Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-30

''The American Conflict, BY Greeley, is
now being delivered in this county by Mr..
Antes, the agent. Subscribers can obtain
| their copies by calling on Mr.. A, or at this
! office
| THE MURDER TRIAL.-THE PRISONER
FOUND GUILTY-As stated in our last issue,
the case of the Commonwealth VS.. Mrs. Le-
ma Miller, for the murder of her husband,
Xavier Miller, in July 1866, was submitted
to the Jury on Wednesday morning, Janua-
ry 23d. At ten clock a. NJ, the Jury re-
tired for deliberation, and at 2. NJ. re-
turned to the Court room. After answer
ing to their names, the Jurors were asked
if they had agreed upon their verdict, and
they replied, 1--WE have. They were ask
ed: Gentlemen of the Jury, in the case of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against
Lena Miller, how say you, is the defendent
guilty in manner and form as she stands in
dicted, or not guilty p whereupon the fore
man rose and handed the Clerk of the Court
written verdict in these words: I'VE find
the defendant guilty" The Court then in
formed the Jurors that they had been in
structed by the Court, ito find the degree
of the prisoners guilt, to which one OF
them replied, that they were instructed, as
he understood, that there could be but one
degree" The Court then handed back the
written verdict to the foreman, without its
having been received and recorded, and di-
rected the Jurors to return to their room
and deliberate upon their verdict, and find
the degree; wheroupon they retired, IN
charge of sworn officers. At 20 minutes
past 5 clock, p NJ, the Jury once more
returned into the Court, and after answer
ing to their names The Jurors were again
asked, Gentlemen of the Jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict ?" They answered,
I'VE have; we find Lena Miller guilty of
murder in the first degree. On motion OF
the prisoner counsel, the Jury was polled,
when each Juror answered, that he found
the prisoner guilty of murder in the first
| degree. The prisoner counsel moved for
a new trial, and sentence was deferred until
the March term of our courts.
| RAIL ROAD MEETING.-In pursuance of
notice given, a meeting of the citizens of
Clearfeld county was held in the Court
House, on Friday evening January 25th, for
the purpose of adopting measures to secure
the completion of tie Tyrone & Clearfeld
Rail Road to this place Hon. A. K. WRIGHT
was chosen President, and G. l.. Reed and
S. B. Row, Secretaries. On motion Ex-
Gov Bigler stated the object of the meeting.
He set forth the advantages of Railroads
generally, the necessity for prompt action
on the part of our people, and the fiattering
prospects of having the Tyrone & Clearfeld
Rail Road extended to Cearfeld. He
spoke of the candor with which Mr. Thomp-
son, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
received his suggestions on the subject. He
then gave detailed history of his exertions
and interviews which resulted in the Penn
sylvania Company making a proposition to
furnish the means for constructing the
Road. The proposition is: that the Penn
sylvania Rail Road will pay $l50,O00 to re-
sponsible parties here, the latter to grade
the road, build the bridges, secure the right
of way, furnish the cross ties, and the
grounds necessary for depots, sidings, &c
Gov. Bigler then read an estimate, from
which 1t appears that the probable cost to
the citizens of this county, independent of
the amount to be paid by the Pennsylvania
Road, will be from. .S35, 900 to $40, 000, but it
is deemed proper to raise at least 100000.
He also read the resolution Of the Board of
the last named company, explained the
manner in which it was proposed TO respond
to their proposition, and in this connection
read the subscription paper, or agreement, |
which had been prepared, and urged those
present to append their names and the sums
they wished to give to the enterprise. The
amount which had been subscribed prior to |
this meeting was $4,000. To this, during |
the evening" were added about 10000. Af- !
ter which the meeting adjourned.
WHERE CoUNTERFEITNG IS DoNE-A
good deal of counterfeiting was executed, |
some time ago, in the vicinity of Philadel-
phia, but the principal manufactures of
forged bank notes have been broken up, in
of the great eXertions of the u
nited States District Attorney directing the
detective sagacity of the police To New
Y ork and New England the leading Phila-
delphia artists in this line appear to have
swelling the army of engrayers
who misapply their manual skill in those To-
calities 1t is believed that Long Island is
the favorite place where what may be called
counterteiting is chiefly carried
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