New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-26

sal ed tho Juror before re rejected sfousws II h
t,s formed oprion hat the transaction With whch Ca
deiescaHti charged treason ana tho person On trial va
The uror replied thxs he had read the charge Of '
Juege 70 The Gsnd JJ and thought the act was e-s's
James Lavosa Lancaster challenged by fefeEeAa;
set ASIDE hV the Nrited Sizes
Robert Elliott Perry oi.ailens.d by dsfauesti'n,
Issd 70 hm ny Mr. Ludlow for the Z he Eereh All
The questions saisfeclora! and was sofn as uror-As
John Rtynsl6s, Lancastrr-Had 10 company spoken Of
this and had expressed that TIA 1h peg
II any wsrs gagged cuDable than the
slaves tut had PRESSED opinion 70 the g1t 81 n
eet in Answer to another question: he answered thas
his mna vas N doubi as 70 She her ths act was e9n
bat was not treason. he could not see no" tIeson
cou be committed against the United states oF lcyJn
Of war. because the United States would not permit
large army tobe mustered
ID Stevens SAID by his answer. the juror had saows
tlst lie mo- competent % be sworn -,
Dist Az Ashns ad replied to Dir and agreed that me
had not that the Del. nant was one the gu y par
ty He hal said that he would not take he opinion OF
Judss Gfier sadAs to whether the ofsnse is treason
NOT. the Just such one as ho would give
The Juror again reiterated what he before said.
Mr. St.yers thought bias had been shown By ms answer
Judge Gnerremarked-Thst he understood The Juror 10
that he had re made up his mind as to the nature Of
Mr. Cooper replied that the Juror had said that h. was
open TO take the opinion Of the Court as to rheiner me
'st. 1s rs To- eI sav ssssf A' 'ns
NJ Read thought that il the words used by the aror
we've taken together they would be found amour, TO
opinion that the oense treasonhe words. that the
white the most guilty, showed a bias.
District Attorney Ashmead remarked, that the juro,
sad, # any were guilty, the white men were the most
guilty
Judge Kane said that opinion b. the uror as 20 the
char scter OF the oense is not of itself sufficient 10 DIS
qafy hum from If he prepared 70 take the ehar
acter Of the oeRse from the Cour, and instructed 9TH
Judge Ger tho ught this only amounted e the
degree Of moral guilt between the ignorant en-.
gagged IN the crime and the Intelligent ones Challenged
John Horn, Philadelphia, had expressed opinion that
the act DID not amount TO treason
you alter that opinion directed other
wise BY the Court.
Jnror-H the Court would make the case quite clear.
and satisfy mind that was wrong, would Not chal-
engd by defendant but ected for cause by United Sta
James Wilson, of Adams, in answer to the questions
to him answered that far his judgement went
BE would support the Court Of the United States sworn to
Try the cause.
John Kraus Lebanon in answer the questions replied
that he would be governed by the testimony and the law
but opposed eonscisnousy to capital punishment and
and would no, like to serve where that would be the
lie not challenged by the defendant. Set aside BY
United States.
Samuel Small. Ycrkin questions said that he
had formed and expressed an opinion from reading me
papers that the offence treason but II might be
but challenge subsequently Withdrawn and set ASIDE Oy
United States.
Caleb Cope called. and did Ordered to be
Thomas Connolly, Ca'bon-Answered satisfactorily all
the questions, and was sworn.
John G. Wa maueh dephia.-Answeredthh that he had
formed opinion and his fellow citizens had exoress,
ed self decidedly against the whole matter. Challenged
for cause by defendant and re ected
josiah Rich. bucks-Not challenged by defendant, but
set aside by United States for The present
Matthias W Baldwin, CityNo; challenged by def. but
set aside by United States.
George Smith, Delaware challenged by deft.. but
set aside BY United States. ,,o
Solomon DfleT Lancaser-NOt challenged oy deit, but
set aside by United States.
Evans Rogers Philadelphia had formed and expressed
opinion upon the subject Challenged by der and re-
Five Jurors were sworn before the Court adjourned