Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-17
instant.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
e To sho,0 the very age and body Of the Times

The case of lamar G. johnson and Maria
Fnrey, charged with forgery of transfers Of
Philadelphia city bonds two years ago, amount
ing 10 $20,OO9 was heard 10 Quarter Sessions
there yesterday After an hours dclberation
the Jury rendered verdict of guilty, with re-
COMMUNICATION to mercy A motion for new
trial was made.
There were two indictments brought by the
grand jury at Salt Lake City on Thursday for
ascivous cohabitation, and i, is generally be-
leved that they were against Brigham Young
and George O. Cannon, late delegate to Con-
gress.
The election for member of the German
Parliament was held in the town of Dortmaod,
Westphalia, Thursday. The contest was be-
tween progressist aud an ultramontaue, aud
resulted 10 the success of the former.
10 the Womao's Congress at Chicago yester-
terday Mrs. Ellen Mitchell read paper on 'Fal-
len Woman" and Mrs Julia Ward Howe, of
Boston, paper on The Influence of Literature
on Crime.
Count Won Amin residence 10 Berlin was
again searched yesterday by the police and
agents of the government for the mysterious
documents which seem to trouble Bismarck SO
terribly.
Reports continue to be received of additional
defeats Of bands of Carlists in Spain by repub-
Iicans, and of the appearance of insurgents in
the camps of government troops with requests
for amnesty.
Important dispatches have been received in
Santauder from Madrid in relation to negotia-
tons for the surrender of certain battalions of
Don Carlos's army to the republicans.
II. Emmanuel & Co., OF Montreal, the larg-
est importers OF cigars in Canada, have suspend
ed. Their liabilities are 100000.
The jury in the case of Assistant Treaeurer
Phelps, of New York, on trial at Albany for
forgery, have renderee verdict of guilty.
There is no truth in the reports that the Ital-
ian government has requested NJ. Theirs to
quit Italy.
The Prince William Poisoning Case.
The trial of Susan Cisson, charged with
poisoning the family of Judge 4. NicoI. came
off on Tuesday last iu the CircutCourt of Prince.
William county, at Brentsvile, Judge Keith
presiding, aud resulted in an acquittal of the
accused aud her discharge. At the conclusion
OF the testimony Judge Keith stated that the
case was one of purely circuustantial evidence.
The jury must be satisfied that John \. Ncol
was poisoned, and that the poison was admin
istered by the prisoner at the bar, and if there
was doubt they must give the prisoner the
benefit of that doubt. Mr.. Davies asked that
the jury be further instructed, that if even
they believed the prisoner had given the poi
soH and did not know what it was they should
acQuit her. The court said certainly if the
prisoner had given poison through mistake she
could not be held responsible, but if she had
given it at all, the defence would have TO show
that it was done through mistake. The case
was then argued by the prosecutor aud defence
when 1t was submitted to the jury who after
being out a few minutes returned verdict Of
mot guilty as indicted and the prisoner was
discharged and left for her home. The verdict
did not disappoint any one who heard the
evidence, and no member of the family seemed
disposed to urge her conviction.