Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-09
lC0T' esPondeEes II The ": Y. .7mcriesn
TRIAL OF ALEXANDER Nil EoD

Urea, October I,h, IS4I.
It. conformity with public expectation the trial
OF Alexander Mcleod commenced this dav. He
was brought from the Jail at Wh;esboro' this NOR.
"'hs' and entered the Court Room about half pas,
O'CLOCK lie was dressed in black irock coat dark
unde'dreSs, wore handsome blue cloak verv grace.
fully, AID appeared IN excellent spirits You may
uePenu upon It, that he will meet his fate whatever
1t may bc. like a man.
The Court WIS organized for this trial rs follows.
Judge Grd!y, Circuit Judge; Judge White. first
Judge OF the County Court; and Roberts. lone,
and h'mha.I, Side Judges; Attorney General Hail
was present. aided by MIR Wood, District Attorney
o. Niagara Co., and MIR Hawy Of Buffalo, and Mr.
Jenkins, District Attorney OF OneidA county. The
Prisoner was defended by J. y. Spencer, Addison
Gardiner, Gate Circuit Judge and Mr. Bradley of
LockporL You will recollcct that this last named
gentleman was his counsel after he was indicted m 4
on the application he made 10 procure his lib ersii,r
on giving bail. considerable degree of excitement
prevails IN the city IN relation to this trial but
much less, | apprehend, than exists in many
| other portions OF the State. | find on going
to tue Rail rUad this morning, that company of
onlttu states soldiers had been sent from Rome TO
guard, suppose, against popular outbretk This
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sary; the people of Utica will not countennnce INV
unlawful or riotous proceeding IN relation to tins
| matter. After the Court was Organized Auorn.y
General Hall opened the cause He proceeded ia
sta'e the substance oil the Indictment, and IN gener.
al terms, what the prosecu ION intended 10 establish
before he set down, he read TO the Jury the lar.
\ gest portion of Judge Governs decision, delivered IN
| this city in July last. The Attorney General,
| opening was very unequal, some portions being
| iOIcOie, and even clOquent-other porfions con'.
] aut lp adj IL
sIuOn is public prosecutor, To the importance of the
case, and the weghty responsibility resting on the
Jurors The peroratlon was admirable; but the adj.
dress, altogether, was signallY marked by the pecu-
! iIarity above noticed.
! should have mentioned, that the prisoners coun
sci avai.ed themselves OF their right Of challenge TO
the number Of ten; several were excused on account
OF l health and scrupes Of conscience as TO sitting
upon any Jury where LIE was IN question The
! Jury hnally empunnced Is not considered a supc
ror one 10y US who reside here. There are three OF
tour intelligent men, bat the m,pry are of an or
binary grade. The first witness called was viii
lam Wells, the owner Of the boat. lie wes on
board the night Of the attack, tie 2gth Deccmber
1887. HIS testimony was made up Of the facts IN
relation 10 the attack, and his own personal adven-
lures. These last were sufficiently amusing parli.
cuOr!Y his description Of his tracks about the boat
after the assaIlnnts came on board aud his effort.
| TO escape.
After his examination by Mr. Wood on behalf o
the prosecution, he fell into Mr. Spencor's hands
| There he wis pretty well sIited. MIR SIS object
was 10 obtain from the witness the facts in rclltioT
to the destination and use Of the boat. The witness
was 10y 10 means explicit, did he testify IN hi
most cheerful! manner. BY oint Of effort nd ham
msrHg, the prisoner counsel drew out Of him lh,
whole story to the different expcdlt ons on which
\ the Caroline was employed. No other witness wal
examined this day; the court stands adjourned {,
guIr;er to o'clock to morrow mofui0g. There nu
p essnt, as counted, p reporters. So the cuuntr,
viii no. lack for history Of thls nifiir.
Yours