Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-26
Mafrieide.

A Dispatch FROM Syracuse, n. Y. says
The coroners inquest to inquire into the Cause
Of the death Of Mrs. Lucy Day, OF Cicero, who
WAS murdered by her own daughter Friday at
ternoon last al one o'clock, wss held THIS after,
noon. The little village WAS filled with excited
crowds Ct people. Mrs. Edden, the murderess,
was taken from the Syracuse paniLentiary IN
charge Of an officer back to her old home to con-
front the indignant populace who were
loud in their denunciatiOns of woman who
could thus stay in cold blood n gray haired
mother Mrs. Ed lon tod The officer that if she
had Only had little more time and little
moro money she would have been miles away
when be came to arrest her. Her brother ayers
thst ne had long hcan afraid the sister would
kill the mother, and that the old woman had b.
so EXPRESSED her fears in tho same direction.
lie a.so affirmed that just before the homicide
he was making preparations to move the mother
to the residence Of brother, where She would
be out of harms way. Two weeks SGD Sunday
8 with ess swore that Lora, the daughter, had
quarrel with the mother, and stewards declared
to her :-"Iil Tx the old woman SO she will
never throw any moro Stops on that doorstep
again" As the bloody dress which the daugh-
ter stripped oil her dying mother was exhibited
to the Jury, Mrs. Edden refused to look st the
Nine Of the jury brought in q verdict about
ten O'Clock last night that Mrs. Lucy Day came
to her death By means Of sharp instrument IN
the hands Of her daughter, Mrs. Lora Edden.
Three Of the jury say death WAS caused by some
person unknown. After the verdict the murder
o:s took supper, cracked jokes and was the gay
est in the crowd. She was lodged in the Court
House cells il this city st eleven o'clock last
night and her case will be presented to the
Grand Jury to-day.
SUPREME Court Observation-Disclosures ct
al. vs.. Brutfy, administrator; error to the Su.
preme Court OF Appeals of Virginia. This
was an appeal from decree affirming seques.
tration of debts due the plaintiffs by Confed-
crate Court in Virginia. Upon application to
the Court OF Appeals supersedeas was denied,
the Court being of opinion that the decree was
clearly right. The Court holding that it has
jurisdiction to review in such condition OF the
record, it is said the Confederate enactment,
under which the sequestratlon was made, bang
treated as law Of the State in consequence OF
the authority given it therein, there is no doubt
of its invaiiity. The prohibition torbddiog
State to pass any law impalriug the obligation
Of contracts equally prohibits State from co.
forcing as law an enactment OF that character,
from whatever source originating, and the pro-
vision seeming to the citizens OF each State the
privileges and immunities OF citizens 10 several
States also applies 10 THIS law treatlog tne
plaintiffs as alien enemies. The position that
the enactment was that OF an Independent na-
ton is deoied, the Confederate government
never having attained to such q character.
Reversed. Mr.. Justice Field delivered the
opinion.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, vs..
the city Of Richmond. IL error to the Su-
prcmc Court OF Appeals of Virginia. Judg-
mept affirmed with costs. Opinion by Mr.
Chief Justice Waite. Dissenting, MIR. Justice
Strong.