Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-17

Present JoRN MARsHALa,, CHIEF just'sc o
stIlev Uniaed States.
Herman Blame rhsssetwas tbs day bret
;nso court. J,
Iss following gentlemen appsared and
were rscoso:ayd
Rsurn +. Meigs, NIaurier, Z Deilnsp,
Charles iauvsll. Jamesaaslor. inais Dus'
Henoes. Cock, i1sz skiatf iss1is,sand :, =.
: Vanherne.
Mr.. mr. moved the coufssodischarge
Dr. Wa,dlaw, Gee Of the penire. Ills
w;sc wassin exsrenr danger, ard required
abe assistance fora searyoya9e. hcsves.
sssi will aa,l tomorrow
Cfirf Tustice Is the court 20 UNDER
stand thai ,heseSis no objection to this nea.
sure
Mr.. Barr. 1.-THE remark be addressed
10 me, sir, I car only say, ,ha, shall re-
main passive during the transaction D9.
Wardlaw was thee dismissed.
Mr.. ~ Rsa also n,evr. the discharge
of Mr.. Randolph Harrison, whcse sx.
irene indisposision was ssiesssd by Ger
t;6case from. DR.. Adams.
MIR. II. was accordingly dismissed ip
tie same manner.
Mr.. Hay moved thar Fl. Elannsrhasses
be arraigard for h;ghsreason: which
MIR. Bats opposed on the >groond that
he had not been furnished with copy ct
The Indictment for,hree DAYS Af.er soals
desul,oryso uversssioaon this cireumslance,
Mr.. Batt. re aue:tsd that Mr.. b. might be
,e.eouc ucsed tothe Penclentiary, as ne was
extremelv iadisposed, lnd that the heat
nearly oyerpowered him. No opposition
was made. and sir. B. was ccordingly re.
ccnducted 10 his prison.
AL Mr.. Haas request, the paunelo * the
iu,y was called over by the deputyiaaar-
shall, ADD also, at
Mr.. Rars's request, The list Of she wit
pesses, whcm he bad. subprncd tor the
purpose eff Investigating the qualification
ofsome Of tue .yenire.
MIR. Hay read q certificate from Dr..
'Upshaw, stating thar Mr.. James Hender.
son i. sick ola bilious fever and iacapable
of asten ling.
s. Mr.. MRea thea read a certificate from
D.Grreenhow, Showing that David Bullock,
esq. one Of the veni e was prevented by 10.
disposi,ipn from dlscharging his du:ies.-.
Mr.. B. was accordingly excused.
s THE clerk informed Mr.. Burr, that he
was at Liberty TO challenge such OF the We.
nirc as he might object 10.
Mr.. Barr begged leave to inform the
Jurors, who we've within hearing. that
rsea, o0nber of them may have formed
aud expressed opinions about him, which
: migh,disqsalify them from serving on this
occasion: Sc expected that as they came
up, they would discharge the duties Of con
scientious mea, aud candidly state all these
objections.
The deputy marshal then Summoned
!. Htzekiah Buckly Mr.s.Botts. We
challenge you for cause. Hiavs you ever
formed md expressed 40 opinlon abou, the
guiltsof col Burr! Mr. husky. have
not, sir, since have bseo ssoSpcaej.--
"a. Had SOU before? A. had formed
cne,bsfors i1 my own mind
Mr.. Hop wished that she question CT
The opposite counsel could assume mere
preciss aud definite form. 1t this question
were proposed 10 this panel and to every
o,he. NJ an, he would venture predict, that
sfhem could not be inrv selected 10 the
state Of Virginia !; because he die not De.
lieve that there was a single Rad IN The
nate. >qsaii6sd to become juryman. who
had net ia some foarn or ether, made up
and declared an opinion on the conduct Of
!. be orr soner. The snsactions 10 the west
chad excised uniyetsai.curiosisy and there
was 40 MAD who had not seen and decided
on the docrrrents relative to them. 10
Gentlcrsn contend, thatin case SO pecus
liar,y insersssingtc all, the mere dee'aratl'
ON Of an cpsuion is snhcssntto dssduah'y