The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-06-26

him. The officer brings man to, and
warns him, who repIes-"'sI i belong to
an engine" "Then" says the officer
you Of course nre exempt" AT this
moment up steps the juror in question,
and says, /" Why don't you warn me 2"
The sheriff replies " for ahe same rea-
son, that you belong to the euginc,' No
ldon't"-says the juror "Wel. then
| do warn you to appear &c" This
man too has taken the conscientious
oath, which stands recorded. But we
finally find him snuggly seated in the
jury box and swearing that he had neith-
er formed nor expressed On opinion.
hemens in his denunciaions Of Mr. Ave-
ry.-had expressed his opinion again
and again. But "a change came over
the spirit of" his belief also. Let us see
how this quickening change was wrought
Sometime before this trial came on, this
juror observed TO an intimate friend-"I
had visitor to my house on Sunday
last. Mr.-(mark one of Mr.. A.
very's silent counsellors) called to see
me-" Here the conversation ended.
But we will proceed to account for ,he
strangeness oftllis visit--and the "change
that came over the spirit OF" this juror.
The day appointed for tile yarning in Of
those from whom jury were to be Sc
lected, this Juror in question, observes,
in. the hearing of Individuals" shall
shut up house to day, for 4" am going
to be a juryman. Accordingly this juror
leaves his house-goes and occupies a
Slace he is not In he habit of frequent
ing--a place, the officer must necessari-
ly pass, being near the Court house IN
the most public part of the town, aud
nearly mile from his home. The sher-
iff approaches him-he is cautioned by
IA hystnnder thai if he did no. ".si' - DO
summoned to appear ct court, he had
better step one side ,ll The officer should
puss. He needed not the caution-The
sheriff comes up, and warns him and
we ultimately find this juror snuggly
seated nthe jury box swearing that he
had neither formed or expressed an opin-
ion
From the old jury. or the adjourned
jury from the march term Of the court,
two persons were selected, Mr.
and Mr.--. One of these is ne.
phow to Mr.---of Bristol, who
was responsible in bail for Mr.. Avery for
the sum Of two hundred dollars, being q
part of the amount for which Mr.. Avery
was find in slanJer suit, instituted IL.
gainst him in Mass. But this juror hat
(mark) "rather bias against the priso.
ner !"
| Mr.-- and AIr.---were
Jurors in the case of Sarah Howland
one has taken the conscientious cath
These jurors found Sarah Rowland
guilty Of murder on slight circumstantia
evidence-not tenth part as strong al
was adduced in the present trial.
4 Mr.. S. - declared but shof
time before he was warned to appear a,
Court to answer the questions then ant
there put to him-ths juror declare,
that if he should DO selected for n jury
man he ''would starve to death before h
would tring in verdict of guilty agains
the REV. f. X. Avery"-yei we find tlI
man as we found the others before nam
ed snuggly seated in thejury box swear
,, ng that he had expressed nothing in ia
vor or against Mr.. Avery
Mr.. s. *--whO was one Of tn
twc'last that held out against bringing il
, verdict of acquittal, because he woul
not put the state to further expense b.
another trial-and s. say
that he was induced to give into the ver
dict after being above some or 8 hour
because he did not like to be alone in hi
, voice
!. On the morning of the day Of Avery
acqui,tal some SIX or eighls hours NOR
: or less, before the verdict was rendered
: one of the jury communicated to
I member of the Methodist church th
fact that the jnry stood ten and two te
for acqui,tal and two against it. Thi
fact was Immediately impaired to anotf
Q Ter. Here we find a correspondence bt
q tween members or member of the jur
and "A member Of the methodist church..
This fact alone dlsqualfics the verdict i
"A legal point of view. This fact has con,
. to light-what other correspondence ther
n was during the trial between the jury an
others, we know not.
Now let us. not be misunderstood,
Z Ours is not to sit in judgement upon Ill
e verdict which was rendered by this jur,
/, We have nothing to do with it. IT
ours to show under what peculiar ci
cumstances members Of this jury wei
smrggled into the JUICY box--from whic
c an inference may be drawn that ther