The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-09

On Nnday afternoon, at four o'clock, the iu-
ry, imFtnelled to try the case Of United Stcres
rs. Agiiael Bright, and others, appeared i'm
court hd delivered the following verdict
Ta o'' s,r,'.s STATES ! d SPeo sh;,es
MIeAEL BRIcHr, and others. MAY, 1900.
nd now, to wit, on the first day of May, in
thoear aforesaid, the jurors sworn, affirmed,
animpannelled as aforesaid, upon their oaths
an affirmations aforesaid, do find, that on the
SD Oath March, 1909, in the city of Philadel-
pia, aforesaid, the defendants did knowingly
ad wifully Obstruct, resist, and oppose the said
ohm Smith, then and there being an officer of
Pie United States, to wit, the marshal of the
district OF Pennsylvania, in attempting then and
there to serve and execute the said judicial writ
OF arrest, in the indictment mentioned and that
the said defendants, then and there, acted under
the orders of the constituted authorities of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in obstructing,
resisting and opposing the said marshal, as afore
SAID and whether, upon the whole matter, the
law is in favor ofthe United States or of the de-
PENDANTS, the jurors aforesaid refert6 the conside-
ration OF the court & if the court are of oninon
that the law is for the United States, then the ju
rors aforesaid do find the defendants and every
of them gRihy-but, IL the court are of opinion
that the law is for the defendants, then they find
the defendants Rot guilty.
(Signed)
VIM. Sharswood, Liberty Brown,
Benz. Thaw, John Jennings,
Matthias Corlcss, John White, Jun
Ohm Gallagher, Charles Burlington,
John Philips, Thomas Algeo,
Conrad Seybcrt, Geo. A. Wray.
The court decided that this verdict should be
entered, and instructed the counsel to be prepa-
red by 10 O'Clock on Tuesday morning, ifthey
proposed to discuss the point of law the dis
trct attorney declared his readiness, s. the coun-
cl for the defendants cnqured if the time allow
ell were not too short Judge Washington an.
swered, that if the COUNSEL Tor the defendants
would say on Tuesday morning that they were
not prepared, the court would extend the time.
yesterday morning, she court met at ten o.
CLOCK The district attorney said, tina, the discus
SION had already been so extensive and deliberate
ne did not wish to trespass upon the time of the
court by any further observations, and therefore
as he could take no novel ground, he would sub
mt the point oflaw to The decision oftbe court.
as contemplated by the verdict.
Mr. hgeySoi, counsel for the defendants, also
uecuned entering into any argument
MIR FrGHkLin, attorney general for the com
mohwealth, having read an affidavit to prove that
mltlias Corless, one of the iurymen, had clan
eceSuneiy lett the jury room, on the G0th ult be.
iore aVerdict had been agreed upon said, tina,
ne would merely submit the facts stated m the
ahidavIt to the court, ag he found thew did moi
authorize him to move for new trial.
some conversation took place on the subiec,
between the court, the u States attorney =, i
marshal. "
Judge Washington then declared, that % the
OPINION OF the court had been already decided,
ana maturely formed, it was unnecessary TO de
ief It's decision IN accordance, therefore, Will