The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-04
The Michigan Central Railroad C0nspArsdv
Case,

From the Detroit Advertiser, April SOL
The prisoners in this forty six In number werv
brought Into court when David Stuart 80 osecutinG
attorney FOR Wayne read FIVE joint bills of indictment by
the GRIND jury against each and all Of thsm 10 whicb
th.y Teverany plead " not guilty
Mr. Neis moved 10 q,insh the Indictment, IN tts
ground that the Grand Jury wcre not legally summs0s
oi having had the requisite number Of days notice be-
for, they assembled The Court overruled the notion
Ihs principal counts in the several indictments srv
1T For burning the Michigan Central Railroad deSsS
In the night and for aiding and assisting before fact
Conspirpg to burn the depot Of the Michigan Geo.
ID Conspirns to DO acts prohibited by the s5.h se-
t!oa OF the charter Of the Michigan Central KArsaA
sth Couepiripg to burn the depot Of the Mosx.a
Central Railroad Company On the irst Of April 1884, ~
9TH Attempting 20 burn the depot Of the Michgaa
Centrs! Railroad Company in the night time sc.
David stuart proe, utng orney, appeared fb~ tAs
people hrs.r. Wsis and Cook Henry Frink, o. Oau1.
cago, ard n. IL Joy of Jackon, appeared for an sho
rfi.o ners from ia@b,on county.
Mes>rs. Backus aud Hartaush appeared for WashlsS-
iDgtrn cay
J. II. Hewitt, E-qa appeared for Ersstus Smith.
Nm. Van Sickles said he had employed counsl n
this he thought probably he should nt rauir
any lie might, ho~rvr, conclude 10 employ ooSnssA
hereafter
The Judge inquired OF the prosecuting sussnev
whether the people read, for trial and nfsmsl
by HIM that they were ready 70 proceed to risi
hr els for defendants wished TO know VI the p~~c-
cutting attorney upon WHICH one Of the iniict thy
were % t. tried first.
Tie prosecuting attorney ssd they had not positively
decided yrt bnt would inform the counsel for dofeudNass
in ample tin" = fore they proceeded to trial!
Nr. Cook said they not ready for trial-tksf II
weuid reque pr-babiy from 10 two weeks to pr,-
cure e~t,mopy aud examine the Law in the case.
Tie Court said that counsel were presumed 90 kss~
The 'aw. and hence the trial could not be put on hst
recount; but II the prisoners wished time - procure
t-tmony, all necessary tIno would be granted thSv
w.te ac! &c te driven to trial unprcpared
Tlo prosecuting attorney ssi the counsel for das-sAs
ants Should designate son" dag for the trial TO coss
mence that the court would not bo Obliged TO adjo1r
from LAY to day until they werc rady.
The Judge said the Court would not be adjourned sru
day to day for two three weeks 70 accommodate thx
pert de, rhine when they would be ready for tria
Mir n H. Joy and saying il would doubtless
require month 10 pare for trial when the counet
iar suants rtird to private room for consultation
some cfih1m came out and conferred with of ths
yroners, and sgsin retired for consultation When thsH
again ,urued iro the court room, Mr. Cook filed
icr that the drndans for whom he AMI his associate
counsel Appeared had elected 10 bs tried in tho Uiroun
Court fer the county - Mayn, at its next regular
sion, when commence, IN weeks, Tuesday. the
10Th of May. Mc Cock said that III. prosecuting ut
trney hid announced to hl, utter astonshment thsk
the peolic ready 10 pIocrcd With the trial nov
Mr. tlcn that the prisoners he r~unsndel
- the su 10 await trial rhch the Court ordered aus
thry again conveyed 10 Jail in carriages, untS
strong escort If officers Those who lid not elect ~ ~
tfi,d in the circuit court smith. tay. Mount ana
Van Srklta We believe that Chief Justice Whippe =
d. c'lo1 in similar that the trial cannot b. thu
IN, ytd without Al of the defendants - clcrt.
The i,losinS- eorrec, lit OF names Of tho~" 10
dictof, viz .-Nm. Van Sickle Geo. ". Gay. a Wayne
county Abel y Fitch, Amni tey, Orlando d Williams,
NR. Icfwin. Andrew J. frccani. Eb.n Price. RicbarA
Price. hrta y Mcultcn. Willard chaml,n, Lymns ~.
,&n, Frastu- ChampLu, benjamin Y. Durn~st,
Leslie prnficld Ebencxcr farnham, ~ u. Lem William
Warner iuyel stone AhGrr Grant Nathan Credit, n
Y Glc..on jacob Tyrtll Hiram Hay. Henry sho-,rA
john W Wsleh Daniel Myers wm vs. Lang Harvyv
Nakcman. John Palmer, John A. Lockwood. Seba Cor
win Jhn Ackrr,cn. James Il. thamrin, Chri-ty Back
hum. John ladue joan Cam, David loucksT Ephrrsa
A. Barnett, Aaron Mount Minor 7. Ieco@k. A,ou&s'
Holmes, Harry llscnntc,s fr B,~phe, Guuns Wa-
ceme III, Mill BARRIER, of jackson county, Jeeous
g. ra ~ jackson couasy, Eiastus smith, 8rnndiss.
ila,e b,en arrcstcd-sE the other. wrrs in court