Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-15
COLONEL BURR
BEFORE
y7HE FEDERAL COURT.
FRANKFOR L. Nov. t6.
WEDNESDAY,, Nov IL, 1905

,snl concouTse fpeoplc had assemblies
srom L. xington, and various Other places
:ao,d-rto be present al the imPorsan, tale
"s,,. late vice president OF the Unitsd
Gauss. The charges were OF such mag
s;n,de. that even mad they been against
80 common individual. they were we'll
s s 10 excite public interest.
- fer The opening OF the court the de-
~ marshall proceeded to call over
,hr names ofthe Jury, wneu one ot them,
viz. captain Appefson Was absens. DC
n.,hl;c a.ornry being Que "s court, the,
iadce ordered his attendance. 10 inform
K, N of the eircamstance. Cn the attorneys
.n,r,,op the court he into. med tnc Judge
,hs, owing = The Don aItendance OF m st
material witness, VIZ Mr., Davis Floyd,
h would be under the neeessisy OF post
poniug this very material investigator ter
the present. Ills honor judge inaes thea
discharged the jay.
A few miauses afset their discharge,
co.opsl cusr, en,rsed. attended by Henry
Clay and John Alien, Esqrs. h,s counsel.
He rose and addressing himself To The
court expressed boih his surpflse aud re,
srrt, that the grapd jury wnlch nad brea
called for the purpose OF la@csAg 'iipg nis
conduct, should have been d,scnesgea 50
precai.a:eiy; andrequessed 10 know the
cause Oh .ae pos poaement of,he proposed
Investigation. NJ Davies reese IN reply
and briSa, stated, that the absence 81 VIZ.
Floyd, compelled hinto postpone ms pro.
ceediDes; inat &c y as true ne could have
en;e,ed INTO an ,nsesf igatcnot several OF
the chaFges b. theesher Witnesses, but The
evidence IF Mr.. Floyd was essen tally ne.
,crssary in order 10 cenuec, them together
--CvL. Burr rose again and esp'csseda
desire it should be expressly understood
that every rxeruoo bad beea used IN his
power 20 compel the attendance If wit
tprsscs, and wished If MIR Davies. could
inforn him of he cause of the absence OF
Mr. Floyd. Mr.. Davies stated tsia; ON
Saturday he had been informed by Mr..
CLAW, thar if there were any o. the wit.
nesses over whom COL Burr had any inau
encc, that be would exert every sndeayor
To BRING them forward; but he declined
giving nir. Clay anv nsiDes. Ianceiving
tina, the process issnrd BY the Court wa,
sufficient for that purpose Col. Burr rose
again and expressed desire tina, the cause
pf 'hr postpenement should BE enfered
upon fcceid and the reason OF the alb,
sepcs ef Mr.. Floyd should be kaown
To this Mr.. Dss7ss ~gseed, and ob,erv
ed, thar as TO the absence OF Mr.. Floyd,
toe marshal who had been aftsr him. In
formed bin !, WAS cccasionsd by his be
siag member OF the legista. of he In
diana territory ADD thai ne had Sc, eus to-
attend that legislative body sbouslen days
,ag9.
Col. Burr then addressed himself 20 The
cous,, and requested that the citizens OF
the state. should dismiss their apprehen
SONS for the present; and hoped tia shss
wonld remain neuier, nor suffer their minds
to be 7biassedto his prejudice, until shein.
We ,igatron was made.
The department of col. Berr. as usual,
was a1aoly and diga,6sd. l,is,true bis
conssitusiea appearsIo have Suffered censl-
derabiy within these few years; and the
many misfoy,naes ,nuhieh he has been in {
VOWED, have evidently left the traces of
care and anxiety deeply I'M i essed upon his
features. His eye, however, retains all
It's natural penetration ADD acuteness; bur
the bland and captivating serenity which his
eoun,enanre formerly displayed, appears to
be exchanged for dsepand thoughtful me-
lancholy.
The following is hss of The names of
ahe Witnesses, who were summoned and
aisnded,; ,o.whiehis subjained copy of
the last order of the court 10 this important
case:
Samuel N. Luckett Jefferson.
William Fleckner, JeRersou.
Pr IOhn torIaD ;,,y- Eayosrs