Worcester daily spy., 1871-12-16
Criminal Record,
SENTENCE COMMITTED.

death COmmuted TO Imprisonment for lie by the
governor of North Carolina.
CRIMINAL DROWNED.
CAIRO Dec. 15.-One of the men arrested for
connection with the robbery of the Southern
express company, in Tennessee, attempted to
escape by Jumping from fhC steamer into the
Ohio river, and was drowned
A dispatch from Memphis says the express
robber drowned from steamer Illinois was Hill
yard Harrington, alias Clark He asked DeteC-
tive PinkertOu to 70 TO the guard, as he had
something to tell him. He no sooner reached
the guard than Clark, though heavily ironed
suatChed Pinkerton's revolver and presented it
at Plnkcrton's head, saying: 81 have you now"
Pinkerton called his cOmradc, Connoll, wEO
knocked up the pistol as il discharged, the ball
grazing rmkerton's temple A desperate strug-
gle ensued during which Clark fell overheard,
passing under Wheel and sunk Barton,
Clark'S accomplice, had made full confession,
and Clark attempted to kill Pnkerton for re-
yenge. Barton was lodged in Jail in Union City.
REPORTED CAPTURED.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 15.--It is reported that Levi
Harrington, brother of Hillyard, was captured
to-day at Pennington, ILL.,, after terrible strug
gle, and will be brought TO Tennessee for trial.
The brothers are notorious horse thieves and
murderers.
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
CLEvEDAND, Ohio, Dec. 15.-CoOper, cOlorcd,
has been convicted Of murder in the first degree,
for killing James II. Swing, also coored, about
a month ago.
MURDER AND LYNCHING.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. ia fendish
murder was committed in Lake Village, ChCat
county, Monday, by two white men, who killed
G. W. Wynn, a Young colored lawyer. The
murder grew out of political differences In
tense excitement prevails and hundreds Of
armed men are pouring into town. 1t is feared
that the murderers will be taken from Jail aud
lynched.
WHOLESALE INDICTMENT.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 15.-EVery newsdealer
court Monday, for selling obscene pictorial
weeklies
NINTH DAY OF THE WHARTON TRIAL.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 15.--ln the Wharton trial,
Charles KetChum, son of the general, testified
that his fathers books showed that Mrs, Whar-
ton owed him twenty-siX hundred dollars. He
had told her so, and she replied that she had
paid the debt in two instalments, half July II,
1870, with one hundred and thirty dollars inter-
est the rest Jan II, 1871, with siXtyfive dollars
interest; and that she, on the latter date, de-
stroyed the notes i'll the generals presence.
There were no witnesses to the transactions, and
she had no receipt for the payment. The wit
ness subsequently visited General Brce's office
with Mrs, Wharton, she desiring to secure the
payment of four thousand dollars in bonds,
which, she claimed, belonged TO her
Brce was astonished at the demand, and told
her that Gen. ketchums books showed that she
was in his debt $1,000, and there was no evidence
that Gen. Ketchum was in her debt $1,000.
BriCe asked when she had given the bonds to
Gen. Ketchum; she said about eighteen months
ago. Brice asked what kind OF bonds they
were; she replied, four One-thOusand dollar
500 bonds, to be converted into 10-40's for
safe keeping Gen, Brice then asked about
the S2600 when she made the same statement
as to witness. Gen. Brice asked in what man
MOI & hn moi m 10 TpnIipl n
backs. Gen. Brce asked il she was not afraid
to carry so large a sum of money about her;
she said no. She was asked if she had any
receipt or any witness to the transaction; she
answered no; was asked if Mrs. Chubl did
not know something about it,; she replied
that no one knew anything about it.
Brice then told her there was no possible
means of getting the bonds at that time, as the
estate of Gen. Ketchum was in court, and If her
trip to Europe depended upon getting the bonds
she had better give up all hope of going She
received this announcement with no apparent
concern or emotion. The witness stated to Mrs
Wharton that, on the 23d of June, the day pre-
vous to his fathers leaving for Baltimore, while
at his fathers house, he asked his father if Mrs.
Wharton had paid the money due him, when
his father answered that she had not; that when
she was in Washington, the Tuesday previous,
she told him she had some misunderstanding
with her daughter, and could not pay him; had
asked Mrs. Chubb, himself and witness to spend
Saturday with her in Baltimore and promised
to pay him that day.
His father said he had no objection to her
keeping the money as long as she remained in
the country, as she paid good interest; knew
she was in delicate health, he might never see
her again, and he might need the money to help
pay for his house; witness asked Mrs. Wharton
how she had received the interest on the bonds,
and she replied, in gold, greenbacks and coupons,
at different times, which my father paid her;
witness went with Gen. Wharton to examine The
bonds they found no indication that any be-
longed to Mrs. Wharton they also looked
among the papers for some evidence that the
payments were made by Mrs. Wharton, but
none were found; witness had not seen Mrs.
Wharton since that time, July 4th, until in the
court houre; the amount of bonds was $50 100,
all in ten-iorties; witness said his father bought
a house in Washington, June 18th, for 81 900,
for which he had a receipt for the payment in
full. A cancelled cheek for the amount was
shown, but objected to by the defence.
Witness continued On the occasion of bis
going to Baltimore for his fathers effects, Mrs
Wharton took him to a room where his father
died, showed him valise, umbrella and hat
she then went down stairs and returned with Il
key and other small articles; he opened the va
lse in Mrs. Wharton's presence, taking out
the clothes and searching the pockets to see if
he could find her note; he found nothing; his
father never used drugs or laudanum.
The prosecution now offered in evidence the
books kept by Gen Ketchum, to show the in
debtedness of Mrs. Wharton.
The defence objected, and the argument lasted
till adjournment