Trial For Murder

The Free Press has the particulars o: the people vs William, A. Anderson. ndicted for the murder of Thomas Biiigham, at Detroit, on the 25th Oct. 1847. Tlie court was occupied with this case from Friday morning until 5 o'clock Monday afiernoon, when it was (inally submitied to the Jury, under the charge of the Judge. The jury after an absence of half an hour, returned a verdict of Guilly of murder in the first degree. - The punishment prescribed by the Revised Statutes, is solitary confín ernent in the State's Pnson at hard labor for life. The circumstances were characterized by great atrocity. Susan Bingham, a girl of Indian descent, and grand-daughter of the celebrated chiefCol. Brandt, aged 20 years, was married to Thomas Bingham, a colored man, and resided with him in BufTalo. During his absence to Rochester, sheattendeda ball in Buffalo, at which she became intoxicated, o r lost her senses through so.ine potion administered to her. On coming to herself, she was on a steamboat, on the way to Detroit. Here the prisoner presented himself to her, said he was taking her to Detroit, and she must teil every one she was his wife. She staid with Anderson about a week in Detroit, when her husband carne after her, upon which Anderson absconded. She received her husbond joyfully. - They went to the houseon Beaubieu el. Mr. McMichael went with them. They satup quite late. Mrs. Morrell was in the house with them during the evening. Bet ween n ine and ten c'clock, the prisoner came to the house, and tried to get admittance, but finding the doors fast, turned away. When Bingham and his wife retired for the nighf, they fastened the door, and took an axe, that had been discovered lying near the door, into the bed-room up stairs, from an apprehension that the prisoner might return to the house during the night, and use the axe to break in the door. About 5 o'clock on Monday morning the prisoner returned again to the house, and ascended to the chamber window, by means of a ladder, which. he found in au old house near by, where he hnd stowed away some of his things. He entered through the window, carrying with him into the room, a heavy iron bar, but finding the axe, he substituted it for the bar, as a more convenient instrument for the infernal purpose lo which he was about to apply it. He crept stealthily to the bed, Thomas and his wife being both asleep, raisedthe axe and struck the fatal blow. Susnn was aroused by the noise, and seeing the prisoner, called him by name, oud said, " don't strike ra y Tom;" --the axe being raised to strike another blow. He kicked her in the face and said, " Hush, Susan;" when she threw her arms over her husband's head, to protect him from the blow, and found him covered with blood. The prisoner then threw down his axe, ran down staire, and escaped by tha back door. Susan went to the window and hallooed murder,and vas heard by Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. Jackson. Mr. Hayden, a colored man was the first who came to her assistance. When Susan saw him, she said, f'Come up here, Henry has killed my Tom" - Hayden went in, and found the deceösed ving on the bed entirely insensible - his head broken - nnd the axe aying near, covered with blood. The wound was dressed byDr. Smith,who found thescul! fractured by a wound corresponding exactly with the herid of an nxe". In a week Bingham died. The prisoner was found secreted on board the Steamboat Canada. The evidence of his giiilt was unquestionable. fy$ The Detroit Adverliser has changed hands, Lieul. Col. Williams, its former proprietor being about to go to Mexico. It purports now to be owned by Rawson, Duncklee & Co., and to be edited by Geo. W. Wisner, the founder of the "Rough and Ready Club, No. 1," at I'ontiac. The said Wisner'is nlso famuus ns nn nbolitienisl Whjj.