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


which Bruce held at the very moment and of his having per-
vered that station purposes which was his special duty
prevent After most powerful appeal to the feelings OF
Bruce which melted the hearts of all who heard it, the Judge
announced the sentence of the court to be- that You Eli
Bruce, be confined in close and custody in the
Jail of the county of Ontario for the term Of two years
and four months.''
We have pretended to give the chaste and dgnfed
language of Judge Howell give than portion
pressed them with the point and precision with which they
delivered We hope the whole sentence may be obtain
ed for publications: firmly believe calculated to make
deep impression on those misguided men who are still IN
auated with the preposterous idea that they form
associations by which they be aboved from their obga
tons to the laws of their country
On Wednesday morning, the second day of the sitting of
the cour MIR Spencer the special Commissioner moved the
that they should Immediately proceed to the trial of
John whitney Gen Mathews one OF tne counsel ior tne
defendant urged delay the ground that his associate
counsel Mr. Griffin, absent in pursuit OF an important
Witness and expected arrive in the of the day.
Mr. Spencer conende that this for delay that
there shers and constabes enough, &c. The court
however, agreed to wait until afternoon upon the assurance
that an important witness for the defendant then expect
ed In the whe civil cause brought for trial,
which occupied the court the whole of that day. On Thurs
day morning Mr. Spencer renewed his motion for an mmedl
trial of John Whitney & James ellis An affidavit
now produced the part of ellis, of the materially of
Witness who had been subpUnaed the day BEFORE and who
absent, and further delay was solicited The special
commissioner Immediately sent for the absent witness of the
defendant and undertook to have him in court by O'clock
which time it arranged the trial should commence if
the witness arrived Another civil intervened and
until about O'Clock in the afternoon of the 2st
inst that the drawing of the Jury commenced Whitney
present, but ellis absent. of testimony in
PRODUCED the part of the people, which occupied the court
and jury the residue of the day. and until the evening of the
day. the 22d On the morning of the 23d the testimony
the part of the defendants commenced and continued
until dinner time
Among the witnesses produced by the defendants, Eli
Bruce, who testified that the evening of the 18th of Sep
tember 1885, he first appraised that William Morgan
coming from Canandaigua, the ridge road He
told this by Buage Smith and another person then living at
Lockpor Some six eight days previous TO this he had
been informed by gentleman from Batavia that Morgan
willing away from Miller and the witness request
ed assist in his removal, which he declined He, however,
had been requested by another prepare cell for
Morgan in the Jail Lockpo contemplation of Morgan's
being carried directly from Batavia Lockport and
thence to Niagara Smith and the person who came with
him. told witness that Morgan had Voluntarily and
willing into Canada; they said he had peaceaby
and wanted witness to assist in getting him Witness de-
clned st but finally agreed to do and between and
10 O'Clock to the house of Solomon G. Wright, living
the ridge road three miles north of Lockpor where he
found the carriage, and got into it. William Morgan,
person called Morgan Hague who is dead,
and himself and others in the carriage. 1t
driven by person of his acquaintance There several
persons Wghts who did not belong TO the house, and
his way there he met strangers foot going towards
Lockport. He LAWSON until he him here in
Jail. He did Whitney, and did not know him. He
afterwards stated that he Whitney the installation at
Lewiston.
He in the carriage from Wrght's to Lewiston, where
another carriage and horses pocured the same
got into that carriage and drove to the ferry the
Fort On their way they took another passenger The
testimony of Corydon Fox perfectly correct Witness did
Morgan until their arrival at Lewiston, when they
the ferry and got of the carriage Morgan lock-
ed with the two who accompanied witness Morgan