New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-21
TRIAL or TWO AMERICANS BY A JUR J
or BLACKS IN HAYTI.

We announced in The Trdreisr OF Thursday, the
rssult Of tue tia at Prince, OF Capt. Mayo Of
big r. W. Packer Of this port and hls associates on
the charge Of conveying ttc the island OF Hayt and
there puttpg into circulation large amount Of com
triet Hay iien bills. Since hen the cook OF the K
" Packer, John Francis Simpson OF Fox Island, Me-.
who Was tined With Capt Mayo has arrived at this
port in the schooner General Ne&se, from Port su-
Prince, and as trial Of two white persons for their
hives BY jury Of colored persons k in this country,
tonsWhst Of nOforety, We give bis account OF the
proceedings, as a matter which may interest our
IeaceIs;
The Court House was one-stOry stone building,
the interior being not unlike OF own Court
roOnS. AT one end was the seat Of jastce with the
Chief JDstce in the center dressed in bis Off cal robes
and octsgen hat, with his two ASSISTANTS in similar sp
parel Of DIS SIDE. The Chief Justice was black and
apparently q nan Of considerable ipte!lig ence and
leaning. He conducted the proceedings vita much
fairness and ability.
In front Ct the Court, rar ged upon q bench, were
the council for the FIVE defendants three of the prlsoE
els being HayteIs). At one side was tue prlsOser
box gnaIceo by the Imperial soldiers, While upon the
Other was the Hsyten Government Attorney, with HE
ofbcial eimIe cape and oo.agon bat In herear, the
public were freely sd 0tted, aid were Interested spec
taiors Of the trial. The proceedings commsncsd by
the pnDonpg In Of Fifty Hs items 80 ne VI whom
were Of intensely black complexion, while osneis were
nearly white. From these the prisoners were so yea
10 elect the twelve men who were to try them. TITO
pioct dir IS as to the admfsOn Cf evidence were Ii
The same as in this country. The lssyers fer tae do
the GeveiImen;.Attoruey and the Judge, when the
JURY retired 10 make up their yerdict. The tia
commenced at 10 III the morning and continued Until
was bnSt cd, at the next morning the Jury being
about tive hours and half In the csse OF four Of tbs
accused heie absolute verdict Of acqlist, 10
that OF HILBERT who actually procured the bills 10 be
Prh'td, he Was acquitted the gcound that toe bill
were tot tsLed When they were put in ciIculst;oo.
iLboert however was sent back TO prisoa, on Q
ebaIte OF smuggling The bulls into he ooIafry, srd
there renamed at sst accounts. The Hay ten audi.
ence hopeh snorgy p,ejuoced ag.ins. the people Of
The 9i.d o'sss, unaffected ~ and approval at their
We learn from the steward Simpson, that he Was
generally veil treated by the Hsyten Authorities " ae
in pison, though obliged TO fnd bis osn food WI "a
Is supplied by the Ueneo s ates CVnsul. Whsn ih,y
were odereo from Cape Hay 10 Pot au Procs fr
t,is, they were placed 90 board small vessel with
only few bananas and htte water for the soldiers
ssoir sIc piisor ere board. haa tasy 10, been
hb,Isly ,uppltd by the Amsiiosn Captains sita pro
y.ioi g. they must have Suffered on toe passage Sc
vsry If not actually starved. As it wa. tbs pri,o-
Eers, before the end Of The vOysgs we're ooisei to
share their provisions with the Government soldiers
ard sailors vtile 10 pgNd 10 wafer muaey esns
yeIy ear occurring.
The Ubiteo state sloop-of war ordered by tbs CIV
emmett auboriiiss 10 touch at Port an PriLoe had
rot arrived when TIE General Ntasie tsied.
boston Traveller