Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-17
NEW YORK.
The Goodrich Tragedy

NEW YORK, July 16.-The police are
still actively searching for Spanish Roscoe
ale ed TO be concerned in the murder oi
Charles w. Goodrich. 1t is believed that
Kate Stoddard admitted Roscoe to the
house in Degraw street, and That the mug-
der was committed by the pair. -s
The police say that they have all the
proof required to convict r scoe. This has
been furnished by the confession of Kate
Stodda.d. Roscoe has lot been seer
around any of his old haunts since the ar
rest of mis- alleged accomplice.
First Bale of New Cotton.
The first bale of cotton of this years crop
was sold yesterday at SO cents per pound
The cotton was grown in Cameron county,
Texas. ..- ~ "-E -f.H .""# .r.
Yellow Fever. -
There were two fatal cases of yellow
fever on the Ste smer City of Merida, one
being the engineer, the other the steward
Both were buried IN quarantine grounds
Several passengers are in quarantine hos
pital.
Election of Erie Directors.
At a meeting Of the Erie railroad Direc
tors Today, the folI3wir G officers were elect.
cd: r. H. Watson, PresideU5 George II
Blanchard, second Vice President; James
e. Clark, third Vice President; Fl. TisOn
fourth Vice President, A. R. McDonough,
Secretary. Executive Committee, S. L. n.
Barlow, ". b. Duncan, Ed. D. Morgan
and Frederick Schucbardt. Finance Com
nlittee, Samuel d. Babccck, Adrian Iselm
II. r. BaItzer and George II. Brown.
On Motion of President Watson, the Of
flee Of first Vice President was left vacant
for the present.
Judge BIaIchfOrd Refuses TO Send
Chas. A. Dana TO Washing sOn 10 bt
Tried.
The United States Districs Court, Judgt
BlatchfOrd presiding, was crowded to-day
to hear the argument which is proceeding
on the spplicati0A for an order removing
Charles a. Dana, of the Sun, 10 tha Dis
trict of Columbia to answer tine charge o
libel, preferred by Vice President Shepherd
of The board of public works. ..
At the conclusion Of arguments, Judge
BlatChfcrd observed be was entirely salts
fed that he could not grant this information
The Constitution Of The United States de
cares that trial of crimes should be by jury
| As be understood this application, it was Oh
a warrant is ued solely on information
sworn to in the lice court. This was tht
! information Of Mr.. Williams, and if the of
rence was to be tried, it was to be tried il
! this police court. In continuation, he said
| be did not tecide the case on any of The
! grounds alluded TO in the cases cited by Mr.
Bliss. lie was simply referring to a aust
! in the Constitution in regard to the right ot
of trial by jury. This clause was never
| sought 10 apply to any crime than suct
| crimes as tried by jUries. Libels in com
mon law here have always been trieC
! by jUries, therefore, SO far as he bad looked
| in.O this case, and he carefully considerel
| it, he had no doubt whatever upon TIT
! point, and if he was 20 regard his oath 0
Office it was simply impossible not to say
that all crimes against tre United State
shoull be tried before juries. He did Io
mean TO say this police court at Washin
ton might not properly have jurisdiction
over common assault and batteries. TheI
all knew Of special sessions and he knew
| Judges of this district had felt what a re
! lief it would be to courts of the United
States if thy should not be called upon Il
try every offanse, however small, but th
answer to that was tie iQestimabie right o
trial by jury. He understood this as an ap
plication calling on the court to remit this
case to a court which would try it withOu
jury, hBt it did 10
help the matter. If the part!
b a right to appeal il he was convicted
he was entitled to be first tried by jury
and not to be first convicted. Taking tn
Whol5 matter, be said if this court had (
right to try this Offence, it was one lha
should be tried by jury, and that on thi'
ground alone he put this decision. Th
ground upon which he made the decision
was solely with reference to the fact tha
this was charge of libel, and libel was
crime ALWAYS tried by jury. The PROPOSE
ton seemed 50 plain that no examination
no study could bring him TO any other con
cusion. The application must be refuse
and defendant released from the custody Q
the Marshal. -