Demoine courier., 1856-11-20
rresponeence of the Chicago Tribune.
FROM
IcqnittaI Of Eight Free Stale
Prisoners One Conpiction.
LEcoMPToN. Kansas. Nov. 3.

ltLSOmFi ONs IAdusdes WOW, ID.
Iofhe Chicago Tribune: This morn.
ing toe Court mel, and after the trans
action of some rreliminar. business,
Mir. Stephens, Esq, counsel for The de
feEce, then made his closing argumeni 10
The jury. IL was AN able effort, and re-
flected great credit upon the author.
He was followed by Marcus J. Par
rott, Esq., of Leayenworih City, senior
counsel for The defence. He investis ated
most thoroughly the evidence inn oduced
BY the counsel for the Government. s1-
posing their one sided and fsnailcal as
symptoms, in a clear and forcible manner.
evincing the highest legal a,,ainments
and a mest ,borough acquaintance With
all the incidents connected with the ar
rest ana trial of the prisoners at tho bar
He was followed by Col. Isaacs. At
torney General for The Territory. who
closed for the prosecution, IN a mastery
manner. man,fes,ing great fairness to-
wards The defendants, avoiding all per-
sonal illusions TO ,seir political opinions
which cannot be said OF his colleagues
in the cnse. Af:er he had concluded. the
Judgr gave his charge TO the Jury They
retired and AFTER an ubs~nce from the
Court Room OF an hnur and a half. they
returned with q verdict of Nor GUILTY
The following named persons were
then released: John j.. King. formerly
OF Batleboro. W., Thomas J Bowers,
Chlllicosbe. Ohio; ]. II. York Buchanan
Co., Mo-. David Patrick Lexington, Mo.
Geo. N. Nef. Bloomington I%llinols; Jes-
sc +. Pyle. GreeBcaste, Indiana: JUS
,as G, Ketchum, Bloomington, III. James
Conley, Half l)av. I~ilicois.
The Others .were ,unl back to their
prison house, 10 Il " all their traitor other
crimes alleged against them IN the in.
dic,ment OF the Grand.Jury.
1, is understood here ,ha, Judge lie
comp. will adjourn Cour, on Saturday
night. anc those who are no, tried be.
fore that time will have to remain in
prison until The next term OF Cour, in
April next.
A term of Cour, in Judge Ca,o's Dis
'ris'. commences on Monday night, and
that is the reason alleged for The adjourn.
men, OF this.
Cold weather has already com menced
all day i has been showing, with a high
wind, the prison house. is very open aud
uncomfortable. and The prisoners suffer
considerably.
During the coming winter i, will oe
very severe upon the prisoners, and also
upon the guard. many of whom are com.
planning already den ounceing Col. Titus
for not permitting them to return to their
homes in the South, before navigation on
The river closes. A more home.sick
looking set never saw. One of them
tod me ihs, he had spent all of hls
money. and had nothing to do. and so
he joined Col. Titus Militia, wanted ia
60 back to Sou,h Carolina. before cold
weather, but could not. He came Ia
vote For 4 Slave Stale, was promised
money TO sustain him for a year. Blu,
they did no, fulfil their promise and he
.was left without friends, and compelled
TO join the Militia, or die of starvation.
Judge Lecompt has sentenced Mr.;
Banter who was convicted a few DAYS
since, for 'sassault and battery with in
tent 10 kill" TO six years imprisonment,
in the pe%niten,iary.
Yours. 8 + n