Year: 1859

given him anxious thought He wanted, above all
things, to satisfy his own mind. DR.. Jones' eyi-
dence well corroborated by the other witnesses
1t is true his son was mistaken on one point as to
the cellar being dug in the spring fall of 1853
But as he looked at the young on the stand, he
felt convinced that he was endeavoring to tell the
truth, and that the contradiction arose from con-
founding the building of the cellar with another
circumstance. He had not the appearance of a
man committing willlul perjury. As to the testi-
mony of the man Smith, it did not weigh on his
mind one Jot or title, and he would say no more
about it.


1t would be unjust for him to send this man back
to Virginia. If his mind was not perfectly satisfied
as to his being the Daniel Dangerfed described in
the record, and claimed as being fugitive from la
Dor. His mind was not clear upon the point; he
did not feel perfectly satisfied of the identity of the
prisoner. Under these circumstances he had but
one duty to perform. He was not satisfied on the
point of identity-he was not satisfied that the
prisoner the Daniel Dangerield who escaped
from Virginia in 1884, and accordingly he ordered
his discharge.


While the decision was being delivered the court
room presented one of the strangest we ever
beheld. There was not an inch of standing room
and the silence intense that even a sigh
might have been heard. When the Commissioner
commenced, many sympathizing ladies, who were
expecting that Daniel would be sent to Virginia
were 'ike Niobe, all tears" Presently their eyes
frightened as the Commissioner progressed, and
when, finally he ended by saving, in calm pleas
ant way, "the prisoner is discharged" one wild
III. the
fcers called or Marshal Yost screamed at the top
OF his voice. One weak old lady with very strong
voice ran to the window and called out, ,-''He's
free he's free! give three hearty cheersv'


Daniel was taken by some of the officers and put
into a cab. The horses taken out, rope was
tied to the carriage, and a crowd of coored people
took hold and paraded him around the streets as
was done to Fanny Esler many years ago. The
enthusiasm was kept up until late hour of the
night-general joy manifested among his
friends at the unexpected result.


The North American SAYS:


The last syllable of this sentence had not fairly


lett the lips OF the utterer when burst of applause
was raised throughout the entire court room The
ocers, OF course, attempted to suppress it. butthey
might as well have attempted to "suppress' the
Rocky Mountains. Up went the cheers round after
round, female treble miDgling with the bass of the
male voice, rendering the Marshals otherwise stem
torian tones as inaudible as would have been the
rustling of lady's handkerchief


In an instant the tidings were communicated TO
the multitude in the street and the welkin runo
ana rung again from the thousands who bIockaded
the street. The cheering outside so great that
proceedings inside could not have been heard. The
shouts and hurrahs were long continued Tbev
lasted until Daniel brought down into the street
by his counsel and borne up Fifth street, out of
sight.


Before he left the court room, nearly every one
In 1t personally congratulated him upon his free
dom. His counsel accompanied him to the side
walk, but here their services were soon rendered
superhuous by the cordial ofciousness of the color
q we
really feared that the man would be smothered by
the Kindness OF his friends not less than thousand
OF whom departedu up Fifth street with Daniel borne
upon the shoulders OF friend in the centre of the
group. subsequently carriage was procured, and
being manned by two long lines of colored peonle
with ropes attached, Daniel was drawn through
the streets in triumph.


Had he bsen remanded into servitude, a subscrip-
ton had already been commenced to purchase his
freedom. The claimants asked for him the sum of
.3U 4
dollars had already been subscribed for his pur-
chase. -


At the MONDAY prayer meeting at SAMSON street
church yesterday, prayers were offered up in his
behalf, and the presence of this poor man in this
city under existing circumstances, was made the
theme for some pointed remarks by participants in
the exel cises.


MAN BURNS HIS Own CHILD TO DEArH.-The
Wabash tlndiana) htelligencer of last week de-
scrloes the trial and conviction of a man named
w llllam Joy, for burning his own child to DEATH
The wretch was only sentenced to eighteen years
imprisonment, probably on account of the youth of
the principal witness, little daughter of the pris
oner. Inc deed was perpetrated in the fall of 1851
but until now, through fear of the father the
daughter dared not to tell the following fearful
story:
| John, child about four months old, was quite
unwell, and had been so for some days, and was
consequently fretful, and had cried considerably
! during the night, and disturbed her father Early
in the morning father called to her. and told her to
get up and make fire. She did so-made the fire
! principally of brush, because there was no other
wood prepared. After the fire began to burn, the
child continuing to cry and fret, her father became
enraged, and snatched the child from its mothers
arms, tore every particle of clothing off it, and
then took it by one arm and one leg and held it
over the fire until it burned in several places to
aablister. He then struck the little sufferer two
blows with his hand, leaving upon its BODY the
marks of his fingers, and then threw it into the era
die or bed. His wife and daughter struggled to
| get the child away from him, but were unable to
! do So and when Mrs. Joy found that he was roinr
to burn the child to DEATH she ran out of the house
to pre- vent seeing the sight, and to get out of hear
ing of the child's screams. Joy took down his gun
and AM pointing it at her, compelled her to come in


He then left the house, and did not return, as we
understand, for day or two. Four days after
this terrible scene, the little suffering child died
and was buried. None but Joy and his wife. anC
two young daughters, knew anything about the
cause of its death The neighboring women who
came in and assisted to lay out the child, found it
so mortified and decayed that they could not wash
It, or even take off the clothing upon it. Joy told


his wife and daughters that if they ever said ,
word about it he would kill them and they believ.
ed him, and so kept the horrible secret