The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-08
TAYLOR sTRAuDER.
ais Appearance In the United States
district Court Yesterday.


District Court Yesterday.
The announcement that Taylor Strau.
der would be brought into the United
States District Court on writ Of habeas
corpus served to attract more than the or
binary number Of visitors than usually
honor this Court with their presence. He
was promptly brought into Court by sher-
iR Tlngle at the hour designated in the
writ, but owing to the absence Of Judge
Jackson, who was detained, the Court was
adjourned over until 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Strauder is no doubt. the best
know colored criminal except bred Scott.
From the peculiarities OF his case and the
lechnicalities involved, his name appears
on the dockets Of no less than seven
courts, from the lowest tribunal by which
his case could be tried, to the supreme ar
biters OF the laws OF the land. 1t Is cele,,
brated on account Of the constitutional
questions raised by his counsel, Messrs.
Davenport and Dovener, who have more
than faithfully attended to the interests
OF their client. OF the questions involved
In this case 1t is not necessary to speak, as
the public are already familiar with the
points through the frequent publication
OF them as the case progressed. 49,
Strauder has had an eyentful prison lie,
On the 18th Of April, 1872, he committed
the deed for which he Is suffering punish
ment. For one week he was at large
: alone with his conscience-having been
arrested on April 25th, in Allegheny City,
} and from that day to this he has been con-
iined in the county jail, over eight long
and weary years. When he appeared in
, court this morning he did not look any
, H the worse for his confinement. The wri
ter interviewed him three years ago, when
} he looked much worse, but ct that time
i he did not have such hopeful view o.
his case. Yesterday he appeared fresh
, looking, and sanguine. he was dressed
in plain black suit, and wore an immac'
ulate shirt front.
Whatever can be said ofStrauder moth
, ing can be brought forward against the
conduct Of bis prison lie. he soon be
came changed man and was trusted by
his keepers, and has done good service fol
the county 10 frustrating several attempts
at Jail breaking and in making himself
3 handy in caring for the unfortunate and
insane who were the wards Of the county
: He has borne his lot patiently and uncom'
plainiugIy and has never given his jailors
any cause for '~ouble. He has also i'm
proved his time n self instruction, master
Ing reading, writing and arithmetic. He
> has great iondness for history, and has be-
come since his Incarceration q well IN
] formed man on all general topics. twice
2 condemned to pay the highest penalty O.
] the law he has outlived one oil his counsel
j the late Geo. 0. Davenport, who argued
bis case before the United States Supreme
e Court That the man has repented his
: crime no one doubts; that he had provo
: cation is admitted, but not in entire lusti
, dCation OF the deed. He has hung be
!. tween despair and hope and paid In par
J the penalty OF the law, and by his good
i conduct has laid claim 10 some con
r sideration at the hands Of the law and
/ might ask that thesjustice; meted out t.
8 him he tempered with mercy.
In the afternoon Mr.. Strauder was again
Ib,orv,,,,..,..o Court and was represented BY
i his Counsel Capt. Do;s;sSsseer. "heh me
: case was called Assistant United STATE:
! Attorney George B. Caldwell, stated that
I he had thought General Gof would be
I present to attend to the case, and that in
a bis absence he would hesitate somewhat
J. about proceeding. He said that he had
e not had an opportunity TO examine the
/ papers in the case, but II the other side
, wished to argue the motion TO be made he
4 would not ask fora postponement.
Judge Jackson stated that 1t was very
!. important case, and would perhaps involve
/, the consultation OF authorities, and he die
I not feel like hurriedly disposing OF the
9 case.
4 to argue the motion, and would ask thai
g the prisoner be admitted to bail. II The
other side was not prepared hewould will
' ingly agree that they reply tomorrow
The Court, however, finally set the case
i for this morning, but on the appeal OF Gen
White, who appeared as counsel for sher;
fila Jingle, the case was further postponed
until this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and strau
\ der was again taken back to jail.