The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-09

ing up tae indictment again;i Calender, mon
folemnly declare did not put pen 10 paper on
the tubictt. ~
Mr.. Harper. Was not your name written on
the book
Mr.. Martin. 1t was.
| P,rfdent. Did YOU exprefs the view you had
in putting it into his hands
| Mr. Martin. faid what have already ta-
| ted; that he might take it down with him, and
make fuch ufe of it as he pleafed.
JAMES WINCHESTER, fworn.
| Mr.. Harper. Will You pieafe to Fate whe-
Their you were in Annapolis in 1900 in court with
Jndge Chaie, and Mr.. John T. NATION; andwhat
| was the conversation which then took place.
Mr.. WinebeRer. 1 attended circuit court
| held at Annapolis in 1900. do not recolleta
either the day the court commenced or ended.
/ think on the latt day of the term ientence was
palied on--Saunders for ftealing in his char
aSter of poft matter the contents of q letter. a
crowd gathered round the door, ard retarded
our pailaee out of court. do nos re,nemher
what perfons remained but MIR. Maicn, came
up, and addretled himfelf 10 judge Chafe. Ny
recollection is at ben but imperfect; art Of this
conversation necenariiv indifiret. n the ac-
! count of it therefore llall ufe nv own Ian
guage. I may occaiionally ufe the language of
Judge Chaie and MIR. NATION. According 20 the
impreiion on my mind, the converfation com
menced in this way. Judge Cafe had delivered
charge to the grand jury. Mr.. Maion came
UP, and in a laughing manner iocofely aked in
what light are we to contider the charge, rs mo-
raj, political. judicial, or religious? Theft are
the words, believe; but of this I am not GER
tain. ejudgerepiedin the fanefy vie and man
ner, believe, that it a little of all. ! can
not be certain, but think MIR. MAfon intimated
TO the Judge, that he would not deliver fiich fen
timents in Virginia. 1t appeared to me that the
language of Mr.. Msfon conveyed to Judge Chafe
the idea that he was afraid to deliver fuch fen
timents in Virginia, though am not myflf con-
fident that fuch was his meaning. The Judge
replied that he would, and that he would Mt all
times and in all places execute the laws in the
manner he had declared. The conversation then
turned on the book called The Profpett Before
Us; as well as remember it was fpoken of as
a book written by Calender. The conversation
which pai1rd on the fubieGt cannot pretend to
relate at all, more than that have frong i'm
preffion on my mind that Judge Chlfe mention
ed that Mr.. Martin had put the book into his
hands, that he would take it with him to Rich
mond, and lay il before the grand Jury, and have
it prefented. I heard Mr.. Mafon's tefimony,
and my recollection correfpords with his, tina.
the whole conversation was jocular do not
remember the particular expreiliors which Mr.
Mafon relates but cannot fay that they were
or were not made. Becaufe my attention vas
not very pontedy directed to the conversation,
and at the time, from the laughing which took
place, might not have heard the expref1ions
though they had been uied.
Mr.. Harper. What is the expreffion you do
not recoeGf?
Mr.. WinebeRer. That if the whole fate of
Virginia was not depraved, he would carry the
book down with him, and have the fellow indie
ted.
RIO be eOnfinued.J