The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-09
THE WASHINGTON UNION,

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friends we're seeking COUNSEL nor thsnr. Mt
Whitney the prosecuting attorney, here arose and moved
that the court should assign them counsel announcing
that the State ready to proceed with tho trial, AZ
which Crops again addressed the court desiring that his
might be removed 10 the county court did sbse
quenty Corrie and ersupon they made the requisite
affidavit that they could obtain in the city Of Balt
more fair and impartial trial,
This action their part of course takes their out
OF the hands of Stump and brings them before Judge
Price at Towsontown the county scat the judge whom
your readers may remember recently sent TO the pen
Tertiary four rowdes for the long term OF fourteen years
and six months convicted of attempt TO rob the farm
of Gen Cadwalader They viii doubtless receive at the
hands of Judge Price the ample justice which their afro
cous deed merits.
brought fiom the courthouse to the prison or in
sang phrase '.the Black Marie through file of police
at least hundred strong all of whom well armed
in order to prevent summary justice being performed on
them. which threatened by the immense multitude
collected to them pass from the court house to the
Jail On every side the spectator could hear the most
opprobrous epthets cast upon them and frequently the
cry of lynch them, ynch them" II is understood
here that Judge Price will hold special tern In his curt
for the purpose OF trying Crops and Corte, ard that
they viii be brought before him during the present week
Your readers who have read the trial of Henry Gam
BRILL convicted OF the murder of Police Officer Benton
will doubtless remember that the great incentive which
led Gambr to commit the deed proved the trial,
that his brother John Gabrl had been arrested for
arson and that the murdered men Benton and Rig
don the only witnesses agans this brother Benton
being out of the way, the friends Of John Gambr
thought Rigdon the only remaining witness In ad
dton to this Crops and Corrie and the friends of the
Gambrills, desired TO revenge themselves for the cv
dence tn gdon had given the trial of Henry Gam
brill which led to his conviction they evidently de-
termjned to put him, Gambrill had already done Ben
ton out OF the way, TO prevent him from appearing
against the brother Fortunately for tho ends of justice
in this they will be defeated for unde rstand from
authentic source that officer Bsnto apprchenslve of VOL
ence, went before magistrate and made oath as to the
evidence he would give before the court against the
brother Thus notwithstanding two murders have been
committed to shield the guilty inscruabe Providence
TO have ordained that their crimes and here
tofore committed, shall not go unpublished.
Milton Whitney, esq., the prosecuting attorney, has
gained and well deserves the high encomns he receives
from all parties and all classes Of citizens for the
able in which he conducted the case OF Henry
Gambrll, resulting in his conviction for the muir
der of Benton. During the trial his life WAS repeatedly
threatened and not day passed that he did not receive
anonymous notes booming him death in the event
of Gambrill's conviction. His speech, in summing up
the evidence in the case is generally conceded to have
been one of the best delivered before criminal
court placing him in the front rank of the ablest
urss of the day Nor must forget in this connexon
Judge Stump who, besides being able judge, is pos
sessed of that moral courage and mncss of character
which is guarantee that he will vindicate the ma
esty of the law without fear and without favor He fol-
lows the old motto, % Fiat jus,tia rudt oCeluni.'
desire In conclusion To warn the Mayor of Washing
ton and your citizens that the excitement here is SO in
tense many of our rowdies not particle better than
those of whom have written above, win be driven from
our city under the present excitement against tbem and
that they will doubtless make your city rendezvous
ill they think the present storm against them has passed
Il.