Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-16
CRIMINAL COURT, CD,.c. !,

| IHx CASE or JoaE DAT.-The Criminal Con,s ~. 49,.
suans to adjournment from tho morning. al sx ocIocE !,
Saturday evening "a ,51ss7r- $500 $50 =
Juar m answer to message from the Cont .,...
inst they were PREPARED to render verdict .'.''l
i The CoURT Immediately seat for the .o,s6sa I.
counssl-Mr FEsDAII the U. p. Dsrc. Attorney bens
In few minutes E. c. MoasAr ESQ. .DDe,,.. -
saa .nS Ionn W. conducted BY the on
The Jury being then sent for camen.o Cont th.;,
were called oy the Clerk, and they all swered and ,hors
t1elr foreman sAsUEE WARDEIL rendered verdict 81
GUILTY., which verdict was recorded. \ ~ -
Mr.. MoneAE, the prisoners counsel then ent.,a1 -.
ion Tor new trial. stating that he wou Gle his -
Monday or Tuesdy next, which reasds he ,s.r,.d -
Court would not % frivolous He requsled hoyavsr h.i
tue ~ On .le motion might Be Posnsd un the r
turn Of MS associate In the cause, Mr.. ,hs ssr
counsel who would necessarily, be absen, AOm lie civ
til the Goth instant X 'u us e 1y I'M
The DIsTaIcr ATToREEr remarked 3 eAouyb - 40.
ler day was desirable, he should not 10 e such mo-
msnt oppose any objection to the d1iay asked for
he CoURr suggested that under these circ,n !:
would be unnecessary fur the Crt meet again nr ~
soth instant which day had beef assigned for The Trial Of
or two Causes ~ = 'Ao
i was further understood Vat on this day tbs n,;.,
ers counsel should file their essons, and on The Sflo
ing "Wednesday their evdsnce support Of the mdr vi
new trial; and also that theDistric ATTORNEY .horG
9s MS ao lowns tns file counter evidence
tnef time would be given to ether lery If necessary
The Court then adjournel until Wednesday. The ao,h,
stant which day Mr.. MoasAs file ,hs folov;,.
in support Of his motion.~ -
Fyst.--Tha. n. 7. Adans nap q "a Jurors. said
ion he having said, with oath,to RN M scn opn-
man who would shoot his wife,r MI ~, M; tist
John Day had done. should be hung shou. ass a. i;
Or words 10 that effect This knowle y ~ ovs !,
knowledge Of defendants counsel since Wal -
Second That the wife and daughter off, W.,d.n a
Of the jurors 10 said case, did vsit him, Ws,dsi,
private after the jury had retired to make vsrde,
and upon one occasions during said 4, Ala slh
nth tha said Wardell concerning the said trial.
Ihiyd.-That the said WardeIl did communic -, -
the whole of these conversations Mr.. Mann, - 4 ~
jurors in said case, telling him that the people 4 al
his (Wardels) wife and daughter that he (Mann a ns
jured himself this case, and urged this the saiMsr
/ as why be should convict the defendant.
FoUrh-That newspapers containing remarks concs;no
said freely obtained by the jury after they hss
tired to make up their verdict and that Of i
papers contained what believed to be reflections b.
for his answering no guilty when the jury pole
in court and the said reflections pressed upon his at
tenton by Of said jury why be should
| vict the defendant. &fs
Effh.-That the knowledge that there hereditary
weakness Of mind insanity in said Days haa
the knowledge defendants counsel since tho trial
this being new and important evidence.