New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-31
rYg EAsroS CONSPIRACY CASE.

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sra Ia your paper OF to-day obseryed an article re-
,,-ir, 70 this case Believing ihn; II Is Calculated 10 40
- f,s.fvir the decision of our jury court and
eom1nuu a. desire 20 give word Of reply W" uo'
..v ,b,, w Intentionally misrepresen's public sen-
., but Irsv say with entire tru:hfulness, that Ms
,,ppica,;ou bold caricaturc OF the prevalent op'n
;n n his borough. Never was the verdict o. yur!
moro apnroyingy received and never was one more il!
.r.tseJ after the excitement Of trial had passed or MOI
opv b. there been change OF opinion as TO me su OF
tho nrres but the reprobaon Of the conspiracy IL day
c,,resscd in severe terms. The only general regret ap
near 20 be that the punishment not equazed by The
sentence Of the court that there was not nn exchange
a. en,.uc. between of the parties, "a ara Lacht-
- Uech j. universally belle we'd 10 be IN" m u inno
cent Of IN the confederates. But the penalty OF the law
mon the finding of the jury and the sentence III the codr
II receiving lis legitimate support, anu ihal 100 Win e
unanimous approval OF tins community
hail merely notice several OF the erroneous statements
of w There vas apparently prevailing idea that
the def n6ants would escape because they were rlch
and TIA gav occasion for such appre
tension The int gritty OF jury Of this county hal never
been sted by nj involving the character Of persons OF
the wealth a. social standing these parties Now that the
decision ba. been rcnde red the jury, by their fearless DIS
charge Of duty have commended hmselves to the esteem
of ali honest men everywhere In these days Of deel-
.racv thew deserve they have widely received the
complimentary appelaton OF the model Jury
Bot there had been floating impression thar the case
was tie cause of the poor against tho rich There wI'
ground nT -uCl an llfte-luu' Inc llrr-Nh'4o WIG
men Of equal standing and wealth with the defendants,
and ihey were as extensively known. The only anxiety
that appeared 10 prevail that wealth might prevent
the administration of justice And tins feeling was spoi-
taIeous in the public mind II evoked excited
by n,emperate appeals. Not I'll the verdict had been
rendered and there appeared To be Just ground OF appe'
heusson that the sentence would not be IN accordance
with the finding OF the jury and the nature OF the crime,
there any manifestation o. popular ynaon or TX,
cieuent. 1is allayed by the sentence. and un-Il
now there las been entire aequie>cenee IN ITS Justice
james H. Stevenson was an important witness Dut moi 50
important a. w imagn's for number 81 the jury,
since tie trial have said that conviction would have
been had without his testimony. Again his testimony
was coroboraed in all material parts by other witness
If unim,eacf ed and unImpeachabe character. w.
makes assertion that -a'ors very much OF tne ra'h1es
Of preiudic,d advocacy when be says, without nun
Stevenson here was no evidence at all Stevenson
oath put against the god ch0rdctcr OF the other
"Iartes. because he had been cOniedetdcd rh mem
in a criminal transaction, AID LIS oath was credited IA
spite # the swearing of some partial friends Of the de-
,rdats who low seem roatlv clagrincd by what they
in heir oupiacency consider the odous contrast
Notwithstanding their sOcla Insignia the jury saw NJ IN
receive and accept Stevenson story as ruthid-chdlac-
/ ter abb and wealth accomplishing nothing
Let w. ak the members Oi the bar, who were not
engaged in the cause what they thought Of the with
Stevenson excluded. know the opinions OF several OF
our best lawyers expressed before and since the ims
.ion - his evidence Blu. there was no legal ground for
rejecting his testimony; and, Furthermore Il universally
cTded-i Because If he corroboration II received "a
Because of its intrinsic cohcroncy Notwithstanding 1t in
VOWED many details of times places persons aud err
cumsiaLcc- and that It put to the Ordeal Of most
| skilul ana rigid cros,-examnntion.
w remarks upon the pre-, ou character o the
defendants Ii is ungrac.ous. however by public cVntro
versy To aggravate the guilt increase the Odium AZ
,aclrg TO the parties. The wrath visited upon Stevenson
might be dispensed in other directions without violating
ruth or spelling rhetoric Stevenson was bad enough but
hi portra has been executed by the repeated efforts
counsel and partisans. e-like sketch Of others, per
haps will soon be demanded by the public. When justice
requires the demeation il will BE afforded. Ills no. rs
that artistic talent should be expended exclusively upon
Stevenson when other characters more unique ana
suggestive Stevenson. Il appears, was not very pous,
although he 10 Church, and he was N; - com
'municsn IT. although he made speeches i'll favor OF re-
"lioon He could have or could not have been all this
and vet hhve been than others Such items anc
such LOGIC as"W has called TO hi, aid in special pleading
do not alter the facts of the conspiracy have they
affected the public mind. The just judgment of the com
nlunity has been it, and VII be, that the parties are
guilty whatever Ste, cn-on is may yet prove himself Il
be. y
I.sf.a. "Wednesday. May p 1854