The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-21
More Ofthe Rey Affair.

rEMorIAL OF THE CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANS, Pray
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE GROUNDS UPON
WHICH JURY FAILED ro INDICr CARLOS
EsPANA
From the N. o. True Delta, jan l2l
We believe there was dlsgraceiul work done
somewhere; and, without looking 10 the personal
consequs nces We are curious to ascertain the pre-
cise locality.
The memorial Of the Undersigned residents of New
Orleans and citizens Of Louisiana without distinction
Of party respectfully shoss;-Ihat in the rnoRth Of
July CT the prefsnt year certain parties con.ped to-
Fother for the purPcse Of removing from the protection
OF cur laws one Juan Francisco Rev n fugitive SPAN
lard and returning him the said Rey to the urisdio
ton ofspsn In the islaDd Of Cuba THAT In al invss
tigaoD bad before Juetcs Bright and United states
Commissioner Cohen in tse moaih Of august, OF this
year. 1t dd appear TO the Satisfaction " ad Court
among the parties charged aiding AID abettiug ia
the misdemssnor, Carlos De Espana, Consul of the
Queen CT spain vas the chief irsiigator; AMI raid
Court ala accordingly take bond. for the appeirlnss
oftaa Carlos de Espana before the United states Die
trct Court for the Eastern District Of Louisiana there
torpswsr for said That the case OF the
raid Carlos de Espsna before the grand jury Of
the United states Dtric; court on Monday, the 10th
instant in an Indictment from the DIstrst Attorney
wherein the said Carlos de Espans charged A. an
asceory before the fact In the abduc OF the nan
Bey and that said bill was ignored by reason q the
fact. fas only eleven Jurors voted for true bill viii
eleven voted coHtraryNise one 70 vote the
ground that be bad not heard the whole testimony,
and another being absent. That one or more q the
jurors anxious to relieve them the odiu
GA trans action IN which no bill was found, in Il {
giant conflict with the elesrest aud mott eonvinc.
log testimopy did reveal a. We believe they had
right 20 90 the Of the jurors and the they
gave. On the question q true bill or no bill: and
thst among tho names Of the paths who voted
bill found several connected with Spain aud her
eOlouy OF ,uba as 80 excite grave doubts Va the minds
Of nsmo ia t. az to the purity that charaoieizd
tie seize Ion Of this jury 70 try the Issue bstrn the
United ate. snd Cslos de Etpana Consul Of SPAIN
That your memofialist. do no. charss any Juror
with corruption nor Of having been actustsd corrupt
motives bot they feel it impcs'ible 20 resist the
ensou that In the se.ction Of the JURY Influences In
eumprehensble to them have been a. work otherwise
partner q the Queen of Spain, party decidedly in
tsreted one OF otas personal friends Of the Goa
Tul, Carlos ie Eepana aud vera persons engaged In
The % HavAra, could not have found place
ssid jury That he hpnor a the county and the
sfey Of the citizen disreardsd that the lass
delu ION ard ~ the fountain of justice be
troutlsd a. It's by the unfsthful negligent
dtscbsfae ~ tier sworn and facfed duties by the
fs5sra tncsgs appointed for thai purpo'e That your
nsmoIallsts rely With confidence ON your honorabis
boay tnst act on will be taken the uominatisn
az United states 10 trct Attorney and nited safes
Nafhal Of the Eastern District q Louisiana, until
fuch time. Satisfactory evidence IL furnished that
In voluntarily abandon inf tbs prosecution the District
Attorney vas justified by legal precedent, aud thss IA
the selection Il the jury the United states Ms-shal
was setuated By no improper motive CT reprehenble
tsmporing but did, without fear, favor, or affection,
faithfully aud truly select good and honest men to try
the true Issue.