New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-07
HEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Slave Addiction Case. at Ws-hington-Con-
ytction Of Drnyton.

Correspondence of The Tribune.
wAsHfSoroS, D. c. August 4, lsfs.
rthss turned out as might have been expected.
10 vasa general expectation that Jury In this Slave
holding District would possibly scquii the unfortunate
D,svfoo no matter what the law evidence might be
In his favor so IL has turned out. With all his In
cinnamon 10 do the work Of the Shareholders and TO
sixe 10 the statutes Of Maryland an Interpretation
which they will not bear, law enough was lett IN this
case bv the Judge have discharged Drayton ten tunes
over and be would have been discharged in New
York on this testimony In any Indifferent case even
nere after ten minutes elaboration. Inc case, on
the part OF the United States managed with very
Uts ability The close Of the District Attorney
prncinay taken I'd in a very warm and labored apollo
~ for having. IN HE opinion, repeatedly called the
prisoner thief" rogue, ielon, liar, and
other like names The prisoners counsel had pro
tested against this as unjust and ungentemsnly M
Mann had remarked that he never heard such Ian
zuage on any trial before, and commented little on
IL iuproprety all which the District Attorney took in
an hours orsfion. he appealed 10 the audience that
led the Courtroom, 20 say whether he was not fully
JUSTIFIED in the he had taken, and whether be
did fully represent the public sentiment in doing 90
That IL question which the people Of the District may
answer for themselves.
!, IA COMMONLY reported here that the Jury were Ion
divided three for acouitta and nine for conviction
The three for acoutts three Irishmen, the only
three persons on the Jury Of any intelligence The other
nips motive Locofocos, set OF fellows who
hang the Court House IN this District for the
Of being summoned ~ jurors, Tor he sake Oi
the per diem allowance The three lrishmen, after
standing all night began 20 be alarmed lest If they
persisted IN withholding nine natives Of the District
they might make themselves 80 obnoxious as 20 endon
ger their standing and their livelihood and under
THE pressure Of for themselves about after
fasting twenty four hours, they consented 70 verdict
Of guilty. OF course there numerous points Of law
ressrved and there be little doubt that this verdict
will be set aside Meanwhile, the District Attorney il
going with his other forty one Indictments ought
perbap. add In justice 70 the District Attorney that
Nr Carlisle one OF the prisoners counsel, resident
here said open Court that he could not much blame
the District Attorney for the course he had taken IN
iDs,utinz such multiplicity Of indictments for II he
had done otherwise he would probably have been
LyRc.td Such is public sentiment IN this District
y IL Characteristic Of the state Of the public mind,
thcn that this trial serious one 70 the prisoner
Is carried on In the midst Of jokes and laughter any
m the audience taking the liberty 70 talk and joke with
the juryncn 10 any little intervals In the progress Of
me trial and Of the Jury, just az they were going
out 10 deliberate on their verdict on the question
whether they should have with them the ruling OF the
Judge in writing. told funny story about bottle oil
nun such is the free and easy way In which men are
sent to the Penitenhsry Ia this District.