The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-26
The chrlstiana Treason Cases.

Of alleged treason, arsing out of the dis urbances
which took place recently at place called Chris
tiana in Lancaster county, during the progress of
which MIR. Gorsuch was killed and his nephew
badly wounded
We published in our paper of yesterday tele
graphic outline Of the proceedings, which was en-
tirely correct. The following additional paricu-
lars we CLEAN from the Philadelphia Bulletin of
/ Monday evening:
| Applications were made TO excuse the following
gentlemen from serving on the jury; Thomas
| Mexican, OF Philadelphia city, through his conn-
| sci, produced a certificate from his physician Of
| sickness. Excused for the present.
| Letters from Judge Bell, of Berks county, and
George G. Leiper, of Delaware county, were read,
| in which they state that they now holding
court as associate judges of their respective coun
| ties; but will be through this week. Excused UNI
| til Monday next.
| William Plat of Philadelphia city, certificate
of physician; sick, and hard of hearing. Excused
| from further attendance.
| John Richardson, of Philadelphia city, asked 10
| be excused ON the ground of his being the presi-
| dent of the Bank of North America. This being
refused, certificate from physician was pre-
sented which asserted affection of the bronchial
| tubes in applicant Excused until next Tuesday
| John r. Netf, city, absent in another State. Elk
| cused until he returns.
| George Cadwalader, absent from the city. Ex-
| cused until to- morrow.
| Charles Massey, city, asked to be excused on
| account OF disease OF angina pecioris. Judge
Grier said he himself was somewhat similarly al
| fected. Held under consideration.
John Beck, of Lancaster county, is principal Of
seminary of learning at Litis Lancaster CO. which
cannot go without him; asked to be excused.
This application was presented by Thaddeus Ste
vens, esq, who said it would break up whole COM
munity If he was not excused. II would be sort
| of treason
Judge Grier said that if the school were conduct
ed on the professor own private account he would
not excuse him, bat as it was public affair, he
| should be excused.
| Jacob Hammer, of Schuylkill county, on account
of his wife's sickness, excused for two weeks.
| Samuel Brock, of Philadelphia county, ia eighty
| one years of age, and hard of hearing. Deemed a
sufficient excuse.
A. G. Broadhead, of Pike county, subject to peri
odica attacks of headache every ten days. nd hard
of hearing. Excused
George w Toand, city, is member of the bar,
! and just left sick chamber, and asked to be ex-
cused.
Judge Being member of the bar not in
| full practice, s not sufficient excuse When he
holds court in the country districts, he frequently
has lawyers on the jures Ill health, however,
will excuse him for two weeks. So ordered.
Frederick Fraiey, city, is president of the
| Schuylkil Navigation Company, and has duty to
perform that no other person can do for him just at
| this time; asked to be excused
| Judge Grier said he would excuse him for two
| weeks, and by that time he thought the canals
would be closed by ice, and the applicant liberated
! from his services.
James McConkey, Of York county, and John
| Darby, OF Franklin county, asked to be excused on
account OF their hearing; shown by certificate,
| and excused.
years of age subject to vertigo in the head, and is
| hard of hearing.
Judge Grier-It seems ns if the whole country is
becoming deaf-an epidemic, | am afraid, is pre-
| vailing.
Caleb Taylor, of Bucks county and Joseph D.
Brown, of Philadelphia city, are hard of hearing
The latter is also an aged man. Both excused.
| Valentine Hummell, of Dauphin, excused for two
| account
| Simon Cameron, of Dauphin county, on account
of i'll health had to leave the city, excused for
| week.
Charles Saylor, of Monroe county, excused as
he is United States post officer, and ought not to
have been summoned, as Judge Grer remarked
| Caleb Cope, city, from infirmities, asked to be
| excused; passed for the present, his age does
| not warrant it.
| Lawrence Lewis, owing to his public duties,
asked to be excused for two weeks; granted.
! District Attorney Ashmead arose and said: Now
that the list of jurors has been called, and we can
| tell who will be in attendance, l propose to pro
coed with the trial of Cashier Runaway to morrow
morning.
Judge Grer-Has the prisoner been arraigned
and pleaded? Or ia it the intention of the district
attorney that it shall be done dayt
| Dhtrict Attorney Ashmead--There may be some
preliminary matters to dispose of before the trial
| OF the prisoners shall be commenced. | may find
| it necessary to move to quash the array of jurors
II not, the United States will be prepared TO pro-
coed to morrow morning. IL is my intention to
| arraign the prisoners they are called for trial.
Judge Grer said that in a case of such import
ance he did not wish to hurry them; but he wanted
to get through one case in two weeks, SO that he
| could be in Washington by that time.
Thaddeus Stevens, esq, replied, that case
he hoped would be finished in half that time. Up
in his county they hang man in three days, and
| he trusted that the gentlemen here would not ask
| for longer time.
| Judge Grier said that nc had concluded to hold
night session. To meet at 10 a IN. and adjourn
ut 3; then meet at and adjourn at o'clock.
| Il MI
| marked that two Photographic reporters had been
| engaged to take the testimony, and, by the ar
engagements his honor suggested, their reports
| would be useless to the counsel They must have
/ time to write out their reports. session of two
hours would require six hours labor from the pho
| nographc reporters to render it into English, and
then il is to be printed and furnished every morn
| ing TO the court and counsel.
| Judge Grer then said they would try one
| sion for few days, beginning at O'Clock, and
adjourning 81 He also desired to know whether
| counsel had any suggestions to make to the
| daily papers reporting the full proceedings every
| day. the court might find some difficulty, If
| everybody is TO read the evidence, in getting ia
| rors towards the close of these trials to try the
cases, as everybody will have made up their minds
| as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoners He
| left il for counsel to make some suggestions. He
had found precedent for keeping it from the pub
lie prees; but he had nothing to say in reference
to II himself. These cases would probably take
| until next spring.
District Attorney Ashmead remarked that the
| naiHc tuot ulcQ TOTtcT lot TODDlnB the mail
| also tried Wilson, after hearing the evidence.
| Thaddeus Stevens, esq.,, said: The court could
not prevent letter-wriers from furnishing the tes-
timony to other cities, where it would be pub
lished, and find ts way back to this city in very
imperfect form, He thought it would be better to
allow the reporters employed by the city press to
| take the whole testimony and proceedings as they
would be more likely to give correct report.
Judge Grier said they could )t prevent persons
from taking the papers of other places and reading
| them. He therefore thought it would he better to
let the subject take its course, trusting, at the
time, that the reporters, who are highly nteli-
gent and respectable class of men, will make no re-
marks on the subject Of testimony. If no other bu-
| siness Is before the court we will adjourn.
| Jhaddcus Stevens-Perhaps this is the proper
time to say that, if the District Attorney shall make
motion to morrow TO quash the array of Jurors,
| we shall have something to say
Judge Grer--When the arraignment takes
place will be the proper time
The court then adjourned until to morrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
synopsis OF the proceedings in this yes
terday will be found in Geographic column.
The FIRE ANNIHILAToR.--We understand that
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