The New York herald., 1851-12-04
ne TREASON TRIALS At PHlADaPMA

Circuit Court OF the United States

The Vnlfed states vs.. Castner uanway.
SIXTH DAY
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE N. Y. HERALD.
PHLADELrHrA, December a 1861.
OPENING THE DEFENCE
The court was opened ct ten O'Clock.
hsssrs Cooper and Stevens have returned from wssh
ingtoD Mr.. Collins Lee Is stin absent
Mr. Cooper asked leave to introduce witness to prove
that just previous to the death Of Edward Gorsuch he
had on his person considerable amount Of money and
that when his body was found the money ives gone
Judge Grier said that such evidence could have no.
thing to do with the crime with which the prisoner v
Theodore Cuyler ESQ opened the for thc Defence
Me spoke Of the extraordinary position assumed ey the
cited history to show that the Legsation Of the State Of
Pennsylvania complained of by ar Ashmesd bad been
Fh wa: The act Of isa TS. sst Of is4 1SiS
ding the Of the State als for the confinement Of
Of % sr tn.
tion, and who was then Speaker Of the House Of
Mr. Hanwsy was born in slave State Cbeiswars) and
that he was not and never had been sboitont the
region Of Chrstana had been for some time previeus
last September disturbed by set Of the most swlssa
men on the face Of the earth band Of hdnsppers kid
nsppers not In the sense spoken Of BY the court
day, but men who ready in violation Of all laws, "a
seze free colored people hurry them on privately
int slavery The gentleman then specified instances
groes and atrocious outrage of the kind spoken Of
feeling Of great insecurity had consequently
cited and 1t pervaded that whole community both blacks
and whites The testimony Of Henry IL Kline was
attacked Mr. said that his chara ctsr would be w-
cached and the evidence which he given would bd
ontradctsd and proved to be alse in important pst
cuars :
Mr Cuyler claimed that the prisoner was entitled upon
the hcs OF the case to an scquitta bat the facts
charged proved he held that they coneti
tute resson he ridcusd the idea that three
ant Quskers few poor and penniless blacks led BY
horse; should be levyng war against the united
States. The gentleman did not state What kiad q
he should ride while lsvyins war The nsuicisncy os
force according to some authorities certainly
stronger point in M Mr S"yss haos a.
bis constituents He then argued the law Of treason se
length Mr Cuyler is handsome speaker, and durings
of remarks he secured the close attention Of
the Court the other counsel jury and the spectators
Had bis over jealous friend who urged upon me-, few
days .e facts that Mr. c. lived in large house and
content to wait for to form my own estimate OF the
man BY personal observation, higher praise, and on
grounds Of decided merit would have been awarded
to him But Mr. Cuyler console himself BY the re-
Election that he not the only man who has experienced
He manifested to day fair ability at taking care
Of his enemies, or, at least Of his opponents.
Thomas Pen nington afirmpd.
Mr.. stevens-wil you state what you know with re-
gaId to the kidnapping Of any coore person and carry
ing him away In the vicinity Of Chrstana within yesr
past
Mr. Ashmead objected the introduction Of such ey
dence
Judge Grier said that the widest latitude had been
given to the government prove the holding Of meet
dence offered by the defence was admissbs Is tending
to show the motive by which the prisoner sctusted
Judge Kane concurred in the general views Of judge
Grier; but thought that the sentiment OF Insecurity
pervadng the community might be proved and thatth0
question should refer that and not to specific facts on
which 1t was founded, in the first instance
Mr. Stevens said that they offered the evidence To
show the motive Of the prisoner and to convince any
phrase in that neighborhood, which did not ND
nappers that there were active living kdnappers there's
VINO iowsd inSs business ISL @ Os .ns, support
events Of nine months in country town like Chris
tiana freshly remembered the scts Of yester
day are remembered in city like Philadelphia. He re-
marked that in the State of Massachusetts, there
place called Halifax in which the principal topic Of con-
versation is the Of the revolutionary This
may be an entertaining item Of news to the "Athenss
Mr. Ashmsad, District Attorney conceded that tho
law, far the immateralty Of the at which the
kidnapping took place was concerned with the de-
fence The question OF relevancy he said sti remained
But MT Cooper differed from his friend and colleague
on the point which he had conceded and supported
his own views by some remarks.
Fugitive Slave law and ruled that the evidence proposed
BY Mr.. Stevens would have TO be received.
TIE witness then said IL lived In Lancaster county
previous to September last live In Baltimore; lived
at my sonn laws, Penningtonvile, last winter:
son. in laws name Is VIM Marsh Chsmbsriin; one q
those persons looked into the window the baeh man
was sitting behind the stove the men then vent away;
brother John Ray, bad been away Gil day ani that as
ne entered the door he fell down dead my son-in
went over there remained at home; in about half an
hour some knocked ct the door; ss the door was
opened two men came in abreast; they rushed past ma
head and told him that he would shoot him h B. made
any resistance; other rushed In should think six
the colored man; Of the men had something in his
hand like slung shot; knew but one Of them; his
place. my daughter came down from up ssirs and .Se1
man oSt found much blood morning On the .toop.
= N n ma tsfaVr Axh
Cross examined-The colored man had lived with my
Tin law eighteen months do not know that he vas
Msrylsnd; negro called John there the men vbe
came fer him called him by another name
scrutinizng but failed TO elicit any thing Of much in
portance On the contrary tho strengthened the
,,sn h SnSn ne nad given In chiet Mr Brent then
success MT Pennington Is large, very good looking
man, apparently about sixty ysu Of age.
Henry Rhea sworn-0ne evening last Januarv. over
took . oompany-I think about six OF thsm-at tho
head Of Marsh chambern's lane one Of them who had
nothing;nI replied that would say what pleased; I
thought they were there for good; o. was about
leaving them one q them ,sld they going Maf.
Chamberlins TO take colored man; the Who spoke
TO ne named Perry Marsh another Of them ives VIII
sm Bear he lives In Lancaster county four miles from
Gross examined by Mr. Breat-About three niles
from Psrkeis bouse 1t was that saw the men;
sns. the soored man they said nothing about sl.ve
time; not ct Christians the day OF the riot:
was ut least six miles from there.
Mr. Brent asked the witness II he had known ef any
abolition meetings in that neis hborhood. Mr. Stevens
objected o. there had been examiD alton In eh
that subject Judge arer decidedly sustained the Oh
lection.
Mrs Rachel n Chamberlin wife OF william Nsrsb
Chamberin, affirmed She gave account Of the cap
ure Of the colored st her house the 18th
81 st January corresponding with that given before By
Mr. Pennington. she witnessed the through
stove pipe bole from the room overhead till tn.
knocked down abe then came down. The witness
sbored under dies,e Of the heart, and spoke win
much difficulty. She said that she had been
well since that time.
Miller Pennington, boy, Brother OF Mrs Chs-t-r-
lin sworn -Confrmsd the teunony OF the two VT
pestes last preceding.
Elijah Lewis cslied.-Mr Brent presented an Ia
dictmeht which had been certified to this csarg
the sad Elijah Lewis, jointly with the prisoner aud
Scarett with the crime Of trPsson and another chrg
ing said L. wiz jointly with the prisoner large
larn rthn uxiIh