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U. S. Court.
--The term of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Halyburton presiding, commenced yesterday.
The following Grand Jury was sworn, and adjourned over until to-day: Jno. L. Tate, Foreman; Conway Whittle, B. B. Mosely, A. G. Newton, W. B. Rogers, Robert E. Moran, John R. Ludlow, Herbert M. Nash, Jesse J. Simpkins, W. H. Harker, E. C. Boblison, W. A. Todd, Lewis S. Slaughter, Joseph R. Spratley, Peyton Johnston, Logan Waller, William P. Ragland, R. L. Wiglesworth, C. McCarthy, Henry Exall, E G. Leigh, William J. Cheatham, R. F. Taylor, P. J. Haskins.
The following criminal cases are set for trial this term:
Wm. A. Northern, for embezzling money from letters.
John Gaskins, for a similar offence.
The crew of the Storm King, for engaging in the slave trade.
Frederick Brooks, a negro, for stealing letters.
The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], The burial of Dr. Wright at Norfolk . (search)
The burial of Dr. Wright at Norfolk.
We have published a brief account of the funeral of Dr. D. M. Wright, who was hung at Norfolk.
It was from the pens of correspondents of Northern papers.
The following account of the extra- ordinary scenes on the occasion is from Norfolk:
Soon after the execution on Friday, Dr. R B. Tunstall, Dr. Henry Selden, P. P. Olements, Conway Whittle, Esq., and other friends, were on the ground to take charge of the body, which had been transferred to the family by General Barnes.
From there the corpse was conveyed directly to Christ Church, dressed, shrouded, and laid out for friends to visit and see. Few but personal friends came on Friday, but on Saturday, from 8 to 4, one continuous, interminable stream of people was passing in at one end of the building and out in another direction, after having looked upon the features of the demised.
The features wore an expression remarkably anomalous.
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