, 1874-01-26

4IlL IANO1I1tGON l1ktAULD1 1s
End Of tho Second Clanptcr.~E'rcIinni-
Ilnry Exam inntt01a nnu Discharge Of
John Il. C0rsvir.
anderson. Ind, Dun. 23l Correspondence a the In
:, disnapol,a JOURNAL.
Tho preliminary examination Of John e. Cor
win, for tile killing Of Col. Btllwoll, closed this
afternoon, mud resulted, aa was oxpootod by al
most everybody, and certainly every Quo who at
te.lel tho trial, savo those directly ntorobted in
believing believing tho opposite, in tho discharge OF tho
At tho opening Of tho court, don. Harrison said
that If tho counsel for the dofonso vas agreed
l'o would submit tho case. without
ssms soa aos speak until ss ho had coased dia s VIII lis
assocntos, and after that was done ho NIL
nonnoed that they would argue the caso Tho
Justice, too, announced Ills desire to loar ar
g,lnent. and II was at oneo proceeded with;
was followed BY John A.. 1Iarnlan for tho do
fonao. During tho entire time these gont1o-
men wore speaking tho very cloaost nttention
ps pap9 to 9 anes aa f. a. Sa s FER o IT. aana IS
they represented tho crowd disregnrdod the
sanctlty Of tho precincts Of Justice, and gave
won't to an outlurst Of applause; ,
Justice Pratt, ly request Of tho counnolt mud de-
string to Wow tho immediate accne Of tho torrl-
| bio affray, accompanied by your correspondent
visited Corwin'a Office, aud examined tho p1aoo
mony of tic strugglo afforded by the furniture
and tlttfngs Of tho room. Qnite crowd colloct-
cd around tho room whilo Tho Squire was within,
80 great is lilo interest IN anything. however
] slight, connected with the terrible event. At
| tho conclusion Of the examination, tho Justice
returned to tho courtroom, and having OH the
| way buck announced his intnntiono Of ruling upon
tho aitidayitat once, tho crowd was greatly aug
mented BY tho dissemination Ut tlis fact.
| After tho Justice took bis seat, which WINS
| in a f.nf II na In ha
painful to those who wero waiting to hear what
| waB to bo tho result Of All this four days oxa-
ination, cross. examination, md argument, ho
sat for fow moments, evidently greatly i'm
upon him. TWAS moment Of tllo most intense
| cxctemcnt anu yet suppressed. Those In tho
roar and ut the sides Of the hall stood upon
their feet or climbed upon the backs Of tho
| bonches, their expcctant, oagor countenances
manifostins tho Overwhelming desire to catch
tho words aH they might full from tile lips OF
Squire Pratt, while those in the centre and trout
| pressed forward, unwilling to loHo eyon tho
faintust syllable. The defendant Was hid from
your correspondents viow At this period, aud
what his feelings woro. as e1prossedin hiH coun-
tenance, arc unknown to mo. But afterwards,
wien tho decision had been made, llo had t!o
Hame calm, Bolf-possessed look aud excessively
polite manner tllat has characterized lis con-
duct throughout tho trial, and, indeed, ~ n1n
told, his conduct over Biuce he camo to live in
Anderson,
Fiuhlly the Justice said, in = faint, rather un-
cortuin way, for lo il q victim Of d paralytie
stroko aud speech is difficult for him. "|Iliere
Is no evidence that ! can sec, which consicts tic
defendant Of murder. either in the first OF
second degree. or manslnughter. must, there.
fore, discharge him." And then arose such q
shout and clapping Of hauas, and other mani.
festations Of qualification aud approval
as must hayo astonished many, as Il
did q few, to my personal knowledge
All along through tho tr9l
Pic could be geen to bo milking progresB; bui
that it Ind reached to tint extent, not even tlt
most sanguino friends of hlr. Corwin for q mo
lncnt imagIncd. Tho congratulations poured it
upon Mr. corwin, l,ia counsel, and hia brothers
trial, Must laye boon douby grateful md touch
lug in Wow Of all the circumstances surrounding
| the caHe. Afr. Corwin was unable to mike Iii
exit from tho hull for as much as fifteen o
twenty minutes. and as hc won't to his home t,
n,ingle with his family once more free masl, Ii
WA followed to the very gate by number 2
friends, who bado him Hearty Gool-bv on.
when lie was about to enter the very precincts o
homo aud NIL it's tolIor assoClAtlous.
| After tho courtroom MAS deuertcd, little knot
| Of men could be BCen III different localities, dill
ctlasing tile decision, aud it Ia your correspond
ent'H best Information that it ia generally con
sidorcd to be 5ust. and tho only one that co9l!
il but natural, tho immediate friends OF the dc
ceased think thcro wns sufficient cause shown b
tue prosecution to warrant the Justice in bind
ing him ovor at least, it not to commit him.
heard to-day that the matter would bo laid be
fo1o the Grund Jury at its noxt session in Maroll
Indictment Oh the evidence ; but as this opinio;
may llavo been bascd aomowlnt, it ought not b.
taken US conclusive. And this closes the Becout
chapter OF tl,iH terriblo eyent.