The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-16

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Continued from First rasc.
fetx miles from the city, on the fourth OF lOcto-
Sher, 1875. She was the Only daughter OF James
Langmaid, Of that town. beau,ifnl young
Tho murder, and the subsequent arrest and
Fl aDsss aH obee prson
ser'S counsel, but before the second trial counsel
ss1emanded Of the prisoner full confession
saIshfs ha made; he also confessed to numbering
gMlss Marietta Ball, beautiful young school
z1sastress Of St. Abaus.
Muraer and Suicide.
YoNKERs. NY. March 15-No moro startling
county han the wanton murder, Of Mrs. Anne
tlsal Eliza Ltggett and the suicide Of her asaAs-
Sin. Therson Merritt. y.,rte day ey ming, Mrs
Leggett and Mr.. Merritt W. RI near neRhbpfs.
living on the road 10 Ynnkers. In the afternoon
he walked from his house to hers. a distance Of
shot her through the q SIS pane Of that door,
turned and walked deliberately home drank q
glass q waite. and shoi himself through the
heart In the presence OF his mother.
9TH the murderer and his victim died with
out a word, leaving no clue to any ause for The
& act excepting th generally received opinion
connected. but mol closely, by marriage. Mrs.
Leggett was me hing 'ver fifty years Of age.
n The sS,a AMI sai e Therson Msrr
embarked in the hardware busiaess about the
and as A. s .asn zane 70
one after another, but was successful in none OF
them. He has since been in depressed spirits.
A Murderer's End.
CoLuMB1A. March 15.-Tte friends and family
S0f hobt. McEvnry. tire murderer under sentence
to be executed today, made strenuous efforts
Y last week to hav,. his sentence c,mmuted to i'm
refused 10 grant the commulatlon prayed for.
IcEvery on Saturday. and FIR the flrst time.
confessed q having participated in at least two
other brutal murders, besides that for which he
IL now under tenttnce of death.
second effort WIS made yesterday to obtain
aasns fh gov % @ake
this also and he will therefore be executed to-
day In private in accordsnee with the law
Il Just parsed by he present Legislature.
sudden Bud Of Murder Trial.
Hartford Conn. March 1.-THE proceed
inRs In ths trial Of w. Allen. the alleged Weth-
y ersfield murder n. caneio sudden termina-
Judge Carpentlr an, ounesd that since the sss.
sion Of yesterday II had come to The knowledge
of the court thai The inform alton had been sus-
jurors lad pr.ssed q. decided opinion as to
4 the guilt or innocence OF the accused. and was
III a as agreed waive
the Disqualification and proceed with the trial.
but the court .eoided that in capital case he
the postpoI enent Of the nial until The June
term, and the jury were discharged.
The s.Alice" Barratry Case.
Boston. March, l5-In. regard to the case Of
Barratry reIoited from Baltimore, the uncle Of
lteves his nephew was murdered because he
mot b. * the Plot a and n, l. making
sulafe at this port t., unshroud the mystery.
The father OF the murder ed captain is .expeca d
sere r. N e y .d trusted Hs Is well k a
# expected TO aid in ferrebng out the mystery.
Attempted suicide.
New YORK. March 15.-Thomas M. Rogers.
aged thirty years 9 native Of England attempt
afternoon. by shooting himself IN the breast.
4, lie was sent tn the hospital In critical oondi-
ton w. Il Poverty Is supposed to DO the cause If
Held for Trial.
PHILADELPHIA. March Is JAS 4. Dalen, ex-
1 iettst car1isr. goes bvfore United States Com
detaining and opening let ers from the United
States mail. Several letters found in his pos
session were iaen,iad by parties who had sent
he next t term liz t gifted afs ass se
Court
!. BALTIMORE March l5-J. III. Baldwin. Of New
York. who came on here to stand his trial on
ne charge OF c,,nspiracy in connection with the
Aafairs Of The late I'm on Banking Company was
Y brought into the criminal court to-day and sen
fenced 70 igprisonm'.nt f;r eight months and
has already been in jail. makes year In all
/. Trial OF Insurance superintendent slnytI,.
ALBANY, N. X. March l5.-In the trial of In
Eurance Superintendent Smyth In che State
Senate to-day charged with malfeasance in
office. the defense rested their case. and an ad-
y .50urnment was TAXI Until next Thursday.
whom the final arguments will be presented.
A Curiously Mcrciful Verdict.
PHrIADEIPHrA March 1s.-In the case Of the
young. lad Charles Welsh. aged fourteen. who
shot his playmate for refusing to give him some
q killing accidental.