The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-16
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~ that they made the offer poit,oue the trial for
iome length OF time luch as have juh mentioned.
iof might, month more
Mr.. Rlntol2b. How fur did YOU underGaod tba.
,yorc To extend
My. L... Not beyond Tx weeks
Mr.. l4rjisH. Were the counlcl for the trav-rier
PRESENT, and did Judge Chaie addse.s hln..eif to
them
MIR. Lee. The council were prs!snt. and ,b;rl
the Judge did address hinief to lhvn
Mr.. C.Hzb5sH What then was their reply
Mar. lac. do not recoiiect, if they did fy any
thing, what they fad.
JOHN 4. CIIEvALlLR, from.
NIF: Ha,Ptr Were YOU preient the circuit
eourt held at Richmond in Virginia, in the fprlng of
1900 on the trial of James Thonplon Calender
Mr.. Cbeva!i.r I Richmond at the time
Mr. Ai'fsr. Do you recoect what took place
on the trial Of Mr. Calender ?
MI Cbryaiisr. | was in the court room fon,e few
minutes during the trial, but 90 NOT recoliec4 any
thing that occurred.
Mr.. Hayter. Why not firi
MIR. Cbe70E-r. Becauie 1 was too far off 70 b.,r
any thing which was laid, and my mind was otherv.fe
occupied
MIR. R4n1sitb. Pray how long lave you refded
in the United States
MIR. Cte9lAt-. About 90 years
Mr.. R@nsJiSb. Have you been much II, co,,r,s
Mr.. Cbsv4liey. ! have had very little to do with
court buineis. had fut, and it was on that ac-
count thar happened 10 be in the court.
Mr.. FfrSi96. Do YOU recoiec any thing remark
able III the condaG Of the court whii. You Happened
to be pre.ent?
Mr.. C5-,aher. WHY, fir, recolleq Mr. rTr,.
lhutiing UP his books and putting away las rap,rs,
and that Judge Chaie iaid 70 him, when he obierved
~ iir, you may 20 On with your ipeech lone rs
you Pieae, and lha'l not interrupt YOU any more.
ROBERT GAMBLE. C7,or,.
NIX. hG3er. Were you at the CIRCUIT court of the
C':ted StaIes tor the Virginia dirict in the month
OF May or June 1900, held AT Richmond?
Mr. GaEbIe. | was ore of the Jurors FIR ana
was III court when motion was made for ,ontinu;n
the eauie OF Calender to the next term
Mr. HePr. DO You recoilett whether an offer
was made by the court TO potpone THAT cauie?
aHF' G.''6IT. Yes, ir, Judge Chale laid he would
Po.'Poe II ior week, fortnight, month, or more
and think he mentioned he would pottpone it for
Tx weeks long as the term would admit. with.
oU5 ITS going 10 the next term
Mr' hayPy. Doyou recolect what Mr. Eaiet's
iernpleS were agairtt f-.ving on the jury
MT 'a7CIs recolleSe that he itaced to the court
at ne mad -eel extracts in the newspapers that we're
alleged to be taken from the book called the profpef
Before Us, and upon that circumstance he had made
declaration that if the extracts were faithfully conf,
ca from the work, he iatisfcd tnat II would come
under TIE operation of the lediton law. The iudys
aled nm whether he had made up and delivered an
ZION on the articles r,'s'a're1 in The indictments g.
Ia AM wered th. he 'sI s.ther feen the ;nda,,e,r
nor heard 1t read; he therefore could not declare
lHa' he had formed any opinion upon it. The Iudge
twcrn. "'p-' NC
Mr.. Harper. What was underhood 70 have bss,
the iubjee of the indictment?
Mr. Camille. twas pretty well underGoo rho.
the Indictment WAS for libeous matter contained in
the book called the Prolpea Before Us. did nor
KNOW nlyelt, Tor was taken that morning TO ferve
as a Juror, without any previous intrnation. had
n' Grh eter the book or the extracts alluded to- bur
thg4nn f,,,l
on law yet ! fad nothing TO the court after havng
'eard Judge Chaie declare, that MIR BaCJ.t'. ob;qi
on would not excGfe HIM
Mr. Harfer. Did you underHand that Mr.. Bac-
Ter urgedit as an objection ferve on the iurv
NIT C4'76ft No, fir, he merely fuggeited i. to the
Mr.. Harfry. Then he did not ak TO be excrc.a ~
that accounts VIZ
Mr.. Gamtl. No fir.
Mr: Raosoi5b. Youfay that Mr. Ranet and vour.
ai informed The court that you had no: made nm von
'ir on me Charges IN the Indictment, he,aue YOU
hau not readit, and did not know its Contents
Mr.. Cambc. had never read or Eren the MS
'eht OF conre had not made mp my mind in relpeta
to any thing it contained
MIR. Ran~oPb. Had you made up your mind n,
the publication of the book called tie proroen Re-
tore Us from which you believed the charges were
MIR. Gamdh Sir, Inever read the " r,a,,;ro-,,
that contained thoie extracts, nor had hen fe,u the
book called the ProPe9 Before Usa,houpb aGer tj,.
Jury retired, in order to determine on our verde
through. near
MIR Re7d,ieb. What induced you to read the book
after you retired7
MIR. Gy71h Mr.. Baile, v.iGed !, tn Ne -s,d
lie whole book conied in defamation IF the co..
vcruucnf. ~ u"
MIR. Raabb5. As that book is a Lengthy pro,rc-
ton, iuppoe you had read before iniiead of after
the indictment was read, might it not 70 have happen
cd 'hat you might have made up your mind as to tie
P"bi,'tion, and not as IN the indictment
An objection having been made to this oueGiop
by MIR. D1,yta, 4''0'
MI Ro7'ob faid he would Withdraw it. bps
would al; the wt1eis another queRon DO YOU re-
collect cry hing Of IN offer made 40 poiir,n the fri
al OF Calender on The part of the court.
MIR Gaabi Remember there was 4 hor, al.
journnont OF the cauie in the FIRE nasnce and ,ba.
an offer was made by the court to ponpone The iral
for a month or more.
Mr. R'nbib. DO you reeo!!ea yyha. that m.,.
was "'''
Mr.. Co7bt 10 not rccoleH.
Mr.. Mtey57. Was the offer to pofpone the earf.
made before ih, Jury was faorn or after
Mr. Ci@bt. do not recoea az what time il W.,
made