The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-22
TRIAL
Qf "BriRol BiA,n alias UaiiGm BWbigior
and Christian Ai'adolrs, for CouHfeytsiiiHj
Bank BRs, So.


DAsUtLF, JusE ~, IS50,
/ The Court assembled at o'clock this morn
! ing. His ilonor,L. ?. Poland, Chief Jrsliec
T ip"siiNg ~ past . the prisoners were
brought ia and placed at the Bar Bristol
/ BILL, appears 10 have suffered little from hil
imprisonment, looks halo and hcArty,and en-.
dufcs the gaze of a crowded house. (thr Coor
room is filled almosl 10 suiloeadon) with =
/ great deal OF assurance " not indifference
Meadows, appears care worn and anSions 80
[ Ills wife, true &C. that affection whieh but
burns tho brighter us the clouds Of adyorsily
thiokcn, and burst upon those she loves, 6e
companies her husband, aud siis by his eide,
with praltling infant, whose innocent, play.
iul iaen 10 IN strange contrast with the sur.
rounding visages,in which time, and passion,
and crime, have traced long, deepening lines.
Her appearance is amiabic, modest and unaa-
Fuming. indicating little aequantknec or Af.
fuity with such scenes, but at the same time,
thoughtful and sad. She is said TO possess
TIE utmost confidence in ih6 integrity OF her
husband, and sincerely believes him innocent
orthis and all other erimes
The prisoners were nrrsigned when chas d
Fletcher and william Fsuar, Esqrs of Dos.
ton, their Counsel, nterposed mStion for
continuance, on the ground that the respon-
dents had no, had suCIieicnt time aud means
To prepare their defence. Amer warm dis.
euss,on between counsel, 1t was ovcrIuled and
succeeded by snotheA tina, the respondents
though jointly indicted, might be permitted
separate t1sl This was sluo warmly argued
on both sidcs, and the Court ruled that the
trial on this indictment should be joint, being
unable 70 perceive how any illrgalty or in.
justice could rcsuii TO the prisoners from such
a courae. After many inquiries, @y,seGons,
and challenges to n large number Of Jurors,
the panel was finally completed, ,ihe indictment
read, and the States Attorney, y. N. Davis,
Esq assisted by Abel Underwood, Esq, pro.
cecdcd 10 examine Witnesses or the part of
the Government who, 10y request of rcspon.
dents counsel, were excluded from the Court
room. except US they were put upon the wit.
ness stand
Peter N Paul, or Gro,ou, the first witness,
was an necomplioc IN the transactions under
investigation. but seems IN the FIRST instance
TO have been more "sinncd against than sin.
ming" lie was undoubtedly drawn into it,
ny the over, prfsus-ion and inanrnce of Eph.
RAIN Low IdGctdsdd Eincg hrB UrrgstJ ruthrr
than by any Inherent attachment or indrferv
rncc to vicious courses He represents MIR
Low, as being the originator and prime mover
in establishing the "Gtoton Bank, and that
through his fundamentally the dies for max
ing Impressions upon copper plate, were OBJ
tanned, az well ns the Presses used for work
ing the dses and transferring imPresSions nom
the copper plate TO- paper. The presses. were
purchased al New York, by Low, and when
they reached Groton, about year since, Mr..
Paul aud Meadows insisted Low in keeping
the same concealed until the press was fued
up ior use in Paut's shop, last winter. .-
Meadows was hired by Low to use the DIES,
cngrave, work the press, &c, and did So
Marshall also. assisted in putting upthe press.
ranl does not testify that any bills were aotH-
aily eopapleied Tools were found upon the
promises of Meadows, as appeared from the
testimony eisAh Slack, of Weeks River, which
were or ooald be used for engraving.
MIR Wilson, of Boston, identifies. the dies
found on Lows premises nS his own, and says
that they wnre stolen from him about year"
nro and were designed and used by him for
engraving bank notes.
There was considerable sharp shooting be-
tween. air Wilson and Mr. Farrar, attorney
for respondents, who seemed disposed TO
ebArut rpt.i, ottrr with a somewhat Loo init
mate acquaintance with the famous "One-ey-
ed Thompson wherruPor His Honor, Judge
Poland, very happily remarked that "fAe gen
ds,nca had JsIisT it5f
| here" ..t
N,esdewp is said by Mr. wilson,iD be a very
ro,d engrovsI and to have heretofore been in