The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-27
COLUMBUS.


hbNIhNCk COMhUTKD,
COLUMBUS, July 25.-Goyernor Allen
mas commuted the sentence OF Huph
Daugherty, sentenced 10 be HANGED Al
Lancaster, July 81, TO imprisonment in Tho
penitentiary for lie. AS reason for ihe
decision the Governor says:j
There was no question raised In thIa
case as 10 the guilt Of the accused. but
the defense rested chiefly upon the plea Of
insanity at the time Of the commission Of
the crime. After a careful examination
Of the testimony and other papera sub.
mitted 10 me In the case, my mind has
been impressed with the BELIEF that while
there was not sufficient evidence indicat.
ing insanity TO warrant the decision Of
jury In finding verdict OF not guilty by
reason Of insanity, that there Is suttlcient
evidence TO raise o doubt as to whether
tho prisoner was entirely In his right
mind at the time OF the commission OH
crime, of which the prisoner, in 90
extreme o case, should have tho
benefit. As the change Of the sen.
tence insures punishment only inferior
to death itself, and furnishes ample pro.
lection to the community, grant the ap.
plicatton."
Patrick Lynch, Of Circlevllle, offered to
become q substitute for Daugherty, in
case the Communication was not granted,
but his letter containing this generous
offer was not received at Governor Aliens
office until after the commutation had
been decided upon.
hon. Thomas Beer, Of Bucyrus, was
today appointed Judge Of the Fourth
Subdivision, Third Judicial District, gix
jackson, resigned,
RUN OVER.
Michael Smith, section hand, was run
over by an engine, east Of the depot, to-
day. The injury resulted In death. The.
deceased was AIDING o tie at the time Of
the accident. An engine stood a short
distance from him, blowing of steam.
Another backed up behind him, the ap-
proach OF which he did not hear owing to
the noise made by the one standing still,
He was knocked down, and had his right
leg cut of between the knee and ankle,
the lett loot crushed, hip broken, and
received several cuts on the head. BE
leaves five or six children.
Ho1sTED BY THEIR OWN PETARD.
During the past week the brewers Of
this city have each published cards In the
city papers declaring their beer was
made Of pure and harmless articles, and
calling on some competent person to ana.
lyzs them and report 10 the public their
opinions and now comes beer.drinkinR
chemist and publishes q card to-day, saw
ing he has made an anlysis OF the beer
from several breweries here, and makes
the assertion that in nine butts Of beer
made here deleterious articles are used.
including paradise seeds and cocculus in
dicus.
INCORPORATED.
Certificates were filed to-day incor.
poratiDg the following associations: Tho
Fsyette County Produce Association,
capital stock 100000, in shares Of 500.
The association Is q Granger institution,
to sell grain and other farm products on
commission for mutual benefit and gain,
and TO slaughter and cut and pack pork.
The location Is in Union Township. In
corporated by VIM. Burnett and six
Others. The Miners and Laborers' Mu-
tual Benefit and Protective Association,
by William DOGGY and others. Of Stark
County.i Cincinnati, Walnut Hills and
Pleasant Ridge Street and Inclined Rail-
way, by Robert Mitchell and ten others.
Governor Allen has approved the ap-
pointment OF Robert Hamblin, Of Hook
Ing county, as Steward Of the Southeast.
ern Ohio Hospital for Insane.
About thousand persons from this
city went on an excursion 10 Cleveland
to-day.