Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-14

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soon alter tho great contest for Pres
ident had terminated In favor OF Con
Jackson against Henry Clay. There
was perhaps never n moro exciting
election Ia the country. Gabriel CHM
was the jackson candidate for Sher.
N, and Robert ID. Helm, the Clay
candidate. A iow days before the
cleotion,, John Murphy, a very res.
poctablo citizen, and others, put into
circulation a handbill against Holm,
making charges against his integrity.
Helm was defeated, and employed
myself aud samuel q. Sample, 10
bring suit for libel. The action was
brought, and eamo on for trial Nc tho
next court. Both tho Shoriif nnd his
associate were warm Jackson men,
and Il 30 happened that ton OF the
regular panel Of Jurors were sf the
same politics. Jamos RarIden, John
4. Mckinney and General James No.
bic, appeared for tho defendant. Tho
regular panel wm called, ard oil an
swered. does tho plaintiff take the
juryl 1--WE are content" General
Noble ~ once challenged, porempto-
fily, the Two Clay mon, and tho Sher-
In lmmediatoly filed their places
with two leading Jaoksonians. ..vWe
take the jury. says saridcn.el $50
do wei LOT them be sworn My oil
Ont ran forward and whispered Ia my
ear vAil 10 gone; they are oil Jackson
men. Thoy proved the publication
beyond question: Mr.. Sample open
od worry briefly for tho plaintiff, and
was followed by the defendants at.
torneys, with their usual force, upon
tho questions Of law and inct. Each
closing with a strong appeal 10 the
politics Of tho jury, and tho iact that
tho defendant was q Jaoksonian, and
the plaintiff Clayite, was pressed
with all helrpowor. Ny client whis-
pered 10 mo 10 give up tho case, and
suffer q non suit. As General Noble
closed his speech, about half past
eIeyen In tho forenoon, Judge Egglcs.
ton said:"shall we adjourn now. -
II prefer closing before dinner.''---.
"iou certainly cannot do that "Ill
try. = "6entlemon of the Jury, wc
are trying ono of the most important
questions that has ever been tried In
the county. Ihold the affirmative OF
the issue, tho counsel opposed TO me
the negative, and you are 70 decide
II by your verdict. Il IN. whether A
Jackson man will regard his oath,
and find according 10 tho law and the
evidence You were selected because
the counsel for the defendent snppo.
sed you would porjurc yourselves 10
acquit their client. lboiieve that %
Jackson man IL just Us honest as n
Clay man, and will be no moro lilxoly
10 perjure himself 90 acquit u Jack
son man, than would Clay man 10
convict HIM Your names are on the
record; the eyes OF the people are up
on you; nv client viii not ftal<o q
cont OF your'vcrdict; l only ask you
toigive his counsel fees, one huudred
doiIars.r | occupied about lfitteen
minutes The Jury retired, and be
fore Court adjourned returned yer.
diet for the plaintiff, of one hundred
dollars damages. Judgment accord
lnuly. faai SYoFi 90 g7s9i ii
ID AN "rSrANr IN COURT Haso
The case Of the widow of Thomas
Beard, against his heirs, for her i'm
tercst In his estate, was called. Mrs.
Beard was an estimable widow lady,
when she married Thomas Beard, and
became his second wife They each
had large families Of children, some
married and some single, at the death
of Mr. Beard. The claim Of tho wild.
ow was warmly contested, by Mr..
Rariden, for the heirs, in ono of the
sss''t tf'l sus s,,.asIod ,s,.h al h,s naw' -
an'," ,""s a. : v ,usY ~ps~ sscused theIr sv,nna.
y. ~ s"v J"y 1855 ,.ss..,,s abn,,, ,n =,
10y 10y. ~. '',, az ,,t % 80 ,hs;r ts,hors asta,"
h.',he nls;nt,W and having worry ed
& }',ns.,,i 1 M A. ,aars iat, tho inrv ween.
;"a l,La ch,Id,en IA he closed nm
ms 's. ,a :, !, a. 90 tsa, and AZ the ION q,
~, ~ vn;es sa;ds'ssMr Frazier sfand
nm Jobn Frazier about ak feet and
sdrnr ;nches high sauare shonldered
large blaclJ bushv bead. face 'coverd
iii ha,r about 'iartv.ava wars q
".s" ~ not I Las Than two 5,mdsod nornd,
ayo;rslunois stood mn before the Uour,
and ;nr1' ..Tbst gentlemen of IN,
;urv Il 'one of tbe infants that vo,
SenJ Mr. Psr;dar arc crying about
IT, ase a,asa,aJ Z Ill., cold :shover' bafl
~ sa ;nrv Ths esse was over, an,
=" ,'v eI;snt 'oh,a;,,sd = yerd;ct Sor nj
sLs 2 claimed snJ to' which ssbe wa
;,,stl,, as saas;sIad ''~s, 800 81 4 b.
JN' y-.,s~.a ss.ll..s ,.,.l.. yfo.
a fArhhiio ''snSl'' srhhoh A1o 'O'h'c 'r'D' -
The great number of criminal cas-
es in the Circuit adjoining the Obi
River, early invited to our side soy
eral young men from Kentucky VIII
had boon trained in the Gundry
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