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Murder in jail. --Yesterday morning on female of the city jail, called John Scott, a young man about twenty three years of age, was arraigned before the Mayor to answer the charge of feloniously killing James Powers, was a prisoner. Scott is apparently of foreign birth, and has a most unpleasant countenance. At the time ofScott is apparently of foreign birth, and has a most unpleasant countenance. At the time of the offence he was awaiting trial for violently assaulting, beating, and robbing, another man. Powers was in prison to answer an indictment for a misdemeanor. When the case was called some six or eight prisoners--the only witnesses to the murder — came forward and testified. The sum and substance of their evidence was this: same time holding a conversation with a female prisoner, who was confined in the second story of the prison. Conceiving this a good opportunity to get his revenge Scott armed himself with half a brick, and dogging Powers about the yard at an unexpected moment gave him a violent blow on the back of his head with this terrible missi