The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-06-06

TespeCIlDg Ultimately
While with Morgan the carriage, the conversation among
them that he Morgan going among his friends
appeared to be easy and said nothing At Lewiston
took suy and horse that there and drove them
LockPor they to be forwarded to the some
where did not know where. Did learn Lewiston that
Buage Smith came suky; understood the horse he
drove owned on the ridge where
When the carriage with Morgan drove up to Moyneauxs
another rode horse back He did stop
Witness does not know what became of him. He that
he supposed Morgan went voluntarily Morgan had hand
kerchef his eyes, and had hat Witness was in
chief his eyes, that he should discover those who
rode with him. On being again nterogated whether upon
the oath he bad aken he still persisted declaring his belief
shat Morgan went voluntarily, he said, he did
We have given this testimony Of Eli Bruce from the notes
Of of the counsel who examined him. and have doubt
of its substantial accuracy. We publish now because
establishes for the first time by testimony of Justice
the horrible fact that Morgan confined in a magazine
There doubt of that fact before but it is abso
lutey proved by of the conpraors and hencefoh all
doubt on that point must cease 1t is impossible for US now
to state the other testimony adduced the trial On Satu
day the Gath at about O'Clock the counsel for the defn
dans commenced summing up General Mathews addressed
remarks to the court legal questions which
Spencer briefly replied Mr. Griffin then addressed the jury
in behalf of the defendants speech of about hours
He followed by Gen Marvin the side, who
pied four hours and quarter, and closed after O'Clock in
the evening Mr. Spencer then replied in behalf of the peo
pe and occupied about two hours Judge Howell then brief
y charged the jury informing them that any verdict
Valid be rendered by IL O'clock but at the
cautioned them not TO be hurried their deliberations and if
they found they had not time to deliberate maey to
into court at IL O'Clock and they would be discharged
quarter before 12 the stated that
agreed defendant but the other The pub
lie prosecutors urged the to receive the verdict
ground that these defendants everay charged and the
jury might acquit and convict the other Some doubt
being expressed it finally agreed by Whitney and his
counsel the hand and the public the
other that the verdict should be rendered No
given the part of ellis. The Jury then rendered
dict Of guilty against Whitney, and stated that they had
agreed TO Gls The court inquired whether there
any probability of their agreeing soon To which they
swered in the negative, and it being very nearly IL
O'Clock the jury were discharged.
The court then sentenced John Whitney Imprisonment
in the county jail for year and three months.
Thus terminated of the arduous and interesting
trials had in this part of the country Thrty-one
examined the part of the people, thirteen
for the defendants The order which the witnesses
called and the manner in which they examined ndca-
ted the extensive and aboous preparation which had been
made. throughout of the arduous trials we
witnessed; every inch of ground disputed the
counsel engaged lost nothing of their reputation for ability
by their efforts this occasion 1t would that the Off
prosecuting for the determined pursue
this unfortunate business all its ramcatons and branches
for the purpose of vndcang the supremacy of the law and
convincing fellowczen that private and voluntary
obligations, secret other associations possibly
lease them from the great and duty which they
the country that protects them by its strength learn
that indictments found by the Grand Jury perjury
aledged to have been committed of the former trials
for the Morgan conspiracy and also for encng
absent themselves and keep away from We deeply
lament the fact, while at the time thoroughly
persuaded Of the absolute necessity of these proceedings
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remarkable instance of sang tro;d occurred lately
at the poor house of this county. pauper had his
leg amputated. When the scapel had done its office,