The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-03
Continued Illness of Vice
President Wilson.


New YORK, July I'm the Walworth
case District Attorney Phelps concluded
his argument for the prosecution. Mr..
O'Conor, for the defense, then made sew
eral requests to the Judge to charge the
jury, including one that be charge that the
facts as proved do not show a deliberate
purpose to murder: that if the accused
believed the deceased to be desperate, it
initiates against the theory Of murder in
the first degree, and II the act was the re
suit of terror it was not murder in the sec
ond degree.
After a recess Judge Davis delivered
his charge to the jury, and called attention
to the new law under which the trial has
taken place and which makes it necessary
that deliberate purpose and premedita-
ton should exist before verdict Of muir
der in the first degree could be given.
Judge Davis said that if the jury were
satisfied from the evidence that young
Walworth came to New York with intent
to murder his father, then the crime was
murder in the first degree, but if the
crime was committed in a sudden manner,
in an instant, then it would be murder in
the second degree Judge Davis continu-
ing, said that the defense interposed was
two fold-that the prisoner was insane at
the time of the act, and secondly that the
act was done in self-defense.
The jury retired about 3 o'clock and al
$50 brought in verdict of murder in the
second degree.
The silence which was preserved from
the entrance of the jury remained unbro
ken for several minutes after the verdict
-. tl. his friends ntfpr
ed a word. MIR. O'Conor then whispered
word to Judge Davis, who announced
that they would suspend the sentence unit
Saturday morning at half past ten. The
prisoner was then removed to the tombs
At a meeting of Lake Shore directors
to-day ". C. Bishop resigned as director
/ Commodore Vanderbilt was appointed di
recter to FIJI the vacancy caused by tht
death of Horace F. Clark, and VIM. II
| Vanderbilt in place of Bishop. Corneliu
/ Vanderbilt, Augustus Schell and Jane
/ H. Banker compose the executive commit
tee. Cornelius Vanderbilt was chosel
| President.
BosToN, July 1.-The reports that tn
condition of Vice President Wilson healt
was causing renewed anxiety, are withou
foundation He is enjoying the needle
season of quiet and rest in the country.
CINCINNATI, July 1.-The Chronicle
dispatch from Marietta, Ohio, states tina
Hon. Joseph G. Wilson, member of Cor
gress from Oregon, died at that plac
this morning
| SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 1.-The Stat
Register of to-day publishes the ofhci,
circular of the Railroad and Warehous
Commissioners, in which the new railroa
law is construed by the Commissioners
permit railroads to make special rats
with shippers who handle large quantitit
of freight, that the law applies to treigl
coming into and going out of this State
that where two or more roads are connec
ed SO as to form a continuous line, the
roads are to be treated as one line and Il
same rate may be charged as if one ros
owned them, and that railroads under tt
new law can issue excursion, commutatio
: and thousand mile tickets. This circul
is of much importance to the people OF ii
nois.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 2. -Four men belon
ing to the force at work on the Illine
Central railroad extension, in kentuck
g six miles below Cairo, died last night fro
CHOleTd. anu several Ubl1tES are 1cpoIp
q dangerously i'll with the same disease.
is thought these cases were brought on
drinking impure water. No cholora in t
: city yet.
/ ST. LOUIS, July 2-Several of the nc
n prominent physicians in this city de
that there is any cholera here or til
: there has been single case so far Il
! summer They say the cases report
! were malignant cholera morbus.
CINCINNATI, July 2.-Ten deaths fri
cholera have been reported to the Board
Health to-day.
LITTLE Rock, July 2.-One fatal CT
of sporadic cholera was reported todd
This is the first case.
i NASHVILLE, July 2-There were
deaths from cholera in this city tod.
4, They were cases that have been ingeri
! for day or two. No new cases report'
Weather favorable for cholera.
. SAN Francisco, July "A dispat
Z from Fort Klamath, June Both, says I
p will assemble Tuesday morning. Gen. !
Wis intends to leave on Friday next on
: intimidating expedition.
TOLEDO, june 90. D. BENJAMIN,
this city, who was supposed to have b.
lost with sail boat near Cleveland
Sunday last, has been heard from at B
falo. He had been picked up and tax
to that port.
CINCINNATI, July "A tornado pas
over Preble county this morning.
- Camden it destroyed houses, stables, tr
- and fences.
PARSONS, Kan, July 2.-Neosho cou
has been visited by a terrible lorna
which struck Galesburg last event
Several persons were killed and much +
n perty destroyed.
y WATERLOO, n. Y, July 1.-The b.
\ ness portion of Belleville, Jefferson co
ty, was burned this morning. Loss, 5;
000
HUDSON, n Y, July 2.--Alcott Bro
ES ers cooper shop was burned this norm
lneendiary. The firm had commenced
make barrels for the Brooklin Sugar
ron hnery, whose men are ON a strike and
sor this cause is attributed the fire.
.ig- BosToN, July 2.-Kay's telling mill
ne n Unionyille, was destroyed by FIRE
the night. Loss 100000; insurance $40 {
.fal Spontaneous combustion.
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