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tutabeiti44iiliiing 'necessary . Ind In
Wb9011 1 1; 1 0 1 7 'illtla - dtplonticy, for General.'
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..triTiSall.t,4ittirArlicitine 'confederation,
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rat Votothddazin Pitiattuty the In
'‘etrotfikk#lo,7.*o6lifOiticion mism bp in
.ttrid;*ent fO adinance to see Preildent Loess:,
andley.thdthnktkantdhaponer.goirui arrived
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' tatoic:tralC 'disposed ac.. Maki an amicable or' ? ,
is merit.' Itifezetet„tautis' is. not 'yet fully
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...ottprisarliringement that did not em:
hitistillite fi: ifitte*:; - We are heartily glad
tbsethiLtilleuity,,wltli Paiagnay has been
aettladOntt doubt whither the objects attained
Altoft*,' 011ittifts4pensation for the
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iiiiileitit*t„„iskdolt • the
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An &UM et , ?rale see& bflir.ltildi to get a
. eftition of what the
,mentay ef•tbe talesman
• • eal4l t9,,,eltow.th at
r ig Fat no dirqualifloadon.
~AthiAtt,prioitioa And . •rarie felioltY, of illotiOn
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• . : • ; 4 0: 511 # 61 #°10 4 41_ 14 : 013 1 ° P t, there
t . . Atl.o4'7,o*,#l,xlitiraerk lawyer of
Ald ie
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Vsta i to intmlnst g ra ,
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. :#113r.," 47 , , Atjeenttion that the sympathy
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• gir l ianiti l t i l, , f 4 ,irtTOl . ,Ptwo of the dkiy did
t0ta . ..,„001 1 14, 1 1.1111,p1aii,004%,4h0, lir irld the ' , H.-
,:m i t,Othinlrletoont, Tilts had apeoltil
. , I . ,4;iii,tiaianerna,sedergoing exambaation,
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owskell'hattlealaren t eit an opinion,' and
0 1 , ~.1 5 :4M0eite- litter. kir:Brady', re• 1
. . 11,11*J4tqatiow : Oat Idr, Green'e bias did
, amat ,,,44 14 1 ....a.. _14.t .n.... , 11 41Anstleoitton, as be aware he
- d 1 S t. 11.'kiwf-Tir,.lPP•aled to the
- id
, i ` f, ,of ;la eucri , and, would be,aatbried
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::• .‘,„ . Ju .„ ,ti tie broegitf•thipisrilitmionsy Pods
__ ... , Alifst, _ iiOi#!4,llilLTA,R 4 of, Mr% BratM.but
'",t 1 t . i 11T , .. 4 . 9 1 ,1M11. DIP er the court. ...-,•,,,,,.
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.;•., p,tegm , 44,191,114,a Notation, by •Intl
-1.1. that with 'be primmer was not
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•Itp;ipu . effOrvsolipitApleid the
; fain to of
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;.. At'lll4ellitirlilllt4"-lito : be Innocant
. !gr' , .. AP,11,0 1 47 , - P.! toundatlon
ikV,_TiPtc.lol. l Zari4liMllA Ai dtitY of
m i t‘.. °Pi ZieNPlS:lift.,:PfhP9tr until th e
f ilo
lonen'ilit blessed •Iviikiklau,, further,
...Vlll4,*.o.l4)iiill r ge,.p,at representative
' . " .atieerv;teloteenseiste•thic proisoution
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hielertiiitatelltel Stitter 'that third never Ira a
J .. i eltiikeig l irkiidtexiitot• tiigataitl'ppriaptei. bpi
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Junius , ' 04 1 1 :sok believe to' snaking thwnies
11. eiVez t ile,de -by the onuneel for
. . ! ,li;titsibiteeiG)td to, psetaphyslos,
ARMAdsLiii:s , signe, ih'at'ioiy leaning
41 1 1 X Welir,,t.litilpiatilloa s tion.. The short
it - 1!..4111104 , 4ft• waive
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1: ~_, ._,_ klitsbid to dile= the mat.
it...) , Blelisoietineititileal •thie property quelitis*
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4 .ltlsiii*i9irstitiObt , Esieilliii weets, , i4a had
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t o tWo,
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,iipite,
lit_ , , pfirAftroperwbutd have ban
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• ~-...,• tviev: .beitidts ditt, Mr.
..: -..mil . 4 ,4lstaitsit: • itengti,' (ha i le.
, It ',„
.10igli
,atiob ' a Jury i tiist.
Erik 4 2l.' " Artitt*Aniii al 4 bar, by thiSai
litt, 't,ll lllefirtWaiiiiikeitteeni and Hakes
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Igiiswig.wiwir atitireolcatit itibJeotion ?
+
. .:* , 1 , ; 4 100 :Nil :Werien Sloe - Eoh agoall:
, . . ~c' uf , 0' . s/iii iioemsary in . a o see tried
4 . ., 4 , - ' gip Kolia4 Stittesi or , soy 'portion.
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rir'Plgest, pp" 221, 2511.1
isolurt,
At the doselosion .meni, Mr.
Stanton asks( him l obghi ( O.) had been
praotialtie , l4o4: said since
104, Whirtuipii \ fdeldtaltorriaittiAnite a 014•
piti:egainst liiiprowtieiting attonisiy: Ho oortain
,lT,bad heagit t ibe mbst remarkable, announoement;
bfir . .ldlikt been droolyang law' for Ifteen yenta,
us alnly in the oriminal &arta; Wtire eiaeo of life
and death were frequent. He II:ad - kill& positions of
legal importanoe; bad in facebein!nominated to
hi.. present. °aloe by the. President of the United
Stales and ra.l .ed by the Senatei bad been pub-
Ito proseoutor for tour weeks, and ho had but now
sbpisily AT9N. l 44titik 48 did not boort the qualidea.,
tiedafer jurymen, as he now understood them: Af
'teiriviewlig'tbdiatier In very forcible languelge;
whiott illcatod'a very tosiked sedsation, Mr. Stair ,
ton dield'that,..hat for digging up of this obso
lete test, dose thei,pretent indictment .was frame d,
Daniel E.. S. kla would kereheen tried by mon
with hearts in **le helms instead of money,. in
thalr,pooliebi. lardloarerely,Ooddetuned the idea
of; Making . tha:ltoplied'dllterince in jurymen' fof .
the present ease. •
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' .The court ruled favor 'of the positions taken .
•
by the Dietriot Attorney.•
, ',Oo'farthei examination it appeared that O. S.
Wight had notes and. debts worth over the regal.
.site sum , :,Quite a dissuasion arose, as to the no.
tare of his property and whore it was, after which
Wight,,was . aooopted sa ,, a Juror, bat not
sworn, .in order to allow the other, jurymen_ to
separate, not having made preparitt.ins to remain
from borne: • '' • •
Mr. Bioklei looked remarkablithill:
'• • • ' • Totronstions.
f.
Ors Atainii.GTON
F . ' I% ofDANIEIi a • B*Lzs.
',AVAIRIStrite, dedille.s=Theteentet•Nas opened
l et *Atte:ter pentad AdettitOrel the eight jurors
lailltdy . sworn heleig : lieliedi ltnetrered to
ttiair names.• '.• • ' • - •••
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- The psisoner ippon Gabs and self-possessed.
The olerk prooleedetteletU the talesman..
Robett Coolha had both formed and ex-
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premed an opinion in regard to the guilt or tour,-
canoe of the accused.
In, answer to lir. Phillips, be said his opinion
was formed front what be bad heard and read.
He never conversed with the witnesses for the
prosecution.
Distriot Attorney. That is, as far as yon know,
Juror. Certainly. • '
District Attorney.. I should think so; for no ono
knows who are to be the wltneeses. .
bum.. I'do" not think there could he any eel.,
'derma pralines& to change my opinion. My mint
is4uUy made up, • ~1. ;
udge. I suppose et i pee Misyletire,.. . •
- Charles W. Ilavenn had formed
an opinion:as to the guilt or•innooencti ettystpi,,
To htr.• PLfilipr. * opinion was formed
Mere rumor. I do not know that I could discharge
thebe datles'of a fair juror. My mind , is made up on
e matter. Disqualified.... •
Tinton bad formed ati opinion, which
was so tired that be thought he 'Gould not rendet
fair verdict, Dircicalified.
W. H. Arnold thought he had:formed an opin.
lon. Feels a strong sympathy, in • the ease, and
feels that he has expressed an opinion. lie be
lieves itimeelf unqualified to aot se an Impartial
fitror.
I ehobld judge so after your declaration
etaytapattit !Yon can retire.
s:.dieopte Goodall had formed a, decided opin•
Mb; . •
n•lller:•Phillips. On what her that 'opinion been
The Dietriot Attorney enbmiited that after .the
aniline or the juror farther examination was
• The Judge thougtit thejoror ••- •
• I
Mr. Wilson sald - .le had no. , conscientious earn.
nles.ae to capital punishment, and was worth over
.dB6O, Wit should be glad to be excused.
Mr. Wilson wee tbon awora as the ninth
.juror. Re resides in Washington , City, 'and hie
baldness a grocer. • - • .
John A. Rupp bad formed an opiniOn..
To Mr. Phillips. Illa• opinion was founded on
Timor. It . was In referenee both as to the cause
of killing and the. met. Re thinks be is preju
diced. an could not render a fair verdict. Dia.
"_
.IJohn,ll,,lleittlitaad formed and expressed- an
:wpluton. '.Disqualified. . • • .
Nokes had not termed en opinion;. • lied
expressed a great deal of aympathy for both part
Mee. Rad DO troprecalon .04 his mind to iniluenoe
his conduct ae a juror Rad or bee no. prejudice on
either aide. Bette conSolontioos seruplea about
aspit paisbuient. : Should.. think he: was worth
over
Mr. Chilton desired to knowiow far the case
comes within the rule tondo , by the spurt as to an
expreseion of sympatby,..a empathy on both sides:
Is verylndefialte. There.may be GI preponderance
on either side. • •
Tire Judge. Sympathy on one side amounts to
dltnialidostion. Sympathy on. loth. sides, with
geoeral regret at tbeoecurlrlimost, does not.
Mr. Chilton. Then the court strikes a balance.
Th at • is. what,we want to know.:, Challenged pa-,
ren4teril7. - •'•
John McDermott had read the pricatipal portion
of t)tic.teettaionyatt the coroner'S Inquest, and had
pgne,,lndeflatte inaresaionoon hie mind. As to
Oldtat effect they sphipla have on him as a juror, he
,squid not Rey. • .7 • •
!Q... If stomas a• juror Would yorr.dualitge your
dtaty iropirthily ? •
• liner, I ahOuld endeavor to do so,•but would
rather. not take the•responsibility.
.•T4 the Judge. 11. bed a vague impression which
lsivotouldmot dignify by the title of opinion. Can•
leot answer RA* what afoot the impressions might
have on him, or te what extent his mind is biased.
J. The Judge thought the answer amouated toe non
:formation of opinion, and thought bins quallfled.
Mr. McDermott was then sworn in as the tenth
Leonidas .Coylchad both•formed mid exPftiolod •
.11t1 opinion. Disqualified. • _••••
I Andrew J. Duvall; James A Tuaker, *aid Prom
ote Mattingly, had formed and expressed opinion's..
,Disquallfied. • • •
Stanford had not formed an opinion,
nrid bad no bias
.or prejudloo t but had conscientious
aeripite agideet , ,,Msa..law ,of oapital punlthment..
Rskellael Greejl-bad formed an opinion, - ;, . ; •
. To Mr • Phillip., „The opLnion.f have formed is
-fouded on rumor. If I was •swOrn as &juror, I
o , vpuld , go; according to. : the evidence ; but I have
expressed •my opinion, publiolr.and aboveboard_
The District -Attorney.' Never =lad what It wan.
If sworn on the jury, would you render a verdict
awarding to the law and the evidence., .
•, Juror. I would.• • • , •
Distriot.•Attorney.• llave,you Mar for or
egainst the prisoner + „
Juror. Weil. • I em folds teleoifirs fito fir as I
have/mud. - lLaughter.J.• •••:.• •% • • •.1
•, The , Distalot Attorney s ubmitted tied Ike juror
Wll4ssolqualtilei...' .1 • •
~• Mr: rat - Ripe argued that he wax. Thejnror had•
answered Diet he could discharge his duty Roper,
Mr. Brady sal l that this wee the first time ho
had teken'any, part :in; the discussloo as to the
empannelliu of tho juryi and addressed hie honor
tto tr. bspeuse the Genet might, have understood the
:answer of the Juror different from. the manner 'ln
whlglt thi .counsel {for. the defence understood it..
,Ife said he was far thitittror.al far 'take hadheard,
•and• hoped,there *wild be no inisconstruotien of
the orset, of the enswep. lie would suggest to the
wart to ask 'whether it atii nott on what he had •
beard end read that he bid formed hie opinion,'
and whether it, wee not of a temporary 9r, fleatipg
ohereotep, The juror hut s not paw that it wee
upon any evidence that its bad, formed his
rniott, -Au opinion to dirqualify &farm , must. e in
r•roforo.sl.to the guilt Ot Intiooeqop.Athe scowled.
ilt's liter Soya thif he would ' fender ifordiot ao;
eord nit to the law and the evidence, and he would
not OA a jttror 10rova 0, ' , antics{ in any other way.
would,no't• allow -laceself
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Nifidstinooibii also xd,
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t lot of .th•
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the laws of Atari !
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,Mr.Phillips thought the formation of an opinion
amounted to nothing, it the opinion was founded
on mere rumor. hooould.alt start impartial
juror the formation of an opinion would not din
qualify bleu., If every man is tohti exolnded.ba
canto he has formed an opinion "on mete' rumor,
we would never net ii - Jury. A man who had form
ed an opinion; bat whoooold still altas an impartial
juror. is aa qualified as if he had never beard of
the cue at all. The prosecution, by preventing
any farther question, would thwart the course of
potion: The judge himeelf had formed an opi
Dion more or less decided, but the question is, are
you in impartial Inds° ;. can ion elc as an impar
tial juror' "There is no principle of law, and nor;'
(idol, noes of common sante, which exelndes ajd
rot because he had.formed an oploion on mere ru
mor,,if notwithstanding that opinion he thinks be
can give'a fair add just verdict..
'Sedge: The opinion of the juror: stay be *oak .
or &trans..llf the juror answers that bacon try
the case with impartiality, he may be sworn, as
several of, the jurors bays so artswersd ; but when
the juror answer's that, hi has' formed a decided,
Opinjon, -he la ',ortolan diactrialillodl' The juror
. has formed a decided opinion, and Is inooinpetent:.
Mr. Stanton. Will - tbs. oones•.deoMe .that' the
prisoner has no right to Atteitlanls•Jairoests to the
ground' of his opinion'?
.Indge..ob, certainly kot.''• .
My:Stanton. The counsel for the prison er pro.
the Juror on what his optniQn is found.
.e4;tuid titsc.Pyopoontlng Attorney objoots. I ask
.dint : the ,acommod be, permitted to make such
-audit is a dental of wince to :rayons bins;
no' eeMPla • t n • •
'withholding:of . pro per priyAlOgii or zlich !rota the
:pawning o- •
•any intentioalto laden ,
at. • ere bad boon unfair rating agMust • the,
Vise Judge thought the argument of thi . .polit
:unneoemery.: Where thejuror says be hex formed
el deolded opinion, be is dtquelifted,,and further
;
linguiryls'needless.
is The Juror to Mi. Phitllpi 'ilia I had fornied a
demilded opinion: It was totaled en knOwledgetib..
'Signed Mem witneesek. • ''••••
SWUM explained that She , defence merely
wanted to know what the jurors meant by ogles
they bad formed a decided onilsloe : •
The Jridge repeated what he had said.beftirjeari
,to the inoompetenoy of a jaror. who rays ho
Ite ll
formed a deoldedriplulon. • . • Z..
Adam was milled. lie had ftirmed an
expressed an opinion at different times.
'Thoutiu(Pirker had formed 'and 'expressed a
kiloton; and i f 14 dis
16argo hie dettyjimportiellyf..,;, ,•
Thomas 2:',TohnCaitd. f leeeti
tiered' peed; parried were . Pt
qttelitied.
- Birtun King lied not for Med eiproered ' •
opinion ; tbere,was no inflotenoe on hie riiad whin
would'induence the verdict; be had no bias .o
prejudice, and no oonscientious ttoruples roger
hid .
to *ap puntilizoont. ' •
• Challenged peremptorily hY.Mr.'ltetiollite.
Wm. 0 Dottie had eirpropsed an Opinion on na
-1 'tubr find' newspaper atetementa, and in reply I.
Oration; that he would:try to render an Im
partial verdict, bathe would rather not trust
self, and did not sow iteyejar tble prefud le •
mixhillifinenoe Mni: •. •
Mr. Phillips eoraldered hhit : a irimptitont juror
but the court thought hie a'neirera amounted to
diequallfieetion.
JISSe B. Wileoh does not know ttnst'he had ex-
pressed an, opinion as to the guilt or innocence or
the licensed. He hed'varions opinlone, but ba •
,not made up It!'s mind.' Ile had no bias or preja•
dlas.
THE PRESS.. 4 E1444, A
~TIIVit,SDA.Y, APRIL ?. 18594
,
Ile bopea' ~, A aastatett .as the juror ho
meads by gajleiktket,lnSwais for the prisoner.
Tho Hietriet'AtternOetibmitted that. the Juror
bed deolered• that Its bad rabies for the prisoner: •'
It does not 146w:that that ,bias is temporary or::,
i seo ft u t t i fo g e li bit s d ug h 4 e e et teci tne I d t refit b li e es e l ed o: j ov l er h o e oro p e :'
First, the formation Ind eXpreesiodof an opinion t -
sod, second, the blas in favor of the minicar. The..
court 'had already held jukore,...ll4nelifled tor
having:dolma they hid a sympstby for the pa-
loner. Vero woe remething stronger—t 6 etit,..a
tired °Onion and bias Ile therefore Imagined
that this juror *as not competent to sit as spear.
,Mr. Heehaw, fdritbetettellnoe, abblaitted 'that,
'every prisoher *is thbld totbe intloCent twilit he
was : prod:4 guiltyt and each 3utor should enter the
box with an impression in favor of hie InnioenCe
The judge shottld have the sated impe6rion.' Till
the moused was proved to be guilty, they should
indulge In the presumption that he was innedent:
I All prosecutions arresting life were th be /UAW/re
vahz, and all a ffeoting 111terty•waxe to be in favors
libertatio. , He.fteked that the Arm should be
allowed to entertain the legal - pretuniption that
the prisoner web iniaCent: The' ll rat effort of •the
prosecution must be to 01111t001118; 'that 'Wilt*
k
tion, The W was in favor of it. and Ow mot
who held the'preeumption His entitled to take his
mat in the box. •' `,' • •
• Mr. Carlisle , for thb prosemitlon, submittaticat
the juror was not slating this jogai presulaption,
hat had said in substance that as the cue s now
stands ho is in favor of the prisoner, It *mild'
take • marvellous ingenuity to oonfound- thi f
t,
with the theory about the legal presumption
Mr. ,Brady, fur the defence, only wanted.lio
know whet construction the oeurt placed on • the' .
Juror's last answer—that be was for the prieoner.
Never was a man called •to sit on a Jury In ally '
oriminal me demanding sympathy, vibe did not,
as he looked on the prisoner,get an italcfreeslen as
to hie guilt nr inbooence. There Was" nohnob
thing In nature as a Marble Mattis moVing to the
Clerk's desk and taking the oeth toreador a 'feedlot
nooording to the echidna. -Taro the case of , ea
old man who had committed an not which' might
seem in some points natural, but whiotr ' was yet I
against the law. • All, the Jaren, .whether frettog
or old, would feel this impulse stirring within
them, that unless the law prohibited suoh lareselt ;
that old man should not bo sent to prison; or sent
dawn In eorrow . to the grave, and yist theft men
would discharge their duty Consoletitlonfdr, What
ever consequences blight , befal. , The Ole' here IS
nothing of that kind. I NM - perfeotly,williegio:
treat It to your, Honor, .to- stagy yourself by in ,
quiry from this juror , " who is tiertalnly an ihttilli%
gent and upright man,-as 'to what he mestlif bp:,
saying that he la for .the prisoner ; whether : that:
Testi', to a judgment on the save Iteelf.".nhiliat
would control or allot his verdict, or wheaterills;
not some general impression, ftietingandfr , ffnVige,
something which twain:my would remove - , I Wok
your Honor will sly that it it not an ti_____,.'nfait 011hi
proper request to' make •- ' r4.111'0 - '
Mr. Oar isle, for the proseoution,'undenstoAleV
Honor to,doolde yesterday, in • case where aJttrorl
had formed and expressed an opinion, red 'felt :
some"sympathy for the hootteedi but thought:he: .
oould reader an impartial Tardier that her wattles
competent, tomanse he bad formed, temporarily at
least tiertetn• conolosionin and *as Inflneeeed by ,
•oertain. sympathies. If there, sympatnlee were
ageinet.this wiener, ho would be obl t ged_ to over-
M
60e them befoul he oottla reaoh the mind of the
Juror; and so; if the sympathies were In fairer of
,the prisoner ; the proseouttoo would haveto over
oome them. lle thought he did not miettnaeretaed
'the court. '' ' ' ' ' • "..t '''.'''.' .
.. .
- Judge: No, sir. • n • • •••4•. , •
Mr: Ottrlitle. I think that. the tadelithab pep
el"
terday governs this question. ' . .. . ,e.
' Judge. The angrier of the ',lnioitil l thlf . nation
hest propounded by connect , for defenetCnne•that
he could render en impartial • verdict on. thwart !
dense and law, but the effect of tbe stabler' has
been removed by the statement that he is for the
prisoner. If that is' net .a disqualification I ton.
foss I cannot see any cause, that wontabe. In
deciding on this question rile nut think:lts nice
distinetions attempted to be made should apply at
, ..
Mr. Magruder, for the defence, asked. Whether
ire would not be permitted to Aid the Juror if bis
opinion was not hypothetical:'"' • . ••, : • 1
The Judge. The Juror has is,
already stated It ,
Midi Up on what he heard and' read. :
- 'llteirptioti wise takettia thiri rating. •
_:Hiljah Edmonston had expressed ahoptuloo, and
if sworn an *Juror he would acquit theprisoner.
,
[Laughter.) • .
Mr. Magruder argued that the Juror, wee not'
disqualified. The Juror bad said he had a bias
In favor of the prisoner from whet he hid - reed.
If that be true, might they not ask him'whether,
from that present sate of his mind, be 'lmola not
j
sit as a competent uror., .f . • •• . ...
The Judge thought it was unrietressaii to elk
thejuror a farther question. Ile w as disirralffied.'
• Cherie* II Wfdtberger had not formed or ext
pressed an opinion ; had no prejudice (whim:. had.
no' consoientious scruples 'against mital putnish
mint, and if the prisoner was guiltyle would'
hang him as high ,114 Haman. Peremptorily obal-:
bulged. • ' • ' '
Theo: Mosher hid formed arid exPreslid an or&
nion merely from rumor, but would try" to render
An Impartl3l verdict. .. .„ , •• , . .
' Mr. Stanton asked him whether he could And a
'verdict on the evidence? ' ' ~ '
• Mr. Mosher remarked that hitf sympathies . were
he favor of the prisoner. , , , f '
i The counsel for the prisoner desired to the
- l isting of this 'sympathy, and relished to Piepound
tprtber questions, ! • , •, .• 1
~ . .
t.../int the court said a that merit leaning or 'trim-
Afeithy 'amounted to it'dliqtalilisation. t •
,
A. Latearoad-bed formed aid expreaert an opinion
fins spd friely/oralw or the prisoner -1 •.,
i' Lasers, Ir. l'arael “4 Wia. it ' Marlon fo , reetd
tang eseres
131 sed °Odom DieettalitletC, , ..;).. •;".:- -,:. :
•Sohn hobteeen bet formed as oplakin the did
1
'llattbink it noel iseaseire eti &sa L' menetor. He
:bail en bias or preJwitee.7 Ile bed moth : 'do with
Siter i g tuns t-. - '
Witliteg to pretest hint UnderieganTotpattlal
',verdict. 'lfs Van Ina •gallty.tte , had no objection to
-.4oPltal punishment. Perematorily obullsuged,
Joints' Dale, James Skirling; John. Maim., Boole
-15, Maley, Alex, Portia, John Pettlhoae. Alex.
Bully, Thomas 11 Swipe, John P. Ditiefe,,al4 Zadook
W Mami wire severally sworn `,' bet biting termed sod
expressed opinions. and some of them hiviegeaM that
they or.uM not ;soder in icepartial.vatAlot,tlep t ilMe
;rosy:mud dbiguillfted. • ' • . ,
•
llttercoubl won dlrymilded for thesis's Yule.
s Wan M: Whore kid formed sod espress4 to opiolon
tiTo Mr. Phillips. 'the opinion wig folgodocibd what he
ed read.. • • .
'Queation If Sworn as • Juror, would •on render a
Verdlot wording to the law and evidence f. •
Answer.. I see nothing to proven! it
the Begirt: Bon had Imprestioss whkh he thinks
refesid not effect his judgment, but thinks be bas Midas
orkireludice.
I Olt Wt. Stenton He thinks the bles.wooll not Minot
hie judgment on the @Menu, • . ,
The ledge thinks the Juror qualified.
'Tel the Dietriet Attorney. Be !Metaphor hart no ton.
irelentiou temples about ospltal purdellitant, ,but
could usolde lb ogling to law' midi he seideete. •
Wr biotite wig then sesta In is.the.eleventh Juror.
Me resides 1p Wsei.iogton and le a grtmer., :
Hugh toddy end Thodus J. 11agtuder hid formed
opnloes. DI quiliticd.
Wm. N. Venable bad formal an opinion.}}
To Mr. Phillips. The opinion Wes Branded en rumor.
Fie thonsht he oould not not AO halals':NW juror; th it
no ei Menne amid chums his mind. Disqualified.
• Fennel llumphrey had fortiori an °Melon. '
To Mr. Phillips. My opinion le founded on vendor.
Am afraid to trust myself to give in Impartial verdict.
Dltqualitied. ' •
Junes B. Oreenwell had formed and ettirested an
opinion. Dit4nalilled
. Robert Vahan bid 'not formed or expressed an opt=
pion; hod no Yu or pr.,' educe ; no coneolentloo. tem
plet. °bailee/red perempt-rily.
James L..Batbsr hid frequently exprested an opinion.
iquellAsd L t . • „
Jame 11. tolobaseltst totmi an . opisilon. Vuotall.
The Judge then remark.d that the Mart allied mum.
mooed f 6, latest of-715 talesmou. lie sop Posed there
tbe no °Nation. •
Mr. Brady. There Is no objecition on ode put. The
number suggests patriotic Ideas. •
Thomas 0.. Wheeler bat formed an opinion. llls
sympathies were beha.f of the prisoner, and be
thought no alinee could theatre them
Mr. Brady. That clearly falls within poor !loner's
fLinghter.j •
ii•am .bad formed Lod expreue4 an airtion.
Dlignslified . • •
W. If Appermao - OA L P. B. Purcell hal formed
acid expregsed an opinion. Disqualified.
'Hiram Ritchie bad expressed an opinion ti to what
thsi result of the trial would be • •
To Mr. Phillips He could not form au opinion of the
'gifllt or thooesoce of. the stewed twill he heard the
trideoSE If sworn se'a Juror, he hat always, though t*
that he could dlsclurge tile 40r ImPutifiliff mid he
Hants he orml I d m now; He has got pal biits for the
prisoner sod for 111 men so ntu sti 1." •
• Q.: Haw • you an• sympathy growing out of what you
hellfire to be the inrcumetanoes of the c
;A: I have aranstby for suf. perm who (4 simillariv
situated. Moth parte, stand the same to me, nod I
have no blab for or a &lost las prisoner, Maltese freely
eXeressed oplulou at to the result of 'the trial.
;Q Dhl yon say what, would or. what fed to be the
said what ought to be. • • r• ;
•Tba' pigs 'lbought that aniceattal to a dliquallil a•
To Mr. Thllllps. That Ap!oroo, win predlasted on
whet I teeeratood front rdwor to be tho riots.
'To Mr, Brady: If the feet• Are di vreat from what I
noderatool them to be ',timid reader a fair verdict.
District Attorney, •If the law should to different
from what you suppose It to be, amid Yon readar a
(air verdict, to accordance with that laws
A. bertaloly
• The Judge thought that when a Juroihei.ghld that
a verdict o,,gbt to be !pa psrtiouler wey that It reset.
ed toe ; : ..• • •
Mr. Stanton argued that op all thaanrwere taken to
gether. the Juror wee on4lfled. Could there hp a men
better qualified to set as a Juror. : •
Judge. I: think • so, very easily. .11e hi disqlia'ided.
Iteeptioki taken.
• Stephen Cutter and. John R. Mitchell haeforroed
opinions end were disqualified.
lisinisn Berea hat formed •an opinion •
To Mr. Phillips.- He. does• not think himself :compe
tent Le sit es ajurot. . . •
Mr Stanton Why no t?
• • • .
Witntse said hie opinion was so tiled that he did not
think be could render a fair verdict. Di.qoalifird.
.Fronallo Penney bed formed an op!olon on rumor,
and should not like to nit av a juror, truing opposed to
apltel puolshruent. Disqualified.
'J, P. Mertbolomew bad. formed en opinion and wee.
disquelified. • , : • .
Dsniel D. Clarke bad edged opinion on all riachceses,
founded to rutoor,:and did not allow whether be coold
render en impartial verdict If to jciellfy the not Would,
make him an impartial Jett& he could be one • :
' District Attorney; •I suppose, that; falls within! your
ruling too.. Dirgk.uaea.. .
Jeremiah Hepburn had formed an opinion add wait
dlrquelitied. • ' •" !•, • .1' r
Wm. Cooper bad not formed an r pinion bad ni
preisfon,llllo, or prejudice, end no coasslentionelolll.
OWL wll9 declared qaahtled, but was challenged
peromptoriky.
The Judge annealed that is the marshal had sum ,
monad. serentystx, persons he bad better not call the
lest name in the box. • - ' •
Mr. Phillips ssid that the eouniel for tne defence bad
consented. • ~
, The Judge said that he understood - that 'but, in . view .
of the ensiles in New York, he thought It the est et
plan not to Call the' list came. • .
Mr. Phillips hops.* that the preetice in New Year
would not be imitated hare. •
- Mr Graham raid the 011111
• New TOPE reformat to
the constitation cf the jury. • • . ,• .
• The Jadge directed the glientx trOt Oat the but
DIMS in Jud ge
box.
• Joseph S. Wight had formed et opi nion. ' •
To hir. Phillips. My opinion Is not entirely foolteed
on rumor or 'newspaper statementii; I bane neverpon•
'varied wlth.any of the witheales;" end' could 'discharge
my obligations if micro sa a Jaror. . • , •
, To the Judge. I haven impression. bite, or prejo..
To the District Attorney. ,Loould give en impartial
. verdiet, according to the law and evidence • I have no
co-scientious earuplea about capital poeislimeot.
! Question. Mare you property to the amount of figool
" 7 (trot. I do not know as to hetet worth ISCS. •
Mr. Stanton objected to the question its to the pro.
perry qualification put by the District Attorney Ile
did hoc think that lack of property was any objection
le the District to a juror. When the question was q,et
made In this aaneetlee counsel for the defence were
token by surpriae. They were aware that the Steidle:
of hitorylarot in .its colonial condition did knew a pro.
pert,. qualification, but ware not award that the Unitd
States bad ever' mode objection to B. %later en this
ground r which. le an dishonoreble. to the pelootplea,pr,
which the Uoverement . rests. The Matelot Attorney'
b d . neret xesde that as objtelton 10-other ertirtioal.
dues, end 'lt was aupposed it'would not be Made here.
This objection was made under the set of the Amiem.
bly of the Colony of Maryland, paeeodin Oetober,l77l.
pk,a` -
Prior to dt. lime, under the'
.00Yerninant. of , Greats .The Judge said that course him often been Funned.
fl urt i o. t
t u t,
m p
t r h t v 4 qu 11 oatlda. bad been wade ter Wr. Stanton. It has been done by consent. •
amount and quality of -111 eatati( ' The lodge did not think it required coneent l ': .
. Ireepoid - p .7/env lo a partioular. Value wee required.. " Mrs Stanton supposed that if the jam- weininapr
but ad earir 6e 1177 Ideas had rop
peued
..so tar' tat h !tom, ha eould A ke wider escort or the officer.
rrijuirinu freehold qualification wee abut- Judire - ritlitAe would no: allow the Jury to
everthelea,, there *pis still required a Cattalo% '
. rope 'qualification. r used not t face' the origin offrrintatiton. Ansad we *1 not Waist. We wiseacre.
tat I el. Ido cot know that there Is a single State In- ilet th e eonvehilliied 41f the Jury. •
. • tfAirin w bleb requires ..thia • , talifieitio— , Ttaaaltd*s. .•
.
.
../le Damn .....__. psfittime........ property ration
for inroft. I would eel the District Attorney whether
Aproparty.qualltication Id required now In the IMAM of
'Maryland?
• Dletrtot Attorney, Ido 1101 hoot whether there le or
• Hr. Ptithen The priaorier Is arraigned under the
'swap! thellnitid Patent,and notate the jurtedlatibn
and latent' sty of ; the Igelted States ihricoes the
PFAS'fld.n Poation on Jayne,. no *nth qualldeation :
l u ii 7 :s.
7b ar °
l r el
irl::tl' that
they trtn Im ps tint triers. The::ota af,etlog the
the
ble t 3ltlo7B9,•whtel &elates that to rages punishabli
witcdosth
the , trial @hal be had lb the• county. •or
whet" not eo bad, that twelve petit Jurors shell be
sun/Monett thence and shall be drawn by lot or other . -
..Whirr; theseh State accepting to. the. mode of forinink
loties therein. the law simply Indicates this &engage
~.tleit of.lntrirs,7rod pfbridecthet they shall have the
frame qualifications se le required for irides by the laws
'at•the States. That was all the qualification which
,cprigrese . for peed on Jetty.. Is this a Btate,l • Are. Try
lOW • poytlon of the State of
r aft land,„at d have we
'llinthwind 'oboe lie the fain o . 1 777 1 lij no tisane.
.Thli territory baler (It 10. the Un ted . Staten, and the
(ntletthiUon of the. Vetted States alone . dwell.
here Un the organ tatter' of this District It
tired , co;cl . vided, that • the laws. of the State i f
Tiriluta aa they then existed ehon'd be extended
to: thet tortlon of ths•Distriet ceded to the Dotted
States., tied OD: with thee pollen .eaded by Marylaed.
Het this Applied to dell, and not to Criminal erode.
duets • The Act of /illy 20Ih, 1840, • amended the sot of
15 which provided tbat jrcors, to serve In amide of
the Dotted lirstim, should, in'conformity with thb pfati
,t'neln the Wale or dletrfot, ,he designated by lot
the otherwise . • Its operation wee to give validity .to the
jrobtkie then prevailing. • TheaPt of 1010 prodded that
uror, to acres , in the corkia• of the United Staten to
*Lai etate, . horrid barn sixth 4nslifioatlona to wan to,
tiered of jurors to. serve" In the • highest Ptete notirte.
Ile argued, that Congress hating provided the mode for
dealguitiog Jenne, sod having leopned no proper')
quellitnation, there'll 'OW/inapt et all:for the property
Assl i seation In this District.. The r . earoci: for making
- the' law to 'confetti to the State law was that there
should not be two media, of prooednre..:lt was • to hat ,
moo's, the practice. There Is no trar s rant Under the;
set dant:styes which MINS' the iota/ Asseinbly of lb.
•0 01, 101'0 1, frlorrylaed In 1177 the lawn( the Dietrich of:
13cOurnbla, at this day. The counsel felt a strong ballet
at tethe right of the prisoner to be tried by twelve free;
men, lrithout :regard to strut' ,property qnslitlcations
The act of the Genet:al Amemblv of Marylaid of 1801!
reduced' .the 'qualiffratiosi . or Juroos, sod mar's that.
Jams/ may be etworooned of the wet wisdom sod excel. °
Aeries. I acing' MOO property, and that to Challeoge .
• shaft be aliowed 'giblet any juror for want of any such
qual.flostion, . . • . • , .
• The dineettms was to the ,heals, but the went of a
freehold • ehould net be in. itself 'any came of a chal
lenge. Th. ant wan simply director., and Indicate' to
the eberiff Mend) that he should bare Irbil sad die.
ee eat men as Jurors. The property qoallOostion re.
qui•ed that the property should be in the
.' State of
Idarylied. Itiottld his Honor Rey' whether: In his cue, '
thopropetty should be there or in the tratrict of .Co.
leubbla 1 If the court took the law; It wristlets . the .
whole:1111i 'The law bet. g Inapplicable, no tech geld!.
Seetlon tin be impaled, and ,oerta ley ought .w. t to be
'applied in a rash •Whiell apritale to the beet of every
meet but most of ail plrhaps, to that man who.his no
°thee poems/don than , a pore, honest heart to
rob.
retard that the judre etreld'Alod 'no warrant to impose
the property quallflostion in this use.. It wee 'ii.meed
technicality. contrary to..th A spirit of. the,ege,lf the
pr Ctlbe le not warranted by the sovereigety rif the'
13o , ttd fitstr silt eonld not be imposed within prisoner ,
The District Attorney replied that he would cot die.
ones the propriety of the lad: ' The' griestion to be de.:
tertnined wee whittle .the law—not whether_ goad "r
bed: wigs or foolish; but what Says the stat ute.? Ile
imagined hie Honor would not go behind e: law to tit.
quwe lute-the •propriety.•no matter •how, tepulsive' it
might be to' his Honor's feeling As to the practice,
he would amit that Ysbad not brevlimsly Instated on
the law. but , it wall because (he,would frankly confeer)
that he wee not aware of the 'mister:4i of the law at
that bum.. Thle rile- has been' frequently praotieed
here, . It his been resorted to in many came. , Ma col
leens (Mr' Carlisle) had been a counsel where it woo
prset'aird: .DeVlatienil from the' rile were rather ex.
cept'ono than otherwhie. It was import 4 tolti the osee
of Ddirirds - It wae• the practice Of the fee Dietriot
Attorney mid his prodeesseere ' to throne . the taw.
Previous to 1777.,the .law of Merylandln•quired the,
freehold qualleratico 'At that time the freehold
lineation was dipper:road wlth,•as • far U. tbe:otovinalal
d'art wad tionenthed, The law of Ostober, 1777 extend
with. pv6'oll4oEB of the elletiog law, and applied theni
to the °minty court' ) • maklnt .eight hundred dol tar.' ,
worth of pi/moldy neceinfare for the gitallficition'of a
Idner. Oentlemen gay thin to an old .statute. of one
knotted years ago. It may be the better or worre for
that it was lostitnted about the time of the Declare
tier' of Independence, when it might be supposed the
gathers knew what was In accordance with the tights
aurae: In 7141 Cowen applied to th 6 Illetict of Orp.
lambi& the laws of Maryland, thou in force; It wet:
tfeeoliely is If, Coogan had taken up these laws and.
easoted Minn ipiissemit weir. 'This, then; Wares eta:•
tete . of the United States. poweribieg the rtnelifiette
lion of Jarers. • ' Bilpg eq, 'lt was the law of the land..
•and it is the law Of this case. - - - •. .• .• ', ' , • ~ / • '
It was enteldeut for, him that the public pros/tutor
aliettld knot , / that It walitha law, and stini'upon It be.
mos. It }as the law. lle knew'of troth letwhlch would
• jail' fy blur la departing from , that tele. But, ,say the
gentlemen on the other 'side, If Mull/cod seen St to
-attains her - law after It was adopted by the United
Stites, a correepoui ins thing. should be effeoted here ;
• that we should look, riot to Ormgrees, but to the L•sle•
lathes of Maryland for the laws to govern is • .The
argument carried an absurdity on Its face The gentle,.
Men argued That the lard r. linked the property to be
held in the State of Maryland, and cot la the Dlttriot
'of Columbia i and that, though the law 'eras adopted
here, It does ebb scp'y to the•Dlitriot . All the estates
of Marylanderixtended over, the District need the plasm
'' le this State.” and yet it had been slain, bold that
that Oran applied 'gnat!, to this Distrlct;. how were
they entitled in this Dletelot to the benefits of the com
mon law ? Solely thro'ogh their ommectloo with the
Stan of ahrylend• and not through thelf oonneotion•
with the United Statue. If not through the State of.
Maryland. they had no common law atilt, and the pri
soner bad better be discharged at one*. !.The very an
thnrity cited by the other side, the set of Congress of
31651, settled title qaestios.' It reined the roalillostione
of Jtrore, tot demared that the .provlrdons of the tom
knee law; as modified by the statutes of Maryland, should
toetiette to be the role of la* In regard to jurors la the
Illetrlot of Colombia.' , . . ; . ,• . . . ,
'Fir. Stanton. De•grad 'enough totelline boi long
-...n0 eve bir__ . ttiOpts!
. 4111 at thither! ....,• .., .'.... / . • ,
, i,mers.nratetwer,7
Mewed wheelies lieeit 7 dra4oll 0. - bert • ' e •
pare, :whole the 'Distriat'.dt me '
of th5.)041,19
wholes ippotatneent bees been riellded'hy the ginete, that
he Atinat know that a property qualleeetten' Mae ,1141.
leleiary. 'lf that lien; velure* kaattita law been buried'
for nee hundred 'years; and dug up for tlire prommitlorit
of Daniel E. /Potties, Who, brought It to his notice?
He rats bin colleague had fried** ones to which be Ind
ent:is thernie,anforeed: , Then; if he bad not been et
anroaleted, Mr MOW had been tried by, a man with, a
heart it 'hie breast, tot with money in his picket.
The preetdoe of Hail:mutt. le the law of the apart.. and
If it ley so - deeply hidden, that a men praMising la It
for fifteen years did pot know of ma a law till be had'
to arraign Mr. Mobley, it is 'not the practice . of the
eourt,,and not the law of the court. .,
' The ledge. It Voinld be' better to 'understand that
the, practice of this law hen been enforsod here very
often The District A ttorney may waive it if it plemie
Win to do go. I know 4ery well that the late Mr. Wen.
drll,, Matelot A.ttoeney, 'need to, *A the questioa.
Medic:me Mi. Key did, and . at other times he d d not.
Mr.lsteriton gold that wee precisely the point of view '
in whhch he proposed to disease it, ' Thess,objeetiohe
alluded ter were energies and exceptional eases. The
grnitic* arises whether the role sought - to be applied
by, the District Attorney for the Sent time is the law of
the land. or whether Mt merely aoquiegod in, never
having any real foundation in the statutes cad the laws
Of the land It is ,urged here an the practice of the
Oar*, but to' Make that practice the law, it must be
uniform. Then rea to the excreta stattito,' bow :Oar di
it ? The get of 1171. was merely a directory statute.
It directed the shoe to common men haying freehold
property, but provided that that should be: isnoause'of
ohallehges.' He stood not here on the prompt that the
law of the Slate of Maryland bad changed, and did net
require the property ttaliflution •• but on the ground
that that law never did apply to Ple District: - He was
aatlefied that it nu never contemplated by got of
Congress to make the laws en to the property,qualieca
thins of J er en applicable in the Distriet. Breams
then they would have the pored aot et Maryland opera.
tint in the eonnty, and the act o f ,Virginia operating
la another county: - Whit Was the common law 'ln this
Dietriet,?„ It was the common law of Ergiend, as bar
derporated Into and made a pert of the law of, the Die.
'W ,
et. It tiled comoion law, there was no nob preperty
qualification to lee found•
The Ju dge . Joseph 8 Wright having been called, and
bating 'answered several preliminary questlone, the
Detrlet Attorney, asked him If heiwaa worth $5OO He
bad a right to put that queatiou. It wan objected to by
.10 defendant's counsel nod argued ' The county of
, *Abington was a partof the State, of- Maryland The
laws of, Maryland extended to the District by the act
.Passed by Congress on the 27th rof Febroary,lBol, and
are an mesh apart of the lawn of the District (where
seen/ranged by ant of Gowen) es if Conerese had'en.
acted The several laws in ao many words. If this parti
cular pro:misters of, the , ant of Maryland, of IITI) hastrot
been Uniformly practised and; enforced, I 'know
.that it hat been .practised and intoned r in•
many instances since I hare been oath, bench.
The reason • why ' uniformity did dot prevail was.
I suppers beeitare.the District Attorney did net thrum
to avail himaelf of the advantage; I think I heard the
late District Attorney sayao, remarking that a man did%
not possess mind accepting to the vedette hie pocket;
Whether It t, a wise law or not is not a question before
the court at all. The nutrition In, whether the law ex
ists. With the laws of Maryland, en enacted linoe 1801,
we here nothing to de_ more than we hare with the
laws of California slimier c1e48.7 Willi 'to hatch' of the
laws of Maryland as have not ,been *hang d, zone 1801
we have everything to do', ' , , .
.The peep's, of Alexandria had 'certain rule. f ac.
Con founded on the laved 'Virginia, and the people of
'thlit county , were governed by the lowa of Maryland as
they Wetted in 11301.'50 that a very curious state of
thing, old actually exlat.. I have myself tried men in
Alettudrie under the lawn of Virginia. and punished
them. too, when convict.di and I ant autos 'every enc.
who, bee practiced at thielbar knows that the laws of
*Wend era enforced. no far AA not droned, with great
uniformity. The tribunals of thin D,etriot have labored
trader a great mistake for fifty-eight years, if the posi
tion' taken by the Corti:eel ' for the deferitels correct
Al the mute and ell. the Judges who have held court
la this Dietrlet, have, with perfect unanimity, enforced
there Jaws. ,Thoeutel net be otherwise, for Congress
said, they amulet be the law of the- Pleb lat. Cornmeal
bad the right 'to-''charge hem, because It poseesses
legletative power within the District.. The law regitir
log freehold qualifiesttlon in the State of Maryleine see
imeoded by a tubsequent lair of Maryland, co ne to
make the On Onnereddp of a'freehald no mecca? anal.
lenge. but yet it lett the personalty of $5OO an a t e
reardelte for a'orsta's being sworn as a juror It either
the District Attorney, or the , counsel for the defence
cheime to mate it sr ramie of challenge. they can do eo
Mr. Stanton, The *Mime I believe has not answered
District Attorney. The question was whether you
were worth $5OO in property,
Juror. I expect I am.. '
Mr. Carlisle. What was your previous anewer
Juror.' That Oran not certain.
Mr, Cutlets.: You are not certain ? • .1 , • t • .
: Juror, liot certain that lam worth anything, but
bellows thati em worth doubie that amount:
Mr. Oarliale In property in this Dietriet? ;
Juror. No, air; not In this District. , .
The Dieted Attorney read the law by wldelt the JO
ror is to here the property in OM Stets, and Bilotti
that that phrase sppllei also Ao this District.
Me. Stanton. The personal property was not by the
law of Maryland limited to the county, but J o , the
State, nor can the °obit limit Rio lisle coasts'
Mr. Osrlisle. It the wordy in this State " are not
construed to mese, in this District. we, +geoid , be left
witbrut a single law in re taienee to testimentory dame.'
anion or tolroperty slam.- , - „
Mr, Stanton hoped that gentlemen would not tel
la the qUestion of slavery In this matter. fLaughter
Ta the juror, by Mr. Stanton. What sort of .property
do you speak of?
Juror. Persdoel property. ' • -
Mr. Stanton •Perioaty goes with the possessor. if
the Juror had SIOUO dawdled In a bank ot • New
York, he has it, according to. the view Of the law. In
hie peoltets. The residence of the, party. draws there
the thus of his personalty.' •
Mr. thaltele. I , should lake the juror to state whet
hie property consltted of
- TOO ay:mitten Wad asked. ' - •- . ••
Juror. lie notes and debts dueta me I hare notes in
tire District. ,
Mr Carliele, Then Your first anewin" was based on
doubts of the poirenoy of ,your debts ?
Mr. Stanton submitted that the question was wrong.
Mr. Carlisle said be did pot wish to be a pupil of the
gentleman.,.The linige thougbillie'questlon was right.
The laver. Thetis vittas I meant.
Mr. Carlisle„Orer end above all your debts and re.
Sponeibilities, you (muskier yOurielf worth ISCO,
Juro
The ;nage said he t... 1.30. would
,. not hold that ie petional
prolierty should be in the District.' tte ea* no eller..
,jiouo,theitgoi , ; „
SU. Stanton. Swan. him.. ,
1 srhe Judge suggested - that It - Would be better 120 t to
swear him sill ta•morrimA : ae lr- ito be swore, the jury
could 'nut eeperate, -It wee now within half an hour or
the - hour or - '4 ' " •
,Mr Btatitoo said there were rneeene why he thought
the jhry ehouhl g 3 tt tined under the prbtootion or the
ne asked that the juror ha sworn. . •
'A juror stated that he shonld ha glad if allowed to go
home Ulla evening, as he had not expeoted to remain
to day, and had Made other arrabgementa,
me /edge. fiehtlemewarlhe fury: What la your
dean about this mitten?
A Juror. We liesith to be dte^harged. (Laughter .J
Mr. Renton lam mithortied by the prisoner to say
that we assent to the arrangement proposed,
The ledge directed Mr. we rlgbt, the bfralfth jnrorl to
he in coati it 10' Woleclito.mortalr, and to d the jury
to make arrangements for a long absence horn their
famil es He gave them the nadal caution, and then
The Jury is oconpoitid pi fallown
1. Rusin . 6 =
2. Jamie DaViai farmer. .
8. John B. Neale, shoe manufacturer.
4. Wm. P. It pains, genbe.furnialting sten keeper.
S. Wmarii:vbroker..:, „
„L
- 6 James tinhti. -
7 Wm 0 Harper, girde=r.
8 .Honry hi Knight, grocer . . '
. Josie B Wilson. semi. ' '
10 70het MoD imott t h igoirmakei.
Wm. id M ore, grocer. ,
12. Joseph B. Wright, furniture des'er.
Ineldeeti - of the stekies Trial.
STRANGE npowr RELATING TO-THE ELEVENTH
Aptil,6,--The only, emotion exhibited
be Mr. 81cales since -the commencement of the trial
was when his old f,iend, Roberti Dillon of New Yo•k,
stepped up to him today in iho dock, and greeted'
him. Mr. tickles turned away his head to conceal the
tears thatatiffusg d his eyes. -
The arrangement made by the counsel for the de.;
fence Is : Mr., Orehilm to make the opeblog speech,
after the ease Mr thd pime.lition is listed; Mr. Eltan=,
t3ll to Wake the arguments on the points of la* ; Mr.l
Brady to examine the withessee, and, with Mr. intl.,
too. to present the oloalog arguments
The unite, mly intelligent detneSilor of the one.
hundred and seventy men summoned as jurors, struck
with surprise the Now York counsel. They ray they=
have never seen so flue a collection of jurors The Got,'
that while they eiprehed syMiathy with the prism er,',
they yet Ws a honorable en .ugh to &vile' their intern-,
petecey to serve, shows What nubile opinion iilh the
best clams of society here. , As to the question of pro-:
pert, quslifisation forinrors, abodt which so mush was;
said to4ay, it may n , t by amiss to state that in the;
Mate of New, York a- similar property qualification ex.
iota. A inroemust ba assessed to the amount of IMO, "
and his not being so assessed Isa cause of challenge.
One of the jurors, Wm M. Moore, the eleventh on
th • list, is understood to have stated that, since he was
sworn, he, haapome,to theoconoinelon that his mind was
,toit Wh , My unbiased." llf-tele'bitrie, it m'aysfreotthe
present orgrards Aloe of the jury., , , . . - -_ •
,The jury selected ' in' the call genaially'regaided
as a good one, it being composed" of some of the moot
respectable citizens, of thd , District on:Mumble.
IMMENSE FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS
THE LOWER :LEVEE COTTON PRESS AND
`SEVENTY HOUSES BURNED.
Ton Thousand Bales of Cotton iestioyed
LOBS NEARLY 181,000,b00.
New Onmeaws, April 0 =About noon; to-day, the
lower . ..cotton preen • containing ten: thousand bales of
cotton, Wee Set Oft , fire; end, Spre" *ding tO the adjacent
bnildinge, l raged with the greatest fitry„ dotting the
attempte •of - the • fitateen to:ob#l2k: its prbarOSH: -Pour
Kaaren, embracing about seventy) houses, were de.
strayed, and the fire %atilt
-d. email portion of -the cotton wee saved, and' the es
timate ,ot the lose r out, far. isi yery nearly 'a minipill
The Manage festippesed tritie well blued.. ,
Fire at, Columbus; Ohio. •
PIPTEEN PERSON S SCALDED On DRIIISED TWO
SUPPOSED: FATALLY,
&muttons, April 6 —The dry-house of the Tub and
Pa11,00,10am). ifs , .thite "city, wie deitroyed by fire this
afternoon. Fifteen persona were wealded or bruised,
two of whorl are badly ,tdured, and ft ill supposed that
two othe.s received fatal Injarlee. They were standing
on the platform, which le raisedabout fifteen feetaboire
the grouod, when the heat and steam coefined,inelde
soddenly bni•t open the lase folding doore With itn - er.2
plognp ea if a boiler had burst, and forced them off the
platform. _ - • -.
_ .
Tltit i Valle States' Navy.
SCARCITXOS.ERfiNRERB, SURGEONS, ANDPtIt.
' WssintisiiMr, Abell 6 —ln view Of the fitting out the
'new war steamers the Navy Department will probably
'experience :lame d faculty to - procuring the necessary
,number of engineers There are' ow lacking of the
campleMent4 eight oblefe,"trebuty•five first sole.
-ante, and thirt r-airg second insistent', and twenty row'.
amietente: The "reason for Able la denhtless the,
jrtud•qaacy of flu, pompennatlosi: ',Thera In also is entre
dty parsons andeurgeens and marines, owing ID part
;to the rnTitrepor4s,of the pirnlcany txpedltlon. , „ • r
'The Califoiilla Mail Contract.
W 481111(01 . 0ff 8.-ifila'aiitarted in Morally Fella
ble qpirtere thati,after the 80th of,flepteroter next t
"AWN, carried between 'New York
;SPIV Prrnolleo the' Nicaragua; initiad, of the Pen
Yenta. The contract will. writings until Jane 801h.1 , 1
the end of the present fecal year. leaving tfongres
determine In the nidmitlme what shall be, doze
!Ist date. The anihority , :for thlitiontnot ie °lel
tinder the law of 1815. ' 1 " ,
Municipal .Elactiou .at 'lteokyik ? low
loviit, April 6 =The mutticipal
in this eltv on Monday resulted Ili the eneceeeof Leigh.
too the 'Republican 'candidate_ for. - ..Mayory by 180 toe
..A. majortty, of , 11, eptll4lcao ioonuellmen ,-- were
Also eleofed - . ' -
The 3Vl4,constn Elenf LOU. .' •
3lfLarinass, Lynda. Dentoorat, bee
?bout 3 000 majority • fu this' city for Judge of the Bo
prem. Ooort , The returns from the ;State ahoy about
the all ctie - aoitirarattye party vote as polled at the last
fall ablation. The result le atmeldered doubtful." •
Thelllinois Election.
Cutaia,), A piiii3.' - --Ther elect on bald la this state.
jrestarday for .J'adgea and - Oterke of, Superior election, :
resoljedln.the inteeeis &Abele:Aire Itepubllnaa tiokey
by an average majority of 2,(00 Tates. The whole vote
m . 7 000 leen than recelvadet the March election.
- Pelllampret-- 3 , 4 ,,„„
'- 411 ° • 414 '"".....-..--Anell A 4RE9
CZ!' - 412P1AT8. , `••
Tun fomeing cone were repo tad favorably :
An 'alit , to rends the' number of aldermen in the
Ivrenlyrfottrth WarB, Philadelphia:
Anfinktorerluee the ntiMber ormembste of Commo
OCUltel In Philadelphia.
An set to estab`ialt a house of correction In Thlla~
,dephia ~.,„
AnailtAvoriellni fot the registration of births' mar:,
:lave aini"deatta in Philadelphia
A supple:n:3ot to tie Union „itailroad, Company
An act to incorporate the Washington Monument
Qompaoyof Philadelphia. -
:An apt to ineorporeto the Irelieara Ave nue Merket:.
Company of Philadelphia. - -
• Mr. RAN read a blll in place, eapplemeotary.to
She sot eatable:Ding the mode Af selsoting add drawing
jurors.
I The bill relative to taxlug brokers elms up on Its
Beal pie atm
The Elenattectrolved •Itaelf. again Into - Crommlttee of
the Whole, end Mr. Mien: moved to strike out that
jiort;ou of the bill relating to exchange brokers. Agreed
,to—ayes 12, noes 10
The bill relative to sureties of °panty tremewere Wan
passed. Adjlurned
AFTERNOON 8208101:
The Somata Tot at 8 F.M.
• ,Mr PARKER read In place a bill relative to courts in
. Philadelphia.
A committee of conference wee reported on the gene.
41 appropriation hitt.
The following bilis were peened '
An aot to incorporate the Delaware Avenue Market
Au act to incorporate the Union A mutation Ruaßig
, , .
Room of Philadelphia. " • -
An act to regulate the fees of auditors appointed hj
Vim courts In Philadelphia
'An set to repasts the building associations of Phila
delphia.
Air. Witt CRT read In Platten supplement - to the-Rich.
mood and ichuyikill Passenger Railway. Adjourned
till evening.
11YglING 61181110 N.
The Senate met at TP. Di. ,
The bill to incorporate the Philadelphia and Pitts
burg Telegraph Company pused first reading.
iThe following bilge were passed: •
An ant to Incorporate the United Presbyterian Church
of North America., -
'An set to authorize the Mane, unk Dec Company to
minrolidate their etoek.
+Alt eel to incorporate the Penn Steam Begin* and
Ship Boiler Stanotsetory,
'An act to Incorporate the S.thrtylkill Hoye Company
Afjourned
It being private bill dap , a, largo number passed Hut
reading
The sot to•antherlsti the opening of Peventeenth
street, between Fiends street and Ridge avenue, pa , sid
Oust reading, together with a number of local bits of
ao impertstme. , Adjourned.
- APTERSOON
Th. Hoye met et ,ii p
Ariaitsopx siss:ox
, • , „
Mr ennead' Moved to 'reconsider t h e Tote on the
edoption of the report or the Committee of Con'et ence
od the Senate.bill abollehlag,the board of : guardians.
The motion led to tilting led spirited dicission.
The previous question was allied and ansta.ned.
The motion to re oomuder wee not agreed to—yeas 89,
nays 41
- The Wanes of the seesion ens °mourned in the con
e'd oatiOn of private bills
=l:3
The Unties met at 7 - P At
4. supplement to the City Bank:passed. The balance
of , the secelon was consumed in the consideration of
private bills. adjourned.
The Biassachusetts 'Legislature.
FINAL DEFEAT Or TIM YAIII4OI7TII CABLE PROJECT
• Bosrox, April 13..:-The Yarmouth Cable projset xae
tp.day agato defeated la the thierhiChtleOttg
• Tho'Leglelatura adjourns to•dey.
The Texas" Paelfia:Rdilrgad,
NSW Clet.e.tve, April 6.--;Advlies from Marshal,
Texas, to the let lost , elate that the first spit for the
forfeiture of the shatter has been decided In favor of
the old compenr. • , ,
From California.
. .
rev ovsaLase item . '
Br. Louis, Aprll 6 —The overland mall, which left
San Frani)law on the 14th ultimo, arrived here laq
ii ht.
• , The news Is nniippottant - . : ..
The Bacirravelsoo warketi were unchanged. There
halta been no arrivals or departures of vessels trout Eau
Francieco dime the last seri cam, -
Further from Donuinieth
•
•' NEW YORK, dpril —Letters received hero from San
Domingo state thst, previous 'to the Denieh action
ageing Santana's Government, the French demanded
the concession of all the gold, allver, copper, rind corsl
MDeO of the Republic.. The Inner in entitled to full
credenen.
Non-Arrival of Steamships.
Ilaiarix" April 6—Midnig ht —The steamship Cara.
de has not yet been signalled below. Her dates teal
be'to Eaturday, the 26th alt. The wind is strong from
the northwest.
- PORTL A ND, April 13—alidnight=The expected steam
ship Indian has not been'elinalled below.
sailing of the ateamer Niagara.
13, 81021,Apell o.—The Cluzyint stiniier NI &pia Balled
at 'noon, for..t.iverpael. Fhe tuck ol.tie¢loele
New York l'ea,Sale.
NEW YORK , April 6.—At the aa:e Of tea, ta•day, theta
teal no quotable ohaoge to prised.
Markets by Telegraph.
' PAP ANNAit, April —The ateamerle - news caned
greater grroneen in the Cotten market; And holders de
mind an &Muse in prices ;. the sails to. dey amounted
'toll 350 bales. '
CIIIIILneiTON, April 6.-:-Cottniihai an'adi:areing ten
dency ; sales this tuerning of 1,000 balm There has
not been meet business doing since the receipt of the
new• by the steamer NSW Tett, ,
11.11.T.1f Ong April' 6 Plasm user:Sege& l' ehmees ,
Ifeward stre et and Ohio brands ore quoted at 60.'16.
Wheat dell; bat • undhanged in , ptice. Zorn lies a de
olintrg teudeuoy ; Pales of yellow at 790810. and white
at 73 mita Provisions quiet.
,Baconfllles 9,11 e .• Mess
Pork 618 10 . Whiskey 2,7303. , ' •
New 011L1.159 April o.—Cotton—sates of 4 610 bales
le.day-,but stiffer, primes, "1 hero is nv change lathe
lieWever.: Middling being quoted at 12d O
The Beaadstuffs market exhi tted a buoyancy to-day,
and Flour is 12Mn' higher—sales at $B. Cate tell at
'lle. bless Pork 610 50. Lard dull at 110.
, FIRST Panu.—A Trip to Northern Penns,ylva
kiin—Nd i ;' Mooting of the Demoorooy of Dean;
Lotter from Harrisburg; General News; Penn
sylvania Itoms. Foluvru FAGE.—ship NOl7B.
THC I FU e l % ;- RBLAVE CASE.
,
infprr SESSION.
••,,, • -
tzakii_xati • ;
Pial3QsElt 11,ELVASD.
SCENES, itOIDANtn, "'s*.
After a inOtraoted eiaminalion of this oats, the
deinmissioner of= the-Vnited , :Stitei hairdMidid
that the aliifged legttlit'arreitted
ts not Dantel tianierfiiild,Of toutiOun"iounfy,
has, amordingiyoet Wok free., , , -
- This has been an extraordlonri ease—one of.the
causes calibri - of 'our histbrY.' :Iret"froni Wei - feel;
log which _lies bean o° intoinselymanifested—hut
from the singular chain of elitinnultineih which
almost mewed' t 0 coidemn Mtn; - rifid tbb peafiliat
habit° of tf •thitirfieny of idontit3Vthat tinatk
get Alopaiiprring thit!imbayMOb of' the
remarks of hfessre;..preweter,s,Earie, and Peirce
into,afew ,deioriptive sentences, we' resume the
dire of .onr roport, 771iRklyftopbr,t4ly snapped
yeiter4iy - moining acoolant - of:Um litimoia of
the hour.... •
..After the testimony for the. claimant had beim
closed, a ream of-a few minutes was taken, „Few
persons 'left ttic rncin and' where thecourt rims
sembled, at 12b o'olcok. the crowd was as dense
anti tikoomfortable-att it had been dntibg the day.
Mr, Brewster laid it was now his duty, it, vilw
of the evidence submitted and the points of laW
Le Woold atibmit, to ask the Commissioner to re
turn the man, baniel Dangerlield, ,to .those to
whom he Owed"; rightful serace labdr.l The
duty of the marshal bad been performed=and
be was glad to say it—in a ,gentlemenlx, and
coitrageonit Mariner. '-.The power of atthrney and
the warrant based, thereon answered, in his mind,
the provisions of the-act of Congress of 1850 rola
tire to fugitive slaves, and. were amply sufficient
to prove the Claim in this instance to -be well
founded. The owner of the slave' had - faithfully
' complied with every, legai , maim:cert., and 'the
foot of the bondage and rho swipe being proven
by these papers of sorra, admitted in evidence ,
the question for consideration and final determina
tion was, wbethevontwitoThfd thus conformed to
the law, in its" most 'absolute dethands, wag en
titled to the protection of the law The 'details of
ownership and flight beinuproven oonolueively,
the date of such escap e was `surp'us matter, and
impertinent. to Ate trane. It is of no matter
whether Dangerfleld escaped in 1850 or 1853, BO
long as the great pre-I.6l°lone proofs' referred to
are established.
- The question of identity—and this was the main
question,the Ca11M18310602 Eras bound .1o•ooluddee
—was a very Simple one._ - Was the man before
thetCommissioner—the prisoner—was be the Dan
iel Danger Said denlauded bye the representatives
of Mrs. French Simpson? The evidence of Dr.
Lockett was cited as singularly conclusive:
Twenty years aotive experience at: the hen had
made the speaker observe the proceedings of the
courts • and in that eventful period be bad never
801$12 a witness who entered or left the witness stand
with more 'credit - to himself The - neater was
subjected to a thorough and oftentimes insulting
examination, yet he conducted himself as became
a perfect gentleman And this evidence of the
Dneter's so plain; an pointed, and fteeiiinterosted, :
was pressed to the attention of the'Conimissiontr.
as mannerly positiye and pleat,
The nien 'who knesi`thie man was a_slave, and
that 'cowed fronfehendalib, have:tionfe ferwaill
and fold us positively that that man was Danger.
field That they have,conie from Lend:can county,
Va., is all the fliktier. Itt sinlidrProvee their'
.capability of sweating ,to the ,identity of ; Daniel
, Dangerfield ; they have seen him :day after day ;
;they are aorroborated,by the record.. At different
places and nadir different eirontestanciee they tee
istfied, thatithey knevichim, and that they still
.know him.- The officers-of the law. by their lex.
periletice, can readily reo"vnise the d , fferent as•
,pests of the, human facc.":Thisfs elaatilty peettlief
to thetriseltes,'Wed they Seldom fill in proving•thei
identity of those whose ammeter has been de.
!earthed to them. They have ocinfitmed Dr. Luok •
ett in-all his statements.
The speaker went on to examinethe evidence of
Those ratio had been - called on to , prove that this
`man was not Daniel Dangerfield, but Daniel
',Webster, a free man of Peansylv_ertia. Thesewit
nesses resheatilde . peopla,.• et 4ttast; they ap-
Peered to be so They evidently told what they
eupposed was the irnth—bp Wewld nfitAlistY that ;
but yet-these ere- only - transierit'aoguaintanees,
not men wbo have knownhim for many long yearir,
a „ worked at his side; - - -, • -„n
-Yeirwera told' oe'llisttirdet That my: - Alda
kne w ,w by a despatch from ilarrisburg, that wit,= -
' parses important to the cue were in that oily,
and yet thewitnessest testified that they were not
balled on until lait night e.t ten o'clook. Of all
the men in Harrisburg wee, knew this man, only
three men are brought bore to corroborate the
demand of i theleareed' They Could keep
up telegraphic imminunfeatien--Could emtdo ,
lawyers—and yet not, one livirg, breathing whi •
man appears to say that he knew •
hint, or testify to that kttairiedge. He demand d
of that law, whose seat is the bosom of God d
whose voice is the harmony of nature, that be
.ald and unsettsfitotory'defesteeltstadeuP-BY t Soo
• • reed gentlemen should not be allowed to on
trovert the aloud of testimony he had offered on
behalf of this Claim
In his, eaansinationof ltfr....ioneelte-took %staid
tour through all Ills life,-through .the main Ind-_
dents of the life—and when he as ; t0. 7
Who built the bridge at Colombia; beehuld not;
answer. He had seen ttiaman, heastid..Now, the -
Mart Burr, who bui l t 'these bridged, Waif atgreat
man, ono of the graatOt:nren.thatever lived, and
yet he was not known by this (gamin. SAO, was
So positive es:to his ktfoiriedge Of 'lltinferDanger
teittetestimony.tea-,
4,a,a ,, :a.,i,,,,,MaiittanierllllglithaeTend
yet he la aontradiated by four gentlem,en from V. '
§bilw-sad unsupported - W.O ynthuanrbeirig
act evan.by.Mr. Jones or any his awn whit - elate*
and luttheriltevelantoera _that he is so turbulent
That he ; litiirblitiebeixed' oirietliTkeett The.' passe
-1 Anfpn' hitt:talent and,contradiatory witieeseelike
these you are asked to release - this man.;
'; Mr. Brewster examined IfrActith'i testimony '
with
With great,tainnteness, and °bleed alwait-2,-,o'clook.
Two - q`elock - -11y..'lliqwster bytaceasied speak
ing: •Thasindieitialli veryiargge nod very few are
departing. Alt the ladlei still remain, though
about twentY bre - attlieti: l ,.. Theitretiarositaide the
bar is not as large as during the day, MAO- the
street there are 'about -Ore hstalred-peeple , The
air layette cold and frosty- -:`
Mr •Birie,,said for, the.litst. time dn.hialife.he
arise to speak in a court of jastfisq,and under snob
clireumstaimes. . He -had never seeks? Manx in
terraptions=neiree ex.Vahstie. Wee
ebbing' liChie bead; throat; 'isle hie idnge. Zs'
had been Tefused'rest. -
The, Oquiriiissionerlaetsertiritandkk ilta . .easstert
to go on. and he hewed nahosissiVely to The men=
date. Nothine-liie Wen -said 'by'ther
shiner, in this ease, to malej.im believe that the
case has not been prejudged. It did not appear
to him like a court ofjustice......itother,'was ft a
legislative hall, 'wheres'estumis bad determined to
crush !aura minority, and- - She ...question:war,only
one of time and endurance , Tee Oommlssismer
seta • eStabl'shinee fearful ''nrettedenf' - ' Nearly
-three is the morning,- at the cote - of 'every long'
'session, the-physical man exhansted,wed mesa.
they were forced to the close of a very„importiont
"cause. had beard ble filetid; Me:'Brewster,'
deliver very .. philosophiettl — disitaleitiotran;laC
never,: until . td day ; :had - be' t heard bin,
call an appearto tense - lemma flight cititittorlii._
:Mr: Earle '
-went ou atr.igiiter - Itingth rergai
against the getiejaVnattire of Shively:Aid the in-,
altive-elaVe law; abournafrom whiehnetriAller.
had ever returned, but' in
one Instapoo Whint.the",
man whq bad been returned by-Downie:donor In.;
graham to slavery wasfound to be'tbewrong man,
and-was accordingly cent to the free-Btatea front,
whence be - had' been rudely torn. This case,Wee
dwelt on by Mr. Earle, in oonolfiding, as a beim:ion
light for the CommiEsioner's guidanee, and a fear.
fel warning to the present magistrate.
Mr Peirce followed Mr Earle on behalf of the
alleged fugitive. The OIAIMEIVIIII harOftd to be
judged,by the letterof.the bopd v and asked that
they should be judged-by thatbolid: .They
asked ue to stand by the letter of the law. and
we would stand by the letter of the law. If one
jot or title of this law giTes the shade of an ad..
vantage to the prisoner be hoped to God the Cow•
raissioner would give that advantage to the prig
otter. .116 said this alt e t. , lawyer, find not es a
[Three-and-a-half o'clock. The crowd in the
loud room slowly thins away. A great number ye t
remain. The two thousand enteiders have dwin
dled away to about two hundred. The officers (W
-aldo patrol their beat—those inside are nearly all
asleep. Mr. Earle is slumbering gently. and one
or two vigilant reporters have suocutnbed.• • The
prisoner is in a deep sleep. The women who have
Mien here during the whole day are nearly all
awake, and look as bright and blooming as ten
hears ago ]
Mr. Peirce continued oritioising the evidence of
the claimant., and. particularly that of Marsh I
Jenkins: Iltithowillt it a bard thing that the -
pressions of a man tortured from him bey far
should be used to his disadvantage. The veli ity
ofthe record as a matteraf evidetiee'wes ale ar
gUed for over an hour. The evidenee of the •it
nooses for the claimant be ihmight was cent d'.•
tory, and proved nothing, He wm very Jar
on Mr. Gulick, who had maples as to an at
bat who would tell a lie. Ho compared th er
dance of his own witnesses with those of the lab
ant t end thought, in balancing, the ledger,, e
count was on his aide.
Rialf.past Ave.—Daylight begins to break M
Peirce' has jutit 'Onended. , bovetaVnigh lot
sitters are departing, but fresh arrivals are pi)
in. The eXcljeFtent,grows as,the hours grow, rt...
oathe case epprOaehes lie termination the' interest
becomes intense. Mr. Brewster 71808 to speak.
Daniel is awake.) I-• • . , -; - .
Mr Brewster dosed in a speech of over an boar
in length. It was impassioned, earnest, and elr
anent He spoke of the' odium-that he had re•
calved on mount of this case, and said that be
had received an ansoymonetletter taunting him in
a cruel and heartless .manner. - had been told
Mee during that day, "There was Brewster
anise." 'He wetild lay there was a - Brewster now:
That the. " Brewster ontse'!.and the "Brewster
now" are laW:ableling men: When the ~Brews
ter °nee". could not stey in a country and obey
its laws, he left it. Ile was doing his duty in his
cafs, and he would dolt. . -It was the Arst be had
ever been engaged 'in—he hopeidle God it Would
not be the last He asked the, Commissioner to
read the evidence. and if the evidence warranted,
the ditobarge of this •prisoner, in Gotr,s-naine let
him go free.
The Commissioner. I bad intended to decide this
ease when the eotumel had closed; bat asatileppeel
had been made to me by the counsel Au Weigh the
evidence carefully on both elides . I Wllltake i.e;
seas of a few hours in order:that"; May deliberate
on the propriety of sending thin man - .beak ite, 'Vir
ginia. Four o'clock is the earliest lionr.lean fir,
RS the court room is , oseupted;ancli soothe court
stands adjourned to four o'clook.
And so, at five minutes to ell o'clock, in the gray
hour of the morninedawn,4 the' court adjourned.
The pollee who had been on duty during the night
were dismissed until three o'clock lay the chief,
and the crowd slowly dispersed. s '
AFTERNOON'pBSSION
An
A Immense crowd congregated In the vicinity of the
Coutt:heuee long before tba !lour of sommencing the
case. It wite estimated ,that there were about 8.000
pereona;'s majority of whom were colored, collected in
the middle of the street. In the eirent of the prisoner
beibg-remendek-abominot-nreparations had been made
by the Meyer and Chief of Police to prevent a reeeue.
The avenues leading to the Court-loom werollned with
police, while there were several hundred ogle:ere in the .
vicinity welting to be celled on if their pervicee were
required. ; , •
, In the court room there were the same familiar fusee
maintedeirg her sneer denry to nomlera with
usual firmness. Lucretia Mott "J. Mcgirtr; Pane._more Williatue = o; and Marty other ir•olnl nett Alsolithart ,
lets and friends of the men, were aims present.
The man Daniel Webster eat in his usual seat ; on the
EMME!M=ZMEME!EMZ=
IThL s t e b i f ith .4 enolil Le on lit l: ri d li t rt bn w k eli a i r o 4ri thie,l l - 11 17 " 7mh t_ . 16. 1 11"1 °
south' ifm liMA7Waided - tilie ff i teagetlTO •
Aereet ft:mm.l.lomm teatitealauftke fitiosatif thettiriene
r • The court was opened at 4 P.M. - little deity was'
1 0 "e 9 iened to wilting 7aaf Itff litlitcwho 'retired in a
fes/r minntei, and ilso commhelensip,,withhat-.DY,rele.
yther preilmineties pinfeilifeli deUlter,EAC elitiol
, matt the deepest .4 5 . 400 :
,the 4 ' 4 4 6 . 4 '
rttotine the donne - et' the itea r eidastiosi - pf. thief case Aug:,
'had pained him. The duty heeds called hint:log*6lEe
was e plain sod eleilligonel;3l. lithe thdre nest se an
aellopir anathleto, Wartime tile crowd that eangreity.ield
around the cent moos holm mime 'imply fin me e t, ibe
Provisions ft the 1,4T-2!_the country: and he eipede
while in the perffirMance l of that dilly. to be see seed;
sof far at mis porible; theternitieht genthiriermetho
alifeeired %before ides sounded' in the He bet
not received this i'd touch a degree se b e big a „lot
te expect , Awaits lied heed made to L'e
ble fretless. and-his heart Rhetorifiet flourishes, to.
ait nations' , erd lientight eity threats, bat beesseemplov
ed against blmi stitkuurriffrequ'lfT. Virginia, ffisto -
tiler of ,etateeinen,.had beet. calutnelatild.lierleWarre.
riled, and , hef - aotralpettited -- - Etrmlitidhelerd Palest% .
animate about nisokyrddeo - , , Mestor stiffilliAtpietusw
drasta of tititpestilezdeetemlera. Idaterteeddeath,aed
All this intended to irldenlitedlehtiti MeV , '" he wed
_
to plume.- -
When the wife' en' t for theater the peistaei had bout
`-eased, soh he bid' Wen broughtgoeforif hiM;bi -
Deede to bear the ease calmly. quietly, estddeliberatelf
la his 4We retiree rifles,. !twos adlourned totlxiejarr
room, and se he knew fronothe newer of coungel,aail
-
from "thstpiepwatiene they wsriostaking:forf thiide•
fence, theA it wee to 211 e e. ehorfosee, he determiesd to
beer eversible's thatMeuld he said by them. no nutter _
to:whit beeline of_ speeeh they would departs tile be.'
'loved in the !sestet liberty, of speech; he bellowed irm
permittrag counsel to use every',edvantage the law and
professional courtesy :Wowed them, and partiou'arly
while la the exercise of tosibiterial functions he was
clew to interfere.
, airinithatfsh
da itt M /6 .
idiomi "fraireebt ebb gait..
mum on which be bad been requested to retire it wee
that i .having.getantsa an- ittornay, be ' , maid not
Arbil,' act as a ledge The fentaof the was were .
very plain . ire hid been imstled f or-this consinet in
the choicest- tanguege by one of-LtAs gent'ettnen fee' the ow'
defence.' nitiat b'siselmein evident to thatgentleapra
doting the erose-eitamination of the eitneases. that the ,
charime made against `the Demorilkdoner "by him errs
unfounded.' lir. Hooper, in n priest. and isebbarnartly
way, had called •Open hint. and was itfonned of the
reel facts' of the cams Before Mr. Hopper. vetoed he
meet have consulted Ms friend *hotel wide this at
teek end the etplanirtion he bad volunteeted la hterbieti
defence to hie:Hoppa rennet- hays been pretest la his •
ruled. „
The Commissioner then proceeded to make a state
ment be had-carefully prepared, explaining lila own
,connectiMrwith the maitre. showing that in seivieg
ladvice be had given in relation to.thee velidity of tie
4memeets trottabt 4 r m Lon'Oett_ea . Virgin S. be w.
,but doing his duty rimier the law. - The paper that Mr.
1 . /losers had. sitiown'to Moe wee only the or wee of actor- ,
'toy. That was the only paper he exemiue4 , .sod ltwalf
'ironer he,nbonlii it.fielbre honker artrarrarit.
'ln thie eireinnetacce hie reeolleetion meg bone ontby
'the testimony of, the witieraer, Alr,:liogers and Mr.
',Gulick. A copy of the reeord wit, ahowd him,
and on elatuinian the paten` very earefolly, after they,
hat been amended, be granted , Ult:weir:tot awl .the
fugitive, we hrsught before him_ ~/,11,ilewMCIf1tn, se
the beet Tritnd Ortbe topitive,vite (NONA sagas be
I•elated that hit e'n'd prodwe evidence from Harrisburg
in a der orbs° that woule_tend tol b-rate theprisoner,
mratismancis as a matiernfjustice shy
tie "'S neer,"lrli ' h'
oss liberty demindad owlets -result rf the
deettion: A *toted hearing was hed. , and anothei"ted: '
journment woe granted with groat raluctatim. • and only
aster he bad been petufliktly coins. easeded
.time td conerilt with their client, had that one of their
Inmost important witatleell wee Abeeet--
Now, after a lone. sod patient inyretitellen.it be
came hie deity to execrate the inertia,s impelled aa
)1y the Conatitatied et the ISTatiEd Stade* Awl that
linty would be executed without sympetbv sr ;sorrow.
He laid aside ell• thme Intiligi,. • ellthenterth the cem
aideration f t the magistrate. He looked rbe awn
before him in two lig' te-ielf Aker sumeelitshlntopsply
of a certain value to any oseeelko might own him. nr ea
a man endowed withiltle - mpl plant for thataibinty
whtoh be - daims of Yiebt. - "lftreemehmAdinx-diVlDee.
fitigo2 orloef
eiders can be restoied told, masterjele solemn eons
pact, en. made with 411ellititelfdrif %mit button. and
he old aa the oilstone* of those Stites --Hawse d ex. --
Orates no power other then that plemby thlifeniMpeet.e._
If this man was sent tack' Trout/If, it there eratut=
error made here. end by„thisenuyt, times to tpeovision
in the law of Virginia providing- fertile reetitation of
the man to freed,. m That taw, movtdes for the eor.
restive of any errors ' be teighfuraltenataittiergli. , But
if he made en error in toe juegment of, „this case, sod
made that error irjhainit of the world
Would elnit)nte iitebittlaimen e • bererit 'PO" elieetaDigff
-
neat, and eh mel ttrtnoe of I Aunty conielenie. ,
. The teeth aeration ot.theact - or 1664 tvevidel an am
ple way for the elayeholder to get back kis slave. And
following the peomalinie Of thabseet orlttilepeth of the
Conimbelostererus „clear. It 'bed been conterded,la
this cue. that taunt clfiredlo evidence, se proof
Of the identity and Owilereldp of Daniel Darageriteld.
esti nit Ie eamrdanes witiksthelaw. ./lethadexambidel
tbiettershillyMid - an finvialuthe itetofe , mrekt;wol
informed that th e cliteranktaust prodnee'coneltusive eT -
I de ea
• aped not, los partientarlyexect-erpmelse,
I bat it mnit‘chsvonefultivit 'What might *seise defee
ties to Pernasylveola lawyers c anal be re jested Pane
'Tanta courts, would be perfectly e 7/T.4w *ad just „in
rithotta - However defective-00w tittemight UTAST" to
, it bet been pawed upon by a Virgietessoart reed
th the certilleate and seal of thief omit affixed, it vas
re id &camel:it, and as melt he received it. ,
The Identity of the rasa wee ties het anti the inelA
nt in the we. On this polet he Bad tee reefed, hfa
• ascription, arattbe testimoni,of tout or livewitneeses
60 either aids; togetheitrish two iiithibiallstredoesed as
rebuttal. Ile found that the man Daniel was bolt men
by Patton Jule:, 1654, end ,ths- Mused lo'd him he
gemmed inotioveuilier' 1864 e ic bah been" argued
that this is surplusage; not evidence. He did
not think. detertinksaftititi awriip, then" -
smoothies deieptive. was the best evidence
that could pe „.„Mtatrol, in - nose MA Able.
A elteht'flerviatiort - HOU. deecriptlea weld - wed&
butlittleinthirmind'ef atioveitif~tVlifiThHirlke
ether palette were - ritirrect. „He bad-looked at Ude pie.
over wastrel *nee Aintiii-lookei at him
u he,_ was-milking eurcow tbc Boor-rand .it tratLatnack -
bhp that he wee ouniewhat.tellam,thentrhe wtar de
toribloi in the recordaa heirs -11militlit meleee imelusu,o:
To satisfy h meelf on this po eV, be meergyed
=measured h4n: naufelik-esok , bia fiviod'hishetalith
Le ha Are lest ten ineties, - isith . his boottoponet gme
feetifghtlealeiskiiitirainietintikeirithlde boot* eff'‘`
ID examiniestlistest mouy of theetahregatlieelbettenes — •
be would: dwell IflyW I particelavlyam ;that offitted by, . ,
• Lockett and Nanford - Hltoptir -,lt wet the enstout
of lawyoneto•takeeme peters tell:num strupteeraNssi
their cue, 0200t0040f,ftek Pattif9 o .lotellideemr'D
end the betties of their'"tantifitony on - the matter le,„
hate that example, be would - aiming that' '
offered by these two gentlemen minutely 7,- One was
mtr eof unch residontdtkliboSeity'LuCi
ad eiaterestedwitdedLathe ale Insterri behalf,Mie , ."
- other teDitheFuseriereibillVitlems4ateitt
lees /eget repteielstatlye henketenf
*es clear end 'eonelnaive, se' Melt *et ofril l i f , -.Pliere"' - is - t 2l,
former bia , krAwri- - 0 1 .5nak - ,ftelei r lhystlaidit4t 4 =- ,
• Atte/idyl - him in ablates, but had - net
since 1852 e, Mr: Resers knew,hisa, inzt kad;elect , . ipoim
him sines 1863. ' Another amdlilit headset to
seen him in the month of Jul', 1851, kertliert_
'mend safe II left in November. 1654,,e Tag
there was • witness who testilifd - tolintrwlnethe mil - 14
,eaner who fe clalmel to be Della' Daoserdeld;lg Hat'='
?tabors, in 1853, and the perreonothe tandiffea thus is en.
tttled to belief:Y.;
illes hied looked at ' this witness-Dr" Wm. M. lazier
when on the stand, cloudy.. He had listened to the _
brag and-atom cress.isFamination hy,the learned gee -_ --
thanes, t•aodliftrinet say that
emu's bearinr favorably impressed blot with hie Lathe
fatness and sincetity Be bed been Incorrect about the
Ile et of many imoortAnt:fecti 'in' cur histo-v, it bed
hien urged hot this did tot is jure the armjrat mat. -
hat of his evidence,The Oommiss over had found
,gi r ths oemolt ,or 'xi:Veneer „tp sizmut
heAmeally the sisetkiliat AIM eiegen 'reel fend he" '
the wort - imam its en adymelerieltre.
"ae eifestelat it-leomslaaila;vesi.tincemeaseashowte"detas, , , ,,
He liateneerairifelly'to-lits old manes inattnioni. - xtdr - - -
hied it not been supnorteA battlee reelpt het*
ed, be m'alit hays found ifims'reisitortafor doubt. That
raesvpvito o k cesfoberif evidenee In a eitiefiritery
degreeo'lle. did pat dOght - the a utltentietty;or ilk, , r`
4a - heßopp te- for a micimenElliat-irwas mime:
Littered f r the occasion
-
Nor: did, that t even test , .
moray he was oatmeal the prieceer was at Nor
r'skure in the ricr,rvv,or,l,43, but hi post believe
trent the Death)" test away. Rid thiltint the t4ker
neelee +bat the prisoner wee there in the fall f I that,
year. This old mats, eerolleeternmettkings,eery '
He moollosta bon di ng ; these hinsell, - •=d beiges Wye
lota Oircemetseasa like theme, in a life like that Dr.
Jones appears to have led, l'OUlikbe Mete hollerient Mee
than even the Meth of a eh id, particularly when there
area g eat many 0 them ,The ebentostana of build
ing this home weayivod In thi old Mau's' mied ; healo
remembered digging the cellar, geed see tog the prisoner
,:btore employed. -it. war.,the_tat tette the witness
ear him. slid bad it - tee% thisernljtimer, the thunmia
diner might have doubted the De atet's memory. Put
hilted seen him sul.seuniestay,e,Achurch,ta the street,,,
aed ate private bleity'sb - ble Ibtfaioeeeeliwer the elmw
n'tthe year. He hod Wo doubt rr the ether lIT babel
ithe acme man_ .14.„eletnenta in-.his Wad that led
bite to identify the- prisoner as Ibo maxi be bad known, .
to 16,,0r hug to ise' , -; and sobeinneistin were of se err
relit a oberseter se those which led the mop intelligent
mind gf Luelrett to identity him as the men be bad
, even in Viten. a, for the last bum, to 1852
This man's testimony, sabf the CetriMiti trot r, hid
e'er& Maitextetettlim , )it
to astiefy his own mind. Dr Jones' web - teems eras wed
coproborated by the o her vitamin a, irla izae. his
an wet mittaken on ode point, rto tie yeller being
dam in the grins or fell 9(1853: 'Dot as ha looked at
the younglnan On the stand, he felt convinced that be
wee endeavoring to talleltwAmth , and that the contra
d ation areas trom cone:medals the ttillalog of the
cellar with another circumstance. lie sof pot the
appearance of a man tommitting gilini perjury. As
the testimony of the man Stoltbjlt d d rot weigh is
hie to r d one jot or lite% mil he would'atr tut mono' '
about It.
.woold he :miss: for him to Peed this Man beck to
Virginia, if Ids mind was not perfectly, eattafied aa to
his being the Dada Danserileld deaaribedin the re-
cord, end claimed as being at fugitive from later - His ,
mind wait not clear upon the point ;,he didnot feel
DerrectLr :tett:Med of the Identity of, the priaoner.
Under these itironmatences he had •but one ditty to pit
form, He wee not raft/fled on the point of identity
he was not satlseed , that the nolsoner wee tea Dental „
Dergerfteld who wearied from Timis:dela 1851, and ao
colon. sly be ordered hie , leerarge -
White the deetaion wee hems delivered the mart
room presented one of the otreogeet scenes we ever be
held. There wee not an inch of standlog rrom, and
the seance was rot f ntei se that even a sigh might have
b- en heard. When the Commissioner commenced, ,
many um path tog ladies, who were eigeeling that
Daniel would be seat to Virgloia; were "like Dhoti., all
to tears it Preeently their eyes brightened, es the Com
tb pregressed, and wltri, 11-ally, he ended by
vii saying, to a calm pleasant way, "the prisoner le die
m charged,”, one wild amentotrigeause broke lt- It was
to an• tie cffieers ballad or }timbal Teat aereamed •
"'"** at , the top of the volee. One weak old lady with a very
straw voice ran to the - Window and Milled ont,-* He'e
tr. Imo he's free give three hearty chi ere
tk, • Damel was taken by some of the cfficers end pot
g into iitab" 9 The trams were taken Out. a ripe wet tried
to the *artistes and a crowd of colored people lota
'hold and parade d' him around the attests, as wi done
to Fanny libelee maim years ago. The enihtilla.ln Wee
kept up un tits late hour of the might--gerersi joy wee
estates to d among bit friends at thrum erected teeth.
The Now York iivies' 4 ll‘nric;r;tiivii;: '. iii ' at Gen
/&soros P: Morris deollnei the oonsnliblis'ahltanir t .
hich was tendered to hitri-by t ‘ ho'Prostdistst: The
i Jequaoy of the . salary, FA 41.ia*Inona and
lista ag nature of the dollen - at i,linbilthei-sehich
a not at all aongaulal 'pi, Theldiltita intanstea at
• !literary gentleanani:. laivcdsaidad, blur to this
-..-
It is stated that; in the case of the remains of
the female, left '4l=it blew at the Hudson RiverHail
road depot'iit'Athany, the body has been Subjected'
to the bpi:Alai - of a fluid to - preserve it Mom &-
coy, the left arm.had been cut of with a saw, and
the entire scalp had been skilully removed, leav
ing no doubt that' tho remains were three of a
.".ttubjeot," from the medical college.
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LARGE BALE OF REAL Ez•riiii, PART PERFAIF
TOnv.—J. M. Gumsay'k Sons' sale, this evening,
embraoen a large amount of real estate, neat cot
tages in Germantown, elegant .residence near Lo
gan Squats, warebouge on Scianiat street. la ; ac.
Oatalognes may be had at the office No 620 Wal
nut street.
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