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Dally Prayer Meeting—From 12 *. to
`12:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church, Fifth
street, next door to GAxam.ottlee.
The dogs aie `not to be - poisoned this year
7:4y 3 tril;he iippounded. •
The supply of Tager beer for the coming
summer is *Ai to be quite small.
Thesverti en the new steeples of St: Paul's
Cighadral is rapidly progresslpg.
The Police have adopted- a ;recliner whis
tle is a signal, almost entirely Ignoring the
The Fruit :13 this neighborhood pr • raises
Unusually well. Peaches will be very
plenty.
Sheffield street. in tile Fifth ward s Alle
gheny, is one of the finestAhorousliferee in
either city.
-The I.eeme returns are , refused - for pub
lication' by the Assessor of this district. It
is hinted that .they. show ,a woful decrease
from last year.
An Inebriated fellow called "watch" on
Fifth street at an early hour this morning.
and disappeared before -'the`
could get to him.
It is seriously urged that to prOperly ac
commodate the young men who co agregate
on Fifth street the pavements should be
made much wider.
Street' Improvement.=A large force of
•:vierkmen are engaged in grading Fayette
street, in the Fifth - ward, Allegheny, pre
'partitorY twits being paved. ,
Improving.—The woman Ann McFarland
Who was cut on the bead with a hatchet by
her• husband, an account of which we pub
lished was slightly better yesterday. .
• Strawberries—The price of Strawberries
G• is declining rapidly. They sold in market
yesterday at sixteen cents per quart. They
are very fine this season, and in great
abundance. - •
Fight. —A fight occurred last night about
eleven o'clock, in Virgin alley, which re
anitedin calling a squad - of :police to the
spot, the fight however being over before
any of them arrived.
_
— "The bolt itice between Coulter and
(~ Hamill will take place today. Considera
ble interest is manifested in the affair here.
The beta Are about even. iri to-morrow's
t" "issue ' we will be able to'give the result.
Larceny.:—John Gillespie charged James
Cain before Aldemian Taylor, yesterday,
with the larceny of a lot of lumber from
the bank of the. Allegheny riVer. He failed
to prove it, howbver, ana the accused was
discharged. - .
A young and promising business man
bas been:detected in a senes of forgeries,
using the name of a rich relative by mar
riage to secure funds from accommo•lating
bankers.'"We- will hereafter publish the
Will Meet This, Evening.—trhe Alleghe
ny City Republican Executive Committee
meets - this evening, at City Hail, at 8
o'clock. As this is, the first meeting the
present campaign, all persons interested
should attend.
• James 'Dougherty, who was struck with
s two ponnd weight by Thomas Bart, the
- circumstances of which we noticed in yes
terday's GAZETES, is reported' to be sink
• lag rapidly anti it is feared tharhis in
:\ juries will prove f!atal. "
'Wew Sewer:—WOrkmen are engaged in
constructing a private sewer on West Com
mons, Allegheny, from the residences of
Henry Irwin and James Patton, Eaq. to
connect with the main sewer of the city,
which crosses the Commons.
Alteration; The Columbia Hook and
Ladder Company of Allekheny have al
tered their ladder truck so as to have their
apparatus rest upon rollers above the axles,
Instead of below as before, and it can now
be handled-much easier and quicker.
- -- Dbiorderly.,Thomas Divine alleges that
Barah Mitchell called him all sorts of names
and acted otherwise very disorderly in the
neighborhood in which he lives, for which
be makes information against her for dis
orderly conduct. A warrant was issued by
Alderman Thomas.
Light Weights.—H. B. Lyon, sealer of
weights and measures; made' information
before, •Alderman .= Humbert yesterday,
,againstJ4ihn McKenna, for using measures
which he had condemned. The measures
were confiscate and defendant released
upon payment of costs. , ,
*lngnett.—Alderman G, Id. Irwin, in the
. :absence Coroner ,Clawson..held, an in
quoit dyeaterday i evening on the body of
William 'lleterd, who - waslcilled by a fall
' frOm a 'cherry. , tree, an account of ..wikich
Was given' In'yesterday's issue - Tho jury
rendered a verdict of accidental death.
Omni cotiteit.-=.WWwould again
.remind our readers of the
,grand vocal
-') concerft6i4glyini this-eyeing In the Sec
ond 11. 1 1 :13bnrclibf this - cit.,y;lor the bene
fit of the Etgbiih Ward Mission School. We
hope there will be such an attendance as is
justly xlua such a benevolent institution:
Attack. oa a Bey.—E. IL. Newland, made
information yesterday before Alderman.
Thomas, against C. 4Craft,efor , assault
and battary... Newliine states that Craft
attacked his son, Newlin:id, on . Beyd
Hilf, striking fhlinJott the side of. the head
with a club, and abusing him. Warrant
issued.'
z bxen
hart and ,W.,A 4 Armstrong were taken be
fore Alderman }lambert yesterday for a
- of City Ordinance, in. allowing
'their 'ivagons to' stand oh Market street
c during market. boars. -.After • paying the
• ;`hosts they* ere discharged, this ! - ludag their
first otlear - -
1211
Accident.—OnTacaday last, James Binger;
a lad about twelve years of age, met wlth' a
Serlolllll4ooitientkkitoappears..tbAt: he, was
practicing on a turning pole, when he fell,
milking his head violently against the bars
of an Imxt fence, inflicting. a, very severe
L wround on the temple. He was carried h)
'his home Mt Vouch . ; street • Alleglieng,
,and Ma injuries attended to.
ritmA
lrig g tive Arreated.,Willfeas Ilea, a, fusil4l
.. . .
5 ... awe ow justice, - was arrested yesterday
by officers Fowler and Lientetnit` Wilmot
c 4 '-. Wad taken - UW:4e the •ilhilcirl *trio 4icainnit:.
2 him to i4V It Is inet4 that,he; roke
-.,) ''at" Portsmouth , ' &in county, Ohio,
-stalerf2,stl4 •wbere - .12e , -waveonfined , on; a
4/esage ' larceny: , , 'The - . audit:irides at
Farteinoutb bore-bawl not kfr4 of AlssrresC"'
2,,, •-. , 11111gli School Centasenceinent,-The Coin
m -
tz s
inenceent exercises of 4he Pittsbur g h
High School will4ake plats 'V Ahois •e i;
on Wood street,. on Friday evenin ' r the
19th (nit.; ill' 74 Ohilbeki The'erogramthe
nwhe - 94UA:' Ireatilif'antrintaresting,pharacter,
ttstripritittig bra tons and . essays, , Inter- -
Versed wit must ealaelectiona, and4flnst nil
'‘lvithhe ' v*O t etff r r:- Eittartisa by'AlisCA•nna
4111 Per: - •.t.- ) , , - -f .1 ..,
WOrdinapopri-fgeter Dressler,
. market o:instable; 7mida - information yes•
terday against lielattaitmakirde Itiqatipn
of city ordinance and interference witithim
in the AliadisiffiThtlialii>ilbdee by let lig
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MEMBER BY:POISON.
Trial' of 'finui tame tor the Murder of His
Wednesday =fining; in ihe'llanti of
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Oyer and Terminer, before Judges Sterrett
and Stowe, the case ?i* the Commonwealth
va. Louis 'Lane, a coloied ;man; resident in
the city, indicted for the murder of his
wife by admirdet* T ir4lg- to her , arefeletMea
taken up, Wm. T. Haines' and .Tohn . C. Mc-
Carthy, Begs., appearing as counsel for the
prisoner,. am' Col.- L. IL: Duff, District At
torney, assisted by W. A. Leggate, Esq., for
the Commonwealth.
Mr. Halms' prayed that the prisoner be
rarraigned, for the reason that at the time
of arraignment 071 Saturday last he was
without counsel. lie stated that to proceed
with the, .trial under the present arraign
r9ent would be prludicial to the prisoner.
The District' Attorney not • objecting,
and the oouit geeing no legal obstacle in
the way, allowed the prisoner to N4ithdraw
his plea of guilty, and ordered a rftrraign
meat.
Mr. Haines interposed and moved to
quash the indictia.ent---
I. On the ground that the inquisition
upon which the commitment, and all sub
sequent proceedings are founded, is in
valid, and for the following reasons, viz:
1. Because an Alderman has no jurisdic
tion, at common law, to act as Coroner, nor
has such jurisdiction been conferred upon,
him by any act of Assembly.
2. Because, even if the act of May 27,
1841, sec. 15, can be construed so as to in
clude Aldermen under, the designation of
“Justices of the Peace," yet the emergency
upon which such_. jurisdiction_ is alone
founded, viz: the inability of the Coroner
to attend, or, as stated more forcibly, in a
subsequent act,_ the impracticability of his
attendance, did not arise. •
• 8. Because the act of May 27,1841, seo-
tion 15, requires the inquisition' taken by
a Justice of the Peace, under the authority
conferred by it, to he certified to the Court
of Quarter Sessions ' and that the Court
shall adjudge the case justified his in
terference as Coroner pre hac vice, and that
the proceedings are, in other respects, reg
ular. •-, ' •
11. Because the District Attorney did not
sign the indlotniniat, and that the act, or
that portion thereof requiring the Assistant
District Attorney to sign the name of the
District Attorney to the bill of indictment,
is unconstitutional.- • • •
111. Because the indictment against the
prisoner in this cause was returned a true
bill by the grand jury through the illegal
interference of the Assistant District Attor
ney, he beinsr In the room the, whole time
of said finding, .examining witnesses, _and
acting for the Commonwealth in the pres
ence of said jurors and co-operating with
them, the same being in violation of law
and contrary to the official oath of the said
jurors.
IV. Because the indictment was not sub
mitted to the grand jury by the District
Attorney, and that the act, or that portion
thereof requiring the Assistant 'District
Attorney to submit bills of indictment to
the grand jury, is unconstitutional.
V. Because none of the names of the wit
nesses appearing before the grand jury,-
and sworn by them, were marked on the
indictment by the District Attorney. or by
any person authorized so to do, and the
finding is therefore illegal;
Mr. Haines, in response to hrt inquiry of
Judge Sterrett, stated the prisoner was com
mitted by Alderman Butler. who signed
the commitment as "acting Coroner.' •
The motion to quash was overruled, the
Court declining to allow such a motion for
anything which did not appear on the face
of the indictment itself. , -
The prisoner was then arraigned in'due
form for the murder of his wife, Henrietta,
on the 9th of Ma.y.1868, plead "not guilty,"
and desired to be tried by God and his
country. Clerk Brown responded, "may
Godsend you a just deliverance."
The impannelling of the jury was com
menced at eleven o'clock, and at twelve
the following jurors appeared in the box:
John C. Merman,John Cowan,
I
John Dean, Samuel Campbell,
vamp.
John K. Hunter Abner Bedell,
Alexander English, ,Wm. Euler,
W. W. Hastings, Wrn. Daniels,
James Calhoun, Robert Morrow.
The jurors having "hearkened unto the
cause of the prisoner," in listening to the
reading of the indictment, Mr. Leg
gate formally opened the case to
the jury. The issue lwascme of life or death
to the prisoner. Murder by poison, and, as
in this case, by one of the most deadly poi
sons in nature, arsenic, was of the highest
degree. There could be no question as to
the moral turpitude of a person .giiilty, of
such a murder. Mr. L. briefly narrated
the ch curnstanceepointing to the guilt of
the prisoner. The jury were simply to de
termine whether the prisoner administered
the poison which caused death. The law
determined the degree of the crime,
Fleming Kenney, colored, was the first
witness called—Reside in - , Kief's court, on
Wylie street, in, the city.• Knew Henrietta
Lane; she Medan Saturday morning, May
9th, last; in Kiera court. • She'vras taken
sick'on the Thursday preidous, In' the rif-,
tilristoodf she Isla standing in.the' yard.z be
fore my door; she was vomiting, Lind--de
„sired me to go and get her some whiskey;
'told her t would rather not, as Lane, her ,
husband; might Inake.a fuss about it; she
said she was very unwell, and wanted
something, to stop , her ' vomiting; she did:
not at that time furl her describe her com-•
plaint; saw her no more.until after she wail
dead.
-No cross-examination. , '• • • • • •
Mrs. GraccAtlisenotworn—Litioin Kiers
Court, Wylie street ;•kneir Mrs. lane ; saw
her in her house on 'fhtiniday,-May 7th;
aboutltleVerf o'clock; 'ithe - walt yyer"ywell at
that-time.; het' neXt about-half-past
one; she was then vomiting andi la urging ;
she was sitting at a talilevlhati edtir
cup of water ; she said "my in cietOare
burning up.” I lived • the second or third
I door from Iher. 'Line, the priwiner, was
home to dinner on that day; saw no one
else go into hitt house. Saw Mrs. laneagaln,
about five o'clock on Thursday ; dld not
speak to her or tie° her afterwards until she.'
was dead.
IVO. Mary Kenny, sworn—l am the
Wife of Mixing:Of - MP:It ' 1 0e* IlUtli,letta
Lime; on Thursday, LtY 7th, at twelve
O'clock, she was vomiting so she could net.
spea;.did hot,see , her again' until, fElatur
daV morning, whefiChe was dying. •
Cross-examinedkuUntelifollift not perinit
people to pinto his apartment; forkddiny .
of us frofi aiworiating with his wife.
.13mtly Reed,, sworn—Knew.
,itign. Lane;
saw her on Thursday morning prat/lons to
her. death; saw her next morning •tying
in bed: went in to get a broom she had bor
rowed; Lane was there at 'the time; Mrs.'
liminficide, no complaint, Witt heard iber„
jroaninw, did not go Into the howil,lant,
us,tlo the' item, :?.Think 1 iniv 'Mrs. Lane
on Thursday afternoon vomiting and our
ing(she Said stinttiongat she was
.`iping to
did.--th.dtsfib vistfiNtlnmerlbaining up ini
-RaeheiSensty,Cworn-'-Am R daughter of •
- 7TOrnirefltAfifle :' SAW - Mrs.' tithe* teilaed
on Frldioi ' ifieNkini'voinlting and' 1
pirglfq;. Did not see her an more; tried,
pt,lnto big 4, l cr Ihiar'Avoclivg.
_m . lifetstarg 4.4 - 4he rant f
' t'llec4b-T 1 4491if califid i 3 Op4b,r) Da. Brack;
•to assis t n making lipoid mortem examine
'lion: of .: he body_ of Mrs. Lane ; " saw the:
body abent ten o'clock; portiops of it wer, e,
'l4llt , tystm: then Went to - Alderman , Lind
;
aey's ()Mee where the Coroner's inqu '
, 014041, ." hae 00414 wiurT . ovum° y.
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from -tins -witness in, relation _to the at
cif .
snorters, or apjftbiqg AO plutfinfarcit r
the direetion`of the acting Coronersbel g
fittetif:thff 4rotinda in:fitqfporf iffif the m
Lion to quash the indictment, I ,
-,..'• leb)oll64ertifi4fifiCra fixiii44ol peoa„
1 • - Viritheeitroeg'edein - ln enhatiethie*ltk
De.aithtelt- . made e. - an : mtsmiestiok , ef the
104 liglit" lloiliel , tholeohOthii*Mob. ,
I,led it'sfboth ends and dellversdlt to Di.
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Black; saw no annatappemances abcmt
pobody. , • ; -?T
Dr. A. w: 261* Ergroni.prius -
McNarr when he made an examination of
the body. of Mrs.. Lane =sho a l him in
taking out the stomach; put the stomach
ins small stone jar; covered it and gave • ft
to Alderman Butler. e •
i lidermas A. Butler, sworn—Received •
from Dr. Black a stonajar, which hestaied,
contained the stomactt of Mrs. Henrietta
Lane; I delivered the jar to profeekr
Wink.
"Cross-examined—Dr. Black pointed by
the stone jar in a cupboard in my office.
and told me to take charge of it.
Dr. Black recalled —Placed thejar in a
cupboard in Alderman Butler's office, and
waited till the Alderrnarfcaine; then went ,
with him to the cupboard; *anted out the .
jar containing the stomach, and told , him to
take charge of it.
Otto Wuth, sworn—Aran practical chem
ist; commenced the study of chemistry in
1851, in Oermany. [Witness proposed to
read from manuscript what he had to testi
fy, stating he could not speak English dis
tinctly, and preferred 'this mode as being;
more satisfactory to himself. Defense ob
jected, but would' consent to witness re
freshing his recollection by referring to the
manuscript. Judge Stowe said the reading of
the manuscript might be consideri3d as re
freshing recollection. Defense oblected to_
witness testifying for the same reason as
urged In the case of. Dr. Mebiary. Objec
tion Overruled.]
Witness continued: Alderrium Butler,
incompany with Ex-Mayor Lowry, deliv
ered to me a stone jarcontainingastomaoh;
also, on May 16th, three small vials and a
fragment of glass. Witness then read
several pages of an account of the tests,
four in number, which he applied, giving a
description of each, and describing the
manner in which. results ,were arrived at.
In fourteen ounces of substance found in
the stomach he found seven - grains of arse
nic. Witness also stated that upon open
ing the stomach he found the mucus mem
brane much inflamed, but. his he could not
say was the result of the presence of arse
nic. •
At one o'clock the Court took a recess
until two.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Court having re-assembled at the ap
pointed hour.
Prof. Wuth again to* the stand and eon:*
tinned the detail of his analysis, exhibiting
to the jury the" substance, arsenic, which
ho obtained, from the stomach of the de
ceased, and from the other articles given
into his charge _by Alderman Butler. He
gave it as his professionalopinion that froth
two to three grains of arsenic were suffi
cient to cause death. The coating on a frag
ntant of a'glass vial consisted of arsenious
acid; the same was found among sorriefrag
nimbi of 'glass; also found ariienic'inii vial;
three other small vials contained no poison
—two - of theui contained a substance used
in hair dying.
Cross-examined—The greatest possible
care is required in analyzing a stomach to
arrive at definite results. Made a mistake
in my first calculation, and was' mistaken
in my statement before the Coroner's jury
that I found five grains of arsenic. I took
four-sevenths of the stomach for the ATM.
lysis.
Dr. Black was recalled, and described the
symptoms of poison by arsenic; among
them wore vomiting and purging, burning
sensation, and great thirst. The sixteenth
of a grain , wrs the regular dose of arsenic,
and supposed that from two to three grains
would be stifildent to cause death.
Cmoi.esamined—There are diseases in
whic,h the syniptorns are similar to those
of poilioning, chotera for instance; but in
that disease cramp follows the purging and
vomiting, One symptom of poisoning is
convulsions.
Dr. McNary, recalled-Sym . ptoms of
poisoning consist of excessive thirst, vom
'king and purging among others. The six
teenth of a grain being a regular dose, more
than that would cause death, the quantity
being dependant upon the condition of the
aubject.
Cross-examined.--:Cannot answer the
question as to whether there are symptoms
In disercres which approximate so closely to
arsenical poison as to render it difficult to
distinguish.
Mr. Keeney, recalled--Lived in the same
heuse with Mrs. Lane and her husband;
they lived in one room in the base
ment, and we ' lived above them.
Can't env that I know the < re
lations which existed between Mr.
Lane and his wife, except what I heard.
Heard them quarreling at night after Lane I
would come home; almost every time he
came home they would quarrel, up to the
time of Mrs. ;lane's death. Never was in
his room when Lane was there. On the
night before Mrs. Lane took air* Idid not
hear them qteirreling, nor the next day,
bat did on Friday night, when Mrs. Lane
insisted that Lane should go for a doctor;
Lane refused, saying he would , give, her
medicine himself.' Heard her ask bite to
go for a doctor about a dozen times.. Heard
airs. Lane groaning, and the disturbance
continued during tire night. Saw Lane on
Thursday. when became to dinner, and saw
him go away, between sways • and, one
o'clock ; saw him when he came to supper. I
:On. Friday morning he went, away,. but
came back soon and locked-the- dries, and
again went away, saying to himself,
keepall yea d— niggers out." He
vas about .the' house backwards and for
wards on Friday." Did not see his wife.
"She was in the , room
.when, be locked4lie
door and wen; away.
Uross-examined--/Xd net see Lane
in bed on Thursday beibre' she died, and
did not so swear before the caaronerli jury;
the reporters took it down wrong.. •Saw
her about fouroleloek; of, my own knowl
edge I know thrd she 'took sick betvieen
twelve and one o'clock Thursday. ',heard
her , vomiting: about" one o'clock: Never
spioke a half-dozen words to Lane In my
life, only to pass the time of day; never
bad a quarrel with him. Did not swear be
fore the Corcescies.jury that Mrs.. Lane
asked rue to 'ge.for a doctor. I heard Mrs.
Lane ask Lone onFriday night to pp for a
doctor. Lane and his Wife had lived in the
house about five Mouths. It was a usual
thing fur them to .qiiarreL One night Mri..
Lane was up on my porch, and Leslie:ailed
- her Or a d— b—to comae , down from;
that. ..I havo.herard her say :to him that
he was always. quarreling with herand she
would not 'dead it. Paid. but. little atten
tion to the quarreling;,thanght 'not my
business. On Friday Mottling ,he 'locked
the door with a padlock; don't: knew that
he went away undamt thelock.
lisnall *44 readied-I:resided the see
:ond door below Mrs. ,Lane. Had been , in
the House. frequently; not when both 'were
there, •Aire. Lane told - me tithe - .hot
allow any pensontd/eoinevin there. . `O n ly
onca heard.theumnarrelinp ha had taken
her clothes away .and w hen oho asked for
here, lie said heireuld 'burn. bet -
d,
an
her bastard, too. ,Know what 2ho Meant
when he said that. Airs.. tine **ln a ded
icate state. •• • • ' ' '•
Grace' 4 : Uhrint;" , ha:Ol44lW
iiine!s house almost - every day, but never
when Lane, was .there. - not,:ktlOW: of
cis wife.. l
Mrs. Kenney, recalled-Overheard what
occurred betWeen,; ,, Tatfie =HP:Wiles
'never paid any attention to it.
Rae/set Kentseye readle&-Had been, in
h4ow giequeottyi Only „lime
when Lane. Was there; oneabeardllintgari,
when with teffidrie'' tat king, .101illeam.
that It.Ohedld'Oot - gol hi wouldother:.
Alderman -
Mated toot orticlootio,bitiolOdlo rt. , 64 r
bQrlit the jar dioeasid'e
• stornaeh.] !Joked -a fragment of oltott,
tie OM of:the grate 1,43h0 ogee Ot.thef,jitik
Shortly after. the first committal of the pcli
inner; the cithar/0544,1*Ovedft0In
Hoer Shore.'
one ostiotabK
of the maw Ito% prisoner qn
Wylie treott tWr hit& thost- 4 tel. Alderman ,
alistAßeil beef ntmt to his Own 4tougesAlext 4
Aug 4440ranOlt Landiagr'so, , Amdr.)4V
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'lr.e
• Al-4.0,,/ hp, :went .to I his got a carpet .410jA '
„ and otooku It
with him. When In the Jail *Moo the
a •`l ,-, "
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PIMWMO
--. - 4:nni - e — iiiii‘ - hoiti n iiitO iii grate
w a e a and
.prage-ityprisoner: said: it, was medicine;
told limit was rather tmentunate ea the
eircnnistance Welt- be, brought ' against.
hith cuihis trial. 'Noticed a sitance run-,
ningfrom the grate, and after awhile ob.
served a Iphlte substance adhering toile
back of the grate;
_sonie of which witness
and the Deputy Wardeti scraped off and
Placed In= euveloPei dee tookbut a frag
ment of the bottle. Prisoner gave as area-.
son for breaking the bottle that he did not
wantthe people in : the jail. to know that he
had -that kind of medicine about him.'
f,/ross-examined—Defendant was going :
-.towards hui hone - when 1 ar.reetedigin.
He seemed to be in somewhat of a hurry.
When we first went to his house he did - not
get hie earti9teeatk.l ; Afterlttilitigftti,Abler
man Lindsay's o azt, -where there wiis a
hearing of, white s More th e Coroner's
jury, we retur n t o. biti house, when he'
got his carpet-MC ,;taking it from a nail in
' the room where Wife. lay . dead. ~Pris....
onerwas not out my sight from the tnne .
I arrested him nit 11 I gave him in charge
to the prison ant Driller& Witness correct
ed himself, stati g that he le ft the prisoner
in, charge of A derman Butler, while he,
(witnossy- went na n errand :,.; . P„' . , 1 - , ~, •
Deputy Ward A ;JP. thnith liworn?..Waii
e
in the office of he jail when the prisoner
was brought i by officer.. Shore. Was
about toi march :him when .by a titkick
'movement - lie took ` something ' film his
pocket with his left hand, passed it to
his right hand,d threw it into the grate.
(Corroborated nicer Shore as to the
nature of the bstance taken from the
grate, also, as to .be hoffregment of a bottle.)
nicer
There bad e fire in the grate in the
morning, but it ad almost died out at the
time. Fonnd th ee or four small bottles
(identifying the n) in prisoner's carpet
sack, I (including he one in which Professor
Wuth testified he found arsenic.) ~
The. Commons alth here rested their
case, but by :cop nt, the-defense were al
lowed to recall Fleming Kenney for the
purpose of further cross-examination.
Mr. Kenney said his testimony before
the Coroner's jury was road to him 14; di.
rection of the acting Corerier, and that he
said it walkciarePt, but that it was not pub
lished.as read over to him.
• J. C. McCarthy, Dap, opened the case for
the defense. His, ..notinection , with, ity, he
said, *as - fOr no piirpoie of gain. He (Mr.
MCC.) and his colleague had been assigned
'-bythe Court to . condrictthedeftinse - , and in
pursuance of theledutrynaboutiselhad used
and would continue to use their best efforts
in that behalf. Witlessea; cafe 644 , 6, liCtould
be produced to show a differefit statebf dr
„cumstenees than the prosecution.hadmade
appear. - One,' who had 'bah 'with - Mrs.
Lane in her last moments, weuld testify
that she knew other approacliinwdissolu
tion, and said 'her husband "had given her
nothing.” The fact would also be shown
that the prisoner had gone to his wife's re
lations:informed them of her illness, and
requested them to come and see her. Much
a state of facts would be shown as would
cause a serious doubt as, to the guilt of the
prisoner. .
Mrs. Kiel, sworn—My husband was the
owner of thevropertyin which - Mrs. Lane
died. We lived in the front part of the
ocourt;.always saw her and ber,husband on
geed terms; think if there'llad been any
quarreling I would have heard it. Was in
Mrs. Lane's house on the morning of tier
death; was there when she died; at that
time she said she was going to die, Lane
asked me if I would be so kind as to go in
and see his wife, as she was very ill; this
was about half-past six in the morning,
about ten or fifteen Minutes before
she died. I asked her if she took or, got
anythingltialirould Cease' her eistfig.-she
said, "no, nothing." Sari -Mrs. Lahti about
five o'clock Thursday evening: she was sit
ting in her own door sewing a calico dress;
saw her nonior ,until Saturday morning.
Crosi.examin tion—Lived two or three
houses fro Lane's. I know. very
well it Was Th rsday evening that I saw
Mrir. Lane sitting on her step '
s. It was
half-past six o'Clock Satirday morning
when I went to see her, and she was dead
before seven ; Mrs. Smith was resent when
she died. I put the question whether she
had taken anything herself, or beengiven
anything which , would cause her death,
and she laid she had not My reaaon
for asking -the question was that
Mrs. Allison had reported that
Lane had given his wife whisky with
poison in it. No person was present when
Mrs. Lane answered this question. When
I saw that she had last her speech, I called
in others, tint! in a few moments she died.
My exact language to Mrs. Lane was,
Whether She took anything herself or got
anything trent Mr. Lane, that brought on
her stekriew4 or would be the instfgatioh of
her death, atrdshe tuntwered, ' , nothing that
I know of."
' Mrs. Smith, sworn—Live next door to
Mrs. Keel; and nex,t door to the house in
'which aim Lane lived. Was present when
Mrs. Lane died= t Caine in about ten minutes
beforei did not heat her Bay anything.
Crowe, xamined—When 'I went into the
room Mrs. Lane was lying in bed with her
beadon *table aionasidet-laid-herlsead on
the pillow, and in that way she died. Never
heard' any quarreling between Lane and
his wife; could hear_tidking .I,distinelly, in
their house.
Dr_ Black recalled—Prisoner came to
me and wauted.rate tego and _see I#ll3- wife;
asked whtit vnuttike 'Matter; bettaidethe was
dead; in that case told him I did not think
I could do her ar.y . good; he seemed , very
•ankietie that I shooldge. field I would not.
go unless he would pay me, thinking be
would then go. away ; he said• be
atauid'tairL :me;:: .milde.' the remark
that there was a good deal of talk;
I then said there w,ould.have to be a. Coro
ner's inquest: Iltratarted' away, tben,.and
boon after.l.-met. nod- almost ~at -the
moment be mite s srefiard: , . Witness added
that the" prisoner' tendered him money to
go and see 143e1114.11111iL that ke,,toOW to
go.
Court at thiWpoint'sdjonrned unkil nine,
o'elbek Tharsdap morning?. • '•
beinmoti Pleasadge llWilma.
• In the 'case of 'Miller vi.llintchihson—
,appesil ftenta judgment—the jury returned
a veralokawaggns to the plabattit theAniek•
0f413.80. • ••, o
. .Tacit:•Brotlista'* CO. ll.' zanes..: Action ,
teivccwer &wawa for. breach of contract
for the delivery of thres••thousand barrels
of oil, which it I w i _as alleged deleadantirre
flised•to feagi4.4.l'.oa twits!: '-•‘• '
Following lathe trial.list for today:
No. la ircirsys: Minium% & co'.
No. •
1 41ite l lgir r it ra ii t v c s e :Pat i •°.• 11. • •
N 0.75. (*pr11)111111e9 24 , eltds v*. aome*Bea
ny, Jr.
No. 20. Marshall &Kerr 1 1 .4 1 C : e11.h. ; : 4
'NO. 80. Glrard Ti; Ta9lor.
No. it. ExchaemeNattoosinatLyoryitegosrga
- T N m4eloaatter Vett caideser. , • • •
0,13.-Sistneve. Web: •
No. 54. flame ve, battle.
• 'No. 911colieU reel et al. - ••• .
No. o. Mcnresor vs. Laup4r7 1991 atinhottitieg
tkampliny: •
No. 10. Memo v It. LIDII4 " •
' NO; Uaessokeui -Eerier. -
No. 14; Mauch yhji**A t ,
No. 19. Neal ecou.ierAnalaa a
No. No. _lllllll,4llLerr,
ijAlangt
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;041'10. C9go - 40411 4 , 11 -A 1 44 2 .1491 1 ,f,a4
••• - Harm , , - '
bad stualt,„ mg., of Weettumolaitp eouiny,
' 301hAttly ad4oedporazi:
tien at-
Acirifir
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oglu t ttiala Court. ' • .
Tho utut Hot watt ruPttitne tr at
ire'OCltirt idi sti 0a ten
Ai'Ml , l9 , ,Klllly4 4 • . 4 •
RAW nada ?infOrthation .
' Wit Miaiuthy,hbibin'Aldorpith Beilieagalnat
-frriWirtgan opultiv* bOtoorY•
statot that- white •16 ',was enkag
appveraation 'with- a 'pantternan • in
Wfilleglak:4o34 , Third . *ArT , 4 11 0gb 8 0 9
kninernuiti came up and stant him several
tiowaNuktithorwiaq fl,inusact him.. Tbe'tiatte
Av*ZuWly:atittledt" by, ow% )srta. PAt i ng ,
9Hat4hb•oortancl'hip. Ilqu,l?rmriirin,Lte*
m oo* , t , s, %VI ,
e 3 1H Its yf t'
:~-o'
--t--ire, to to thlr
'lll&olll*3o9tralidatioNO. *XVI
[34 Disocile -7
street.
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Viratielaia Sale Stables.
lironlinent amongst our first-class and
vgpll conducted livery stables Stands that
of Messrs. McNulty & Samson, Nos., 117
•
and 'll9 Third street; directlyppposite the
St. Charles Hotel. They have, during their
comparatively brief term. in business sue
ceeded in building up a patronage than has
grown so latge as to demand larger fiieih
ties for its aeCommodation; and M 3 firm in
•
this hne of businesk are more Worthv. such
an endorsement of the public. Mr. 3:tc-
Ilulti:is thoroughly acquainted with every
detail of the business, having had long ex
perienee in the management of-the stables,
of W. S. Jackson, remaining with him up.
till the time that he retired from the bust
nesawhen he (Mr. , McNulty) entered'the
proprietorship: , and management -of , the
Third street stables. He is always on hand;
carefully:looks after all, horses entrusted
his care for latiarding, and having'none. but
the most : capable, prompt andsoberitostlers
and" drivers In his employ, sustains high'
reputation withnll who have bestowed their
patronage. =At the stables will be found
a Very tine stock, equal to that at any simi
lar establishment in the city, while a splen
did assortment of. stylish carriages, buggies
and_other vehicles are kept for hire to trans
scent, callers, and no where else in the city
can a doable or single team be got ready in
good style at quicker. notice. Our readers
are earnestly recommended to favor Messrs.
McNulty & Still:lSM with a call for any
'thing in their line; as we can guarantee in
advance - that they will -be satisfaCtorily
dealt with, and that they will never regret
bestowing their patronage on such worthy,
careful and enterprising gentlemen. Par •'
tionlar attention, is paid to the buying and
selling of horses, and any person having
any, business of that character cannot,en
trust it to more careful hands.
The Best Family Sewing Machina,
In the world is Singer's , New Noiseless,
Machine. Those of our readers who have
not examined this marvel of perfection
should call at the salesroom and do so at
once, and be conv inced ,that it is the best.
It is very remarkable for its quietness,
,speed, lightness in running, ease of man
agement, simplicity and perfection of parts.
It is entirely different from 'Singer's' old
machine. The tension Is really self-adjust-'
ing, , running from various thicknesses of
gcods without change,` and the feed motion
is so perfect that the does not have
to hold the goods to prevent puck.'
ering even when sewing the finest Swiss or:
Nainstook. The hemmer is so perfeCt that
it will make any width of horn, aid fell in
the most beautiful Manner with leha skill
than is leqUired to sew a straight seam on
(any other machine. The 'machine works
equally well on the finest or 'coarsest mite
rials, using all-sizes of thread from thei
finest numbers of cotton to heavy patent or
linen thread. not •be influenced by'
agents of rival machines, who, by misrep
resentations, try to prevent customers from
examining this machine, knowing that their
own will not stand comparison. - Prices and
terms to suit. ail. ,StrawA Morton, corner.
of St. Clair and Penn streets. vs
Home Sites at Hoboken at Auction.
Perhaps the most important sale of mind-,
ing lots in this . neighborhood - for a
long time past, will be that advertis
ed to take place next Saturday at Hobo
ken, that delightfully situated site for
building purposes on the Western '4,renn
sylvania Railroad, seven miles up the
pretty Allegheny. The auctioneer& Messrs.
McMillan); Vaniattik & McClellind; an
Douai:o4We Bala ati positiire,:nia!, in an ad
vertisement on our fifth page_fally describe
the Property, .12.5' tats. of wh4ch will; be
knocked dean peremptctrily tinder the
hammer to the highest bidder.
Fuss excursion trains will ' leave
the Federal street depot at 11:20
o'clock a. m., and at 2:30 o'clock p. m. '
so
that all will be afforded opportunity to
visit the grounds and participate in the
sales. Never again will there be a more
Etvorable opportunity p:esented Itr pur
chasing desirable- sites for suburban real
'denser:, beyondlke reach of the noise, bus
tle and smoke of our overcrowded cities.
Examination and Mask Contest.
The examinations of the Senior Claes of
•
the Pittsburgh Female Collsge commences
this morning at nine o'clock, This even
ing the instrumental and vocal pinsic con
test will take placelln. the College Chapel.
The doors will open at TX and the contest
commence at precisely 7% o'clock._ The
gold medal, the McKee prize, is one of the
most beautiful we have ever seen. It is
made of thejinest,said at the U. S. Mint
in Philadelphia. and will be awarded tothe
best performer on the - piano. The Mellor
prize, a• superb volume of choice mush;
will be awarded to' the hest Ringer. We
know of no way in which .a more pleasant •
hour ciurbe enjoyed thati,"•by liatening to.
the fair young performers in the elegimt
bhapererthe
Marlsot titrret. • ,
YesterdhY was tlift first market day since
the 'Mayor` issued' an order prohibiting
teams from passing ever that portion or
Market street bettreen, Fettith and Fifth
streets, dbring market hours, and the or
der was strictly enfbreed. Two . officers;
were posted at the corner of Market and
Fourth streets and two at the corner or,
Fifth and. Market streets, and remained
there untiLafter market hours, prohibiting
all teams.from painting. over the forbidden
ground. Those attending the market ea*
and appreciated 'the advantage , of a rigid
egifortmeetd of Idle,orderii .4rxl : :•it be"'
hoped that the rule with be .sr.ade a per-.
manent one.' • • . •
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To Tourists.
•Testeaday we referred; ,to, tlle, policy of
railrocitst refusing to iseneid reduced prices
exctutoin tlckets,AO proininent', Places. of
summer resort.. All tines; should net have
been 'imploded in the number, as . by adver
tisement .
Gasmen& elsew he ree G will be observed that
(=Union ticliettiat greatly' roduced rates
Ilii l / 4
Are issued .via ers.Valls awl., Lakexin
tario stigkthp_Rapi y the. tit. -Lawrence
to"fifildtreal; 'CIAO . White lifiluntains:
Lake George); Saratoga, Boston, New York;
,ailL, OW vFa• the ()rigid Trunk Railway and,
Royal Vail Steciutimi. Myles I desigiokfur
ther information will call on 'MI. Main
Bingham, Okrosicht Bandit* ..Fifth.itreet.,
Larceny.
•,hilehieL, English Wits arrested yelftez:,
day stifftaken. before AbternittnAunthert,
.
Sp - a charge of larceny, preferred 'by 1
Thomas Perry. It appears that Entalsh
.I:lei:ad with cii+O. < Warner, ; at No. a Witi
lens street, And leftwefitw_diliTa littleiksilith:
<tut settling up: After hitedeperture•Petry,i
'who bdats ikt Or sOPCbettele 'ralissed his'
watch and `ittetlee SOODetsted E.eglish• as!
the thief. A warrant was issued , for: him;'
and the house was sled searched, but with-,
our finding the stolen article. - INci- evidence
being brough t he• was Ms. : ,
Allegedi.are.eiky.—Prilimmiii,toongherti 3 i •
wits`arrested itt the'finnti"Entise',Abont ten'
. o'oloen last night; charged by a man named.
Sampson' with ' stealing. his . pocketbo o k,-
which betestjd pontelupd illO, Atool a„oheok
for lillOW Douglierttwobetaketeto theaook
uP.IMid fiflniteßle *An9 -Ito) tilockrs mice
to make. inforgieflon, but beibre the Mayer
could Willett:din, Sampson was'goue. i
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toty - klill, a
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VintEnS , eittWpie vPittliAtt:
*OW Rune 'di lry,thir Vitae - It*
. Juithenk any serious (Waage) 4g
done.
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The following noti ce of a cure of deaf
ness was . pnblisbedlduting last summer ,
and since thesithe •gentleman has . eontin.
_
ned entirely well; laving called on Dr
( -
Keyser during the p r iesent week. It ought
to be a source of g tffication- to those o f
our readers who for is long time have suf.':
feted with chroule, maladies, that there
shouldbe someone whose skill and ability
could be depended on. ' •
iThere are hUndrede of. cases of deafness(
and partial deafness,) most of which would
be greatly relieved, and many of them en;
tirely 'eared by rippr e nriate remedies. The.
case immediately, under our ;notice. is that;
ofMr.'4acobßoolveri of Greene Tree, Al 4
legheny' county. w ho for a great 'many
years has 13Ceti aillieted with .partial deaf-1
fleas, eo that he could not hear the tickingi
of a.watch,, l The deafness was complete in
one eai,in - the othei, only partial, with
-continual:noise like .that made by the escai;
ing or steam. Mr..l3eobyer. placed hirnsell
under Dr. Keyser's trnent 'late in July 3
and - now he is well, cud has been so for s ,
month past. The cure seems to be throughi
and what seems to be i more remarkable. Is.
the extreme age,of the patient, he being
his seventy-ninth year. Mr. Boobyer is SI
well known andrespebtable citizen, and ha q
a son in this. city._ - Dr. -Koyser'a consultai
tion reoms at his residence, No. 120, corner,
of Penn street and El7s' alley, from 9 a!, ,
24, until 4 P. H. I
AIIIIIAPIRRIEL'
OPERA. Housx.—The "Great Rebelliori
or the Last hitch," notwithstanding th ,l
excessively high temperature of the atmei
sphere, drew a respectably lurk° audienc , 4
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last night. The pieceis a goodone, we
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put upon the' stage' end .is in every we: ,
• it ,
worthy of success. If :writing a criticiser.
howeveri we would feel compelled to 811:.
that in Wine parts the effect intended to b.,
produced is lost sight of by the actor, an •
in a few others the; parts are overdone 13:
those - Who plaYthem.f These defects miglr
both be easily remedied , and it would Cc
tainl,y be a great improvement. ' The pr.!-",
dtiction is a good one,; and reflects credit
• the author; who hee l been at a very heavi
expsinse in preparing it, and we hope thi2
he•will be rewardeti;iwith that success
liberality AO richly deserves,
' FRANKLIN HALL.I4.-Tho Museum in Mil
,attracting large crowds to •Franklin
,and will doubtless continue to do so
,:under the management of Major Burnek
Go and see his curiosities.
Elegant Retildeneeand Grounds en
ern Avenue.--'-To-daY; Thursday, Slane
at 2g - Welock r. rd., will be Sold by anetic4
On 'the 'preinisee, 'that elegant, reside
and' grounds corner Of Wenterh ai , enne *. se t
Bidwell street. Alleiheny OW. The mai
sion is furnished in the most superb styli
with..every convenience - imaginable,
the grounds are beautifully ornaniente;
See advertisement of ISmithson, Vanhoo!
dc Anethineers., '
This dai by Auction—At Palmer, & Phi!
lips Opera licnitgl' AnctiOn Rooms, No. (
Fifth street, a general assortment' of Fa;
nitnre, NewCarpets'l Pianag, She* Case;
Sowing Machines, Mirrors, Quilts; Queen
ware, GrocerieS and *leasehold goods mi!
be sold. At 2.o'clociti p. in. Y a special sal
of New Carpets will take . place. • i
. C,oconine.—When ' barbens . IMO Burnett!
Coconino it is a sure ladicatiOn of its merit
Honest and intelligent ones reoommer
Burnett'srCoceaine. ii '
' Good judges think ho Flavoring Kirtrae
equal to Burnett's. : ' - • TTll`.l,
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Fine - French Gin 4 iiatac., double irold, r
&iced - to 2a cents, a the great closing sa
of Barker & Co., ,58 arket street.
RILDENFENIFFFY.•;-lii nth,lelybia, Tut
day zoointrig. June Ifith.lll. GILUNNFENNK
huller of W, A. GindenfOrney. - •
Funeral on TntttanAY I Vlth tnst"
front ht.
rentkience, No. 729 , t , 0nt - Tenth tn., Pntladebit_
ALEX.A •
AIHENiUNILWARTAILEi
o. 166 FOURTH! TREET, Pittsburgh, E
NB of all kinds, CAAPEIts GLOVES. and 4
ery description , of. Funefak•PuTnishing
nished. Booms,open diey and night. Hearse al
Carriage' furnished. I' " • - •
Riarsitzscittl—Bev. DaSid .Bare r D. D.; Rev..:
Mi W I l ser. acob usEaq., D. D.,l'helhas Etrihg,'Esq., Jaeobl
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IgMI - ARLES - 84. P Elit.v4,ustrEil
FAX AND= LE ITM ICP .sinumms, corner
N DEWEY , /VD EET AIND C NC AVENI3
Allegheny City, _where tilltelr.COFYlN' ROOMS
arinstantly supplied with U . re a)-and initiation
woed..hiolioany and Walnut- Dotlipa, et prices
riing from S - 4- to • 1 'I Bodies In -ups - red for ink]
mein. Hearses and -Carriages' furnished: also, a
clads of: Mourning, ood,d, if rrquiripd.:
at all hours., day and night. , . •
OBiRT, 06_ • IfWtiEt
41 TAKEN. AM,/ ;EstuA L LSIEIC. ' kw: 46 014
b RENT, Allegheny, 'LD& No. f4O -DLAMON
StaUA kW; Ally Jaw Wi ) gbnti , U lseepe altsro k
op hands the best Metal, Itcsewoed, A — alnat
I mltattoti llose,wood •C odhis. Wiltiat Collins .64
SAS upwards. itosewoA.- Goethe 0210 oipwordy,
other - Codine proportlOn. • Carriages mut Hoare),
furntsbed ti low - rotes: ICrispe, Gloves, Plate lir
Env - ash:kg turalotted grails. (Mee. opemy day
night. i
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biaaiiti detigibie Cedar, now offe 3 i4;
at private sale. and ani, iv deideOus of tine
Sites would do yep to +het selection. The vIIICiS
teseitealid 4 tVianiiriktrad hesithv vbet: twO
vannuat taxi; isurpostit; os the %Venters PA a . •
frylrfaida.Ballnowl4 *hied nuusAteugh nilatiii
Yhdr f rtigr‘lghbie:',o4t
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