The Wheeling Repository

Cincinnati, April 27.

On Saturday last Charles Vattier, who was convicted of stealing from General Findlay, Receiver of public monies, several sums, exceeding $47,000 received the following sentence:

The court sentence, that the said Charles Vattier, pay to the State of Ohio a fine of $200. That he pay to James Findlay, esq. the owner of the property stolen, the sum of $94,000. That he be imprisoned thirty days and that he be publicly whipped on his naked back ten stripes, on the 23d of May next, at ten o'clock, in the morning to pay costs of prosecution, and stand committed until sentence be performed.

COMMUNICATION.

Charles Vattier, a native of France, but for many years a resident in this town, and who has been some time confined in the jail of this county, upon suspicion of robbing gen. James Findlay, the receiver of public monies, of a large sum of money, was indicted this term. On Friday 10th inst. he was arraigned and the indictment read, and the grand jury found a bill against him, containing three counts, or charges one for burglariously breaking the house of James Findlay and stealing therefrom eight bank notes of $100 each the other two charges were for stealing from Findlay, American and Foreign Gold, and bank notes, in all amounting to $47,000 and upward, to which he pleaded not Guilty a motion was made by his counsel for a continuance of the cause until next term. Other motions were made and most of the day was taken up in arguments, as were several others and prisoner's counsel declared it was their object to gain a continuance by any legal means in their power. However, on Tuesday the 21st, the trial came on. Gen. Findlay stated that he had lost at a variety of times, upwards of $47,000; this was the sum at a moderate calculation, but he believed he should not be wrong in saying $54,000 it was proved that Vattier had been in a habit of robbing Findlay for a number of years by means of false keys. This evidence depended on the testimony of Charles Briton, a mulatto fellow who was formerly a servant to Findlay, and was also an accomplice with Vattier. His relation, which contained a variety of curious particulars, unfolded a tissue of cautious, crafty and systematic villainy, scarcely to be equaled was told in so plain and unembarrassed a manner, and confirmed in such a number of circumstances by other witnesses, that it seemed impossible to doubt its truth. The prisoner's defence depended on endeavouring to impeach the credit of Briton's testimony, and proving that other persons beside Vattier might have robbed Findlay. The evidence and arguments of counsel took up nearly four days. On Friday, about 15 minutes before 6 o'clock, P. M. the jury retired and in about half an hour, or a little more, came into court and brought in a VERDICT GUILTY AS HE STANDS INDICTED. A motion was then made by prisoner's counsel to poll the jury, which was done, and they answered each singly GUILTY.