Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-11-18
FROH kAHssS.
Trial o,ths Fsee state Prisoners.

LrooSfToN, y ~. :, 1856,
Editors Chicago tribune:
he following Is Il list Of tie young men wL,
for the last few days have been on trial in Il !.
city before Samuel d. Lecompte, charged wiz
murder in t4S FIRST degree:
| James H. York, William Butler,
David Potter Chester Hav
Jesse / e, Justic G, hetcLum
Edward Z. F,slles5 George y. Neif,
Adam Bower, Howard York
Thomas Lve4oH, AIphoase S Gales.
Jchn King, James Conley.
lhe following named gent !elueH appeared IL
behalf Of the prosecution: Col. Isaacs. Attor-
ney General OF the Territory: Daniel r. Grover
aud Chas Grover OF kickapoo. both formerly Of
hickapoo and d. l. johnson, Of Leavcp veitb
formerly Of Georgia.
Those for the defence we're: Marcus Parrot,
OF LeapeR worth, formerly OF Ohio; Wm Size
phens, formerly of Mansfield Ohio; " p Lamb
OF Atchlson, formerly ot Kentucky; A D. Read.
OF leeuElseh, formerly of Kentucky; and George
+. Putnam, OF this city, formerly Of Louis.an4.
Witnesses in behalf Of the Government were
introduced, s1d only one of them could ideati-
~ the prisoners rs tn0se engaged IN The attack
upon Hickory Point and the only one ideati-
led was Jainss II. York. Afterwards il was
proven lEat James II. loGk was at GTs.s-Lop1 er
Falls, len miles distant from he pC.us u attack
Al the TINE he witness testified that lie was at
Hickory Point
James Christian, Esq Pro-SIavery lawyer
oi the city cI Lawrence, WIS introduced 5y The
pros, cutlon 10 recognize some Of the prisoners
at the bar as residents of Lawrence. Il ia con
slde-ed 4 crime here TO be citizen Of Law
renee.
No evidence vas introduced to establish E
fact that Chas. G. NewhslI died from wounds
received ut the fight ON the I4th Cf September
nothing to prove hat he Yfs shot by the enc
my One witness stated that he Vas shot II
the back, the ball passing through his iut Is aud
came on a. his throat He did no, explain how
the ball could have taken such crooked courza
through + mans body. Tie indictment alleges
thst Mr. Acwhai received a wound fifteen incu-
eS long, s!x inches deep, and one iBch vide
A statement not corrOboraeed by the testimony.
The defence introduced hut lew Witnesses
The Investigation closed yesterday afternoon,
and the Judge read bis chargs 10 i!s iurv Cbas
tTroFer then oleucd the case in behalf Of the
Government 10y ching authorities to establish
ms position, rs 70 whit construction to put upon
tie law Of homicide. He was followed bY D.
}. johnson, who indulced in some personal re-
maj KS a.salnst the prisoners at the bar denoun-
eiHg them in true Border Rutfan style, calling
them hard names afte: the manner of AIcLison
when drunk.
He was followed by Daniel n Grover, Who
Proceeded III q sort Of cxhorta,ion, making fre-
quent altlsions TO the Constitution. Declaration
Of our Revolutionary Fathers. On the whole,
1t was Il good sehoolboy's performance, cstab-
fishing nothing, bat indulgIng in his o7n per
sotal hate TO Free State men.
After lie had concluded his defamation. Geo.
+. Putnam, ju'Ijcr counsel FIR the defence, in
formed the jury that he was 81 I la Hickory
Point fight, he went there with others expecting
and desiring fight, and had IT,
lie reviewed the testimony, read The law arI
closed his argument, and 4. d. Read took Tie
floor, and ANNOUNCED himsclfa pro-sIa7ery maH:
loved tbs kans3o Statutes, and should yo.e fur
slavery in this territory. He made powerful
aPpes. IN behalf of the prisoners and closed,
when y. Z. Lamb commenced his Argument,
and made most thorough examination. Of the
evidence, introduced by the prosecution. and
exposed in mastery manner the 1nsoundness
of their conclusions. After he had concluded
his argument, the Court adjourned until to- NOR
row moIniug, when MesSrs Marcus j. Parrot
and William Stephens will close fortAe defence,
and Attorney General Isascs for the Govern
mcnt.
The Governor has not arrived f-oR his tour Il
Southern Kansas. Yours in haste.
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