New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-15
Ia " NI,ELLIGEIVCE
THE CANCEMI CASE.
SrfAEsE COJRr-crScvIr-DEe i4-Bek,,. J.d.~
i>&kaRAN.

srRANCs CasRGk AGAINST A JUROR
Nhsn ne Court "ss clened this morning. Sir.
M-Sh- G.. Lane vS, cal!ed. lie came f,rsaIi and
Ne soiori,g .'i'iiayit Wa. read aloud in C,art:
f,., a-s csvrn' y Ne,e York .-siueo, $ Ki,,,,y a
~ 80 Fcrsy,h r - IN sla cay eius "a .~orn
auy s.y.s Ills, be sa M,i6J a. Lane wsO ot he
h, bAs nc .sl6 Lane eaf>vs tn.c I,u.y scqas sk
With dsenesr' Csnoens .d u ~ hsi e,sei a"nry
shs,.- for 81 rA being tried n Aas sd.d N
.ss e ss9 d'F'' saros % e sisssL isi' -
Sworn 20 befos. ths ii'h "a, Of D~emcer. iSA
Jaws 81 Swty>kt, Coufr Of D~ri.
ltr Lane was ssmewhat astonished at tse chang,
and sisniiied his Ubity 10 clear hase.f If H. lie isa
merchant, and wei known and hghl, respected citi-
zen Ne states thrs Mr. ki~ball was formerly dry
goods ierk. and thai be iLe-, formerly loaned bin
some nuuey. lie hsi byr hl,itel acquaintance with
him, however, not having sser him dnri"g the sat
tbrte or four years. f- believes k,mhah must have
made Eisiake in the mar. OF been sctnated by in
proper motives.
Alter the reading of III, document Mr. L.ne wth-
drew an adjoining rcor', where he consulted With
f the other iarors, Sbc e1rr ssei themselyes
indignant that his chsraCter should have been
sailed.
Mr. .Eohn II. White then drew np the ioo wing siH-
dayt which was sworn b. by Mr.. f,are IN the prs
tuce of our reporter. and which Nix Line "Npr.ss~d
his Intention OF submitting 10 the Court so-morrow
nlorilrg:
Cir and cosnts e' N,v- York ,-M,l,sy a. L,ae being
Knta maze IN 70. above aeuon copy VI whi herr,
neNri that esch sd III, alb ssd sfaa
d,poueut Anew The ssid Csnccm
Court bis present trial thai eeurut loaned said
money theT directly Indirectly discounted
NypsTcr for sd csnc nj or ~ pe'ou " on saa
ni. belsf sted CaIceni N way hspe
ner bic .dse and that ssi kioibsFs s'seus IN
thai holly fsse and Without any eada est
MALIBl q LANE.
Sworn 70 before me this ith lay of December iS,s
Joas H. Wars, Comus.onet OF Desds.
Mr. Eimcnds another of the ators, made the fol-
lowing alicaNi which VII also b. submitted TO tho
Court:
Thomas EJmond Of the ur,rs impsnn-ed Ia the ala
csus being dCy affirmed rsat h be read an ahi>NN
purportiug BE- uade hy simeon kimh,l. ~h.rrtn and
wh,rby be Mshy o. Lsue II the jurors IA is
ssd cause miconduct and corruption - surl ldor,
nothing b. ano~lcigc bu, tsLy sud absolutely t.
credits h, that the contrary, and in reis'ou Of .uh
this afrman aid Lane OF egat
Jurors ho favor couyi,tnk the dccDisn the
result and only yielded h assent e. the verdict rendered on
hearing the Court that under another o the tes
been given hSsly th. shunsnt that NO other
member Of that juy lab red more lssu.y and with MOI. sf
parent honesy purpose and with saEe 20 the tu'y
said Matby q Iaue THOMAS EDMONDS
Affirmed thi. 9Th dsy Of December 1885, before KIoH,Rp
BlsHoP. Commi,slonsr e, d. eds.
Several Of the Jurors made Joint affidavit Indors-
ing the above.
The Jury state that at first they stood seven tSr
conviction 10 five opposed and subsequently, eight 10
four until the last ballot.
Mr.. Astmead, counsel for Cenc.m has expressed
his determination t. prepare Dill of exceptions, IN
be used at any time the prs council deem proper
to take the case up to the higher Courts. lie dfors
in the general opnon relating 10 the o nptisou-
ment for the crime of htsr in the fret degree
A. he reads the statute be believes the ehortest ii
il seven years instead of tea.