Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1874 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1874.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27.

Senators Carpenter, Sherman ami General Butler held a caucus yesterday in reference to a new election inXouwiana. The third pag sparkles with -oro of the jealous criticism of the neighbring suburban press oa "that map." Mr. Boutwell's speech rather surprised the senate. Instead of detaanding resumption or expansion, he plead to have the currency -let alone." " Mrs. Dr. Guthrie, who made several -bor tive tteaapts te be beard durtog the woman suffrage eonveation "She o.her day, bad heanng before the hause committeoon judiciary vesterdav. ßhe Is an the othr side of tb question with a vengeance. . Smner in eulogizing tho preceding chief justice, -ea the lestioa of the confirmation of Waite, generously forbore his astcient prejedioes and yoke with warmth oST the great legal abilities of Justice Taney, roervins: aroalification only for the Dred cott dedsioiu It is eecne to pass that the general govern meat regulates even the nual matter a soathercstate-oScial receives. Tbecorrespoodenoo in tbe Wcshingtoa telegrams teils mow thxa volunces of the degrajatior .nd wretchedness to which the southern states -are subjected. TTftrmoth has worked well. He ap pears in "tie bill presented to congress in the nasaa of Butler and-Carpenter providing for&aothor election in TJuisiana. A nerv senUxientis put into General Grant's moufcb. He is saido hold itbat tba present state au thorlties rere pvt thea by tutrageowc; fraad, but that be was forced to &elp theai becauathe courts demanded it. PreaideniOrton made a hard figLt against Hubbard's telegraph bill, which contemplates puttiig the wdiole-eystem ucaer the control. cf tihe goernnent. -Mr. Orton claims, thatlhe rate are n-w lower than in any Etropaaa country. More than this, the passage cf the bill wo Id entail a di3ct violation of the agreement which . exists be tween the gcvernmeat and the Western Union Telegraph Company. Evidences axo not wanting to warrant a belief that the strike of the miners in the anthracite regians of reamsylvania is cbout aded. oth. pr rties are weakening. The miners eaa not iiold out forever, as their exchequer i not Ifkely to bo Any too -well filled. Tbe comcanies, on. the other hend, are impelltd by otives of tit preservation to oCr wort to the men. ;It will be - disastrous to them la hold out on the merely few mil pretext thti their speeüed ierus . have cot been acceded to. To the thoughtful the- most mournfil , phase of the unhappy tragedy at Anderson is the nal one. Accustomed as o are to theeruei and barbarous cxle of self-defense, t.which justifies-a ma.n Ur. murdering ais ftl- , low, Corwin's f ual escape from any severe . pepalty wculd not have been aacrprise. j But his discharge from even the ordinary (formalities attending tbeict of murder must inevitably tend to loosen still . farther the . restraints that hohl men a itbin bound. To . the fair-minded reader who b as followed the course of the testimony ac published, wo facta have been made pretty plain. 1 test, -that Mr. Stilwell was not in .the possession -of hia proper feccliiax, and aocoud, that aay danger to Corwin lifo had pv-sstd when tie two a!uts were fired. If, then, a man ic justified in slaughtering bis antago.iist when that antagonist has been disarmed, .Mr. Cor win boa that j testification. Ii is a fication. however, which the laws Jof war do nt fccQa&Jze, and ft may be suspected tLat our civilization hardly .keeps pace with its oppcitunities,

when the rigorous laws of var are cioro gentle than tLose of peace. The formal citation , .of Mr. Corwin and the tcdiius detail of testimony .weie entirely unnecessary V) bring About the er.d reached yesterday. Wbat the people who lament tlie bloody teadeny of the times wasfed, was an exhaustive trk.1 of the .case in a competent court,, which &Loul impress upon men the sanctity of ILto and the criminality of manslaughter. To those who boHeve that hiimaa life should .be hvl;?fHl in with all the safeguards that tie law can de

vise, tbe decision, ot the justice will be received with grievous foreboding. -Such a prostitution of the functions of justice, must be regardsJ rather .aa the outcouto of Imbecility than.absolule sympathy with lawlessness. The .unfortunate creature who Lurlesqued the forms of judicial plaee, is perhaps rather to bo pitied than execrated for .failing ta lift Limself above tho prejudices of conventionalism aad the glamour of .the advocate's artful plea. Men have been moved from righteousness in more trying' emergencies than this m by the compelling periods of an advocate's eloquence. Even a less accomplished advocate than Gen. Ilardson could have made an effective plea ia this ca?e. 11 had that one strong argument to silence dissent a man's bouse i bis cuÜo, wh enters in hostility, enters at bis priL It ia the function of justice to lutea to arguments unmoved and look to the law prescribed and the law understood. No plea, be it twer so touching, could obliterate tbj fact tkat a murder had been done that one mas in weakness and insanity, hal hia' poor resonant of Hie crushed out by' a neighbor ko eloquence, were it from the tongue of angels, could obliterate tLat. Looking at it fu the light of that higber law, which should be enforced against the narrow requirements of the code, tha medium of the murder should have been sent to the higher court, tht the general principle of elf defense might be better illustrated and defined. As the case discloses, there is an alarming laxity in the construction of the law Corwin would' probably emerge from the more rigorous formula of s further trial . clear, but we should have the benefit of a clear Interpretation of Yagn,e and mis.

chlevonsly misunderstood provision. To the man acquitted, if he is made of the flesh common to us all, the -verdict will be but poor comfort. Conscience will demand a sharp account of him. lie will be called on to expiate la the years to come the unspeakble consciousness ot the deed of Cain. The law way ftistify and uphold him. but released from the tension of .trial, public opinion will be a perpetual reminder ot the dark deed which even self defense can not justify to conscience. lie will live te realize that

terrific-mether's curse oa Cain: "My thoufTTOH wither from thy feet, the woods Deav thwshelter. earth anome. tle dust A grave, tke sun his light and heaven her Uod !" The world has long- beard and smiled at the 'fanny song of the blonde bur lesquers "rso matter what ;you do, so your heart is true." Funny as this is in tne irrotesnue breadth of farce, it is fully matched In the presumptive truism bo matter what yos. do so locg as yoa are true to .party. It is Robt. W;Eiaghes about whom tkis little raecal plays. Robert has just gone the way of ll party -flesh from works le reward. The facts afcout Robert are of tho biographical sort, and, when pro perly pet, form mighty lntereeting reading. Robert' veins swell blnely wKh the blood of the Virginia cavaliers. He wavborn under the exclusive sky thait-covers the old domin Ion in Pewhattan coutty. While young his father and mother died, and he was turned over to the tender mercy of a task master, who put him to apprenticeship ae a carpen ter. He 'illustrated bis calling, and stored his tniad. while planing his p&nks. In the fulcess of time, he entered the study aiid practice of the law aod found hlmelf with a voice. This he put to good use in canvassing for Henry Clay for president in 4. But he yearned ior a wider field of usefulness and he covertly contributed to the presses of his own state gaining breadth acd-ecope thereby. He filled up the years in tkis fashion drinking convivially with the royetering Virginia lawyers nding to the hounds and fighting an occasional duel to eltw the blue blood undeüled When the war broke out he breathed car nage from hiti nostrils and seized the F.ich mond Kzaminer to give editorial scope to his thirst for blood. As editor of this truculent sheet he made tLings hot for northern mud tills, and with an occasional blast at the un potent presides! of the confederacy she quavering Davis. With the end of the war ha found himself "on the fance, ready to step down on the most inviting side tLat presented the-turf of oC&ce, rather than tbu wintry walks of idleness. He fell on hl feet as a "loyal" republican but as that didn't pan out so well as expected he struck hiscolors, and worked up Frank Blair for vice president at the Kew York convention. But the stars told him this was un-propitious, and he thereupon wheeled into the loyal line,where poverty ceased from troubling and yearning was at rest. Impressed with the bsnignancy of theGrant regime he turn ed into that pasture, and bas fed at tue fount of office ever since. Ee opposed Horace Greeley because he bad bailed Jeff. Davis, and staiiiped Virginia for General -Grant. For this he received a district attorneyship, and by General Grant's desire was selected as candidate for governor on the grab kicket. -Grerwhelmed by a CO.000 maraiitv cgainst hua, he retired discomfited and de manded tcew place from the president. So tte judge of unpleasant memory. Underbill, dying conveniently, the bench was kept warm, for the chameleon eonscienc9d Rdbert. 'In a certain seivse he deserved tLe place. He isvirtually self-made, what thew is ot him. He has some bad defects nota bly the elasticity of his political principles and tnique disregard for public opinion. It is a tn'Hchievots thing to take up and reward cnen of these characteristics. The exampleils demoralizing to the younger gener

juflti-:ations'that are looking on. It may never

oome'W) pass thct we shall Lave absolute purity in politics, but we ! .ght approach -something like dignity In thj appointments ts high places. Compvlsory education" has, at -first Much, a harshly dksonant sound in ' tkis land of lailtude, if tot liberty. It is this very sameJon fusion of latitude aoi liberty whkfa breed.1 the mischief in our political systeia as iwustrated in the federal interference theories which Just now obtain in this country. Compnkory education has done ao cnuoh for Prussia and the German states tLat a people so .progressive as the America can hardly retose a trial. The house of representatives of Illinois has agreed to a bill providing that every chfld between the ages of nine and fourteen shall be sent to school far a period not less thaa three months in ach year. Whether the ball has been so eawn'ully prepu-ed as not to !eoome practically Inoperative Js not yet certain. There are many difficulties sur rounding the sobjeet of compulsory educa tion. What is an education under a law which compels It? Shall It consist in an at tendance upon school a certain number of days, wec&s or months? Or, shall the parents of every hild obtain a certificate from designated authorities that it has been instructed ia certain principles of learning to a given extent? Or, higher still, shall the acquirements of every child be tested by examination before a board? What ex captions shall be made for the sick, and how shall exemption for sickness be determined? Shall meotal imbecility be an ex cuse from compliance- with the law, and, if so, who shall draw the line of distinction between idiocy nnd capacity? What and how many officers will it require to see that this law is enforced ? ITow will the ages of children be proven, and , what will be the penalty for disobedience of the law? Will the state provide clothing, and books for the very poor, and by what-flgilance will it ciompel attendance during the term? What will it do in Chicago, which has 100,000 children that ought to be in school anu no possible accommodations for for mrre than two-third the number? Will the stato build school houses for Chicago, or can It force th city to provide them in'sufflcient amount? To make accommodations lor the conscript pupil will it shct out those under nine and over fourteen years old? or by what means will It rry out the statute In that chaotic city f Th."-0 are suggestion

not adverse to the principle of compulsory education, but to Indicate some of the difficulties to be met In applying it by statute. There Is no controversy that all t'ae children of tho state should be educated. The best minds, and tee deductions of reason en dorse the doctrine that general ed f.cation is a measure of self defense for tho state. It can not be perpetuated except upon the foundations oi mniversal intelligence. It is in seme sort the right of every child of tlie state to be educated, and every

interest M society and government demasids that he should be made intelligent. Bat in the cities, the very places wbare compnkAon Is demanded, it te most difficult to apply it. At this time it is a practical impossibility to enforce such a law. The president of the board of education, Mr. King, and Ttfr. Plckard. superintendent of the tity schools, both admit this while they strpport tbo doctrine of the bill. If Chicago is wise In everything else, she bas been terribly foolish In the matter of choo bnildings, putting up a few palaces at im mense -cost, and running out of funds to make accommodations for half her children Bat the only way overcome the obstacles to a ystem of complete education is to make the attempt, in which Illinois, if she enacts this law, will lead the way. The strong minded matrons and elderly young women of Indianapolis have appeal ed to congress for tLe upholding of woman suffrage "in Wyoming. The various and moving motives inspiring this touching appeal have been set forth before in the.-e colamns. All the impassioned periods of the Ciceronian school are brought to bear to impress the inalienable right of woman to select 'her rulers. It has never struck the enthusiastig'woman, Intent on suffrage, that the rig""at to office implies some pretty rough jolts In the journey of lite. What for Instance, would our Indianapolis voters say to a lemraine justice of the peace send ing the partEer of her bosom "up for 30 days," or pay hls fine herself? Yet this In estimable boon of suffrage has made just such a thing to pass Mrs. Justice What do - yoa - call - her? . ot Cheyenne found herself passing sentence day after day upon her beloved lord, and winding up with ine cneenni xoraiuia oi paying ms nne, as well as paying for his drinke. Now that is a feature of the suffrage grant, that makes the thing look ort o blue. Fancy it in operation in this city with the nine o'clock law and the like In force? Why, women wouldn't have -enough money to buy the absolutely essential "black silk' after paying her spouse's fines. Take another cases A good deal has been said about the two plncky Misses ffmkh, of Glastonbury, Ct., who refused to pay -faxes because they eouldn't vote. Miss Abbv Smith's writincs about the case have been decidedly enter taining In the strong minded way. But her eloquence could not stay the law. Yankee faces, like nearly everything else in yankeedoti, are the most relentless of taxes. The ladies refused to pay and the collector sold their cows. Four of the best were driven away and sold, and tue taxes of the wealthy spinsters paid. Abby's ac count of the sale was very affecting and draw forth some sympathy. The wo man suffragists seem to regard the result as a great moral victory. To common mortals it looks like a pretty flat defeat. They re fused to comply with the law and pay their taxes, whereupon the law proceeded to vin dicate itself by calmly taking property as in such cases made and provided. The women stood in toe way ana tne law walked over them with blind impartiality, just the same as any other people in like circumstances If a victory eonsists in stupid contumacy and needlees martyrdom to established aut hority, they are victors, just as in like disobedience and violation of the statute Miss Anthony was justly pun ished by the court for voting last fall. What advantage ia gained by these attempts at passive rebellion the women may see, but it is difficult for ordinary minds to see any at all. They will probably learn in the course of time that open defiance of govern ment is not the successful method of carry ing their point. Martyrs may be of service to a cause under some circumstances, but not when obedience is right and a duty.' As for the officers of the law who took the prop -crty, they had no choice. The women made their fight at the wrong place. It is the legislature of Abe state with whom they are at issue. Theympathizing women are mak lng np a fund by subscription to buy back theows, but that will not help the matter. It is well enough as a mark of regard, but prbaibly the Smiths are not in need of the Aid. General Grant made a little speech to some of his party folks thva other night, which will not appear in any of the organs, you may depend. He didn't e.y,'"I propose to move Immediately upon your works," nor "let us hare peace," nor any of those sententious little gems which the or&ans used to display judiciously when Horace Greeley was elec trifying friend and foe by the matchless Lforce of his oratory. No. "e said none of these touching and impressive things.- A delegation of his party in cOrjgi ess waited upon him for something, ana1 after a little preliminary vacuity, the presidevit delivered himself in substance to the effect that be " was beginning lo think it was titie for the republican party to unload ; that it vhas been 'carrying too much dead weighty .that an 'overweening confidence In the strinTth of ' the party has imposed the state au'mlnis- ' trationa in the south upon the general goveminent." An occasional utterance of Ihia sort brings back the Grant we all gloried in when he silently fought the good fight to A victorious end. If he would hold himsel f always to such a purpose as herein expressed he would merit the joyful support of the great majority of his countrymen. Coming to see these enormities, even at this late day. the president should attest the sincerity of his convictions by immediately ordering an undoing of the evil work that he has been heretofore respond ble for. It was under the seal of his sanction that a robber gang, aid ad by a drunken judge, seized the state of Louisiana, and now hold t under the same durance that the highwayman dpes when bja hands aro At the victim's throat

and tbe pistol at his head. It

was by the protecting magic of of Gen. Grant's name that -the streets of Nw Orleans were filled with troops and artillery. It was through Gen. Grant's protecting power that Alabama was deprived of a choice in the selection of a senator. It was thresQ Gen. Grant the salary grab was achieved. That he has come to see the enorm ty of this, which is not a hundredth part of wbat might be summoned up, is a sign of praaaise. He will not be able to bring his party to reformation. Rogues never reform. Yn can not change the sort ot people who hape prostituted the name of a great party to -purposes of corruption. Parties resolve invo original elements disselation they neper amend. Corruption in parties does not come from the leaders alone the rail: and file are frequently as demoralized as tii e leaders. To make sure of purification thre must be a fashioning anew of the bettet elements not a patching of the old. It would be as reasonable te expect good goernment from Tweed and his ring, as frona the leaders of parties who have broken thf trust of tho people for Ike last fifteen yeiro. It hoperul augnry, however, thstJen. Grant should come to see. nis acknowledgment of the foulness of the party practices will lead thoughtful people to cast offlhe yoke more readily. The people have long inco iound put that the republican paity was carrying a heavy burden, and they begaH unloading in California, Iowa an Wisconsin, and will continue the proceding all along the line by and by. I g Ten Tranklin with a loaf of bread under bisarm has been brought duly to the attentioi of latter-day Bostonians by a brilliant celtbraUon. The typographical ' society male tho banquet of this year unusually elaborate in preparations, and imposing in the array of talented guests. Governor Waihburn, Mr. Shillaber, E. B. Haskell, of the Boston Herald, Charles W. Slack, Hugh O'Brien and numerous literary lights lent their aid to the entertainment. Toasts, f-oens and speeches edified and amused thft .loyal disciples of Franklin whose virtaes ' were retouched with the eloquent descriptions of the occasion, Letters were read from the Hon. Roben C Wiilhrop and from Mr. Whittier, in whose steal Mr. Gerald Massey, of 'England, respjndedto the toast, "The Poets of the "Peip'o." The Boston Typographical Union, No. 13, was repreeented by its president, Mr. John Vincent, who made the following utteance on the subject of strikes: "There are two sides to every question; and the great trouble in the past has been thateitber party has viewed the subject from but ne standpoint. Let us, then, endeavor to ad in the future on the broad Christian printiple of doing unto others as we would be dne by. And let us hope that thereby a closer union of the two interests may be so fornjed and strengthened as will better entitle our organization to tbe name 'Union,' and obliterate tbe word 'strike' from our vocabulary." Several songs were rendered of a comical or amusing character, one or wmcn was a description of "Rheumatism." Only such as never had the complaint could discover the place where tho laugh came In. The celebration was the fiftieth anniversary ot the Ben Franklin Typographical Society, which is probably the oldest union in the country. It keeps up the anniversaries with religions fidelity, and after many struggles for life in the past is now strong, vigorous and improving with age. OBITUARY. DAVID LIVINGSTONE. The explicit tone of the dispatches makes it very probi ble that David Livingstone, the Africat explorer, is really dead this time. He has without any very remarkable achievments filled a large place in current chronicles, acd filled the trump of fame more resonaitly than thousands who have done better vork in the vineyard. David Livingstone wis born near Glasgow, Scotland, about the year 1800. He had no advantages of edu cation, but like Burns and Miller, he snatched from the laborious season of youth time to read and inform his mind. He was apprenticed in a cotton factory at Glas gow, but pursued with diligence and success the study of medicine and theology. He at tained eminent skill in medicine and good rank as a minister. In 1840 he chose a mis sionary field, and was sent to South Africa. He was stationed for a number of vears at the Cape of Good Hope, and learned a great many dia lects of the native tongues. He penetrated the country alone, preaching and familiar iring himself with the customs of the coun try. In 1819, perfectly conversant with the lnnumertble tongues of the southern and central African continent, he penetrated to the famous lake Ngami, whichb.ad never be fore been seen by a European. He return ed to tbe xast and made another voyage of discoverythe next year, but was diverted by illness. Recovering his health the next jear bo went up the country etil further and reached a delightful land of lovely rivers, wooded valleys and a gentle, hospitable people. The land was fertile be yond his vildest fancy and tbe tribes pros peroue, inäustriousand docile. This jour nev took him - entirely through the lower part of the continent not however without great hardihip as his native companions deserted him and the wild beasts of the lungles put his life in constant daneer. He succeeded, however, and noth ing daunted by bis frightful experience, he presently st out on anotner exploring expe dition, lie nnisnea inis inp dv isöö, and returned to England, where he supervised the publication of his missionary iourna'.s and a narra.ion of his adventures. In recognition of his service in the cause of geographical knowledge, he was awarded toe medal of the London and Paris historical and geographical societies. His "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa" created a marked sensation In England. On completing his Mterary labors he returned to Africa in I8o a nd bas been wandering about that mysterioo'8 continent ever since. -lie has been hea rd Irom occasionally by letter, and was met bv Stanly last yea'r In the center of the continent. His last voyage was under every advantage. The geographical society furnished him a steam yacht a 'id all sorts of material for navigating tbe African rivers. He has contributed eonsiderable njaterlal lo existing facts about Africa, and lf'M effects ün be obtained his later discoveries will be fouuP recorded, and the world will pret?ently know ha story of hia fifteen years' wanderings.

OonluAel from Brenth Page. ACQUITTED. AN ANDERSON JUSTICE'S DECISION.

CORWIN DISCHARGED. SCENES AND INCIDENTS THE CASE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES THE MONET ART AFFAIRS. From a Special Correspondent ot the 6entinel.J Anderson. Ind., Jan. 23. To begin in the middle, John E, Corwin was acquitted to day, tbe judge deciding that the slaughter was a justifiable one. It is profitable, how ever, to follow tbe proceedings which have resulted in this surprising decision. To all outward appearances, the trial was attended by Just ai many people and witnessed with just as absorbed attention as when the web began to unravel itself last Tuesday. The court had barely got settled to work when General Harrison, who is alwavs listened to with curiosity and attention, said that he wished to exMain the testimonv of Mr. Ilalford, and that that gentleman should be recalrea to the witness stand. The DrosectL. tion stating that they did not care to further examine Mr. Ilalford thev came to the conclusion of proceeding with the arguments. Colonel Milt Robinson opened for the prosecution and spoke at some length on the general principle of the killing and the duty of the justice in the case. Air. uoomson's argument was direct, careful and curt. He was followed by Jno A. Harrison, for the defense, in aii ahl speech, after which the court adjourned to ftr which the .irt rtJnnrnon meet at one o'clock in the afternoon, when every one was expecting the tug of war to oegin, as General lien Harrison was to speak for the delense and Major uoruon to ionow ior the state, the case then to be laid before his honor, the justice, for aecislon. At one o'clock the room was densely packed with an anxious audience, who filled the aisles and the stage behind the justices seat. Corwin came in with his counsel and took his seat near where tbey sat. During a short delay in waiting for the prosecution, he took from his pocket a local paper and read it with apparent atten tion for a few minutes. Ju9t behind him sat his brother from New York, and Mr. L. A. Fuller, of Cincinnati. Shortly afterwards Mr. Harry Corwin, another brother, a resident or Cincinnati, came In and took a seat near by. The brothers are wonderfully alike in phvs ique, manner and bearing all blondes, with the same method of dress and personal adornment. Mr. John E. and Harry Cor win bear a closer resemblance than does the other one to either of them. The prisoner got up and walked about, speaking to his friends and shaking hands with great composure until the proceedings began. when he returned to his seat, where he sat with bis arms folded, calmly surveying the spectators. General Harrrson then com menced bis argument for tho defendant. During tbe speech Quincy Makepeace, brother-in-law of the prisoner, worked his way through the crowd In an intoxicated condition and took a Feat on the floor ot the stage just bebind his brother-in-law, who to all appearance did not notice his arrival.. GENERAL HARRISON'S PLEA. General Harrison never made never made a more brilliant plea. He grouped the facts in favor of his client with matchless skill, and it was hardly surprising that the weak brother on the tench fully assented to the demand of the great advocate. I can give but a skele ton of the line of argument. General Har rison said that they had now come to that crisis of the investigation when they would lay down their work, and his honor would begin his. The general spoke at some leneth on the testimony of those who were present in the room at the time of lhe killing, and portrayed how .Colonel Stil well had, after hastily, and as some of the testimony snowea, rouguiy answered ms wire when she asked bim if he wonld not buckle his overshoes, and passed out of the house ahead ot the gentlemen with whom he had been talking, and went directly across the street, where Mr. Ilalford testified be saw him take from his pants pocket a revolver and place it in a side pocket of his overcoat, and that he hastily turned the corner, went down by Corwin's office and looked through the win dows to see if Corwin was there, and then. on seeing him, he entered, and with a cocked pistol in one hand addressed Corwin: 'Damn you. I am done with you." And on Corwin's coming to the pay-out through which Colonel ötuweil was pointing his revolver he moved around to the side pav-out. bo as to snoot mm in a vital part; and then Corwin grasped him and clambered over the tsMinfA. Ltmrvnlinff wlf Vi Vilm whiiK ntai'nlft showed that he had no intentiou of killing mm men. ior 11 uo uau wauieu to mii uiiii c could have done so when Stilwell firs came into his office with a pistol pointed at him; but be kept trying to persuade Stllwell not to shoot, and on re ceiving the ball from Col. Stil well's revolver, be rapidly drew his own and, in quick sue cession, bred two shots into his head. If the friends of Col. Stllwell try to make him ap pear as an empty-headed town bully, a blag gart who went about the streets threatening whom he may, the law protects John E. Corwin in killing bim when he did. But I say Thomas N. Stillwell was a determined man In regard to shooting Corwin. He had repeatedly said that he would kill him, and witnesses here, who were his friends, tell of bow tbey told him not to make such threats. John E. Corwin did not seek a chance to kill Thomas N. Stllwell, but would avoid him in all places. His path from his house to his place of business led by Thos. N. Stillwell's house, but he made it a habit to cross the street and not go by there, and for this Col. Stilwell called him a coward. Mr. Ed. Hen derson testified that Mr. John. E. Corwin used to be a customer of bis, and that about two years ago he and col. Stllwell had a q uarrel in front of his store, and that he knew the colonel came Into his store every day and in the evening, and for that reason Corwin quit coming to his place of business, does this show that John E. Corwin wanted to kill him. The general spoke for one hour and forty minutes, and covered all tbe test! mony that had been brought up during the investigation. When the general took his seat, somewhat heated from his exertions, hjo iu .1(1;..., when he turned facmg them and telling them to stop, as it was not right or custom ary to do bo. MAJOR GORDON Then took the floor, and said that his honor must not expect him to make an eloquent address, as his friend the general had said he would, but that he would only speak of the circumstances of the case and leave his honor to decide as to whether John E. Corwin was to be committed or acquitted. The maior said that so lar as be personally was concerned he pitied the prisoner and that if he was innocent that he should walk out from that room in peace. I was not called here to fight against this man, put the friends of the family wanted me to come and Drosecute this case, and to have lust ice done. And I am sure that the family across th street bear no deep hatred against this man. but Ditv him as I do from the bottom of mv heart. The testimony In tnls case is 6uch that roes to prove that John is. Corwin could have faved tne me oi loionei oiuweu. Just imagine the difference in the two men. When Corwin caught hold of the colonel by the wrist ami held his arm hizh above his head, and stepped ever a counter some forty two inches high, ana mrougu a space or I . I about two feet or U'O feet and a half, he held that of a child. I and in that position pushed him back to the wa'l and back to the nartltion, and when I ßtü trell'a ptalol went ofl h whipped hla re-

volverontand shot him twice in the left side of the head. He must have pushed hintback with wonderful force, for I believe that long bruise down the side of the face was caused by his head being violently pushed against that partition, and that it was not caused by the fall to the floor, how could he mstain such a brnise by striking on tbe flat floor of the room? I believe that Corwin must have had him down on hla knees, for the course of the bullet shows it had come up.. (Hera Major Gordon had the overcoat of the deceased, and showed how the bullet bad pursued an upward course as the ball had passed through his own coat.) Now, do you suppose that if be intended to shoot Corwin when he started out of his bouse that ho would have went out with an overcoat -hanging loosely upon him and his overshoes unbuckled? No; if he was going out for a bloody encounter, he would have buttoned up his coat and buckled his shc?s, so they would not have tangled his feet. Your Honor, there are three kinds of felonious homicide. Tne first is murder in the first degree, the second murder in the second degree, and the third manslaughter. Now, your Honor, if you can not decide upon the first of these, there remains for you the second, and if not that, there lathe charge of manslaughter on wiiich you can commit him, but if your honor can not decide upon any of these, you must declare the prisoner discharged and let him go his way in peace. I wish to impress UDOn VOU the need Of mlnrr rnnnd ty

1" YJTl V" J "'i"e "nathe office where the killing was done and exr..7.iDJ J"u!i4 .wu, uiiueuesxs. iü? V?.r "POKe ior about one hour ana a nair. ins speech was commented upon by all 6ides afterward and declared to be a most able effort considering the testimony and circumstances of the eas Thn justice then in company with Mr. Hal ford. went to Corwin's office and duiin? their absence Mr. Corwin conversed with his friends and at one time with Mr. A. Kline, the former cashier of the suspended bank. The justice was crone but a few momenta when he came back ta the hall and spectators quieted down and took their seats and with painfnl interest watched hiai co to his Beat and slowly take off his hat and lay his cane down. It seemed then that there was no one breathing in tbe room, and ior some four or five minutes the justice did not utter a word. The prisoner was leaning forward with an anxious look on his face, watching the justice's movements. Finally the justice said: THE VERDICT. "There is no evidence against the prisoner strong enough to make me commit bira for trial in the circuit court, therefore I dis charge him." Following this the spectators stamped and hurrahed again and aeain. and then thev pressed about Mr. Corwin and one bv oneshook bim by the hand. General Harrison mounted a table, and for a few minutes was. busy shaking hands himself. Major Gordan pressed forward and very cordially shook Mr. Corwin by the hand. Mr. Corwin then made his way out through the throng and passed aown tne street, accompanied bv his friends, and disappeared in his house. Tho crowd began scattering about, and within ten or fifteen minutes the streets looked. as ordinary as ever thev did. T mpt t ha in tice shortly after and said to him. "Mr. Pratt, I expect this rs a relief to you." He replied. "es. it is. but I have been watch ing it so closely that when the evidence was all in I had pretty well made up my mind. Mr. Gordon's speech was a line one. but it did not effect my decision anv," and the old gentleman walked about the streets looking; as serene and calm as though he had re stored everything to its normal condition. FACTS AND FIGURES. I met Mr. Thos. McCullogh next, and he gave me the following statement showing on the dates the indictment charges Col. Stilwell with having embezzled what he had really drawn and put in the bank. You will notice that the parties who not ud thia did not pay very strict regard to dates, as in rtrA rtlaaA thAv mal-A V na liavrA AntKnlvl I ?a,i200 tbree days after tbe bank had closed, and again, another day they affix amounts to his name as having been embezzled on Sunday. Thos. N. Stllwell charged in the indict ment with embezzlement from the First National Bank of the following sums at times herein stated ; Counts. Date. Amountfll.tfr) oa 11,500 00 . 01 3D.y oo 17,500 00 34.4K) 00 36,400 (fit 21,t00(W 2,3I0 00 1U,(M OD i,X 00 1st .. ..Jan.5, 1S73 m. 2d Jane 10, 1873... 3d Jaly ti, 1ST3 4th... i uly 8, 1873 5th Inly 15,1873 5th... June 10, 1K73 ... 7th Aug. 10, 1S73 fth .Sept.. 187.$ iothZ."JZlAng! Hth Oct. 12, 1871 12th Nov. 1, 1873.... 13th . ..Nov. 10, 1n73.. 22,700 UP 21 000 00 Hth...... Jan. 10, 1873, to Nov. 20, 1873 lwi.&w 00 15th Aug. 14, 1873 40.0U0 00 The books of tbe bank show the follow ing sums deposited and drawn out bv Thos. !N. Stil well on the same davs: Date. Drawn out. Deposited. tm no 40 oo - 5,431 M 619 40 4M 88 55 00 .. 101 50 35 00 Jan. 5, 1S73.... June 10, 1H73 July 15. 1873 July 8. 1873 July 15, 183 June 10, 1873... Aug. 10, 1873. Kept, a), 1873 tNov.aO, 1873 710 00 iücTöo flU5Cf AQg. 8, In J OcL 12, 1873 Nov. 16, 1873 Nov. 10, 1873 Jan. 10 to Nov. 20, 1873 Augu. 14, 1873 145 65 83,786 53 5 15 t ee, 6U oo Sundav. tBank In hands of examiner thrM days previous to tnls time. The town has gone back into more of its old natural style than at any time since the death of Colonel Stllwell. w. o. r. A WORD IN TIME. SOME CONSIDERATIONS HOW THK POLICE FORCE OF TUE HA1 L BE ORGANIZED ASD CONTROLLED. To the Editor of the Änfrnef; Sir: As tbe spring elections are fast ap proaching I would respectfully propose for for the consideration of those In authority the following amendments to e laws now ,,. 1. Tbat tbe mayor or tbe city have tbe direct power of aDoointmeat of the chief of police, subject to confirmation by tbe council, 2. That the chief of police have lull authority to appoint and organize the whole police force, said appoint menu to be to be confirmed by the mayor and council. 3. That the merchants' and regular force be consolidated into one, and that their pay be increased to $3 per day or night. 4. That each policeman be required to give bond in the sum of $200 for the faithful and honest performance of bis duties. 5. That the office of city marshal be abolished and the duties of said office be performed bv the chief of police, said chief to have power to appoint one deputy or assistant chief, whose pay shall be the same as the ordinary policeman, he giving a bond in the sum of 14,000 to the chief of police for the bortest discharge of his duties, ö. Tbattbq (political) board of police be also abolished, and that all investigations for derelictions of duty or other chamea be brought before the mayor and chief of police, and that said parties have power to institute suit against bondsmen in such sum as they mavdeem expedient to coverHnv and all damages caused bv policemen while on duty. 7. That every policemen shall bo able to read and to read and write and sneak th ! 1 1 1. .. . ugi'vu language, ana do at ieai nve ieet eight Inches high, and believe in some form of Christianity. In conclusion I vrill uv that I am no office seeker. luQUT II AWE. 1KW ahapolis, Jan, 19.