The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-08
NOMINATIONS.
ST, LOUIS.
KILLED BY A RAILROAD TRAIN AND TER.
RIDLY MANoLED,

KILLED BY A RAILROAD TRAIN AND TER
RIuLY MANdLED.
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-The body oil
Phil, w. Hermans, Of the firm Of P, w
Hermans Il Co., commission merchants
was found In terribly mangled condition
on the North Missouri Railroad track
two blocks above North Market street de-
pot, about 8 o'clock this morning, Mr.
Herman's death involved much mystery
and nothing Is definitely known at this
writing,
Heleit his home on Washington avenue
near Seventeenth street, early this morn
ing, TO 20 to market, and when found was
over two miles from his house and hiG
market basket by his side. Mr., Herman's
health had been quite poor for sometime,
and 1t Is said that he had spells OF partial
arrangement. 1t Is therefore supposed
that he wandered about In q confused
way until he reached the place where
found, when lie was struck by the train
and killed. lie WIS well known citizen
man Of property, and was for many
years connected with tho house OF Will
lam l.. Ewing & Co.
LATER,
AT the inquest OH the body Of Herman
this morning, the evidence seemed Huili'
cicnt to establish tue iact that the gentle
man threw himself under tho train In q
1T Of temporary insanity. II seems he
contemplated suicide several weeks agO
and prepared 10 commit the act, buI
when the critical moment arrived Ills
courage failed.
THE DUEL ARREST,
The habeas corpus case Of A. 9. Buel,
recently arrested for the alleged libel OF
Senator Chandler, Of Michigan, came up
before Judge Treat, in tho United States
District Court, to-day The main qnes:
tiOn to bc argued was whether United
States Commissioner Clark had authority
to order the removal Of the prisoner tc
the District Of Columbia for trial. il
was upon this order that the writ Of ha'
beas corpus was applied for, but when
the case came up to-day It appeared
that after the writ Of habeas corpus had
been issued District Attorney Patrick
found TINT under the law Of 1874 the
Commissioner had no right 10 so order
and had procured from Commissioner
Clarke simple commitment Of the pris-
oner to the custody Of United States Mar
shal NcwComb, Of this District, to super.
cedc the order previously made, and
changed the case from whether the Uni
ted Stntcs Commissioner had a right Ia
order the removal Of the prisoner TO the
District Of Columbia TO whether the Uni
ted States District Court had that author
ity. A lengthy argument was then en-
tered into. a
Col. james o. Broadhead, counsel fot
the defendant, argued that while the Law
OF 1874 enlarges the powers Of the Courts
Of the District OF Columbia 1t does not
change tlle,powers Of other Courts. Ar
offender against the laws Of the United
States may; be arrested there and sent
to tho District where tho otlense was com
mitted, but there is no authority to arrest
an offender elsewhere and send him to the
District Of Columbia for trial.
United States Attorney Patrick quoted
number Of authorities and showed that
when the Territories, embraced In the
District Of Columbia, was coded to United
States, by the States Of Maryland and
Virginia, II was expressly provided thai
the statute laws Of those Statea and The
common laws we're to be enforced In the
respective portions Of the Territory SC
ceeded. Itan OifenRe is committed against
tehe laws Of the District Of Columbia, thai
formerly belonged to Maryland, the often
der may be arrested, no matter where, and
sent there for trial the same as though
the territory still belonged to Maryland.