The New York herald., 1850-05-01
Our ST. Louis Correspondence.

81. Louis april Il 1850
Close Of the MOntcsquiOa T,ia S,ntehy Of n, Ladies
Interfering ieih Jtoos ossIet.'iors ~ Fasor cj lge6-
sier- Cholera. &c
The exciting trial Of the Moutesl uioa brothers was
closed on cdnesday last but the jury were unable to
agree upon a verdict and were. Saturday IN lrnng
discharged. In the case of Gonzsio they stood i've
for conviction, and for acsuttn in that of Ray
mond three for conviction, and acquitsi II
was generally believed by the public, aud those who
attended the trial that notwithstanilng the feeling
against the prisoners, both would be Gequttou-ths
elder on the plea of insanity and the younser on
that of non-particpancy.
The evidence strongly indicative of such ver-
dict, and the charge Of the Court was decidedly in
favor OF the prisoners yet there is that ia this
case as perhaps in Pr sror Nrbsters pre-conceiyed
notions of guilt had their effect on the minds
Of jurors. / would lot intimate that any of
these Jurors violated knowingly their sacreI ohi
cations but it is uuqusstioasby the fact that very
prtjudiced persons somriimes think the elves the
most unprejudiced in the world 7 feared from the
inst that thoroughly competent jury could not be
found in this county Judgment on he fate of
these men, and the result ha- shown that thO.e fears
were not without foundation. Time had sonewhat
quieted the fuor against IN n but change venue
only could have insuT,d lhcm IN impartial iury Tn.
abomnable pracicr oi 'mi,o ins extra counsel for
the state was rcsortrd - IN th instance Gnd one OF
our most effective speakers, Uriel Wright was thus
engaged
The closing argument occupied two lays and a half
during which the cour-i1um was crowded 10 suifo-
cation Wright h. AN exceedingly popular speaker
and Is justly ranked amaIE best Grim nal lawyers
Messrs. Bates aud Gry, r bo eminent defending
counsel and did faithfully tnrr duty but the tids OF
popular rejudice had h'en FAR overcome a. to
allow the evidence anc tbe HyuIernt TO be received
on their intrinsic merits
The prisoners, OF cous have been remandsd; but
whom another effort al tsisl win DC made has not
transpirgd.
1 think it likely thpt ihe highly imprudent and
rCprcbensible copouct Of ladies' reference to
The rri-onors, had an injurious eject with the jury
During the argument many ladies we're present aud
some Of them frequently manifested much sympathy
for tho accused Their would cheer tie defend
date the prosecuting Nor did their Interference stop
at this. On Tuesday a,t ode Of them lady OF much
Ieepectabilty, who sat fhe jury box ually ad-
dressed a juror in uudtrtone. and beggal him 10
his influence with his FELLOW uro-- TO acgait the
prisoners. The juror much cfoudsd and threat.
encd to call on The court for protection The circum-
stance escaped III, at emil ul Judge Colt the time
there beng somt con'rr'ailoa soins ON brtween
counsel Another lady remarked TO Nr. Wright. per-
haps jooosly but within hearing Of the jury that AS
inward Tor he 'x-ituus 10 convict the prisoners she
& would Ike 10 c., him supper At this Wright
pretended 60 tasc offence and alluded TO Il in his
gument. Of cour,e tho effect the minds of jurors
the very opposite u what these Ocious ladies de-
sired. Then again thr accused 4 the nobility
and rcme of the lHdi.s foolish a. to escort
them to and from the pm on The was revolving to
republican sense aud Il mooratc Jurors. perhaps,
failed t- separate the folly cf the far ones from the
Ill, gcd guilt OF the lonzrd. The Counts" may well
exclaim Save us frf N such friends "
The universally talked OF tts.oT case IL giving rise
70 pe,itions here fnr mutation Of puaishneut
The peopl, are almost uusuu4usy oi the non that
Nebster WIS not legally proved gmty A. this dis
lance tlks can calmly s,iEh the whole law aud evil
donce. but, in rgHId q" under their noses
March kanrs
Up TO the prescn; timr w. have had very backward
spring. Ahernstr snow aud rain have made every
IN ng dismal Their = much dread % return Of tho
for It's rsocItion-celars fu' q vatcrstree;s reck-
insiy hlhy &c ARGUS