The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-23

Mr.. Aarifu. know, that shsfs sshtlea,er
are perfouaIy prefsnt; and indeed they take
carr cnough 10 remind ms oft, by 70 often ma
King Us hear their voices. But certainly they
are not ie-a,'y prfeut; s'ui they have no right
10 interfere IN the iretcat ,,i!cufion. The. D.
Their day they detained tie c0prt three hears
on he motion Tor fuarceHa dts tee,t,., after
ne court had decided that they had no rgh, TO
interfere. Let the co0rt decide upon the pre-
tent motion and when the rule is made, then
may G. Wilkinion come forward to flow cauls
way an attachment flo,.ld not inue.
Mr.. Hfrt. five are only here by our fpeas-
ing, 6r, no one can doubt that Mr.. Martin Is
pretent, and in sad that there5is fcarce any ono
here behdss SiDfelf.-i am willing however. if
De pieaies, to be legally abfent; & in the OFFER
vatlsns which am about TO offer, TO be con-
hdered only as an hnisnJ Cari@. Thefc 9uef
tons may be worthy the confederation of the
court. 9: Shall I ihut out any of the evidence
IN TINS cafe! Shall have only one or two of
the links prefented before me, when / may have
tine whole chain itfef uurol'ed When other
teit'mony is prefent, ought I not to give rnyfef
the full benefit of it % And let ne f.riouIly
ak this court whether they do not conceive
that Cen. WIS interrogatories are calculated to
a'o Their own enquiries? Is it not better that
they ihou'd have whole view of the ground,
than partial and mutiIated ftaiement :-One
word, mr., as to G. w. himief. Though in
common parlance, he is not prefent ! yet what
man IS more intereRed than himfelf in the fate
OF the prefcnt motion /? Gentlemen have been
pieaieo TO reprefent him as one of tn. main
Pivots or the profecution and this rule is ma
terialiy TO affea him both as witneis and as a
man. We have been reminded oftre necefiity
or keeping the ftream Of the proiecution clear
and untroubled. Can gentlemen be ferrous in
theie admonitions when they now attempt to
foreitali the public judgment by the premature
exhibition of teftImony ? hope that the court
VIII on Its own account as well rs of public
lnltlce, from a fenfe of expedirncy due to c..
w. as well as TO The proftcution, poitpoue
inns examination for Mort time, until G. w.
himte!t can be prefent.
Mr.. Martin drew an analogy between this
no.'on and the functions of Grand Jury.
Gentlemen, faid he, have no more right to
interfere IN this Rage of buhnefs, than we have
20 interfere before the Grand Jury. When the
Jury nave found bill, the trial in chief comes
oefore the court, and we may then introduce
Whatever evidence I'VE pteafc. 1t is the fame
cafe mere when the court have granted the
rule, gentlemen may bring up whatever evil
dence they pleaie, on the main motion for an
a'tachment.-But they contend that this mott
I on may tarniffl the character of G. w. Sir.
when the rule is granted, G. w. may appear
before you, but not till then He ba. no more
f'ght 10 come forward now in the vindicstion
OF hscharactcr, than we have 10 fend I'D eycui.
patery matter to the G. j. where we may be as
materially injured, as g. w. can politely be
mere. 1t is only when the c. ]. have found
their OILS, that we cas enter upon our defence,
1t Is only when the rule has been granted nat
". W. can attempt to wipe off the impreiiions,
which may exit againft him.
Mr Barr fald, that he by no means intend.
cd eventually TO exclude the gentlemen even
on this motion; if the court thought proper to
indulge them. He could not, however, but
'hot.oh the Danger OF innovation, which the de-
| parting from ettabihed rules i'm the prefeut
inltance would neceffarly involve.
! MIR. Hay enquired where would be the iuC
ticc OF entering up a rule againH man when
he 's on the ipot, and wnen he could 70 ca.
my ihow, how vitonary the charge was, tina,
was brought aganit him. In one hour, c. w
might Dc dlfcharged by the Grand Jury and
would appear in court.
Mr. Tiekbam faid ii was very important fol-
them to go on with the motion; however. il
Mr.. Hay would but name an hour in this day
wheh " W. would be here, they would con.
fent to this delay.
Mr.. Martin hoped that the court would ex.
preis in its order, that this poftponement wa,
not IN coniequence Of the rigbt of the gentle
man TO demand it, but of the content of hi.
honsurabe friend.
Cbi.f J4Riee. Why this diftn6tion9 Sup
pole the rule fhculd be returnable on Monday
land the pretent arrangement will be produc.
tive OF the fame eifect) the witneiTes on both
| hdes would then be heard and the reputation
of G. w. would Rand on the fame foundation
MIR. RanaoL,b. We ihall move then direct.
~ for an attachment.
MIR. MeRAe. We only win the motion de
layed until General WiIknion can be permit.
ted to attend the court.
Mr.. R&p hoped, thar to fave time, gentle.
nen woGis reduce ;heir interrogatories TO wri
ding.
MIR. lInii1. That can eafIy be done
There iii he no delay on that account.
Abe examination was poftponed till Monday
and the court then adjourned till that day, II
O'clock.
| MONDAY, June o2.
| as loon rs TIE court met, Mir. z. PaagsEal
direeied the Deputy marlbaIl to call lame,
Knox, and Chandler Lindsey. He would nov
~iIh the pernifllon of the court proceed to O.
zen the melton, which he had introduced or
Saturday.
MIR. M<Rae had underftood that this motion
was 10 be poitPoned, till Gen. WHkinion could
appear.
Cbi:f Jgifiee. RS this is a motion for an at
tachmeht, Cen. Wi!kie!on ihoud he heard
in his defence,
Mr.. MeRae. The moment he is diCcbarged