New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-11
correspondence Of The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, wednesday Aug. 3.
Through the kindness OF a gentleman connected
with the defence have Obtained copy Of Dray,ons
ton and demand for trial the remaining indictments
against him. 1t will be matter OF curiosity for all
legal gentlemen and others eonver.ant with the pro.
ceeding of Courts II should be recolected that 4
speedy trial is one Of the rights secured every par
" accused by the Constitution oS the United states II
also worthy OF that when the prisoner formerly
asked n continuance the ground o. the excitement
against him. and that be prepared for his trial
the Court granted delay of three weeks but expressly
refused a continuance This Is the motion referred Ia
my letter dated By mistake, the sth, but written IN
lact this morning.
CRIMINAL Court District Columbia
June Term. les.
Daniel Drayton the defendant on forty indictments
for larceny ouud al the pre-ef term OF TINS Court and no"
oendinr which sid indictments now IN the docKet mum
Dere from ney 10 hundred and prte inclusive and be-
ng al.o defendant in seveniyOur indictments for m sde
neanors found the term aud nov pending number
ed from 2s 29 inclusive having been tried and convict
indie number S AID ~ Tor arceny and having
rNceptOus continue matters Of law upon the seid
na and having been brought out Of jail whe chefs close
prisoner for default VI bail 10 sad indictments
now bens in Court attended By his counsel the District At
torney proposes pass by the fema Ding Indictments
.yan.t him ana prreed 10 he tia. of anoihee prisoner
and the said Daniel DytJn ihereupon offers himself ready
for uial each and OF the said - indictments
and claims. thai unless there ne sufficient legal cour-e
posiponemeut continuance the ,ad trials b. poceedef
and tnerrupon the District Attorney states and gives no
uce the Court and to the prisoner that he claims IN
rghi continue and does direct the conuan OF the SAID
indictments ard Ill, 20 the December term OF this
Court the ground thai the prisoner has reserved eNcep
lions 70 the decision OF the Circuit Cou several matters
law arising the said trials Of the indictments number
ID and g and thereupOn the prisoner SIS The said
continuance, and ciains and demands - Constitutions
dghl that he he tred the said remaining indictments al
tle present term. there being no legal and sufficient
Cause fOr The continuance suggested by me Attorney
FOR the nied States And he gives the Court 10 under
stand thai the amount Of bail demanded Of him In the
said remaining cases i about $1,000 that II the eNcep
Ons taken by him m the tried should be- allowed by
IT. he he
baed thea cOniuua Of the remaining hundred and
thirteen would nusi and arbitrarily cynnne him
close prisoner in ia until the December OF this Court
the amount OF bail b-ing wholly beyond his ability and
farther gives Court understand that each and every o
he said one hundred and thirteen cases opens him dis
nct defence and that he may altogether lose the beneht Of
witnesses necessary his defence therein II the sad
cases be continued Horace Mann and Carlisle for de
PENDANT
This motion after argument was refused by the Court