The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-01

TRiAI ~ Jrsy-This mode Of uiai. 50
long The glnry Of The common l,w End The
boss, ol irefmsn. 10. especially IN his
State. fast falling inta eons.pit In i'm.
port,ni. and particularly IN ssvi'al casss.
The public have 30 esn6dsnce IN the srr.
dict. Jury. Let the crime Of he O..
eused Re e,er 90 s,fosiops. lee The ,vi.
dcnee ~ hs sul, Be essf % clear anil
ossrs hrlmine. verdict ofspiI,, 10. IN shs
community ailssgs. an ssrsesbls ,uspri.s.
Vsrioas causes have 81 lac ears snn.
.i'bsisa 20 si,e iDpua,iy n rr,nr. aud IN
sssatn The sdnlnu Taiioa of criminal
j.s"rs. OF these I oil q p.ssen, no,iee
o"ly "nr. 'iz: the no'si p,sr,,es nj ,nsr.
tos.nns ihs p,.on ssIlrd 20 . Jsros.
issue IN question. and On HE ,ns.stins
IN The affirmative, excluding him iroe, ths
Jury boa. l.hs,s sd,,sedly called ,h.,
navel rtsc tee. beeaass il 10. eomparauvr.
ly. rersnt 40 .sll 40 . mo.t bold. un.
s1r~niable and absurd inno.stion made
BY "a' Sulreme Court on ,hs rules Of ,hr
common Law.
!" u" a'hsr country 10 the void 10 sueL
p'sruee tolerated; and the late trial. ol
Folly BodIhe Prove tie elueme ioIly. Ia
the iw" irisls of Ihw woman. asoui zee
hnnd'ed pers"ns were called % Jurors,
and successfully eel aside as incompetent,
mol orean.e ,hsy were ~aniing IN intel.
hetnre and maral wurih. bot supply be.
cause hsSlna read IN the nrs,pzpsrs an
ser"'in' Of the alleged murdsr. aud Of the
circum-isnrss which led 10 the ares, Of
The Pr'snnss. hey had naturally end NJ.
ce's'''ly. - refrei,og men, drawn On.
ere"ces IRON What they had 20 sd--,u 9th.
~ words, hey had formed an epIn,on. |
The Isle we are condo % ing y a. sdnp-
ted BY our Supreme Cour SONG war. |
SINE, on an application Tor . ne~ u,.I. |
The case vas on" Of assault, and b,ttc,y.
aud J"r"r b. ing called. VS. s,k.d n he
had burned an opinion! lie replied that
be was utI.Ily unscqus,nted With eul,e,
~ the parties and knew nothing Of the
Altar, but he had read IN nc w,papsr an
'ec"en'o HE assault and bat cry. aud ftam
what he had real Termed the opinion tina,
he accused was guilty. The Cur, be.
ow allowed the Juror 10 be swan, and
lie Supreme Court, ia that account, ar.
'.'ed new TRIAL. So rs nos the law
D 'h's State. that no man Who reads in a
newspaper The account Of a crime. ami
'e'itsrs ~ha. he reads. is qualified tn act
IS Juror on the trial Of tho al. g-i c,,.
ni".'. III course he is disqualified should
no rfims be COMMITTED IN his presence.
i"ce "seeing 10 believlng."-And nav ,
e. me ask, sho is qualified Jurur in a ,
.'e OF great stfocity and not"rret,l The ,
i"veTnor OF this Stale. IN some public ,
crasion. Is murdered while addressing a {
a's multitude Of cnizens assembled m
ne fark. A man ascends the platform. =
nd while the eyes Of thousands and tens :,
thousands are ixsd..upon hla. stab. h,s j
lctim " the heart. lie il. arrested. in. .
'csee, and 10 due time brnugh, T., NAL. !,
The meau''me The whole country b.. y
cen ringing with the parucui.,s of thi, 3
range and HURDLE murder. Every news. b
aptr IN The land has detailed sls the eli. .
instances Of the act. together With the =.
''s''es 'hreas and eonver.aran. % The h
'isoner, and the Ifnmerods spectrum, 7
''e ,oId TO their famlIic,, friends end il
',ghbors, all they cav. :;
An srempt ]. nov made to impsnn.l =,
Jsry. The fi's, man drasn is one Of :,
y most e'teee,ned and worthy c,tizen,' m
Hare 500 formed an opinion IN I'm. -
ser asks the prisoners counsel. He r.;
pltes 90 Yes I uYs s,,n,g;~, L.. a. n, :.