Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-11
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRT.-Les: evening
the gentlemen who declined to testify before the Grand
Jury, in relation IL intended expedition 10 Cuba,
because they would crnuat themselves, sliI.l-
muned before Judge Cnupbcn to show cause why
they should not enter int" :cc"gnizanccs for their
good behavior. Thcs" seJtlenen wcrc-Ciencral
Quitman, j. S. Thrnshcr nud \. l.. Saunders. On
their appearance Ut s8 o'clock, General Quitman al
dressed the court.
lie said That having heard n, his residence. in
Sateasz S tina, hs hl HyH ,s, % "pIn"r Se
had been transmitted {" .lcS-,n lie hurried down to
this citv He had promptly appeared before the
Grand Jury, when he did n1, decline TO answer any
question, but excused by the Grand jury. (Ihc
General confirmed in full NhI V"rsion OF his statement
contained in the Delta Of Thnr.'iay, mud endorsed by
the foreman of the Grand Jsry.l lie had never nc
knowlcdged that he had been guilty Of any crime or
violation of the laws of his country ar hat he ncdi-
tatcd such act. He was not aware that any one
accused him. He had heard oi no accu-nti"n-
When there is one, he will be prepared 10 meet with
4 response of character the most vigorous an en-
phatc. To-day he Ind made his arrangements :" leave
the city, when, to his great nstnnIshmcnt, hc heard
that warrant would be irsuc for biz arrest aud de-
teu;iop On This Information he Abandoned hs in,rI'-
ton of returning home, and he appeared before
the Court to know OF what and by whom 10" WAS ac-
cused"
The Judge replied by s;at;n. all the lacisas have
been already torth-shnwing tha; there was sutf-
cict proof 10 Justify and lend authorize hiS hold
ing the General and the other witnesses under r"oS-
uiZanccS.
General Qunan expressed his as:onishn"mt in
hear such dcas proclaimed from the Bench. lhr:
were utterly subvcrsivc of all the guards and 7ccur-
ties of the citizen. 4 man not charged with any Of
fence, and who denies that he i- guilty Of any. Ii sub
jectcd 10 the iguomny ui d ,umis!in'E:. He w"uid
consider himself unworthy 10 stand erect aS irc"-
li,.n and n citizen. il he snacunhrd to sGrh pro-
cecdirg. He would, therefore, protest against 4;
utterly unlawful, unconstitutional, and um.ccc"-
dentcd.
General Wnul presented his objections TO tho pro-
cceding al length.
The District Attorney submitted the case to the
Court whcrcupon Judge Cump pbcll ordered ;IIc Clerk
TO enter up the following ORDER
ls THE MATTER OF THE UNITED STATES rs. j:". -.
QuITMAN AND \. l.. SAUNDERS.
Whereas, II has appeared from the prcscntincht q"
the Grand Jury, thai PERSONS I" them unknown, have
held meetings in this Distrc; upon the subject OF Gu
ban aiiuira the object and tendency of which is Ia c
feet IL revolution in thc lslnnd of Cuba and thar
moneys have been collected md securities issued,
which were, would he hereafter, at the dlspoSa! o
whomsucvcr might be chosen To the command "t al
expedition purporting to he in mid Of the Cuban rcvo
lutioists; urd whereas, the said Grand Jury have NJ
expressed their suspicion that John ~ CuItInaiI
James :. 1hrascr and y. l.. Sauudcrs are "lInrcttd
with the expedition proposed and from the fucts pre-
sen:ed bv the s,d Grand jury, and which have been
disclosed the Court upon the examination before H.
snid persons being here personally present. tnat ihrr"
is such reasonable ground I" suspect the said persons
u
tral relations of the United States, to make it pro-
per for the Court 10 require them to enter into re-
cugniznncc to observe the laws Of the United States
in general and especially an net in addition 20 the act
for the punishment OF certain crimes Hgalnst the MI
ted States, and to repeal the acts therein named, mp
proved April ~, 1918:
1t is therefore ordered by the Court that cach of the
parties be required to enter into rccognznncc inr
the term of nine months, with two securities, the
princpal in the sum Of SOO aud each surety in the
sum ol fifteen hundred dollars payable TO the United
States Of Amcrca and conditioned IA aforesaid; and
that the sud PARTIES remain i'll the custody c the
Marshal until compliance with this order, or until
they shall bc othcrwisc discharged by due course Of
law.
The Court adjourned, and the Marshal having GUS
tody of the gentlemen ordered to be placed under
cognizance proceeded with them to the City Hotel,
where they were lodged under their parole not to
leave the building.
Of course these gentlemen will take steps to have
their case brought before One Of State Courts on
habeas corpus, und these ridiculous proceedings put
stop to.
AN CANCEL GABRIEL" MOB-RIOT AND
. OUTRAGE--A CATHOLIC CHURCH BURN
ED, &c.
BATH, Me-, July-7.-1hat infamous character, the
"Angcl Gabriel 'flrctured here on "Wednesday and
Thursday evening against the Catholics. On the last
occasion the crowd was large aud disturbance
Cured. 4 mob Of men and boys proceeded TO the
Old South Church. used by the Catholics Us place
Of worship broke open the door, rung the bell, and
displayed the American ensign from the belfry. They
afterwards set the church fire, and il has burnt to
the ground. \ further destruction OF property took
place, and u mob Of about hundred paraded the
streets, yelling and hootimg until ncurly morning. No
arrests were made.
FROM NEW ORLEANS, HAVANA AND Ten
As.
NEW ORLEANS, JuLY j.-iulge Campbell, on Sd
turlay held Gen. Quitmnn, Alr. Thrashcr and DR..
Saunders in bonds for three thousand dollars They
all refused to give bonds, aud were placed III the
tody of the United States marshal. The case will
probably be carried before the State court on writ
OF habeus corpus.
We have received dates from Havana, to June "a.
saying nothing very important had occurred there
A decree had been published authorizing the con-
structiOu of extensive dcfcnces the West side Of
the city.
Our advices from Brownsville, dated June "a, say
there is report of great discomfort prevailing at
Matamorus and Tamaulipas, account Of the arbi-
trary acts Of the supreme Government. Many arc
leaving the city, and citizens flying to the West
side of the Rio Grnndc The Flag says revolution is
inevitable.
Brazos was visited by hurricane on the 9th ult.,
causing great damage aud several deaths. The light
ship was sunk and the buoy at Galveston bar driven
away.
DREADFUL RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERA.
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-During the week ending Sd