{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
Sapposd W4rder.-A man calling himself
Samuel Mills, was comnitte5 to the ial Of La
2cMc Golnty on Saturday last charged with the
murder Of his wife. Mr.. Mills was lately res
rlcnt OF New Jersey, from whence he removed
to Providence in this county, where il il sup
posed he murdered his wife, She being found
lead, no. fsrfiom the house, shot through the
body. Mills states that it was accidental, and
made no attempt TO escape, but remained with
the dead body until discovered by The neigh


bors. We forbear mentioning the particular,
ofthis affair Ilsis yet To be tried BIZ his fel.
low men, and may be ienoccnt Of M n;eution tn
murder. R'unour with her len thn,isand tongues
rs usual Oh Ike occasions, is busy and ought
not TO be pcrin'ttca 10 prejudice the public
mind. The man. ortnc monster, is safely ironctl,
AMI; locked up in the drcary dungeon, where
he will await lis trial at November Court.


A d's6anlc'i French officer named courtos
dc sam Clair, man Of capacity and very nsin


aatn. address, has been arrested and imprisoned
III the capital o 'irXleo rs a secret agent of tile
governor Of Havana and the French consul for
the Island OF Cuba. His correspondence, which
has fallen into the hands of the Mexican author.
ties, discloses his errahd and particular proceed
ings IN relation to it. IN one Of his letters to
the French consul, he asked for stipend Of
three orfour hundred dollars month, in order to
DC able 10 move in the highest circles for the bet
ter prosecution OF his purposes of enquiry and
intrigue. When interrogatcd officially, he rep
resented himself as simple traveller who took


notes for his information and that of his friends


rs Mr.. Ponsett had done. 1t is intinatcd, in an
account OF his travels and correspondence pub
lished lately at Mexico, that the Mexican govern
inent had abstaincd from trying him publicly,


in consequence of having discovered that sever
al distinguished families of the capitol would be


implicated by his statements.


The trial of Isaac B. Desh1, who stands


charged with the murder of Mr.. Baker was


called up at Cynthiana, Kentucky, on Tues
4 day the 18th ult. The great difficulty in


this case APPEARS to have been the obtain
meut of jury composed of persons who had


not heard the testimony on the former trial


whose minds were entirely unbiased, and
; who felt perfectly assured that they could
, do impartial justice between the prisoner and
!, the Commonwealth. This trial has excit-
I. ed great interest in the state, both ON ac-


count of the connections of the prisoner
i. (who is the son of the Governor and the
t fact of.the trial having been so procrasti.
f mated by want of proper jury. Six Jury.
5 men having been received by Thurstla,
: morning; but as the term of the court IS lin.
f tied to twelve juridical days, it is believed
, that the trial cannot be concluded at thu