The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-10
JERSEYS LEAR" CASE.
Another Scene In the New Brunswick Court
The Prisoner Baxter Sentenced-What the
Whiteheads Say.

Another Scene In the New Brunswick Court
The Prisoner Baxter Senteuced--WhaI the
Whiteheads Say.
The Wiletts- Yates whitehead, or "Lear" case was
revived in the New Brunswick oyer ana Terminer
yesterday before Judge scudder, when that jurist
disposed of the motion TO arrest judgment In man
ner that sure TO excite considerable discussion In
and out Of legal circles. There was large crowd
of people in court. the prisoner, James Baxter.
alias Ramplin, was placed before the bar, and
during the proceedings manifested extreme disquiet
The motion to arrest judgment was denied. and
then the prisoners counsel put forward q second
motion to allow Baxter to withdraw his plea OF
guilty. This, too, was denied, and amid almost
breathcss stiffness the presiding Judge proceeded
to sentence Baxter to
TWO YEARS IN STATES PRISON,
the extreme penalty OF the law. Much amaze
ment was caused by the result OF the case, and
the question Is uppermost IN peoples minds now
Baxter could be really considered guilty OF Grim
which the Jury had declared four other pers ons
indicted with him not guilty OF. 1t IS general
belief that Baxter Is q dangerous scamp and as he
plead guilty no one considers that he has not been
dealt fairly wlh but 1t Is still believed that Others
beside MIN deserve equal punishment.
WHAT THE wHIrEHEADS SAY.
A few days since a HERALD reporter drove over to
view to finding out some singular reported dis.
crepancies In the course pursued by the old man,
Sdtuuct WuVeuebu. nc WINS COuuucu W his TOOHu
ana constantly attended by Mr. Henry Gordon, the
ear trumpeter. Since the days OF his appearance In
Court ne had been completely prostrated Mr. Cor
asked Mr.. Gordon ir 1t was really true
that the old gentleman exonerated two
daughters ana had given them money since
the Indictment, He said 1t was mott that the money
and bonds some forty Thousand dollars, had all
been handed over prior to the preliminary proceed
lngs; That he was greatly annoyed at the turn the
trial had taken In releasing all out Baxter and that
he (the old man had repeatedly expressed his firm
belief that Baxter had really told the truth. IL was
all nonsense to say that he had any feeling for his
daughters and their husbands after what mad trans
pred While the reporter was c0nversing with Mr..
Gordon young Sam Whitehead and his brother
came along.
YOUNG SANS STORY.
Young sam SAID that all the trouble In the family
came In with the advent OF Theodore Willetts. He
told some queer stories about Wiiletts inancer1ng
experiences. and that he had not cent when ne
story about his father having run away from his
wife In England was malicious lie. He came to
the country when between eighteen and nine.
ebert, widow Of George ODert, and mad
all his children by her-iive boys and three girls.
On the WtllettS and Yates party the old mar
claimed to have laid out some $4,000. He Is Still
worth about tire hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
The reporter next called On Captain YaJes, The
commander OF canal boat. but that gentleman said
he had 'nOtntng 10 say-nOtnlng to say" All the
parties appear TO be anything but the "renDed
educated and beautiful" persOnages some OF the
papers have been maSing them appear.