Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-12-21

o~'1ohh Adams, then president Of th
United States, the said Samuel Chase
with intent TO cypress, and procure th,
convictioa OF the said Calender, III,
oyer-r,ile the objection Of John Basses
one efthe jury, uso wished 10 he lex
cnsed from serving on the said trial, be
cause he had made up his mind, as =,
the publication from which the words
charged 10 be libelloas, in the indict.
ment, were extracted; and the said Bias.
set was accordingly sworn. and did serve
on the jury, BY rhase verdict the prison.
er was subsequently, convicted. 4
go -. AkTIcLE=lII.- -. = / 40 -
That, with intent 10 Cypress and pro.
cure the COW ftaon- oft!.e prisoner, the
evidence Of J.hn Taylor, material
witness onbehalf 81 the aforesaid CHsien-
der. was not pezsSitted by the said sa-
muel Chase to BE- gwen in, on pretence
that the said witness could not prove the
truth Of the whole Of ore OF the charges
contained in the indictment, although
the said charge embraced more than ons
fact. r. ~--sz. $500. -
.'%' ARTICLE Nv. = l. !
Thzt the conduct of the said Samuel
Chase was marked during the whole
course Of the said trial, By manifest IN,
jas'iee;' Parsialiy and incompetence /;
I. lneompelling tie prisoners coun-
seito reduce to writing, and submit to
the insPectioniof the coGft,ior their adj
mission, orrejeetion. all Que s,ions which
The said eounseLEheant 10 PROFOUND 70
the abose-hamed John Taylor, the Wit
ness. :.. !. -, -. = :.
2. In refusing to postpone the trial,
although an affidavit was regularly filed,
stating the absence of material witness.
es on behalf Of the accused and altho,
Il was manifest, that; with the utmost
diligence, the Attendance ofsueh Witness
es could not have been procured, ut that
term. 49,: . :, 80. =: >,
8. In. the use of unu.ai, rude and CON-
temPtuous expressions towards The pri-
soner's eoursel; and in falsely insinu-
ating that thy wished to excite the pub
lie fears and pdignation, and to produce
that insnbor,iastion TO Law, to which the
conduct Of th judge did, al the same
time, rnanifea Nv tend = = 4
=. In repeated and vexasious ;hterrupa
tons Of the sad counsel, on the part Of
the said judge which at length, induc-
ed them 10 absndon their cause and their
client, s~hp Wa thereupon convicted and
condemned TO hne and imprisonment.
=. S. In an Indecent solicitude, mani
Tested inlhe said Samuel Chase, forthe
conviction Of de accused !unbeeominr
eyen q public prosecutor, but highly dis
gfacefalto the character Of Judge - Il
vas subversive of Justice. Z
:@.ti'. ARTICLE v.
And whereas il is provided By the &C,
81 Congress passed on the 24th day ol
Septembes 1889, .intituled " An act to
establish tie iudirialcourts Of the Uni.
ted States, that for any crime or of.
fence. against the United States, the
offender may. be arrested, imprisoned,
or bailed agreeahly 10 the usual mode
Of process In the state where such oisn.
der may be found and -ahereas 4 Il
provided by the lava Of Virginia, silat,
upon preseutnient by any grand jury Of
al offence not capital the court shall
order the clerk % issue the Summons
against the person, or persons oiFending
% appear and answer such presentmeni
At the next court vet the said Samuei
Chase did, at the Court aforesaid, ..
ward a caPias against the body Of the
said James Thompson Calender, in,
dicsed for an offence not capital, where.
upoa the said Calender was arrested
and committed % close custody, contra
~ 10 law in that case made and proSt
ded. = y.
IL: ARTICLE VI. -
\ AndNhereas It spsosided blythe a4.I
section Of the, aforesaid act. intitnlet
/" An &C. N establish the Judicial court
ofshc United States" that the laws o
fsae several states, except where the:;coH