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frvn TIE lNnesou4 UDnoRS, a Apru -.
Case On. eA1euo1 HOUSTON.
The hosr ~ ~ hesisg arrived, the
intesvspsed Tie debate 81 the
Wiscasset esss, u psseeed 20 The trial
Of Samuel Ho9stea. which. by the or
der q :dgHosse, wss Get Ter re o'clock
this day.
o. motion Of Mr. Johnson. Of Ten.
nsssee. the privilege Of counsel ~ss al
loved the accused.
The crowd in the gallery. Of iaeies,
- we'll ~ gentiemea, being excessive,
and great many ladies bsing in the
Hobbies. it vas, on motion, OF Mr.. The.
mas, Of Losisiass, ordered that ladies'
Be admitted 20 occupy the privileged
seats in the Hall Of the House,
NJ. Patton. Of virgiaia, moved Q
resolutions fsrbiddiny The reporters al.
nitted on the hoor, o. editors Of news.
pagers, or other persons, from making
any publication Of the testimony, &c.
OF the case. pending the trial.
On this motion, q vide debate ensu-
Ell, which having continued an hour, 70
pat an end to its farther extending. Mr..
thG mOtlOu.
The accused Was then brought IN,
attended by his counsel, Francis 8.
Key, Esq., and placed at the bar Of
the House.
The Speaker announced to him the
charge ON which be vss brought before
the House; demanded Of him If he va
ready to proceed TO trial, or if he had
any previous request to make of the
House.
The accused replied that he vas rea.
dy 10 proceed TO trial, bot submitted o
paper, through his counsel. which We.
read, protesting against the authority
Of the House TO proceed against him
IN the matter alleged; bat avow ing
himself ut the same time prepared 70
submit to any course the House might
think proper 10 adopt; aud concluding
with request for permission to maxi
. motion preliminary in its nature, IL
the House shovld determine 10 proceed.
After good deal of conversation, il
was resolved 10 receive the motion
which the accused desired 10 make.
Nr. Key then, after some predatory
remarks, moved that particular mem.
Der OF the House (not named) VI no had
expressed IN debate an opinion snfa.
vorable 20 the accused, should be ex.
Guided from sitting ~ member on the
trial.
On motion, the accused was then or
dered TO withdraw from the bar. and
was With his counsel conducted out OF
the House.
A debate followed on this motion.
and eontiuned some time, when il Vas
stated BY Mr.. Archer that he had re
ee'ved request frsm the counsel of
the accused To DO permitted TO with.
draw the motion. Leave vas given.
The accused and counsel were seai.
admitted, when the motion was formal.
ly withdrawn.
The Speaker then, latter the clerk
eaa read to the accused the letter Of Mr..
otanberry) put the frat interroratory.
directed BY order Of The House. Yea.
ter'iay. rs follows:
DO you admit or deny that you assaulted
and beat the said Stanberry. as he has renre-
sented in the letter which has been read. =
copy OF which has been delivered 20 vou bv
tHe orucr Of the tiousci
HE accused replied that bis eouusel
would respond to tho inierresa,osy for
him whereupen
BIZ. Key read from . paper, sahassn
uaiiy ~ follows: lie deniesi the CHAIR,
10 The form in which il was Sc, forth:
he admits that he felt great iadienation
on reading the remarks 81 Mr.. Stan.
berry, a. reported in the lntellixeucsr.
charging him with offences deroeatorv
to his honor and character, Of wksch he
VAS innocent. He says that he ina mir.
Cd Of Mr.. Stsnberry if the rep.rt truly
set forth What he had said, which in.
curry Mr.. stanberry refused 70 an.
swer. lie admits that he was greatly
excited by the manner Of this refuasI.
and did, on accidentally meeting wi,S
Dir. Stanberry, beat him. He savs
that be himself was armed onIy 9Th
sh ordinary walking stick; thai Ar.
:: Was armed with pistols that he met
MIN several hcars after the Hsuse bad
adjourned, half 9 nile from the CAM.
toi, and on the side Of the street eppe.
site that OF Mr. Stanberry's Iodginss.
lie denies that in what passed Re IN
tented to commit q contempt ssainat
sss House, or breach Of the privileges
OF lts members. lie denies that The
act involves saeh eontempi OF breach !:
End 70 prepared TO justify his eOndaeI'
~ Tar ~ the House is concerned, by
proof end argument.
The second inisrT0raiorV VA then
p9. 70 the accused BY the Speaker, a.
20 you admit or deny that the said as.aal,
asa beating were done fov and on account Of
WORDS spoken By the said stasbesry IN the
"oe.c ~ representative, u debate
10 which the accused replied, that
The TssPonse given % the fir.t interta.
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