, 1859-04-01
THE DOY CASE AT ST. JOSEPH.


sou. which closed at St. Joseph on the 2stl'
inst. We print elsewhere the ruling OF tue
Court and the arguments Of the counsel Tic
testimony though interesting is lung, and VIC
are obliged to omit it iu detail.
As tho public arc aware, John Doy anu
Charles Dor, citizens Of Kansas, were k'dnap'
ned III fiat Territory aud carried TO P4at!c
county, No, where they were heavily iro1ed
and thrust into Il rude dungeon 50 dark that
1},cy could not see each other ut noonuay'
Thc- were thus confined for period O. two
mouths-bcing frequently threatened Will
]ypclng By the kidilappcrs. The indictment
finally procured against them Charged john
Doy and Charles Doy with stealing, abdne'lnE
and decoyi,!g i cert4in slave named Dick. the
,,ronerty Of Benz. Wood Of Weston, MO.
1ron Platte county i'll No. on tic first day u
January. 1850 The testimony introduced s'y
tho Prosecution rccile1 that the sla'e
Dick was oyertakcu about twc!vc
miles north Of Lawrence, riding III Nr.
Dov's wagon; that the party, consisting o' lae
Dovs a,,d several negroes. were g"lnS Ill TIC
direction Of Hoton Calhoun county; that
when wcrtakcu Dr.. Doy expressed surprise
that illc negroes were lueitives. ud co1'scnfe''
to g:ye them up il they should he proven TO be
suck: that tic Doys and the negroes were
:s'Immarily hound with ropes, aud carried i'll
their own wagon 10 Missouri; s"st the nesr*'
Dick Ead uotilis,. with him but bundle o'
cotllirg and lis wits miniature with lock
VI licr hajr-a horse laugh went aro1lnu the
Court rtntu wien ts fact was elected: that
tho capturing party consisted Of tell persons
citizens Of Missouri and Kansas; and that when
the 1tcYro Dick crosscd the river from Weston
lp Ind a pass frou1 his master, autl"rlzins linn
tn 20 IN Kansas to attend Il dance. The ma
points introduced by the defense were that at
t!J tine nf the alleged stealing, al,ducting AIT
i 1s,yins. Or. D,y aud lis son were At Law
rensp attending 10 their usual arm:4ttns thai
Dr. Doy was III the habit Of conveying persons
from one part ni tho Territory to another fol
pay: and that lie and lis son had l,cen cass'
stlltly 1T lloluc from tic lst to tho 24tll q
January. Several witnesses testified 10 tl4cSt
facts.
The arguments Of tie counsel fur the Prose
cutiol, :!s will he seen, were marked rltlIcr j.,
sound and fury than by common sense or lesl1
in,atu deductions from the evidence, Mr. At
torncv Miller rallied like dra|y, and Col. Don
iplan WAS not fur hcllind him in general in
rcclivc against tlic " -aInli,onsts'' The cas-
}eforc the Court sopuIs to lave heen lost sigh
of by these gentlemen i'll the excess Of thei
zeal to llacken their political adycrsarics Al
torncr General Davis, for tie Defense, made
very strong argument Oh tue merits, and hole
ly denounced the c:rturers Of Doy as kilna1
pcrs and misunderstanding clearly til:
they lad violated the Constitution of the I'm
ted STATES in the dearest ri ghts Of indivi.
ual liberty. Gov. Shannon made n hetts
speech in all respects than the public genera
ly supposed him capable oC The Court sce17
t. have rnlcd justly on all material points, Ill
it is difficult to understand how the jury shoul
have failed, as they did, to agree. They NJ
understood to lave hccu eight for aeIui,ta
and four far conviction. After two Efforts t
co,cur on 4 verdict they were discharged.
This trial las a dcc,pr Significance than IN
:.te whicl, may bclall Dr.. boy. 4 jury III
been cinpannclled iu a western county If Mi
souri-te sane region which ::lowed Wit
D.. H. r
years ngo--to trr aM alleged "-AhliioMisI
f;,r an alleged crime against slave lrolert
In any slave State in the Union except Del
ware, Maryland or Missouri. the mob Won
1rlso saved the jury any trouble in 1|lc rrcu
scs, OF, falling Of t}.at, the jury would lGlve 81
en- the prisoners the extreme penalty ofthc Ii
without regard to arguments or evidence. Tv
years ago jury in Buchanan County. III
would have done the same. Public opinit
wonld have overwhelmed them If they had III
Now, fur trial without excitement, and
probable aclui1taI OIL the merits If the cas
are hot nnly possible hut ac.u1 events tran
pirinS in Il slavc-holdiEg community, 50 lalc
the tl'r:trc Of i war upon tho free Territory
Kansas. This is the significant fact Of t
late trial at st. Joseph.
Tllln.Skfnned.
The tNritfiua Timts strains point to fl
grounds for IN ill-uatured attack on the cditu
Of this paper, and in making an appeal
''scctarian" feeling, it cyinces the very qua
Lies it alleges against us. 1t processes to
deeply offended because Of the insertion Of
item some days ago, which YVES going the roun
of the newspapers. credited tc the y. u Err
ing Post. The waif stated that stupid Sc1t
Of Baptist Church in Connecticut, had bath
IN thn }nnt;smal fnut and ucrlcrted IN cbur