Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-09
TgE CUBAN TRIALS Ar NEW YORK.

The cast cf The United States John L. y Sullivan and
A. J. Lewis wt.ci, Tor twenty -four days had been on ai
The United States Cour for The Southern District "i T.
York b: fore Judge Ju!son Saturday committed To
the Jury.
In lis charge to the jury Judge Jndson ruled out The evil
dencc Of Bunett He charged The jury lhat try must
consider whether the parties on trial combined 10 institute
military expedition in the city and county OF New lnk 10
he carrie on against territory with which lie United
States were a. neace II they should find that TO be the fact
then the conversations proven to have taken place between
The paties in relation 10 The expedition nhst DC taken a.
evidence remembering that there could be no con'cuon
unless The expedition sc foot, or mems poHaen
therefor within the Southern district of New York
Concerning an assertion OF the counsel Tor ire delendanis
, The urv were INDIES of the law as we'll Of the facts tho
court said they only Judges Of The iacis and ihat
the sole right Of the court 10 determine questions OF
law. 40
ii the Jury should find tho accused guilty, it did not fol-
low thai they were TO be confined In The State prison for
three years The Court did understand the law md
In of conviction he would Send me prisoners "
lie trusted that the jury would be influenced BY the
consideration that persons charged WIN slar
that they were sitting New York. and not in mississippi
or Louisiana.
On Monday morning the jury into Court and stated
that they could possibly ageo upon verdict They
then discharged.
The Wing New York correspondent of tho N. Bulletin
thus refers TO the farce of prosecution:
The government prosecutions OF " e''
Srhcssinger are progressing before our District Court "h
must say it, little credit for DETAIL management ana expo
ston to The Government officers Al mas stage OF me case
one is forced to think that the trap laid 10 cacn me con-
spratos was unworthy the force and wealth. OF govern
ment like ours The whole hinges on spies ana nlor.
mcrs ho hare been paid cnesses since last NAY III 81
ne day am no Fibuster, but like the dignity OF de,
cencv in our Government officials The very day the c&ied
Cuban Fbus,es returned here some OF Them were arrest
cd and locked up as Witnesses against Mr. oSu!ilVan
This trial reminds forchly OF Laws prosecution IN
apr 1884, in Great Britain, of Mr.. Walker, Respectable
of Manchester and several Others VINO
were arrested high and tried defended by LORD
Erskne when ba1riste for conspiracy TO oVcIturn e
constitution and assist the French in invading Inc ea
Mr. Dunn, government spy, was very clectuay uc.
moishcd in that case by Ersklne The principal proof
wc the finding six swivcls at Walkers house Those WHO
road the state trials will forget Ersklnes tacetous
of those swvcls in connection with the assistance
n he rendered The French In our OSulliVan case the
marshal dwes with great gusto several musical instru
found on board of the Cleopatra which were evident
" intended for the invasion of Cuba
WHY couldn't Uncle Sam be conened with breaking up
the eypcdon and proceed enact the farce OF trial
in this enlightened day. by the aid of spies and infoners
Let the administration whose friend in every sense but
nomination certainly ami take heed that II does not miss
its prosecution figure much the ministers Of George
the Third missed theirs when Sir John Scott lord Edon
harangucd John Wilkes and Horne Touke sneered and
libted them out OF power.