Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-15
Criminal Record.



NINTH DAY OF THE WHARTON TRIAL.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. I4.-ln the Wharton
ulal, Henry W. SnoWden, who uuISed Ketchum,
described his symptoms minutey
Dr.. Williams was called TO the stand, and pre-
pared a dose of yellow ieSsamine such as he
prescribed for Gen. Ketchum Witness stated
that the medicine, now prepared by DIR.
Williams, did not have the same appearance as
the dose prepared by Mrs. Wharton, and adj
minstered by him TO Gen. Ketcnum, which had
a thick, cloudy, leaden appearance, whereas the
preparation now before him was clear and trans
parent. Forty additional drops were added to
the preparation, and it was still unlike the dose
administered 10 Gen. Ketchum.
On croSs-eNaminatiOn, witness stated that he
had placed tartar cmetc in Il tumber with les
snmine and water, and it did not produce the
color he observed in the dose administered by
him to Gen. kctchum. Witness said laudanum
was also placed in a tumhIer with tartar emetic
and jessamine, and the mixture produced a
brown color, which, in some lights, might have
appeared gray or lead color.
Eugene Van Ness testified Reside in Balti-
more; was at Mrs. WhartonS house about the
24th of June, while Gen, Ketchum was there.
MIR. Syster-"DO not answer the question am
about TO ask until you have heard from the
court. wish yOu to state TO the jury how you
came to be az Mrs WhartOn's house on that
day; if well, or sick, and describe your feel
ings and symptoms fully, and how you hap
pened TO he there"
bCiSuCt O'JCCltuj dut u lOn9 argument ell
sued.
CAPTURE.
MEMPHIS, Dee 14.-rwO Of the three robbers
Of the express car on the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road, two months ago, were captured Monday,
near Verona, Missouri.
ROBBERY.
BUFFALO, Dee. 14.-Mrs. Ganson'S residence
was robbed tonight of $500 worth of 500
bonds of 1868.
THEY PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 14.--DespatcheS from
Tucson, Arizona, state that one hundred and
eight men, including seventy Indians, pleaded
not guilty to indictments charging them with
killing Apache Indians at Camp Grant reserva-
ton. They will be tried Immediately. Acquit-
tai is anticipated.
DOUBLE MURDER.
HALIFAX, Dee. 13.-Steamer City of Halifax
arrived Tonight, bringing news of terrible
double murder. Three weeks ago, woman,
named Gehan, was found dead at Spaniards
bay under suspicious circumstances. A jury to
investigate the case returned verdict of death
nv natural causes. Police inspector Foley, of
st. John, went to Spaniards bay and demanded
another inquest, which was held with the same
result Still unsatisfed, Foley remained and
learned that a brother of the woman named
Garret Sayers, who had been supported by her
husband, was missing. After Il long search
Foley found Savers body buried in dung heap
horribly mutilated. Gehan, the husband of the
woman, and gill named Hamilton, were ar.
rested on suspicious evidence not made public
but understood to he conclusive, thai both Mrs.
Gehan and her brother were murdered by them.
MURDERERs
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 14-John Breasure,
the fourth man charged as one of the murderers
of Dr. Robinson, in 1866 was arrested this
morning. All four were brought before Judge
McKeon. One witness positively identified John
l.. Blythe and James Toms as two Of the muir
dercrs.
DEFENCEs OF THE KUKLBX.
- I Ia s1.n lsUr1rI ...
trial, the court was chiefly occupied in hearing
witnesses for the defence, who testified to the
alarm and excitement among all classes in York
county caused by the organization OF the negro
militia The gfand jury to-day found true bills
against several more OF the alleged cOnspirators
OF York county.