The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-13
iNTELLiGENCE By THE MAILS.


WAsHiNoroS May IL, lsi9.
DruytoD TiaI-SieGtng Negrocs-Capi. W.lses AMI The
Malice Case-HhfFtns nl Inc Mary The .9werd 81
Jury.
In April lS4s, ii will be recoaced, there was much
excitement in tins city and elsewhere occasioned by
the stealing Of seventy slaves and the carrying of
them down the Potomac in the schooner Pearl. They
were overhauled Corneld harbor and brought back
to Washington together with Drayon and Sears white
men, concerned in the larceny. Sears tried and
found guilty of transporting the slaves under the
act of Maryland passed in 1896; the punishment for
which offence is fine of two hundred dollars for each
darkey NEARLY fifteen thousand dolars) Being poor
and the abolition abstractonsts not willing To pay this
round sum- he is in Jail, where he will remain until
the orthc oming unless the Executive cemency
be interposed There no less than hundred and
fifteen indictments against Drayton the accomplish or
principal in this dark transactions iortyone for felony
and the remainder for transporting the slaves He was
year found guilty Of one OF the charges Of felony
STEALING three negroes the property Of Mr. uppcrman)
but writ OF error the Circuit Court rcmanded the
case with Instructions to the Criminal Court, viz
that he must be acquitted II the jury do not believe
that he took the negroes with the felonous intent Of
converting them to his use in pursuance of which,
after "a trial de nora, Thursday verdict of not
guilty was rendered by the jury The prisoner through
one his counsel the Hon Horace Mann thanked the
jury for what hsy had done was by the
mol pros the remaining forty felony indictments Not
so; this morning. Mr.. Key the District Attorney en-
cute being determined If possible to send Drayton to
The penitentiary. 1t was found difficult to emPane
jury almost every body having expressed opinions
formed judgments If Drayton should now be found
guilty of felony and the Circuit Court should not again
reverse the decision Of the court below the United
States would be satisfied and probably abandon all the
other indictments. IL is great thing for Mr. Key to
send man to Fitnamsvie.
The case of Dinsman Captain Wilkes, which was
before the Circuit Court has been brought to close
1t will be recolected that Dinsman n marine in
the Exploring Expedition and the injury he complain
ed of punishment inflicted on him by the defen
dant in November 1870 the Sandwich Islands for
disobodcnce of orders, a refusal to perform duty
when directed. The plaintiff claimed that the term
for which he was bound to serve marine had then
EXPIRED that the defendant had right justifca-
ton detan him longer board; and that his refu
sal do duty longer being the only reason, and in
sufficient for Furnishing him at ALL under such cir
cumstanccs he entitled to damages of the
defendant for subjcctng him to receive twelve ashes,
and n repetition of 1t on subsequent day, after
another request and refusal by him to obey and also
in the meantime for putting him in irons and confn-
ing him in a native prison. In the Circuit Court
app al the Supreme Court of the United States, the
Judgment below was reversed, and relire de moro
awarded md the trial to be governed by the prn-
ciples decided by the highest judicial tribunal. The
ease recently was for malice towards Dnsman Brad
ley and May. the opposing counsel fought one another
for two long weeks, seven hours day. and this morn
ing the jury rendered verdict of damages for Dns
man. the marine. and assessed them at five hundred
and fifty dollars The Supreme Court will have another
opportunity to pronounce on this case. as 1t will be
sent to il by Mr.. Bradley, writ Of error. q.