Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-24
mo following read. IS tie iolin ia which the IN
dictmcnt found by the Grand Jury.

dictment was found by the Grand Jury.
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evil disposed person. siansss and dssurber Of tbs
ains and on diyet days aud tne we'll before sacr~as
resides. as s's' ss county
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and he,,ns Of divers good citizens 10 e said county, did falsely
good fsSi Unssa
Others Ike offending, Gni asans, tho peace and
OF the uassd s.ate..
that the said Ann RSya being evil disposed
Qaic, nohbo day Of Juas este-a hun ea
and, ssS as sss s s"a hI Goan Of WDsca
wards rnd ia scod di,uber of ito poaco
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By her public and s'InGn the
example Of ali other. In like cases oSndin
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Royal being an owl disposed person. az
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,rssr the county did and disturb the good
ia the county open public
acn Of the Un,ed states Residing in tho COUNT to he
evil example of all Others like Offending und against
THOMAS SWAMI, Attorney
The two first counts having been denurred 20
Tuesday last, bv Mrs Royals Counsel and the Court
having yesterday delivered its opinion sustaining the
demurrer. and Quashing the two first counts, the third
and last count formed tho indictment which the de-
PENDANT 20 be tried, and the trial proceeded.
On the part Of tho prosecution, the following wnes
! ses WIRE examined viz: Messrs John Coylc. Coy:o,
Jr Geo. Watterston. J. o. Dunn, Christi Dunn, G.
Whitwell, Charles Mccormick John T. Frost l. III.
Machen. AMI Geow Dawson and for the defendant the
following witnesses were called and exainncd viz:
IVrr v,l,n Ga
Tins, w Hickey, +. May, Jr. J. Underwood, and J.
Holohan.
The examination anil cross-examinaon Of these nu-
merous witnesses occupied nearly five hours Being
at length finished, Mrs Royal rose and made short
but pathetic address the jury urging them 10 defend
her against oppression, 10 themselves the proec
tors OF personal rights and liberty; warning them against
sanctonng system of clerical domination, and perse
cutior, which ii not checked nv the freedom OF spec cl
and OF the and these defended by independent. ju
ries would produce state of things which would
danger the Judge the bench. and the Pre.idan,
ednclaring that this system and this prosecu-
.oN. were part of a general scheme, Of which the
tempt TO stop Che mails the Sabbath another tea
turr. &c. &c.
Tile Counsel on both sides submitted tho case with
out argument, and the jury having retired few rninu-
ties returned with verdc, of " guilty as indicted"
Mr.. Coxc, for the defendant; moved arrest Of udg
mont
The defendant then gave security in 500 to appear
to answer the Judgments and the Court adjourned a,
o'clock. MAT. Iai
In the case of Or Watkins, this morning. the coun
from The court stated iha, it no, their intention
move for Judgment against the prisoner, considering
that the verdict given by the jury nuga'ory, and
did not apply 10 the matter charged in the indictment
They offered TO submit the the court without
further argument, but this being objected to by the
counsel for DR.. Watkins, Afr. Swami and 'Ir. Key
made proposition to e'npannel jury in the three
hund'c dollar case, a. mate rial witness should
he present. THIS also, opposed by Mr. Jones and
AIR. Coke; and II was ultimately arranged that the
question, whether the verdict sufficient upon
the issue joined antamount verdict at all should
he argued tomorrow morning
Aher this, jury called to try the reminding in
iictment. discussion before the court, wbe
Their the jurors who had tried the preceding
were competent 10 he this: The United
States counsel cohtending that they not compe
tent and the counsel for the prisoner insisting tia,
they werc.
The determined 10 leave i, TO each ,ide to chal
lenge for that any other cause
After many challenges on both sides, and much
imony before the trieis four jurymen sworn and
the court adjourned, having ordered the Marshal TO
summons eight tGlesmen The jurors, who tried tie
former cause, were all excluded by the ,riers.
u. y. Telegraph, July 20
The case of Dr. Watkins was resumed this morning.
The four Jurors of the former PANEL, who yes
terday chosen TO try the OF the troe hundred dol
lars, were sworn; AMI numerous talesmen who had been
summoned by the Marshal 10 supply the deficiency in
the Jury were examined TO the fact Of their having
formed and expressed an opinion in the case all Of
whom set aside with the exception Of one. The
Marshal was then directed by the Court, 10
more tassmen 10 complete the Jury; and in the interim
the argument, on the motion Of the counsel for iie Unit
eel States, TO set aside The verdict in the former cas.
and order new trial, commenced Mr.. Coke made a
counter motion TO enter up judgment Of acquual; and
IN speech Of great length proceeded aTgne that the
verdict given by the jury amounted 10 such in sub
stance
Mr.. Key followed in reply TO Mr.. Coke; after which
tho alesmen summoned by the Marshal having arrived
In Court. The enpauucnent of the Jury proceeded
with. Triers were again appointed and other chico
'ioDs raised by tue counsel for the prisoner discus
sion OF such length ensuea in consequence, that up
the time OF our going to press, only additional
Jurymsn
II consisted at the time Of writing ilis Of merely the
four JUTyDien Of The late pdm,el and two talcsinrn
Al O'clock, the adjourned till ten 10 morrow
morning TU s. Tel Jaly a.
NASHVILLE, June 26.--rhe United States Cirrui;
Court for this district adjourned Tuesday evening
last, after having disposed OF all the cases upon the
docket This being the first term at which Judge Nc
lie had presided and the rst occasion on which he
had appeared among az ALL the eyes of our bar aud
OF the community generally strongly and aiteu-
lively fixed upon him lie came too, under circumsan-
ccs by means favorable TO success full impression.
Having occupied with uncommon talen, and re putaon
the head OF an important, department Of national GO
vernmeof, high expectations were naturally formed
Jet coming to anew and responsible station, after hav-
ing been Withdrawn for many years from those pir-
suits AMI habits OF thought which are nost congena!
wiiii its duties, and in degree essential 10 their
pronpt aud correct discharge; especially being the i'm
mediate successor OF a einncntiy gifted and
thoroughly qualified the late anen,ed Ttimble, IL
feared by many that lie would find himself unab-
to susisa In his office that high reputation which
biz "imos, unfivalo success in his late station had