Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-18

same time, informing the Jury that the
Court would leave them in possession o.
the court roomtill such time as they should
agree, when the Court would be ready
to receive their verdict.
Accordingly, large numbers of persons
assembled in the vicinity of the Cour
house, Immediately after dinner, on anx.
ious expectation of hearing the verdict
which was to determine the life or death
of John Francis Knapp. But the houl
to which the Court was adjourned pas
sed away, and others followed it, with
out any indication being given that the
Jury had come to a decision.
Crowds came and went, and were sue
cecdcd by other crowds, till, between
five and six o'clock, the Jury were seen
to issue, from the Court House, marshall
led and arranged as usual, for the pur-
pose of returning to their lodgings, for
refreshment.
Many persons kept their stations, a.
bout COurt-street, till late hour in the
evening, to which they were induced
principally by recollection of the cir
cumstance that when S. Nj. Clark was
capitally convicted, several years ago,
the Jury did not return verdict till G.
leven o'clock at night, at which time the
Court was called together to receive it.
Last evening, however, shortly before
8 o'clock the Court was opened pro for
ma, and Immediately adjourned to o.
clock this morning, when the verdict will
be returned, if the Jury in the meantime
shall agree. The waiting multitude, Of
course, Immediately dispersed-Salem
Gazette.
AT elercn O'Clock on Friday, the Jury
came into Court, s. stated that they could
not agree on verdict as a difficulty had
arisen in the minds of some of the Jurors
respecting the presence of the Prisoner
in Brown-strcet, at the time of the muir
der. After receiving Instructions from
the Court, the Jury again retired, and
being absent until three o'clock, return
ed, when the foreman stated that
there was no probability of their agree
ing. The Jury were then discharged
from further consideration of the case.
The government then moved the
Court that a new Jury be impannelled,
and the cause be again tried. TO this
motion the prisoners Counsel Objected;
they moved that the case be postponed
to fall. The Court sustained the motion
of the Government, and ordered the case
for trial the next day.
We learn (says the Commentator of.
Saturday evening" by gentleman who
arrived from Salem just as our paper was
going to press, that the new trial Of John
Francis Knapp commenced on the opin-
ion of the court this morning. The pris-
oner exercised his privilege Of challeng
ing large number Of jurors, and after
about two hours spent in this businC s the
trial at length proceeded. The Solicit
or General opened the case on be-
half ofthc government. His remarks to
the Jury were similar to those offer
ed by him on the last trial. Several
witnesses were examined, among them,
White, Leighton, Palmer, Allen, john
son and one or two others, whose sevc-I
raj statements were given almost verbat-I
um as before.-Thcrc is disposition, as
we are informed, on both sides, to finish
the trial as soon as possible and VIC there
fore think it highly probable the case
will be submitted to the jury by Thursday
next.