The New York Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1845, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Voi. XI., No. 235—Whole No. #107. ’ The Celebrated Cold Spring Murder Case. Svurro.k Co. Oven AND arpine,) Riven Heap, Sept. 3, 1849. This morning at 8 o'clock, the Court of Oyer and Terminer for this county, was opened by the Hon. Charles H. Ruggles, the Railroad Judge, os he is called lin New York, on account of the despatch’ with which he disposed of a heavy calendar inthe Oyerand Terminer for New York a few years since. The case of Jeremiah B. Tillett, i" \John Cobert, onthe 27th day of April , at Whitehall, near Cold Spring, Long Island, was called on for trial. From the opening. f Mr. Strona, District Attorney, we understand that the circumstances under which the mur- der was committed, were as follows : On the day above mentioned, Cobert and his wife had been to meeti B nd returned home between 10 and 1t o'clock at ni Soon after returning home, he ex- pressed to his wife a desire to go to rest as soon as po: sible, as it was his intention to get up early in the morn- ing. It was a very dark night, and going towards the window with his wife, she heard a noise resembling the discharge of a gun; he immediately fell, ex- claiming, “Ob, Libby, 1 am killed—l am mur- dered” On cmanining the body of (Cobert, it was discovered that two balls entered him, one of w went through him and the other remained in the body At this time Cobert was married four years to his wife ; before the marriage Tillett had been a suitor of Mrs, Co- bert, and when she was married felt disappointed. After the marriage Tillett was an occasional visitor, About six weeks before the murder Tillett called at the house of Cobert, and asked Mra. Cobert if she did not regret marrying Cobert, and told her he intended to go to Tex- as, and asked if Cobert was put out of the way, whether she would not accompany him; she declined. ‘Tillett then proposed to her to poison her husband ; he then rose to take leave, but returned and took something from his pocket about the size of a bean, gave half of it to her and said “ gine that to your hushand—if he takes that it will kéil icker than ratsbane.” (Onexamining the pockets of the prisoner when arrest- ed the sheriff found six pills of Nux Vomica.) Cobert’s wife then directed Tillett to leave the house ; before he left he said * Cohert or I must die.” She saw nothing fur- ther of him until after the murder. Tracks were tound near the window where he murder was committed, of @ peculiar shape, which correspond exactly to the shape of prisoner's boots. Mr. Strong appeared as counsel for the paerles and J G. Lamberson, Esq., District Attorney of Queens (0; Abraham T. Rose, Esq., of Bridghampton, and Mr. Gard: ner, of Sag Harbor, appeared as counsel for the prisoner. After the organization of the Court, (the prisoner hav- ing been Nae arraigned,) the following jurors were called: Abraham Ketchum, challenged forthe favor. Triers appointed—(One of the triers asked the Court, if he, be- ing a butcher, was competent as a juror? Court—Cer- tainly, sir) Challenge for favor withdrawn, and chal- lenged perempiorily. Set aside. Nathaniel Robinson sworn, Seth Squires, challenged for the favor. Triers appoint- ed—Challenge for favor withdrawn, and challenged per- emptorily. Set aside. - Ballwin, challenged forthe favor. Triers ap- pointed—declared to be competent—sworn. {Here there was an interruption, occasioned by the ar- raigning of asmall girl, 11 years of age, for arson, in burning a barn, on the 16th July last; and by Eli Sturde- vant being brought and discharged, for want of prosecu- tion. On his being discharge/, he cleared out in such a manner as to raise a general langh, in which Tillett, the prisoner now under trial for murder, joined. ‘These per- sons were arraigned, in order that the grand jury might be discharged, that business detaiuing them.] Daniel R. Booth, challenged for the favor. Triers ap- pointed—declared compete nt—sworn. Josiah Beebe,challenged—same course taken,and found to be competent—sworn. Aca Cloch—same course taken, and found to be com- petent—sworn. Abner Strong— Albert A. Overt sition. Noah Barnes—Challenged—same course taken. aside, for the p Benjamin Mills—Challenged—same course taken, and found to be disqualified. Rensselaer Topping—Challenged—same course taken, and found to be competent—sworn. Schuyler B. Halsey—Same course taken, and found in- competent. Evward D. Topping—Same course taken, and found disqualified, Lemuel Soper—Same course taken, and found compe- tent— sworn. (Prisoner eagerly scans each juror as he takes his seat.) Philip A. Newton—Disqualitied—formed an opinion. John Lewis—Found competent, and sworn. Jchn Hutchinson—Sworn. Chas. H. Fordham—Would not find a verdict of guilty, where the taking of life would be the consequence. Set asile, ‘Absalom King, challenged for the favor: Found to be competent, and sworn. Richard H Huntley, challenged: Com Jason M. Turbull, challenged: Fout chal!=nged peremptorily, set aside. Albert Howell, challenged : sworn, The Jury being all formed and sworn, the court ad- journed te dinner. At one o'clock the cowrt met, and proceeded with the care. Sanan Exizanera Consent, widow of the deceased-- quite a young girl, dressed in black, apparently not over 18 years of age—was brought upon the stand, and exam- ined onthe part of the prosecution. Is the widow of Jobn Cobert, deceased. Her husband was killed on Sun- day evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock, about the 27th April last, in his house in W!) hall; she was at hi atthe time. (Prisoner stands up during the examinatio: of this witness.] Had been out with her husband, and when she and her husband returned, she struck a light; he remarked he wanted to go to bed, as they were de- tained so Inte, and the nights were so short that a man who had to work did not get much sleep. He wanted a drink before going to bed, and went to the table to get a glass; he stood close to the window while drinking; she stood close to him, on his right side; suddenly she saw a flash, and the glass he held was smashed; he cried “Oh, Libby!” [here the witness weeps] and immediately fell down on his left knee, and then on his back; (prisoner looks around the court unconcernedly} she stooped to kiss him aud saw he was dead; she went to the door and id, “Jeremiah Tillet, you have killed my hushand, now ‘still weeping}; she went up stairs, opened the window,and screamed “ Murder !”—‘ Clarissa, [a colored woman in the next house] and “Peter,” {a man in same house}; @ man across the swamp answered, “Jioman, what's the matter 2” Witness answered, “Somebody shot my husband.” He said, “I will be there in a few minutes.” Five or six people came; they said | must not touch him [witness weeps]: we all went out, locked the door, and Witness remained at her aunt’s till morning. At the time of the flash, heard a noise like somebody running away, Farther examination postponed for the present. Josep H Ray, examined.—Is a physician; lives at Huntingdon; conducted the post. mortem examination of decessed; found the body on its back, with some clothes on his right arm; in taking the clothes from the arm of deceased a bullet fell on the floor; the bedy was strip- ved, and a wound discovered on the rignt side, above the hip; two wouuds on the left side, about two inches me ball had passed through, cutting one of the in- , and otherwise injuring adjacent parts; the other bailtookan oblique course, fracturing one of the hones of the spine in the lumbar region, and found em- bedded in a large muscle on the right side of the spine [Bullets produced and identified by the witness, prisoner standing up, and garing intently on the doctor.) Saw a pane of glass perforated in two places, about two inches apart; either of the wounds would cause death. [Kxa mination of the Doctor suspended for the present.] Mra Conert recallad.—Was seventeen years old when she married Cobert; has no children, is acquainted with tne prisoner since she was eleven or twelve years old; never was in company with prisoner alone but one evening for one hour; in a con- versation with prisoner he asked her if she wanted to go to Oregon or ; she replied she and her husband had hired out and did not want to go; he then said I dont mean for John to go, | mean you; witness then said what do ‘ou want me to go for without John? he then asked me if | would grant him one request; 1 wanted to know what it was, he gave m> to understand that it was to kill some one; I asked him and he said yes; | asked him who, and he said Join; he said if J killed John then he and [ could get married; witness then directed him to walk out of the house, prisoner told me to put ratsoane in his cider when he drank; 1 told him if 1 did sucha thing I would be hung, he said nobody would know said, yes, there is one above would know it; I told him I did not want to hear him talk so, and to go out of the house; he then asked me to grant him another re- st—if John should die or get killed, if 1 would take him; I said no, | would not take the best man that ever trod on shoe leather; yes you would, he then said, if | could get you no other way, | would work roots on yor (General laugh, in which prisoner joins. Witness ex- plains. by saying, that “ working roots,” means adminis- tering something to her that would make her love him ) Prisoner then said said, take my gun and shoot me, and I'll give you all my property; he then said, I mean to kiss you before | go; 1 threatened to split his head with the axe; he then at. tempted to kiss me, and I pul him by the whiskers and bit him on the wrist, and he said, don't for God's rake id L will go out of the house; he then went into the hall; came back again, and See out his pocket-book, look here, eat i nh cont you eat it, but keep th give it to John—holding a flat and round substance, of a size between a shilling and two shilling piece; he cut it with his knife; it appeared white inside; | asked him what they ware for; he said it would kill faster than rat b me; he then went out, and whfle leaving the jtoop said, y: will be sorry for this, for John or me has got to di for the murder of me course taken—sworn. ya—excused on account of in Set sent, on account of partial deafness. tent—sworn. competent— Found competent— & nd she hat he had in his hands, "The de- 1 objected to the offering of them in evi- Objection overruled. She told her husband of dence. all this, and he said, «O pshaw, if I am never killed till ‘Tillett kills me, I'll live a thousand years; she also told others; does not know of her husband having a dispute with any person before he was murdered; her hus! Lied not any money ofany quantity in the house ime. Cross-examined.—The igen od visited her often; Til- lett was not present at her marriage ; never accounted the prisoner as a “company keeper” before she was m ried ; was in the habit of visiting prisoner's family ; her husband had a di with prisoner at one time,and pri- she and her husband were playin fool, and she was taken with @ fit,and Tillett came in an said to John, “you bave been beating have you shut up,” he afterwards sai martis shut up a woman can marry any man ;” prisot frequently called on witness both day and night, prin ly on the Sabbath; on those visits John and the priso- the ed wife and I'll Kl to me, “after a John or he had to die; prisoner then | NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1845. ner conversed together a risoner and hi ter came one evening the winter before last; he called on witness about six weeks before the murder, he alone, had a gun; when prisoner commenced those co! versations she thought he was in joke; about ten minutes of time psed from the time of she and her husband into hehouse until he was shot ; the person she ning was dark ; cannot tell whether ; ht ; there were no particular visitors in the habit of coming over;knows an Irishman named Don- nelly ; has been at her house but twice ; Albert Doty used to live with them but left a few weeks before the murder; he used to drink ; has heard her hi ind speak to him about it; witness and her husband always agreed well together; had some few words sometimes; her band was always kind to her; was satisfied with the ma: ringe state ; may have said she wished she never w: married ; as soon as she saw her husband was shot she suspected the prisoner ; it was after three o’clock in the morning when she got to her aunt’s house. Dr. Ray recalled and re-examined on the part of the prosecution.—Some tracks were pointed out to witnes: they were outside of the door yard fence; the ground was damp; they were from 10 to i2 feet from the window; one of the tracks appeared to be made by the left foot on ascending ground, right foot first; heard Tillett’s ex- amination before the magistrate, Justice Conklin. ‘The Prosecution offers to prove bythis witness some de- clarations made by prisoner before the Magistrate in all informal proceedings before him. Objected to. Over- ruled and excepted to. Court allows proofs to be given of them, Wirxxss proceeds—The prisoner was asked on the ex- amination, where he was on the night of the murder; the prisoner appeared very much embarrassed and inclined on his elbows ona bed ; he was again asked and made no answer ; after hesitating, he said he knew where he was and could easily prove it, but people did not like to tell where they were on Saturday nights ; the Justice then said he must detain him;and Tillett, wither and the Jus- tice and the constable drove to Tillett’s house ; prisoner's mother asked prisoner why he would not’ tell them where he was that night ; he replied, “1 won't tell them, Vl let them prove it ;” prisoner then went to the barn and got his gun, Cross-examined.—A man shot through the spine in the manner the deceased was, would be able to articulate perhaps a word or two: would live about half a minut It being now near dark, the Court adjourned until to- morrow mornin, The prisoner is a low sized, sharp featured man, about 35 years of age, with grey sparkling eyes. He pays great attention to the trial. Second Day of the Trial. Srrt. 4—The Court opened at S o'clock, when the jury were called, and all answering to their names, the trial of the case was continued. The prisoner appears to be very slightly, if at ail, impressed with the awful- ness of his situation; Sindeed, he appears more uncon- cerned than any of the spectators. Not over fifty besides those having business as jurors, were in attendance this morning. We have this day, as we had yesterday, a fair representation of the tender sex in the Court root and in all candor I mast say, that for beauty and person- i charms, the ladies of Riverhead are not inferior to any I have ever seen Cross-cramination ef Doctor Ray, continued —Pri- soner has always been considered a worthy respectable man; has seen the prisoner occasionally for the last 6 or 7 years, prisoner is a farmer, and unmarried, living with his mother, witnesses attention was drawn to the tracks near the scene of the murder, about 8 o’clock in the morning; did not examiue but 3 or 4 of the tracks; the soil is fine aand; witness has been acquainted with Co- bert and his wife three or four years. Direcet examined—When he examined the tracks two | of them were very distinct, the sand was moist. The witness was here handed the white substance which was found on the prisoner on his being arrested, and he testifies that they are made of Nua Vomica—handed to the jury. Nux Vomica is a virulent poison, would de- stroy life in avery short time; 30 grains generally would kill a human being; less would kill a person of nervous temperament, Cross examined. —The taste of nux vomica is bitter, so disagreeable that a person would naturally reject it; al- cohol will extract the principle from it, but water will not; it is frequently used for the cure ol palsy, St. Vitus? dance, &c., and is grewn in the East Indi ies. Direct examined.—Nux vomica can be administered in a powdered state byputting in tea or cider,and not be de- tected by one fond of such drinks. Davin ©. Bausn, Esq., Sheriff offSuffolk Co., examined on the part of the prosecution.—Saw the tracks near Co bert’s house; two of them were more distinct than others. From the appearance of the tracks, the man was faciny the house; the twe tracks were right and left; the trac! appeared tohave been made with very old shoes or boots, round toes;the tracks werel2 or 13 feet from the window of Cobert’s heuse. Tillett was taken from his own house to witness’ house in Huntingdon. Examined prisoner's clothes, and found some things, among which were two pieces ofa pewter epoon; this happened on Monday after the murder, After the inquest, witness went with pris- oner home, where he changed his clothes; I think he changed his pantaloons. —No, | did not. —Well, 1 am not positive about the panta- loons, but I know you changed the coat. Prisonen.—Yes. After the prisoner went to bed, I again searched his clothes, and found the nux vomica, some gun caps, breastpin, which witness produces. When witne his clothes, prisoner remarked, “If you find anything there, I'll explain it to you in the morning. On Monday he had square-toedjboots on. Witness tound a pair of boots in Tillett’s chamber. PRIsone: ‘Whereanouts did you find them boots Wrrness.—In your chamber. Prisons ‘Whereabonts ? Wirness.—Near the bed. Wirxess continues.—He said they were his, and they corresponded with the tracks. Cross examined by Prisoner's Counsel.—Has known Tillett a number of years, and never knew any evil ef him; never heard any before this; prisoner was alway considered the head of his mother’s family; his deport ment was always mild and affectionate—remarkably 60. (Further testimony of this nature, beyond proving a gen- eral character disallowed; Judge’s decision excepted to } Prisoner made no attempt to escape; witness thinks that he could recognize the boots which he found near the bed; did not take the measure. Prusonen.—Didn't you see the measure taken down on aper ? Pa pinnate: Kea ok {Witness asked the prisoner if he wore them boots on Sunday. He said yes } Puisoner.—Are those the boots ? foot} Witnrss.—-I think they are. Joun Carvona, swort.—Live about two miles from Cobert; went to Cobert’s house about 12 that night; saw two tracks next morning near the fence facing the house. Wirttan Janvts, (colored )—Lives near Cobert, nearly aquarter of a mile from his house ; was waked up the night of the murder ; heard a woman cry out “ mucder ;” he said “ what's the matter, woman ?” she said “ John is shot dead through a pane ot glass ;” when about nalf 1 out, “is it true ;” she said, ‘come aad him dead ;” he asked “if she hid heard any person run?” she said “she had not.” Witness went to the next house ; they would not go out before they loaded the gun ; he aid six others went to the house ana found Mrs. Cobert alone up stairs; left the house with Mrs. Cobert, and returned next morning ; saw a track leading to Covert’s house ; suddenly it stopped, one foot before the other, and then went offon the side ina south- easterly directionto the woods ; it was a dark night. Cross-rcamined.—Witness describes the position of the last of the tracks near the house; the position is the same as 2 man would be in when discharging a gun ; does not think the track was made by a right and left shoe ; did not observe any thing poe about the track. Sipxey Ganpyen, (colored.)—Lives about 15 rods from Cobert’s house ; the night was dark when Cobert was killed ; heard his dog bark in the woods, and a noise re- sembling that made by a man walking on pieces of sticks. The next morning went tothe woods and saw a man’s tracks ; toe round, and sole broad ; followed the track to near Cobert’s house to the place where it stopped, and then went off southeast ; followed it to the woods ; the track appeare to be inade by rightand left boots Cross-rxamined.—Wm. Jarvis was with witness when he went to luok at the place where he heard his dog barked in the night ; keeps a gun with a flint lock; when William came he loaded his gun with shot and powder ‘This witness testified that he has shot a man called John 3 shot him in self defence ; did not kill him. rTeK CxtrreN, Colored, sworn.—Never saw Tillett around Cober ’s house ; next morning went to his work at halfan hour betore sunris Jamus McCnesvey sworn.—Was present when the pri- soner was examined before Justice Conklin; he was foreman ofthe jury. The Justice made this remark to ‘Mr. Tillett, it appears that your name has been used in connection with this matter, and we wish you to state where you were that Tillett took a seat on the bed ; this was on Monda Til and took off 3 he sat down again , and then reclin- is elbows on the bed’; he waited a few minutes wer; witness then asked him if | he had any objections to tell ; he did not answer ; he ask- id he made no answer ; witness then press- wer and he sud: “ Folks don’talways like to tell where they are ;” Dr. Ray then read to him Mrs | Cobert’s evidence ; Tillett asked Mrs. Cobert if she re- | collected of any such conversation as she detailed in her examination paesing between them, she replied : “ Yes, and a great deal worse ;” Tillett then remarked that ho knew nothing about it; witn ‘ain asked Tillett to y where he was that night, and Tillett ‘ina house not farfrom home.” Cross examined-—Witness belongs to New York; on the Monday after the murde ut 6 o'clock, he met Mr. Valentine near Cobert’s house, and he related about the murder. Witness got out of his wagon and looked through the window, and saw the murdered man lying in the room. Ricnann Dory, brother to. Mre Cobert examined.— Lived in the family of Mr. Cobert last winter; left there about the 12th of March, Witness saw prisoner at Co- bert’s house four or five times during the winter;t! was over two months before the mur- 'W prisoner and Cobert together in the afternoon of t Zebulon Whitman’s house; Cobert was con- sidered a mild and inoffensive man. Cross examined.—Cobert’s family and the prisoner ap- peared to be on friendly terms; Cobert and the prisoner were Seedy onthe afternoon of the day Cobert was tt were together on mn {Putting up his Squire asked him again ; 8 tt then got up his con the bed, and de. be out. The meeting broke wife told witness about Cobert; Tillet’s gun was double tari °° Mill Xx P A ble barrelled. djourned to dinner, lied After dinner the court met, and after the calling of 10 o’clock; swamp was John, a colored man ; the | 1 | | | | i | | | o’cloc! The Present Seat Tus Mission oR fl REFUG Ler] Aransas R i Corpus Ch: vist Bay Co The above sketch of Aransas and Corpus Christi Bays, exhibits the present theatre of military move- ments and warlike preparations—showing General Taylor’s first landing on St. Joseph’s Island, and his first encampment west of the Nueces, on the Gulf shores of Texas. This map was originally sketched by a squatter on the Island of St. Joseph’s, and was subsequently verified by hasty examinations of the ofticers of General Taylor’s army. It is, therefore, worthy of reliance. The first landing of our troops was on St. Joseph’s Island ; (A)—thence the route was by the depot on Shell Island ; (B)—and thence, over the mud fiats, MAP OF ARANSAS AND CORPUS CHRISTI BAYS, | of War in Texas. | | JCEDARBAYUY Aumy Occupation. A. First encampment of St. Jo- seph’s Island. B. it established on Shell land. ase 16 ©. Cump at Corpus Christi. Brockers Distances. Miles. From the bar to Corpus Christi 30° “ St.Josephs to Flats, 9 “Bar to St. Josephs By “ Flats to Corpus Christi 20 > Ad “ MeGloin’s Bluf’'to Cerpus Christi, ha “4 @ gt Josephs 13 | Tho soundings are in feet. | &c., to the present encampment, on the main land at Corpus Christi; (C). From St. Joseph’s [sland | to Corpus Christi is about thirty miles, and the route | is over water, varying in depth from three and a half to fifteen or eighteen feet, as marked. It is said that Napoleon’s army would have rolled up their breeches, and waded from the island to the main land. This might do very well for Frenchmen, but the unsophisticated people out West would call it “pretty tall wading!” Corpus Christi is now the great point at which the “army of occupation” is a concentrating. At the last accounts, the 18th ult., General Taylor was actively employed in fortifying his position. oie ed the jury, Mr. Strong, District Attorney, continued the case for the prosecution. ‘Averep B. Unperwict sworn on the part of the pros cution.— Went to Tillett’s house incompany with letton Monday after the murder; found a double bar- relled gun in the barn, behind a grain fan; the gun was loaded with duck shot; could not tell whether it had been fired recently er not. Bullets produced to witn one of the balls he tried inthe gun and it fitted. Cross examined.—The bullets are made of lead; has been acquainted with the prisoner for two or three years; has borne a pretty fair character; witness went to Pillett’s house and told him he wanted him to goto Cobert’s with him; he asked me what was the matter, and [told him Cobeat was shot. Tillett went with wit- ness; he asked Tillett for his gun; Tillett told him it was in the barn, where he found it. Joux Doty examined Is a cousin of Mrs. Cobert; passed Cobert’s house the aay he was murdered; saw the prisoner and Cobert together on Cobert’s premises, about half past two that day; does not know of Cobert’s being at enmity with any person. Cross-Examined.—Cobert was building a chicken coop at the time. Mrs. Sanam Woitman sworn. Isa neighbor of Co- bert’s; took a message from Cobert’s wife to Cobert, on Sunday, for him to go to Mr. Hill’s. and upon her home; Cobert, Riche, Doty and Tillett were together when she delivered the message. Cross-Ezamined. Witness reared Mrs. Cobert; lived with witness since was 12 years old, until she was married; her character for truth was good; has said that she would not repeat stories afterher, because she had nothing to do with it; was not on speaking terms with Mra. Cobert before the death of Cobert, but has been since. Hasan Crane sworn, Lived within a quarter of a | mile of Cobert; was with Cobert and his wile at meet- ing that Sunday night; left them on the road; when she leit them, she and Cobert had to go about the samo dis- tance to reach their homes; before she got in the house, she heard the report of @ gun, and in about three min- utes afterwards heard a noise like somebody running in the bushes in the direction of Cobert’s house, but saw nobody. Cross-Examined.—Is acquainted with Tillett; has liv- ed inthe neighborhood one year; his not been in the company of Mrs. Cobert much, in consequence of the distance; Muza. Cobert can tell the truth as well as any other, she expects. ‘The Counsel for the prosecution here rested. Mr. Lamnenson, District A\ y for Queens, then opened the case for the pi nd after speaking for about one hour, during which time he had the attention of ail present rivetted upon him, proceeded with the de- fence. ‘The first wXness called on the part of the prisoner was Many Tiutert, who, being sworn, testified as follows: —(A brother and another sister of the prisoner, who were in court, were directed to retire while this wil undergoing examination] — Witness went to bed on the day Cobert was shot; the dog barked, and she heard the prisoner come in; he went up stairs, she supposes, to bed ; he got up next morning as usual, took breakfust, and went to work w no uifference in his deportment ; thinks that Cobert and his wife did not live on very good terms ; she has heard her give Cobert a pretty smart jawing ; has heard Mrs. ( obert say to wit- uess, “ Mary, never get married, for, if youdo, you won't get any’ comfort ; has heard her say she wished her hus- band dead ; never knew of any intimacy between prison- er and Mrs. Cobert ; prisoner is in the habit of going out on Sunday evenings ; he went out that Sunday evening at7 o'clock ; saw him go out, and had no gun with him ; he usually kept his gun in the barn to shoot hawks on crows ; the prisoner is of a very good disposition ; Mrs. cCobert’s character for truth and veracity has not been ‘ood. : Cross-evamined.—Has heard her aunt ray speak against Mrs. Cobert ; the prisoner went to Cobert’s on her so; he went out again ish and clondy ; all the Sunday ; the prisouer tol about 7; it was then di y drank tea together that night; we all went to bed about the same time. [This witness underwent a rigid cross jon, for the purpose of shaking her testimony.| Sorma Tu.rert, avother sister of prisoner, sworn— ‘This witness, on her direct examination, corroborated everything stated by the other sister of the prisoner.— On her cross-examination nothing was elicited to shake her testimony. Joux W. Bausu sworn—Has known the prisoner since he was a child; he isa peaceable inoffensive man. Sorrn Titterr, brother of the prisoner, examined— This witness swore that the prisoner came home before the clock struck ten; that he went up to bed almost im- mediately, and that when he woke up in the morning, he (the prisoner) wasin bed with him. In other respects he testified the same as his sisters did. ‘The counsel for the prisoner now applied to the court to have the testimony of the wife of Cobert, onthe exa- mination betore the inet compared with her testimo- ny given onthis trial, without having the whole of her testimony on that examination taken as evidence agains: the prisoner, are discrepancie tween them, jed that the examination, if read at all, must be read at length, and @at Mrs, Co- bert must ined, to give her an opportunity to re- concile those discrepancies. Mra. Cobert was examined on two or three points, but nothing material was elici- ted. Detence rested. Jxo.D. Hewixtt examined on the part of the prosecu- tion—Mrs. Cobert worked for witness before and after racity is wT Mn ae Cobert’s character for As the Grand Jury for this County will have some heavy business betore them, | give the list of them:— Ebenezer Smith, Egbert T. Smith, Timothy C. Smith, Sylvester Smith, George W. Edwards, Abel Corwin, Jr. Ira R. Tuthill, Joel 8. Tuthill, Peter Fowning, Platt Lewis; John Wood, Carlton Jarvis, Amos Harned, Leo- nard W, Lawrence, Sidney Bunce, Jeremiah Hunting; Jr Gelston Gillet, William Penny, David Foster, John T. Burnet, Luther D. Cook. We will venture to say a more intelligent Grand Jury was never empanelled in Suffolk. ‘Ihis remark was afterwards made by thoso Present, when ean 4 were receiving their charge. The charge of Judge Ruggles was very able. He dwelt at length oe the outrages committed by the inhabitants of Suffolk upon the Long Island Railroad Company, and urged upon the Jury their duty in regard to that offence. D. Manressa and Antonia Garcia, two gentlemen of this city, were arrested on a Ly charge of yea) about to ir fight adwel. The parties were bound o Recorder enois to keep the pea: nd were disc! d.—N. O, Picayune, Aug. % ee Sir Allan N. Macnab, the Speaker of the Legisla- tive Atsembly of Canada, and J.'b. Ewart, Eq, of Dun: das, left Boston in the last steamer for England, on busi- ness connected with the Great Western road. | Intelligence from the Seat of war—Anether Requisition for Troops. We have received by the southern mail, the im- portant intelligence—important if true—that a re- quisition has been made upon the Governor of Flo- rida for eight hundred men for Texas. We give the proclamation for the enlistment of this force, in the same shape as we received it, and the public must judge of its authenticity. It may be mentioned, however, that it has been officially an- nounced, that in case more troops should be needed in Texas, requisitions were to be made upon Mis- sissippi and Louisiana only. Florida has nothing to do with either of those States. But as it has been reported that General Gaines has called upon Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi for troops, it is not unlikely that Florida, too, is in- cluded in the requisition. PROCLAMATION ! A requisition having beon made on the Gover nor gof the State of Florida for eight hundred men to unite with other forces now under orders {o1 | Nacogdoches to Dough seven feet water. This occurred on the 20th ,inst. She was loaded with Government stores, consisting of hay, corn and oats, nearly the whole of which was | The boat is supposed te be a total lo: We have heard it aid that she had some cotton on board, a part of which will be saved in a damaged state. {From the Galveston Civilian.] Saveniaco—the noted Mexican leader, has for several weoks past been ranging wilh a company of about se- venty men in the vicinity, of, the Mediates mae of the Nueces. Itis said that he has made no attempts to molest any of the western settle: ‘as, but is un- remitted in hia exertions tocapture the who are engaged in smuggling Christi tothe Rio Grande. A sm: from Corpus Christi, were ——_ at the Salt Lakes collecting salt, and Sav tiago and his company encamp- | ednear them He professed great friendship for the | Texans,and permitted several of his'soldiers to work with | ‘Texans fora amall sum, to help them remove the salt that Saveriago is in favor of annexation, and | will be the best policy for Mexico to relin- | quish herclaims to all the territory east of the Rio | Grande, provided the right) of the old Mexican settlers can be secured, and a fair consideration is paid by the United States to Mexico for this territory. Perbaps he in some degree, influenced by self-interest; for ashe formerly resided at Golia, and has claims to large tracts of land, he probably imagines that he will be compen- sated for the lands he forfeited by his treachery. This man, who has so often spread terror on our western frontier, is in appearance, one of the most harmless of men He appears ko weak and effeminate, that our west- ern rangers always look upon him witn the most s preme contempt {From the Texas We have been politely fu yb the U.S. Dr goons, with the follewing table of exact distances from Natchitoches, Louisiana, to Washington, Texas, as ascertained by actual measurement. From Natchitoches to Fort Jesup . z Fort Jesupto Alford’s.......4 5 Alford’s to Sabine River. . . Sabine (Gaines? Ferry) to } Milam to San Augustine. . San Augustine to the Attoy Attoyac to Nacogdoches ... xican traders goods trom Corpui all party of Tex: Douglass to the Angelina river... elina to the Neches river... nesto MeLane’s. ne’y to Masters ’to Crockett . to Parker’s . Crockett Parker's to Spril Spring and Lake t ‘Trivity (Robins? Mitehell’s to L Lake to Rivers’ Rivers’ to Pine Spri Pine Spring to Roa Roan’s to Fanthrop’s .. .., Fauthrop’s te Washington .. ke. . 258 {From the Mobile Herald, Aug. 27 ] Itis currently reported here, that a requisition from General Gaines for a thousand men, passed through this city a few days since to Tuscaloosa, If this be we may expect acall for volunteers ina few da’ then, hie for Texan ! j (From the Mississippian, Aug. 20.) | In the event of a war with Mexico, it is probable that a requisition will be made on this Statejfor a part of the ne- cessary force. Gov. Brown, loosing to this fact, has ad dressed a letter to the Secretary ef War, on behalf of our people, requesting that, as ppi did her part of the vating to acquire Tex y be permitted to do | some part of the fighting to r possession of that pro- vince. He desired that Mississippi might be permitted to furnish volunteers, there being no necessity for a draft Major General John M. Duffield and Brigadier General A. G. Bennett, have tendered their services to the Gover- | nor’ in the event a call 1s made upon Mississippi for men. This fact, so honorable to those officers, has been an- nounced by the Governor to the War Department. [From Pensacola Letter, Aug. 25. “Frigate Potomac, Commodore Connor; steam frit Mississippi, Capt. Fitzhugh; ship St. Marys, Capt. Qh s, Capt. McCluney; steamer Prince te Porpoise, Lieut Com’g Hunt; the ship Saratoga, Captain | Shubrick, and brig Lawrence, Capt. Jarvis, are in the | Gulf, expected to return to Pensacola in a’ few day Captain Connor is waiting news from Mexico, which, if of a warlike character, he will attend to by ‘appea: before Vera Cruz in no small force.” [From Washington Union, Sept. 4. We understand that despatches were received yester- day as late as the 20th August, from Galveston. Recent accounts had been received from Gen. Taylor's camp. — | They are in good health and spirits. The artillery had | provided themseves with some pieces of cannon which they wanted, and were mounting them in their intrench- ments. The intelligence from Matamoras represents the Mexican troops as fortifying themselves, and expecting reinforcements. Col. Twigg’s dragoons arrived at A tin on the Sth August, where the convention of Tex: embled. it was calculated that he would join lor about the 18th of the month. The dragoons wreck of the San yy the diving bell, two large cannon and a considerable quan tity of cop brought to | Hundreds of | A report for the first # gle: brig Somers, Captain Ingraham; brig | qj Varieties. The Richmond Daily Whig states, that a young tleman desirous of protecting a lady’s nose from the of a mosqueto struck so forcibly at it as to break the fair 0: nasalorgan. Was not the prevention worse than the cure? Besides th 000 in specie obtained from the kof t eB dro Bae Spa nish Main, b; ir were also taken from the wreck and jaltimore. The Spanish dollars are some what rusted but can easily be cleaned and made bright. They command a premium of 7 per cent. The company have already realized a handsome sum upon the capital ted, after defraying ail expenses. It is their inten- ion to fit out another expedition immediately. The ex- pedition that has just arrived, was ubtaining from $300 to $700 every day at the time of leaving the wreck. The Albany Knickerbocker says—‘ It is stated that the present number of distilleries in the United States is 10,400; the number of gallons of distilled liquors, distilled annually, is 41,502,607, which, if sold at gallon, would produce $8,000,000 ; 4,000, half a million of assaults and batteries ; one d thefts; eight hundred suicides, and about one hundred murders, ‘The train of cars were about to run over a basket three miles on the other side of Waterford on Sunday morning last ; but elthough they were running at a faster rate than usual, the engineer stopped them time enough to prevent the basket trom being crushe/|, and upon get- ting ont to exanrine it, it was found to contain a lovel: baby about five or six months old! It would be diticult properly to characterize the fiend who placed it there. We understand from the Lowrsville Journal that the snag boats in the employ of the Government, have lately removed several formidable snags from the Ohio, viz ;~That on which the Dr. Watson was wrecked, near Brandenburgh; that on which the Wm. French was wrecked uear the heed of Flint Island; that at Shival’s reach, by which the Western Belle was sunk; and that at the New Albany bar, on which the Washingto:. was | wrecked several years since. The wife of Thomas Howard, Esq sitting in | her dwor at Pittsburg, on Sunday evening last, whena negro rushed up to her with an open razor in his hand, and cut @ severe gash on her lip andchin. He was pur- aned, and as he passed a young man named Charles Viil- ler, drew the razor across tus face, cutting a terrible gush. He is said to have been neither drunk nor crazy. Judge Leigh, John Rundolph’s executor, is endea- voring to find a location for the slaves manu fed by the will of that eccentric man. A legacy of $25,000 is lett to them. y do not wish to goto Liberia, and annot remainin Virginia. Judge L. is seeking a place in a free State, where they may be placed wituout danger or molestation from invidious laws or a still more invidious public feeling. Within the time prescribed by law for the taking up of dogs running at large unmuzzled through the city ot Philadelphia proper, commencing on the Ist of June and ending on the Ist of September, 1200 of these animals were seized and put to death. We understand that the thunder shower, the day before yesterday, extended into Morris county, where it was more severe than has been known there for yeurs.— The mill streams at Rockaway were raised some 18 inches. The fishing in the Passaic now affords rare sport. ‘erch are hooked daily with a simple drop line. The best time in the tide is toward the last of the ebb, and the first of the flood, and shrimp are by far the best bait | _ The total sum received by voluntary contributions | for the sufferers by the fire at Quedec up to Aug. 20th, was $164,086. The assessmentof all the property de. stroyed, has been remitted for the current year. Yucatan is the only flourishing part of Mexico. — ree months of the present year gives 6656 births and 3835 deaths there. A meeting of the democracy of Candia and the S | neighboring towns will be holden on the 16th of Septom- ber, at or near the Union Baptist Meeting House in Can dia, at one o’clock, P. M. Hon. Levi Woodbury will ad dress the meeting upon the question of annexation Other inguished speakers are expected to be present and address the meeting. A new process of tanning leather is said to have been discovered by Messrs. Darrow, of Dayton, Ohio, by which a side of sole leather 1s taken in its raw state and thoroughly finished for the manufacturer in 72 hours, and a side of upper leather in about 16 hours! Mi D. are practical tanners. Prof. Stuart, of Andover, has m press a volume entitled “ A Critical History and Defence of the Canon of the Old Testament.” The object of the work is to show that our Saviourand his Apostles constantly re- cognized as of Divine authority the books of the Old Testament, the identical boeks which we now find there and no others. | The “ Pottsville Journal” states that a woman left her infant on the bed, while she went down stairs to attend to some domestic duties, and on returning she had borne their journey to Austin well, and their horses were in excellent order. [From Norfolk Herald, Sept. 3.) Texas, owing to an invasion about being made by Mexi co, you are required to draft or raise by volunteers, one hundred men trom yeur county, (Eacambia) to be ready for embarkation by the 10th day of Septewber next. Incase of draft, the Judge of the County Court will report forthwith the names of those drawn to the Colonel of the Brigade. In the other case they will elect their own officers, and report immediately to the Governor. By order of the Governor, JAMES K. SMITH, Acting Secretary. see, August 25, 1845, New Ortrani ‘Tallah: August 24, 1845, For the last ten or twelve days p: we have heard of nothing but wars and rumors of wars, and our city pre sented the appearance of one vast military garrison. We are indebted to Gen. Gaines for this whole mimic Water. loo appearance, and we thank him from the bottom of our hearts, as we shall have to participate in none o1 its expense, and it has driven away much ennui, be assured The General, you are aware, in the plenitude of some- thing, made a requisition on the Governors within the circle of his military command, for a thousand troop each, to be in read to march to Texas when Gen report brought here by the steam from Matamoras, that 10,000 Mexican troops were with- in afew miles of that place enroute to annihilate Gen. Taylor and his command in particular, and Texas in general. No sensible man here believed the report but the General and our Governor, Mouton, and heace the latter's alacrity in ordering out the regimenta he did. ‘Tue boys, themselves, wanted some fur have obeyed the order as promptly, had to Oregon or California. All the other Governors with in the range of the General’s command, have treated the requisition with silence, if not contempt, if we may judge by the absence of their response. One volunteer rifle company of 165 men, expected hourly here from Missis. Gi sippi, will have to go to Texas, if they go at all, on their own hook, unless Gen. ines is determined to adhere to the report of the 10,000, in opposition to the 400 Mexi- can troops, which Gen. Taylor's courier from Matamo ras positively asserts are on their way to somewhere. Two companies of volunteer artiliery left here : days since to join Gen. Taylor, under the Gen. Gaines, which he will as much want, does a fifth wheel, if the report of his courier is to be relied on, of which there is not the least doubt In my next, should my leisure permit, I will endeavor to’ give you a faithful description oi General Gains’ review of some two hundred recruits. it was a most ludicrous affair, and will ever be inti- mately associuted by the witnesses with that of tho ce. lebrated Pluck. 1 should not like to see General Gaines superceded in his command here, as he has been sui- ficiently overlooked by the Government already, but i should really like to see an aid appointed to him, who weuld so amuse his leisure hours as to make him forget his past grievances, and save the government the oppres. sion of uselessly enormous expenditures, in the way of marches and countermarches, With the regular troops which have been sent, and are now in the progress of being sent to Texas, together, should it be necessary, with the volunteers which could be raised in Texas, at short notice, | am afraid the work of the General will reap him no laurels. It is now showery, and the thermometer is only ranging at 87, No yellow fever yet, and nothing bear- ing the least resemblance to it. It is not only a source ef disappointment to our doctors, and their name is le- | gion, but to very many, strange to relate, of our other permanently resident population, who base their charity, or by what other name you please to call it, on the ap prehension that we shall be overrun by the Yank ‘As they will overrun nyhow, | beg leave to differ in charity with them, and i ws best I can. {From the N. 0. Picayune, Aug. We learn from a Pensacola corresponde! nies A, K, and K, of tl he Ming ent of Infantry, left that harbor Sunday jing, the 24th instant, in the steamer Creole, for Aransas Bay, Texas; Maj. Brown, commanding the 7th Regiment of Infantry, accompanied them. The officers belonging to the command are Bre- vot Major G. J. Rains; Captains D. 8. Miles, D. P. W! ting; Ist Lieutenants A. Montgomery, J. R. Scott: 2d Lt Hayman Karl, Van Doren, Brew; 3d Lieutenants. F. Gardner, J.-M. Henry. Company B, Capt. R. H. Ross, will join the Regiment in Texas, as soon as it is relieved by Company F, Ist Artillery, now on its way to Pensa cola. The Herald, at St. Augustine, publishes the following information in relation to the removal of United States troops from that state: ‘he 8th regiment, stati yd at this post, Fort Brooke (Tampa Bay) and Key West, hav: received orders to proceed to Aransas Bay, Texas. Com- panies A. Gwynn’s; B. McKavitt’s; G. Worth’s; and 1. 1ill’s, are already embarked for their destination. Gen. Worth proceeds across the country to Tampa, at which point the regiment is to rendezvous, and embark in transports ordered from the North. The officers who embark at this ge re, Capts. Worth, McKavitt and Hill; Lieuts. Gates, Smith, Lee, Sheppard, Jordan, Longstreet The Pensacola Ga: and Wood. ile sti that the following named officers of the staff have been directed to report to Gen. Taylor, ix Capt. George D. Ramsey, Ordnance Department; Capt 1.3 Crain, ‘opographical Engineers; apt. Sand ‘4 se) Nava1.—The U. 8. steamer Col. Harney, Lt. Com’g Whittle, will sail to-day for Mobile, and thence to Texas. The following is a list of her officers Wm. C. Whittle, Lieut. Com’g; Ist Lieutenant, M Smith ; Acting Master, George W. Rogers ; Passed Asst. Surgeon, William A. Nelson; Passed Midshipmen, R. T, Renshaw, H. N. T. Arnold; Midshipmen, A. F. Warley, J. J. Waddell ; Capt’s Clerk, G. Goldsbo- rough ; Coast Pilot, John D. Wood ; 2d Asst. Engineer, Sam'l Archibald ; 3d do, Theo. Zeller. ngers, M.M. Thompson, 3d Ass't Engi «1 do ; John Brown, emigrant for Texas. The barque Phomnix, Boush, sailed from Old Point ye terday, with U. S, troops, bound to Aransas Bay, Texas. {From Boston Journal, Sept. 4. | ‘The U.S. sloop of war Marion, recently refitted at the | Charlestown navy yard, went to sea to-day, destination | unknown, but probably the Gnif of Mexico. | Suereme Court, Sept. 3. -Special Term—Mr. Fustice Beardsley presiding.—Cooper ads. Williams | Motion that L. J. Walworth, plaintifs attorney, pay the lefts. costs in this cause; denied, with costa. Wormer vs. Merritt, ex’r. &e.—Motion to refer, granted. Cowman ads. Delamater.—Motion to confirm decision of Circuit Judge for nonsuit; granted, ex parte. Reynolds ads. Van | Dewater.—Order absolute, that pli. file security for | costs; granted, by default. Stanton et. al. ads. McDon- | gall.-Motion to amend judgment record; granted, with costs, by default. In the matter of the Central Bank vs Wilder—Motion for leave to prosecute efficial bond granted exparte. Havemeyer ads. Hungerford et al— | Motion to change venue denied. Blossom et al ads. | Pease.—Motion to change venue, granied—Same ads Same—Motion to refer granted; defendants to furnish bill of particulars in twenty days. Sill vs. Maple et al —Motion to file an amended judgment record mune pro | ‘une granted, exparte, on cancelling the old record and | locket. Moak ads, Foland—Motion to quash or super- sede writ of error, granted with costs by default. Smith ads. Briggs—Motion to set aside default, granted on terms. McEwen ads. Brownell—Motion for acommis- | sion to take depositions, granted ex parte. Smith ad Prosser—Motion to change venne, granted. Schoonan vs, Stowell et al.—Order ex parte to uppear and plead to | sci. fa, after. Drinker, adm’r, &c. vs. Bacon et al.—The like. Tyler vs. Canaday—Motion for one of detendants | eer; Wm. | | to appear and plead in action of ejectment; granted, ex Smith ads. Ranney—Motion to chauge venue; granted by consent. In the matter of Bartlett, for in alternative mandamus to the Judges of Wor- ren cou granted ex parte. In the matter of he application of the Mayor, &c., of Brooklyn in relation to opening Cumberland street-—Or- der for confirmation of Commissioner's report ; granted without opposition, Same, in relation to Remsen street Mouk ads. Foland. Motion to quash or supercede writ of error, denied, and former rule vacated ex rel. Bascom vs. the President of the village of Seneca Falls. Motion for alternative mandamus; granted, ex parte. Hicks and Livingston et al. Motion to set aside default and subsequent proceedings; granted with costs The People ex rel. Bascom vs. Bellows, clerk of the vil- lage of Seneca Falls. Motion fora mandamus; granted ex parte, alternative, Westbrook vs. Dubois. Motion to substitute a referee; granted, by default. Clark vs Jewett et al. Motion to set aside appeal and for leave to plaintiff to complete judgment, &c; granted Roosa ads the Kingston Bank. ‘Motion for judgment as in case of hon suit; granted,unless plaintiffs stipulate and pay costs. Same ads, same. The like. Tnvnsoay, Sept. 4.—Darling ads. Barnard et. al.—M ion to set aside judgment and execution, denied, with costs. Heyser et. al. ads. Hale—Motion to set aside writ of nuisance, de Van Arnum ads. Dunbam—Motion to set aside default beequent proceedings, granted, on terms Mather ads. Eldridge—Ordered that defend’t | have leave to plead general issue and give notice of spe | cia] matter without affidavit, granted, on terms. Field | ads, Williams—Motion to quash certiorari—demed with costs, without prejudice. In the matter of the applica- n of Matthew Thue, et. al. for a certiorari to one of the tant Justices of the city of New York—granted, ex me—same. Inthe matter of th ef The like. Christie by consent. Voorhees vs. et. al Motion ex parte to file new judgment record amended on cancelling the old record and docket; granted. | Breves vs. Murphy —Motion to amend judgment record i the name of the plaintiff therein; granted. Hall ads Lowery—Motion to strike out plaintiff's second | replication; denied with costs, deft to have 10 days to | rejoin or demur. Hamilton vs. MeIntyre—Motion to re- fer: granted by default. The Judges of Chenango Com- ads The people ex. rel., Aylsworth et al—Mo- ndgment of non pros; granted by default, t a parte. 1. —Mo- ‘er- out o McCormick ads impvell—Motion to set aside an order of Recorder; granted, and bail bond or. | dered ty be delivered up. Van Rensselaer vs. Gardiner, and eight other causes—Motion for leave to issue alias admn.—Motion to change the venue, denied —.Albany Argus. | J. 4, Corps of Engineers;First Lieut. J. M. Scarritt, Corps of Engineers; Second Lieut. C. P. Kingsbury, Ordnance; Brevet Second Lieut. T. J. Word, Top. Engineers. (From New Orleans Picayune, Aug. 28.) | ‘The steamer Planter, in descending the Red River, | on her way to this port, struck a snag four miles and ahol{ this side of Alexendrie, and sunk immediately in Court ror THE CorRECTION or Errors.—Ko- | chester, Wednesday, Lad? 3.—Present: the Lt Go- | vernor, Justice Jewett, and 19 Senators.—No, 18. Jac. F Miller et al va. H. Gable etal. W. Beach Lawrence was | heard for appte. | Afternoon Sesrion.~W. B. Lawrence continued for appte. | returned and reudered the above verdict. | and was keeper lust year of the Upper Reservoir: The people | of required of three of the prison The facts as brought to wu gan, | Wealthiest and most influ found a large cat lying upon the’ infant’s breast, with its | head near the child’s mouth, as if in the act of ‘suchin its breath. pon examination the child was discover | to be dead, having met its death in this most extraordi- nary and distressing manner. A private letter froma friend in the interior of | Vermont contains the following sentence : “ Within two | or three weeks | have been e manuscript of an Almanac for 18346, the astronomical calculations of | which were made by a boy nine and s-half years old, a ident in Royalton, Verm His name is Safford, and his k owledge of mathematics and astronomy is truly astonishing. We see the arrival of Col. William R. Johnsen» of Virginia, announced in the New York je hope his journey may lead to t! mi of the numerous matcl which have been offered bY Mr. Kirkman and the ‘“ Virginia party.” If the Nort® does not accept any of Kirkman’s propositions, will be idle to “' talk horse’ there any more, or rather, it likely to be “all talk.”—N. O. Picayune, Aug. 28. Srcars.—A vessel arrived at Philadelphia yester dey, the Norman, from Havana, bringing, among other things, 1,941,308 segars. Nearly two hundred workmen, from England, reached the iron works at Danville, Pa., last week,where they are to be employe: er and Terminer. Serr. 5.—The trial of Hodgkins for the wilful murder of Jesse Lee Burtis, concluded this day, the jury having rendered @ verdict of “ Not Guilty.” Up to 10 o'clock they had not agreed, when they came into Court and asked some instructions in relation to the testimony, after which they retired, and in a short time On the an- | nouncement of this verdict, the crowd in the court-room | set ‘up a loud clapping with their feet. The prisoner ‘as thereupon remanded on a charge of burglary. Hodgkiuson, end Livingston (who had been implicat with ium in the indictment on the charge of murder, of which he has been acquitted) are both indicted for rob- w | bing churches, and have been also indicted (or other bur- glartes, alleged to have been committed since February last. The father of Livingston was a charcoal dealer, now in the police, and enjoys a good reputation. T' father ef Hodgkins was in the police under the Nativ American party. The triul of Livingston, upou the above charge, will be abandened ; but he will be tried tor the burglaries with Hodgkins. The trial did not seem to excite much interest. The urbaue and gentlemanly demeanor of the counsel who had been employed at either side, Paterson, District Attorney, and Messrs. Price and Phoouix.) when contrasted with the bickerings that have occasionally characterised the proce: el in similar liy art, and seem- un, a8 © public mising firmsess, and a prof fairness which do hun every credit as «public prosecutor, showing that firmness of purpose is uot incompatible with suavity of language aud demeanor. Vir ’Haxix seemed to understand the tact and good judgment required on so solemn an vccasion, much to te advantage of the prisoner, and conducted the de- fence wits much ability. He was ably supported by Mr. Price His Honor Judge Parker is admirably adapted for thi bench, aud be aye an intimate acquaintance with the criminal law. luminous charge gave stroug evi- dence of his deep legal acumen. His tocews dexterity in pruning off extraneous matter; the facility with whiol he cuils the grain from the chaff, in wading through a mass of testimony, shows his intimate acquaiutance with ee testimony. His urbanity upon the bench, his dig- nified and easy manners, his courtesy towards the bar generally, seemed to be much appreciated by the profes- on, Who deem such a judge an ornament to the bench. Betore Judge Parker, and Aldermen Meserole end c L z jon. M. ©. Paterson, Esq., District Attorney. Serr. 6.—Trial of Leonard R, Hodgkine—The jury m this case rendered a verdict o “not guilty,” at 12 o'clock, Prisoner has been remanded on a charge of burglary. Counrenrgrreas.—Warsaw, Ky., if reports are correct, has been the scene of no little excitement during the past week. The cause of the excitement was the arrest of a gang of counterfeiters. Four of them d: Oue made his escape, but was caught loaged in jail, and a guard consequence of tears that there would be anattempt by interested persons to rescue the’ And this was done, ae the story runs On ‘Tuesday last, while the examination of these men was going on at the court-house, (at which ‘some thousand” | guson ads Brown— Motion t ult, &e; grant. | 8908 oe | ple were present,) a large stable was fired near ed without costs, Brown vs; Ferguson Motion 10 set / ne jail; the rush wasgrent, Dut the guard stood thelr ground, and no attempt at rescue was made. Bail was in the sum of $12,000. Tepresent that there isa lange t some of the of countertviters in execution, in place of those destroyed; granted, ex parte. | : Dunkell vs. Miles—-Motion for precept to coliect costs, | With it; that a branch of it oxi In Lawret ceburgh, bey &e.: granted, ex parte. Seamans vs. Seamans—Motion | My be in Cincinnati, and anot! her up, the ‘abash; to refer; granted, by default. Morehouse ads Flint, | Bat the prisoners threaten awfu bh Onto River.—At Wheeling, on Tuesday, thre were two anda half feet of water in the channel~fall ing. At Pittsburgh, the same day, the river had two feet of water in the channe 3 Wright left Alban; terday mornin, for asyen, Be i tons deusty ok sncoust of the ie ness of bis brother, He will be absent about s week.