The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-03

the jury before their appearance at court
for that purpose. One of lis jnrors,as we
stated last week, expressed himself mus:
that he "never allowed himself TO hare
or express an opinion. when he Das ma
Die o be called to SIT as djvror, and after
his learned dsquisition, upon this point
whether it were nobler far to hare, or
no, to hare an opinion under circumstnn-
ces Of this kind-concluded that ms he
belonged to the court of probate, supposed
himself exempt from sittingns ajuror! Pnt
the two statements together and what do
they make What, we ask is the in'er-
ence What the conclusion Mt when
the mind arrives on reviewing these OPP
nosite facts which butt each other so
plump on the head with equal momen,a?
We leave others to solve this matter as
taken in connection with the whole at-
fair of Ayeryism. Behold the incosis
tency which at least is visible. He read
noihiug-ne,her has nor expresses an o.
pinion, because of his liability to SIT as
iurorl yet he believes himself fully exempt
from ,hat liability, because he is mem
-ber of the court of probate! This is to
deep for ns-we must leave it to be solved
! by one who has better knack at expoun-
ding qudities tlmn ourself.
We learn that the juror who dogged
the Deputy Sheriff about town, IN order
that he might get warned, did not behold
himself in the mirror we held up to him
last week, because we did not give his
name in full. Now surely we thought
that she that runs may-Rea,N" and we
have now to ask, if this juror has not
periured himself in swem'ing that lie had
neither formed nor oppressed an opinion!
AS regards the juror-who had Uash
from Avery's silent counsellor, and who
at the time observed to his friend sit ap-
pears strange that he (the counsellor)
should caN to see me- for which strangc-
ness, VIC accounted last week-as regards
this Juror we have only to ask has he not
too perjured himself in scearing that he
had neither formed nor expressed an o.
pinion I'VE learn that this juror re-
Gently declared that if any one would
have paid his expenses 10 aud from
Boston he would have gone,
and told the methodist conference
that ALL the jury found Mr.. Avery horri-
bly, guilty of the murder of Miss Cornell
but that they were bound to turn the
legal possible doubt in his favor I!
With respect TO the juror who declared
but very short time before the trial
that he "would starve TO death before he
would bring in n verdict ofguilty against
the Rev. E. X. Avery" We have only
to ask has he not likewise peyiured him
; self in sUcaring that he had expressed
nothing in favor or against Mr.. Avery !?
We have come in possession Of anoth-
er fact this week in relation to another
Juror, who observedt to person since the
trial as follows -" You knew the mo-
ment you heard the hell announcing a
verdict, what that verdict was-you had
NY OPINION before l went into the jury
box !" We now ask ngain has not this
Juror also pe,Jured himself in sWcaring
that he had neither formed nor expressed
; an opinion y! +?
OF that juror who was one of the two
= that held out against bringing in yer.
dict of acquttal--but who finally acdui
5 esced, because ho would not put the
State TO the expense of another trial
we have only to record that we learr
tha, he is now truly repen,ant for having
: signed the verdict of acquittal, and cor
siders it the wrongest deed Of his life
But has he not also pcyurea himself il
e swcGing that he would "true deliveranct
: make &c. according 10 the best of hi,
/. judgement and understanding y ]
: we recollcct Alright he was not sworn t,
: return verdict on pecuniary considera
. tions. This is what VIC should call th,
march Of Jurisprudence. New ligh
! seem TO have broken in, and we mus