The New York herald., 1851-12-02
ne TREASON TRIALS At PMLADaPMA.

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Circuit Court OF the United States.
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The CnIted states vs. Castnor Haaway.
FIFTH DAY
SeEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS or THE NJ z. HERALD.
PHLADELrsIA, Dec. I, 1851
ssss Of Jt~~-aSsues Of Mss~s Csops, Stevens, snd
z. CeRins Lse-Renainder of te Tes~ory for the Prsse-
nr wainwright Of the jurymsa, wss taken sick on
Saturday evening after the adjournment Of the court
He sent for physician and yesterday his family were
with hi this morning he had far recovered to
be present with the other jurors ct the opening Of the
eourt at ten O'Clock.
Tho Hon James Cooper, U. o. ssnstor one OF the
counsel for the government and the Hon. Thaddsus
Stevens member Of the g. House Of Representatives
gone to Washington to be present ct tho opening
OF Congress. They both expected back to morrow
Maryland another Of the counsel for the government
has gone home, to attend to his own ofhcia business
there whispered around the table that the utmost
harmony does not prevail amongst the counsel for the
government.
The crowd of,peope about the to the court
room continues dense Good order Is preserved: but
there occasionally strong effort by the multitude to
push their way in,
Amongst the spectators is the Rev. Mr.. Gorsuch SON
OF the deceased Edward Gorsuch. He is mddle-aged
man, of medium size quite bald, with pleasant coun
tenAnce. "A,
David Paul Brown Esq applied to the court for an
order to the U. Marsha to furnish better accommo
aaon for Of the cdored prisoners indicted for trea
who Is very sick Judge Grior said that 1t weuld
Miller Mott recasd-I vas aroused the morning of the
ARRAY by some sharp hahowng; my son was ahead OF
me- went to got him out Of danger man on horse
back; he had coat on ID was light coored MS oaoK
there were ifty negroes between and the man
horseback old coiored man FIRST spoke to me- se,d
~whats this you've been doing TINS morning nssr ne
borns'5 sadI aNo " Ten or twelve men were coming
in rage. IKE manner towards Dickinson dorsuch Said
no the oid man "ssve him, save him, him, or mind
the consequences" He then went towards Dickinson
=: .1e ds Ve one s. search
the deld" they went to the house Isaiah CLARK
stood ON something and swung his nat ana cried
e0rdsr order ordeIl the third time he spoke they be-
came quite still Old Mr. Gorsuch was not quite dead
thsn First saw Scarlet in long lane.
Not crosse xamined.
John Mott 70 boy fourteen years DID, recalled
Got there minutes before father they broke out Of
tins house and then commenced Q terrible shooting;
they dispersed the little lane and up the
long lane and shot at tremendous rate think there
we're 90 or 20 outside the house; white but
Kine ~nd Gorsuch saw no negroes on horse
back three four horses were hitched st the fence
don't know whose they We're saw one negro belcnsing
10 Mr. 9orsuck he went by the name Of John Baird
last saw him passing the Hsnwsy mill; Dickinson Cor
such bleeding very badly negroes were coming up
rate isSsr said to the old man "Theyn II kin that man"
Witness also testified in regard to C!arksons calling
Mr. READ objected to these witnesses being recalled
and asaed series OF questions after they had been
Slammed. Brent claimed that II perfect
y resusr Mr. Brent asked the witness who his father
meant when he said ;heyn Kill that man. Mr. Read
objected Jugde Grier inquired Of the witness what
the words which his father said. The witness re-
pled they were they II kill him"
saw Castner hanwsy 90 up the lane on horseback;
white man; the negroes nring coult
not ses at whom; Mr. Hanwsy was should think about
twenty yards from them. i
Cross exsslped stood in the frs. position about
quarter OF hour before removed to the second
j. Franklin Reigart sfhrmed.-Am an Alderman OF
the city q Lancaster; the wine~ told good deal IN
rspiy O. L. Ashmesd which he did not do; somebody
else tsrsi warrants made out affidavit when Hanway
Lewis hs been arrested and brought on the
steps Kline said to them, you white vered scoundre
you, sserdsy when begged like deg for my life and
my meo we're shot down by my side you turned round
nsi s1,a s's nos sne M sis not r.oy
Cross examined Il jumped forward and caught Kline
10y the shoulder and told him not to anything which
would produce excitement thought he was singular
looking man bis manner excited.
wi4ian Proudfoot sworn-Resids In Salisbury town
and usavsy At house II Frederick Zeiger In Chrisna
they as.d me they couldn't get of till next morning
tSa q, Z va: out Of my power to let let them on
yos bad said word yesterday you would have saved
the lives Of our but you told them to shoot" Han
Cross. samined-C nmportant.
ChAges smith sworn-Resides two miles from Christi
ana coored man named Samuel Williams, came to
my house about daylight on the morning Of ilth Septem
Der he sad that he In the morning train, and
that tarss were several slave hunters tns tram ne
NAMED Nelson; Williams said he had left at Chris
spa pspet containing the names OF three persons he
wanted VA to give the slaves notice he had started Ter
Boyds sn1 my house, he said, by mistake went
for boSy Of Edward Gorsuch found 1t laid out on board
in the orchard f befor. removed. coiored man
said hs hsd come up the purpose Of giving notice
Cross-sxsuinei-Boy aI1oins my property II Is
from Psrksburgh
Dc Auxu.t us Csiu affirmed Reside eight hundred
stAousaad yard. from Uhristsna ard sbou. two and
tsi miles from Parkers house the afternoon Of the
10th OF September last. Josephus Washington Ia colored
mani presented to me paper ing three names
h. hF.l nffaT he fha rI
Ford; Hartford county, Maryland was written on the
paper heard early six o'clock next morning that
tters we're kidnappers ut PsIkers.
Judge Grssr-I suppose that means In that region
any master in pursuit Of his slaves want to know
phss the witness means know that the cant phrase
Witness i use the language as heard it; wss call.
ed to dr-ss tbs wounds Of two men extracted ball iron
ous they colored mem have no knowledge Of meet
nss called IN that neigh oorbood with regard 70 fugitive
slaves vss at meeting in the horticultural Hall; 10
West Chester at which the Fugitive Slave ls~ was taken
into deraiop; speeches made dsspprovng Of
the A-; noang said about harboring fugitive slaves
thai csiect; dent reoonect seeing Mr.. Hsnvay
there knowledge Of other meetings Of that kind In
the NJ tzhborhoodi dressed John Longs wounds in
te1so! house Of mine; don't know whether h. hal
other cAr1s nor whether he vas q runaway slave; he
rstaor tight eolored short ahl slight made; Henry
q Bopkin, occupied the house; didn't ash Long how he
grt hurt, Long and Hopkins left Immediately after
waris can't tel where Long lived
John Roberts, (s negro) sworn Reside about mile
toher side of Chrtisns at Smyrna about three miles
from Psrkers have been In the debtors apartment at
EO7smendby, seventy two days; Jshn CLARK and jose
rhUs rsshingten we're in the tame place they escaped
go ut thrss weeks ago the morning OF the 1lh sep
temb-r lat Just about up Joseph Scarlet came 70
my house horseback; he asked fer father; mother
tod him he vas at William wilson's, aud asked him
what the matter; be said that there were hdnsp-
pers al Psfksrs and Il knew u svy savss mu.t give
then notice vent TO Joseph Moorss to give his men
notice be. they had left; / borrowed gun Of Jacob
Jo-hseod uhite ma and proceeded towards Psrkers
Mr. Brett vish 20 know what IL UNDERSTOOD by the
tenn ki6nsppers in that neigh borhood
Juiys GrierIt Ia slang phrase for all people In pur-
suit ot caves
Not cKAmiped.
Ssmuei Hanson (colored), sworn-Lived at William
Rays ~ nies from Parkers l1th Of last September;
got Psrkers house after the battle over about
ffiy negroes were there part Of them armed With
guns heard good bit of firing as I vent down the
laIe; fsw DIR hanway between the little house aud
Parxsrs bouss; he on hor,eback. going up the
ro.d towards Palmers suppose ave .ix yards