Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-05-27
letter from w Washington.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1882

Register Special
cuiteau must hang. The court in banc
~. rendered its decision affirming the
Element, 'I of the lower court. Chief Jus
W"7C,rtter, JuStiee Macarthur, Justice
TIo ,,e. and Justice Hagner were on the
'.b Directly after the court convened
TT,'tire James proceeded to deliver the
9;nion Of the court. After reciting the
v,Hm;nr and trial in the Criminal Court he
~ ant On 10 speak of section $3.50, Revised
N.o'ne. upon which the indictment was
nd which he said had always been
i,staiIIed in the Criminal Court and SEN
..ncrs affirmed here. He then went on to
T.dne murder and stated as the opinion
Of the court that the murder was commit
,s1 when the fatal blow was inflicted no
AFTER where the victim died.
Justice Ilasner said he did not consider
Il Unnecessary 10 add anything to the opin-
ion of the court as delivered by Justice
lanes, bu; as he had investigated the law
he would briefly refer To the question OF
iurS fiction; he then referred to the act OF
Maryland l75S. showing that at that time
the county courts were given jurisdiction
10 try murder cases, and that the trial must
AXE place in the county where the offence
was committed. In 1877 another act was
PASSED by the legislature of Maryland de-
cIarinc how trials should be conducted.
These laws were i'm force here uniiI lSol,
when bv an act of Congress exclusive JurlS-
Iiction was given 10 Congress over the
district of Columbia. Chief Justice Cart
ter said the opinions that have been ut
tered were the unanimous opinion of the
court and that the appeal FOR motion for
new trial was denied and the judgment of
The court below was confirmed.
20 Guiteau must without Executive
clemcncy intervene5 be hung OH the 30th
Of June next, lie is to have no more WISH
tors except his guards, counsel and spirit
nal advisers until taken from the Jail TO
tbc rallows TO complete the last act in this
fearful crime.
The great national circus opened yeSter-
Jay hy calling up the South Carolina con-
tested election cases and from the outlook
to-day there is to be contest over this
case as Nas never witnessed before in
congress. Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania,
euI Mr.. CalkinS of Indiana, chairman of
the election committed, have crossed swords
and il is safe to say the giant of the Key
stone State will sit down on the pigmy of
Indiana.
The War Claims committee Of the House
has reported House bill 40, extending the
time for filing claims for loss of horses
and equipments by officers and enlisted
men during the war.
The star route people were reindicted
Yesterday and gave bonds for trial in the
criminal court when called.
The Bond plate stolen from the Bureau
Of Eng aying and Printing, Treasury De-
partment, is likely TO get some high Of
icials Of the Treasury Department in
tight place. Smyth who was arrested to-
dav in New York and indicted here last
week with BrOckway, has made a confes-
son duplicating those who furnished him
the plates from the Treasury Department.
Tie drafts TO pay the war claims passed
b. Congress will he issued this week from
the Treasury Department. 1t would he
well for our people trrefuSc TO sign any
papers giving power to sign these drafts
and draw the money 20 these Washington
claim agents who make promises To collect
these claims for - and 80 per cent until
they get the money in their possession
when they cXact from the claimant % per
cent. am not 10 be understood as speak
ing of home folks and attorneys, | am
sueakimg alone OF the Washington shark
claim agent. KEN.