver's
emper, or he would likely now have been
m ragged in the service of his majesty be-
wv, and calling for "a drop Of water to
,oolhis parched tongue"