Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-17

err IN Judgment. we Will give you more OF
them before we are much older, If you come
across our path. And 80 you prophecy that we
will Ego in a hurry 10 the DEVIL" No sir, we
travel different road--your grandfather Belize.
bub has enough to provide for, without our com.
pany. 1.-THE advocacy Of mOOnshine doctrines'"
Do we stand between you and the only light
that ever shines upon you? Take the moon TO
yourself then! She only shines by borrowing
light, and it is fit, that he who borrops senti.
ments from the "Prince Of Blackguards," should
exclusively appropriate to himself, Moonshiae
doctrines and arguments" s. Democrat.
Mr.. Smith apologised for appearing in
this court at all--intimated that this was
about the first time he had so far conde-
scended, under the fascination of the
eclat of so momentous a case as this, to-
gether with the inspiring prospect of $40
fee, which his philosophy, influenced some
what by the hardness of the times, was
not firm enough to resist; and he further
gave notice to the Court, and the crowd
too, that under the same or similar influ-
ences, an future, even in THIS Court, he
should be on hand.
Mr.. Eager, City Attorney, made few
remarks to the Court, in response to the
defendants counsel and against the idea
that supposed threat, made several days
previously, and which not one man in hun
dred would construe as a threat Of personal
violence, and which even the counsel him
self, in candor, could not SO construe,
should operate as palliation of the de-
PENDANTS offence. How far his plea of
guilty to the charge, should have weight
with the Court in mitigation of the sever
ity of the punishment, he left to the court
TO decide.
His Worship, the Recorder, stated, as a
general rule in his court, that the tendency
Of plea of guilty was, to put the fine
!, doUn, but that that tendency was of course
to be modified by other considerations and
circumstances connected with particular
cases; as the standing in the community,
character and influence Of the party plead
ing, &c, &c. By the ordinance the fine
in this case might be from 81 to $50 and
costs. These gentlemen Editors consider
themselves conservators of the public NOR
als but if they violate public order, and
disturb the public peace, their example is
more pernicious in its effects, by reason of
their greater influence, and the plea of
guilty might not perhaps be entitled to so
much weight in mitigation, in their cases,
as it would properly have in some other
cases. The provocation which had been
set forth, his worship thought, entitled to
some weight, and adjudged the defendant
Chambers to pay fine of $50 and costs.
City of ST. Louis, Us. Vespasian Ellis, Esq,
Charge the same as that against A. 3.
Chambers, to wit: disturbing the peace
of Chestnut street, on the 5th inst.
On this case being called, the defendant
expressed the wish to have the issue made
by his plea of NOT GUILTY, tried by a
Jury.
The court intimated an opinion that it
was now too late 10 call for Jury, mas
much as his Worship had notified defend
ant yesterday that then was his time to
call for a jury, if he desired one.
Defendant stated that yesterday he had
not had an opportunity to confer with his
counsel on the subject, nor had he then
heard the opinion of the court, as he had
just now heard it given, with its accompa-
nying remarks about "these gentlemen, ,oho
are editors," &c, in the case Of the CITY Us.
A. B. CHAMBERS, in which remarks, and
the manner of their utterance, defendant
thought he discovered indications that his
case was to some extent prejudged; and,
as he denied emphaticaly all guilt in the
affair, and maintained that throughout the
whole of it his conduct had been proper
and legal, and just as it would be again if
placed in like circumstances, he desired an
impartial investigation of it, and therefore
demanded jury.
The court intimated that 1t would be
matter of some delicacy for him to sit and
try the facts of the case after its presenta-
ton in this aspect, and q venire was &C
cordingly ordered.
In few minutes six veniremen were
ready with uplifted hands, when the City
Attorney felt constrained to exercise his
right of challenge, inasmuch as he thought
he recognized in one Beriah Cleland, "the
author of an EPIC, that appeared in one of
the papers" -the tone of which he thought
indicated any thing rather than that Impair
tiality, that is BETTING a juryman. To
avoid further delay, "the Bard ofthc West"
was excused from serving as juryman, the
defendant consenting to a panel of fue
jurymen only, who being sworn TO try the
issue, the trial proceeded.
The city Attorney read TO the Jury, the
charge against the defendant, whereby, he
had become indebted to the city, in the
sum of $50, by reason of his having viola
ted the famous 9TH section of the ordi-
nance, establishing the city guards, &c,
which said 4th section, the learned city
Counsel read at its full and almost intermin-
able length, to the jury, for their informa-