Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-15

returned th, nsprhing that having in a ncwsPa
I'er ihi. morning statement puieor,ing from
the District Ativrney tina, he bad been subpocDed -
that hiss had been called aud that he
bad hoi gone Aibsny 10 avoid ssch elimination.
lie SID he offer himself for examination
a witness, state ell he knew, and refo,c The
charges that bad been Onjusy made aust him. Of
leaving the city 10 AVOID being examined. lie said he
told NJ. Whiting the Jas, week that he was willing TO
oosne into aud testify to all he knew that he
knew nosing etoega that he had seen Mr. Gleniworth
shet the Of the latter from PhiadeP hia,
~ho told han be bad been there that he did not hear
Mr. Gleni~Sr,h say he had brought any men, nor
Dad be ~. any brought by him and thai be
into court offer himSelfa as a witness TO
the mputsou that had thus been Attempted 10 he cas-,
upon him.
Tho Disine, Attorney entirely disavowed any thot
or intention 10 cast any mpuaion upon the Attorney
General (Nr. HslD--ihai II any such impuiaon
upon him by the newspapers and stated TO have
from him 1t entirely wrong and incorrect -
tina, be had simply said that he had supposed Mr..
Hall, witness had called him, and had said he
heard be had gone 10 Albany.
lie said he had proved the same fact h9 had expect
ed 10 have proved by Mr. Hall, by another witness,
and did no, deem it necessary at this period OF the
case 10 stop the summing up examine MIR Hall, but
that II hore longer time, he would have no OBJ
lection to suspend the summing up for time TO do
Mr. Hall then requested the court to receive his tes
mony, but the cour, politely declined doing so, stating
did no, appear necessary this stage OF the proceed
ings 10 suspend tho summing up TO receive any
testimony.
Mr.. Hall then retired, after apoogizng TO the court
for the interruption, and Mr.. Smith proceeded with
and concluded his very able and srsumenta,ivo sum
ming up speech for the defence.
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Mr. Stevenson, in tho most odious eolors, and said
tina, tho character OF traitor in all ages and in all
Countries deemed infamous, and was despised and
degraded beneath the name Of man. lie also spoke Of
tho merccnafy Vows that actuaed Stevenson at first
in wormng himself into the confidence Of Glentwor,h,
in order to further his own interest, in tho continued
rem, Of the Tobacco Warehouse at $1,000 yoar; ;
tina, his original object in nsitung enquiries in Phil
adephis was, from his statements 10 see IL Client
worth could command the party sufiesnily 10 insure
his rs-sproinnsn that he, Stevenson, ssulA sonnsss
10 receive his $4,000 pear rent for HE warshsuss
and finding tina, he could not, hsn turned traitor to his
friend; that S,evensons statements gross erag-
geasions inventions of his own and that his declar
atoms made under OATH were completely contradicted
by the plain and unsophIscaiod testimony of Mayor
Swift Of Philadelphia who had honorably and fearless
ly come on hi,her to mce, and repe the false
tons made by Stevenson against him. lie considered
Stevenson contradicted and condemned in his state
men,s and character by countoractng testimony against
him. and that he not to be believed in what he had
stated Tina, his wonderful disclosures SUISSE
qucn,y made for party purposes and from desire for
revenge upon Glentwor,h, whom he had resolved, il
possible to sacrifice his disappointed avarice and
ve1a,ion and because he had boldly charged him with
having basely abused and betrayed his confidence
He spoke of the respective parts acted by Mr.. But
Ter and Mr.. Ednonds. strong party men, in this bust
ness with much severity, and considered their meet
ing as sort Of conspiracy TO entrap Gentworh. and
to induce him to make disclosures and TO impcae the
characters Of honorable men, subserve the interests
Of party The learned gentleman proceeded a, great
length in his argument, touching upon every part of
the case, and expressed opinion that even if every
part of the testimony OF Stevenson were true-which
II was no,-,hat there crime committed by the
defendant and that the jury could not find him guilty,
but were bound in law and justice to acqui, him.