Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-16

TO BE HUNG.
RICHMOND, Jan. 14.-Woody Ruffin, a col
ored convict IN the penitentiary, has been SEN
fenced to be hung on the Dist of May, for killing
one of the prison guards.
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES.
a verdict for $4,000 damages were given in the
circuit court to-day, against the Richmond and
Danville railroad, for six hundred boxes of to-
baccco, destroyed at their depot in Danville by
a band of struggling coniederates two weeks be-
fore the surrender of the town.
MURDERED BY INDIANS.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 15.-Three men, Shimp.
Carroll and Francis, were murdered by Indians
near Prescott, Arizona, January 9Th, and Gen.
Stoneman has issued an order, declaring his de-
sire and intention TO inaugurate and prosecute
a vigorous, persistent and relentless winter cam
pagn against the Pinal and Tonic branches of
the Apache tribe.
MURDER WILL OUT.
AUBURN, n. Y, Jan. 15.-The murderer of
Mr. Rogers in New York, on the morning OF
Dec. 81, 1868, has just been discovered in the
person of a convict in Auburn state prison,
named Francis L. Pinto. The detection of the
murderer was brought about by the shrewdness
and vigilance OF the keeper, Mr.. NJ. V. B. Hoff-
man, whose attention was first attracted by the
peculiarly nervous appearance of the prisoner.
The man is a transferred prisoner from Sing
Sing, to which prison he was sentenced from
New York on the 3D. of February, 1869 to five
years Imprisonment for grand larceny. He was
transferred TO Auburn last spring. After no.
ticng his peculiarities, Hoffman was struck by
some remarks made by him to a tellow-cOnvict
in relation to the Rogers affair. Pintowas after
wards drawn out by his conrade at Hoffman's
instance, and made clean breast of the circum-
stances connected with the ROBBERY and murder
Pinto's confession has not yet been given in
detail. He is now in solitary confinement in
dungeon for misconduct. The officials say that
his disclosures are in every way conclusive of
guilt. He is refusing food at present, declaring
that he will yet clear the gallows by starvation.
FORGERY.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 15-Louis NJ. Van
Ecten was arrested in this city yesterday for
forgery on Fisk & Hatch and Wells, Fargo &
Co.. of New York. Diamonds in the possession
of Van Ecten's wife have been attached.
THE ALBANY EXPRESS RoBBER.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Jan. 15-It has been ascer-
tanned that Filkins, the supposed Albany ex-
press robber, was here Thursday night. A man
answering his description took room at the
osborn house, but mysteriously disappeared be-
fore morning. and has not been seen since. 1t
is also reported that Filkins was seen here and
spoken to by an acquaintance on Thursday
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 15.-Filkins it appears
reached ballston on Thursday night and Sara
toga on Friday night, foot sore and travel
stained. He went to a boarding house kept by
White ut the extreme north end of the VILLAGE
and engaged board for week, saving that he
expected friend TO Join him at the supper In
BILE. A copy of paper was handed TO him
which contained a description of himself After
supper he went out and had a portion of his
whiskers shaved off. He soon returned for the
night, but left about two A. NJ, and was not seen
afterwards.