The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-02
The Late ChrixtianlE Riot.
puILApELruIA, Nor. 2d, lSjl,

Commencement Of The Iri1is,-The
United States Circuit Court, inis morning,
| tn Jor Tho trial Z vi % .,i,s Chrisiiana
ue.isoii cases. Judges G,ier and Kane
we're in attendance, and the Philadelphia
bar was fully represented. Tho Court
room being Of limited cupncity. it was
found necessary 10 exclude many WIN
sougi,, ad'nittance. for which purpose OF.
ticers were stationed a, the foo, of the
stairway leading To The Court roam.
The following counsel appeared for the
government : District Attorney. John ".
Ashmc,d, james II. Ludlow, and George
l.. q. Ashmrad. For the State OF Mary
land--ltubert J. Brent and James Cooper
The counsel ior the prisoners were, John
NJ. Reed, Theodore Cuyler, Of this Cny,
Thaddeus Stevens, and Joseph Lewis, OF
Lancaster.
Al ii O'clock the Conr, was opened in
due form; after which the Clerk proceeded
| to call the list Of jurors. There was u
large attendance Of The panel.
The Court directed NIL tho abscntces 10
bo fined SlUO each. A large rumber Of
| applications were made to, DC excused from
| serving, and some ten or twelve were cX;
cusej, The Court next asked il the 30.
vcrnment were rendy tn proceed; to which,
| J. w. Ashmrad said. as at present all
vised, he should be prepared to take up the
case ni Cnslncr lianaway at the opening
| OF the Court Tomorrow he, however,
wished ii understood that no arrangements
nc might sngges, to-dny would be allowed
10 interfere with any prclimlnarics lie saw
proper To adopt tomorrow.
In answer TO a question from Judge
Gricr, he said he proposed TO arraign each
defendant rs he was called upon for trial.
Judge Gricr said, that whIic lie did not
desire To urge unnecessary haste, conside-
ring the Importance ui the cases, yet he
desired 10 be in Washington in two weeks
time.
Mr.. Stevens hoped it would not require
two weeks To try one case, In his county
they hung a man in two weeks.
Some cons ersat,ou then took place as to
the sessions OF The Court--whe,her even
lrs sessions should b. held, SC.
1t was fnal.y determined IN hold no
evening sessions for a few days.
Jug. Gricr asked the counsel on either
side it they had any suggestions To make
respecting the publication of the testimony
duran. The continuance ot the trial.
Mr. AstIncad on behalf OF the Govern
meur, SAID he should offer no objections
whatever.
Judge Kane said that II the testimony
was published from day, and the Trials
continued for long period, II might be
siil!cuh Ia get jurors.
Mr.. Stevens Tor the defence, said TINT il
test iniuny was allow To be published from
day To day, comli do no harm, for lls ex.
cInsion would moi deprive letter writer's
from giving It's substance, and perhaps
garblcd statements oil what actually took
place.
Judge Gricr remarked that il rested with
the counsel Ia decide, as the Court would
not interfere To prevent its publication. but
al the instance Of gentlemen on either
side
BY common consent, the testimony viii
therefore be published.
The Court adjourned TO meet tomorrow
at 10 o'clok, when the case OF Castncl
tianaway, will bc taken up.
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! EXCITEMENT IN SUMTER COUNTY ALA
There have been quite number of out
RACES committed recently near Snntcrvll!''
in Sumter county. Ala. Among others, :
Mr. Ormanl was WayiaiJ and shot at, ant