Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-05
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nited States for the 5th Circuit and District
of Virginia was held according tn adjourn
i0ent So,
Present the CHEF JusTIeE of the Uni.
ted States - ,.,.,r..
George Hiay, HIH:an, Wirt and -4ier-
a''dcr M'6.ac, Esquires, counsel for the
prosecution
] The prisoner was brought into court from
| MS apartment near the. Swan. cavern, u
which he had been removed on Satulda
-. Ednand Randolfh. Joha U,ickhag,,
! Benz Potts, J95n Baker ard Lnihl rb2ar7
tin, Esqu,res, APPEARED rs his counsel
|; No less THAN one hundred and FIVE wiz
! nosses to obtain the ATTENDANCE. OF whoni
| sutpoen hid been issucd, CpciudiGg thos,
! who had IA -reSo,cre been recognised Goat.
| 'end,) were called n hehalt o. the Uui,ed
States; viz: Thomas Truxton. Stepber
Decatur, .Berj. Stoddars Willienl Eaten,
| William .Duane,s Erck Pciiman, Peer
Taylor jacob Abr ght, Carries W-ihe,
John Graham, Samuel SwartwCut, III! en-
Dnpei tire, Pau Henry Manet rrevosJ,,
Israel Miller, Samuel Scouten, George
Morgan, John Morgan, Thomas Mlrgan
! Nicholas Perkins, Robert Spe e. Csc
II rr's,e CYRUS Jones, Them Peterki';
E.ias Glover, Simeon Pnoe Oudi We. IL
bridge, David c. Wallace, Edmund Is. Da-
ma" James Read, John &. Henderson, a.
lexander Henderson, Hugh Pheirs,s jacob
Dunbaugh, ] mes WiIkinson,s Chandler
I.insley,s John Mulhollan,s James Knox,
William Love-" David Fisk, rhos Heart
ily,s Stephen s. Welcil,s James Kinney
Samuel Moxey, Edward p. Gaines, Am-
brose ID Smith, George Peters Amer l..
Duncan,& Lewis Kerr, John y Fort, Benz.
H. Latroi,e, Cowles Meade, Thomas Rod
ney, Geo. Pnindexter, Wi. am B. Shields,
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Thomas Butler, Ro-
bert A. New, Tnos. L. DAVIS, Silas Dins-
more, Owen Aston, VILLA p,,Datis, K. Kib-
by, Theodore Brightwtli. John Cfliier. DIR.
Jesse Bennett. Earl Sproat, Robert Wal
lace, Waiter Putnam, John Dana, Alexan-
der Ralston, Mrs. Vanhorn, Henry Jacobs,
hans I'M Peete, Hamln Hicks, Phelo Wuos-
ter, John Biair, James M;Do&e!l Samuel
\. Lucket., Stocklev ID Hayes, Samuel
w. Butler, Water G. Davidson John Bar
nv, Thomas II. Cushing, Nathaniel Evans,
Jacob Jackson, William Piatt, W'.liam
White, Jared Brooke, Morgau Nevis
Thomas Collins, Mr. Peterson, Lieutenant
Swe ari,g H., Mr. Weaver, CoE Osnoad.
Mar NJ. Porter,J B Woclbach, Mr. V.n-
horn, DR.. Carmichael, Dr. Aston, Coz. T.
Read. .ohn Wiikin;, Stephen Woip ton,
David Mckee, High Allen, and William
Davis ;-of whom, those whose names are
marked with stars in the above LIST were
present.
The penire were thea called over, con.
sistipg of twelve gentlemen from Wood
COUNTY, and thirty six from other counties !;
viz. Hezekiah Bukey, james G.. Laidley,
James Henderson, James Compton, Hamil-
ton Morrison, Yates 5. Cornell, Jacob Bee.
son. William Prince, Nimrod Saunders,
Thomas Greet, ANTHONY Buckner, David
Creel,. froui the county of Wood yrhn Ho-
race Ubshaw, of Essex, William Pope, of
r Pawhatan Pcyton Randolph, William
Wardlaw, David Lambert, Overtnh Ander.
son, David Bullock, Edward Darlington;
and George w. Smith. of the city cf Rich
mond John BoWe, Lewis Trueheart, Join
w. Ellis, Thomas Stark, * VIM. w hite,
of Hanover John Roberts, ~ Cuipeper !;
Joshua Chs fin, of Amelia Gervas Stofrs;
Miles Selden, Thomas II. Prosser, Natha-
1 MEL Se.den, ESme Smnck and William Is
/, Chamberlaine, of Henrico; William Y n
: cey, Pittsylvania John Staples, Edward
: c. Stannard, and Dlbney Miner, of Abe
D.. marie Richard b! Goode and Robert Has-
Ikins, Chesterfield; Richard T.. Parker,
;, lWcstmoreland Randolph Harrison, and
n Jerman Baker, Cumberland William
Hromes, Caroline Hugh Mercer, Sp ttsyl-
/ vania William r. Fleming, Gooch and ;
Armistead Thompson Mason, LcudOn, and
: William M.Daniel, Stafford all Of whom
!! answered, except Edgard Darlington and
Esme Smock.
/. Mr. Hay observed that he had not yet
|. been able to furnish Col Burr with list %
;. the witnesses and a statement If the places
= of their residence, as the law requires; y
: that, as many of those, who had been sum
moned and recognized, had failed to ap
: pear, he was not ready to prodeed with the
- trial imne dIately. He also informed the
= c urt that listOf the venire had been de
y. Iivered on Saturday TO Col. Burr, bGt hgt
: Since been discovered to be Inaccurate, II
= became therefore necessary IAN Net OF Con
I. gress having directed tins to be dore Al
least three day1 before the trial,) to deli
es yer a correct list on this day; and ofcourse
", the trial would be postponed until the requi'
" site time should have elapsed:
i'd Col. Burr said he believed he should have
y no objection to waving his privileges will
D. ri spect TO the lists Of witnesses aud venir'
"a men as he was very anxious TO proven
any delay Of his trial.
|" Ate sonic desultory conversation, 1t wa
y agreed that the court should not sit agdi
w. Till tie Wednesday followiugj durin
:, which interval Mr. Hay surpassed it woul
Il be in his potser tSprocure an accurate lis
-, Of Inc Witnesses and Col. Burr, that h
IN could obtain as much information, concern
~ ing The vcnire, as he wished.