The Sun. — 1869-12-06 (London, England)

TRIAL DOWN WEST.  Early in the summer a white man was found murdered on an island in the Platte River, and, as the spot was only thirty miles from the Pawnee reservation of Indians, it was assumed that some of them were the culprits ; but inquiry and search proved nothing conclusive. Stiff; four Indians were charged last month with the murder—Yellow Sun, Little Wolf, Blue Hawk, and Horse Driver. The trial was held at Omahg, and it is stated that it was the first trial of the kind in the United States. Some of the proceedings must have shewn the Indians, if they understood what was going on, that there was anything but a friendly feeling towards them. A person called as juryman was asked if he had any prejudice f.gainst the prisoners, as Indians or otherwise, that would prevent his giving an impartial verdict ; he replied, " No, only that he had been chased by Indians, and had been in battles with them, and that he would hang every devil of them at sight." Another juryman, being asked the same question, said he certainly had a prejudice against the entire Indian nation. The Judge inquired whether he would not consider himself responsible to obey his oath to give a true verdict according to the evidence. The juror replied that he did not consider himself responsible for anything he could to do an Indian. It might remind one of the trial scene in Bunyan's account of the Pil rims passing through Vanity Fair; but at Omaha both these persons were passed over in making the jury. All the lrisoners were found guilty of murder; a local ?aper states that this was more than even the attorneys for the prosecution had any hope of, but that "popular opinion fully endorses the verdict." On the way back to tho cell Blue Hawk and: Horse Driver suddenly bounded over the fence of the gaol-yard, and were lost hi the darkness. An hour afterwards Horse Driver knocked at the door of the gaol and asked for his blanket, which had fallen off as ho jumped over the wall. He was immediately secured, greatly to his surprise and indignation, as he evidently believed that having stood his trial and made good his escape he would not be molested again, and that he would be allowed to have his blanket.  The Boylston Bank of Boston has been robbed of nearly 300,000 dols., mostly in United States Bonds. The robbery is supposed to have been perpetrated by some persons who rented a room in the adjoining building, and cut their way through the wall into the vault.  On the 4th of January the leading members of all the leading London theatres will pay Mr. Mathews the rare compliment of playing for his benefit at a morning performance in Covent Garden Theatre. A dancing mistress has been awarded £1,550 as compensation for compulsory removal. Mr. Hawkins, in stating the case for the plaintiff, said she numbered amongst her pupils duchesses, countesses, viscountesses, both English and Irish, and even archbishops patronised her establishment.  Information has been received in Washington of a severe fight with Indians on the Texan frontier. Two hisndred cavalry met 400 Indians on the Upper Brazos and fought them for two days, when the Indians fled, leaving forty dead on the field, and their camp equipage, horses, and: provisions. None of the troops were killed, although nine of them were wounded.  A large and influential meeting of bankers and .nerchants of New York has been held in that city for the purpose of organising an association for the erection of a national monument to the late Mr. Peabody. The funds are to be raised by dollar subscriptions, and the monument when completed is to be erected in' a commanding position in Central Park. Six hundred names were at once given in.