New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-19
FROM CINCINNATI.
THE TRIAL OF CONNOLLY.
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CINCINNATI, May -, 1855.
The trial of William NJ. Connolly, Indicted for
hal boring and concealing two slaves of Col. With
ers of Covipgton, Ky, was closed to-day. These
slaves were Geo far such beings can be- man
and wife. Both had been in ONO with the consent
of their owner, aud BY our law were unqueston-
ably free In June, 1857, they left their master,
and were found after in a room on Vine street
onetimes occupied by Connolly. Tney were cap
tured there by the DEPUTY MarshalS, after stout
resistance by the man, in the course OF which De-
putty was stabbed, and the black man fatally
wounded by pistol shot. They were taken before
a l.. S, Commissioner, and their cases disposed of
with that and dispatch for which those honor
able (l) tribunals are so Justly celebrated it being
thought suppose, by the humane executors of the
law that to put off the trial on account of the con-
ditiOn Of the wounded negro would be to deprive
him of that speedy justice which the Constitution
sOltmnly guarantees. They were remanded to
their master, and Immediately taken TO Kentucky.
The man died of bis wound few weeks after.
Connolly fled the city. and kept away till ne was
arrested in NewYOrk and brought back TO be tried.
The trial began on Thursday, 9TH inst. The EVIL
dence closed on Friday, and the argument com
menced. The District Attorney is the Hon. Stanley
Matthews Ex-Judge, Ex-State Senator, and first
Ohio appointee Of James Buchanan. He was one
OF the principal speakers At the Anti LecOmptOn
Democratic meeting held here las, Winter, aud is
now a candidate for the nomination for Congress
man by the Anti-LecomptOn Democrats in Groes-
beck's district. lie is lawyer of much ability, aud
conducted the prosecution with that intense zeal
which Federal officer usually fees when a black
man is 10 be caught, or a white man harmed for be-
frendrg one.
The counsel for Connolly are Gov Corwin and
Judge John b. Stolls. The latter is German,
though he speaks without foreign accent, and uses
as pure English as any man at orr bar. He was
elected Judge of the Common Pleas as Democrat
in ls53 but is now Republican He speaks with
great rapdity of utteran,e, and has sort Of nery
GUS earnestness which is very impressive. tie
made powerful appeal In behalf of the defendant.
closing on Friday evening
On Saturday morning the Court room was densely
crowded with people expecting to hear Gov.
Corwin. 1t was announced, however, that one of
the jurymen, learning of the probably fatal illness
Of daughter bt Davenport, Iowa, had left for tina,
place the evening before. The ease WAS thereupon
put over till yesterday. Gov. Corwn occupied the
whcle day, speaking about five hours. Ii
effort worthy Of him. l never heard him in his
p,lmy days. but surely if he ever made better
speech, il must have been wonderful indeed. After
fully discussing the law of the ease, he turned Ia
the Jury, and descanted upon the facts in strain
of mingled sarcasm and pathos. He described the
seven Deputy Marshals clothed with the authority
and upholdiDg the honor and dignity Of the United
States going over ~ Conney's room 10 catch two
poor negroes and-saye the Union how all
patriotic men rejoiced in the success of this
enterprise, as means OF securing the per-
petuity of our~free institutions, aud peroetuat-
ing the existence of glorious Republic
The Commissioner too. he said. did bis share in
preserving harmony and fraternal feeling between
tie States, and ayerting the threatened disruption
Of our immortal Coniederacy by proceeding with
the trial of the negro at the time tina, surgical
operations were be0g performed upon his wound
He spoke with Most intense sarcasm of the argu
meDts used 10 support such proceedings IL was
necessary 10 convict the defendant, be- said. 10 or
der Ia preserve the Union, Ia maintain the honor
and dignity OF our free institutions, 10 Uphold the
DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE and ylndcate In.
prnciues If civil and constitutional freedom. He
sand The future historian of the country would point
10 the july aud all concerned ia the ease IL seut
nes upon the watct-;oner al liberty and engaged
M creative RI of defending the harmony ana pe zee
If tie Union. If throwing over al the broid sh ED
Of The Constitution. aud guarding the freedom
Of TIE civilized world. present aud prospective. H.
would take great rde 10 hs share of such b-sssd
work although r. opposition - IL benefcen; ends
he ssk.d the Jury II they would no. feel proud of
tier share IN such glor Gus .nterprst-s, eas +,
to b, accomplished BY tie conviction # po,r.
H., bdirss man. p.rlnc DE delivery of the sl.cci
to.h 'ur, and a,d',ncr iteb ai..'trd trar,y DC,
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