The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-11-12

States into contempt, &c
Mr.. Lyon was apprehendcd and brought be
| fore the Court on Saturday morning-7ut tC
piead-pleaIed not guilty--and wa defired &
| name his counlel-he inf, rmed the court al
he had fcny 10 Bennington for co niei-
| jonathan Robn.on and Ovid Fay
| Efq'rs.) but that he did rot expect them
| ntil Monday. The court told him The cau!'
| might Be continue To The next term if ne with
| eIi.-he replied that he W lhed to have tria
al this term-h was admitted 10 bail, anu RI
ourt put the caul- over 20 Monday. Accor
1in2ly on Monday at 10 O'Clock, Mr.. Igor
WIS caleI-hs o5lerved that his countel h4o
MOI arrived, and reqa-a-d pofponemcnr, ana
the court adjourned to Iro'clock-h be again re
Quoted a potponement, AMI the cour, agar
adjourned TO IL O'Clock, alter informing hin
tn. cauf- might Itill be conf ued If he wiIhec
| Il, to which he reple1 that he would not trut
| any of the council then in town, and woul.
procee t. trial without council ii his fIicnd
rom Bennington did not arve.
At1s O'Clock the court again opened, anc
| Mr.. Lyon Informed the court that be till choi
e. 70 ee1 TO tIi4, though his council iron
| Benn ng;on had not arriYed--.he lent for Iud
| (Ifracl( Smith to advocate his caufe, who q
cline bel, gparticularly afigued a. council, bu
At Mr. Lyons dehre h lat by him curing ID
| ui4l, ard advice.
Toe cauf. lhen opened ana proceeded in III
ulull forms and after an able and candil
| Ratement Of Inc cafe BY Charles Marih, Efl
attorney for the u tied ates, long AnI min
ute ex mination OF tie win. RS was had o.
tn pat of the pubIic when Nh. Lyon W
| called ppm to make his defence. H beca
b, Rating, that he n ulj fl lily cont nd, b 4
the court had 10 iurifd ttion Of he cauie, 81
thar the law of Congref was arconfHu'ioHal an,
gold 2dly, hat The publications were inn0e'Ht
ald Z ily, he trmb Of th-ir con ents. Ga mi
head, he fid NJ ihould cali n Jujs- Pat-ertOn
and MS file 4 Judge Smith he Acoor ngly
aiked Ju1ge Patterfn il he had not fr qnen' }
| ii Ell with the PRECEDENT and obf-'veJ his id
leu Gus Pnmp and parade; Judge Patterf'n re
| Piled th4l had fometimes, though rarely il
ned at the Presidents, bu he h d never Ger
any pomp or parade he had ieen on the con
trary, great deal OF pl rnnefs ard impl Gil
there. M. Lyon ,hen enquired whsthr h,
/ die not fee more PomP and rva Is there thar
al the faveJn whete he had lodged at Ruta d
70 which the Ju &c made no aufwer as Il wa
manife.t Mr.. Lyon expected none. Judge ST.
was not examined and Bfr. Lyon proceede,
/ to read feveral parts cf the publications cym
planned of, and e. mike feveral oofervaton..-
The cauie WIS then argued by Mr.. Mdrih Of
the part Of he United SAFES, and by Mr.. Igor
! for hmfelf.
! Mr.. Lyon occupied about two hours and az
hat n bis ad1r,ls TO he Jury.
The cha &c If Judge Pat rfon was cool
candid, auI peri 5icu1us it was mott illuR
riuu- fpecim-n OF the noble talents and judicia
i re6tiudo of that greatly admired ana relpeaec
Judge,
The jury retired at eight O'Clock 10 The eve
ming, a - brough, in ther viydi1 Of "GUiL
TY," about ne.
! Alter few ve-y pertinent and affecting re
mars, he idge pronounced T n,ence on him
Tbat Be 5s f145rjontd Fow Months, P4y cstl5 az
a fine Of Ore Tbo4jand DoIqrt, and 2.ad commits.
| until fbe ju4garsaf )BoqLd Be complied qUitb.
The { urt cal-d On The pr foner to lheW
caufe Wherefore Judgment lhould not be pro
nonnced on h m alio 70 give any inform I or
he Pleafed that might fcrve to re-Hte thl hne
he dec ined flying any thing on The IN jet
and the cou adjourned o eight o'clo k ths
next morning.
On Tu-id4y morning he told he court i be
very lacy had properly which he eaim ted Al
20. 600 dollars, and had conveyed il 10 certA n
pe.ions who were bound Tor MS debts, amoun
ing TO about I6 huldred dollars be did not
know that he could command 400 dollars by
his property, but he f2id he WAS worth MOI
than any fun t was in the power OF the court
| to iupote on hun as fine"
L is fail, that eleven of the jury were ready
to fad a vlrdia Of guilty Irnme lately on their
eairg the bar, that one doubted On which
they read over the papers, and recapi,ulateI
he evidence, aid the doubling ju OF fad j;
WAS impoaibl- 10 acquit him"
During the coure Of The Trial, Mr.. Lyon re
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