Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-06

good rule for tho officers Of tho government to adopt
to offer evidence to the grand jury which they would
not be willing to offer in court.
Another qns son wss raised by MIR. Dexter, whether
the English practice did not prevail here 10 indorse
on the indictment the names fthe witnesses examined
The Solicitor General replied. that the practice
to return the Of all the Witnesses examined be-
fore the CT and jury to make part OF the record OF the
Court.
TIE Grand Jury retired. and made choice Of Ebene-
Ger Shaber, ESQ. Of Dsnvers. as Foreman.
The Toaverse Jurors, after being called, were excus
ell from further attendance until yesterday morning, az
o'clock when they again di.misied to Tuesdsy
morning nex'.
The R-v. Mr.. CLEAvELANp officia,ed as Chaplain.
The Court have adjourned from day 10 day, and IL 10
expected the prisoners will be arraigned this forenoon.
ALL tia, tn. Court win then adjourn next Tuesday
TIE Counsel engaged for the prisoners, are fol.
lows: Hen Samuel Hoar of Concord. Messrs. Ebene-
Shaber aud John walsh, E.qr. of Sslem for Geo.
Robert ,ntoul. Esq Of Salem. for J. j. Knapp, Jun.
and John Francis Knapp; and Lsmucl Shaw, Esq. OF
Boston, for Benz S.lmsn.
IL may he amiss remind our re aders that all
these individuals, with the exception OF the Knapps
were indicted ny the Grand Jury IN 4'h OF May
lss', saccessories in the murder of Mr.. White, with
Richard Ctowuinshsld, Jun "a principal.-Tbe later
having commit ted suicide, ii of course necessary
to find principal The KuApps AMI Palmer have
till been before the Grand Jury in This
Iii, said tha, than seventy toitneSses gum
moned t. attend the trial
The Coust Room thronged on Tuesday morning,
by anxious aud attentive spectators among whom
many STRANGERS.
tFlors he Boston Courier Of Isiy es)
Salem Trials The Supreme Court met yesterday
rresentrd an indictment against John Francis Knap p
Gsorg CcowRinshield, ard Jose ph Jenk Knapp Jr.
Tor ihe murder Of Mr.. White, charging J. +. Knapp
with cor nit,ng the crime, ami j. Knapp, Jr. aud
George Srownnshitld, with aiding and assisting. TIL.
Indictment contained other counts in accordance with
the technical forms. in which Richard Crowninsheld
Jr. was charged as principal. and f. Knapp with
bsing prescut and sling The three prisoners scve-
rally pleaded not guilty. Tie Knapps desired the
counsel Of Me- Dexter. and Mr.. Ran'Oul; but as Mr..
Ranoui doe, not practice in the Supreme Court, Mr..
William II. Gardiner of this city, was substituted
Me'sr'. Hear and Shiaber appointed counsel for
George CrownnielI, at i, request. Mr. Hoar claim
OIL The privilege OF separate trial Tor his client which
was granted.
| The prisoners we're then arraigneh a second Tins.
aad made the sane plea TO another Indictment in which
Richard Crownn.hield, IL. charged az PRINCIPAL
aud bis brother with ihe Knapps, accessories before
the fact
| noHe proseqm wac entered upon the indictment
found in ANri by the Grand Jury at Ipswich and on
motion OF Mr. Shaw, Benjamin Selman and Daniel
Chare were discharged Palmer did not appear nor
was hs name mentioned, from which we suppose he is
20 be used as a witness. One OF the trials will com.
mence on TUESDAY morning.
Sacrifee Of propeTfV.-We are informed that all the
zeal ani personal estate Of the Saco Msnufac,uring
Company at SAco Me sold on Wedne siav for six
" thousand six hundred dollars. II ia but f,w years
since this company gave about fifty thousand dollar.
Tor Cuts leland. uron which ia cir property was at-
ed; since which their improvements with the natural
advantages Of the Island for have made
The site OF almost incaculab,s value. The water 20
ers estimated by competent engineer 10 be of snf-
hcisnt volume and power to the machinery of
weight cotton factories Of four thousand spniles each
The Island contains about twenty OF land
and the tall OF water is thirty -four and half feet
Tho property, ssld for the above menohed COZ
sisted OF The leland with all the privileges a ca
nal eight hundred feet long, which cost Sl7 O00 two
| bridges two wharves, mill, one rolling and
sitting mill, one grist MILL nail factory, one ma
chine shop, one furnace building, fourteen threesory
brick dwelling houses, eleven wooden do. two lars
ard ~
o. hrckt timber, boards, sand Sc. &c besides some
iand and improvements in the adjoining towns.
Although there has been sacrifice Of property
1t must be remembered that portion Of the land WI
clversd With the ruins of the factories and out-bose
which were iae'y destroyed by fire, the insurance
which amounted 10 considerable sum.