New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-22
TRIAL or THE OBERLIN SLAVE RES
| CUEKS.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

CLEVELAND, April 20, 1859.
rev Jury has at last been obtained for the trial Of
Chss. ii. Lsogston. Judge Wilson at first declared
the Jury which had convicted Bushnell competent to
Try oil the other cases srd both he and the District
Attorney insisted that it should try item. The njus
tee Of such proportion will be more clearly seen
when il is known tbst in the trial Of Bushnell the wit
Desses for the prosecution were required TO Identity,
both by description snd name, all and any persons rec
ognized by them as connected with the rescus Nesry
all the witnesses testified further as to the psrticps
ton OF LangstOp and eeveTaj others, than of Bush
nell. OF course the Jury could not bot be biased A
Juror who could avoid forming opinion, after hear
ing the evidence in the other trial would not be able
to form one when required for verlic'.
The Court foa'ly backed down, and United States
Marshal johnson was set to work 10 select new
panel. Berg somewhat Of a stranger in the city he
procured the services of one Bob BfOwoen, who
perched himsei behind the Clerk desk, and pointed
out " the good Democratic in the audience the Mar
tbal and he critically discussing the position on the
goose Of each person proposed; Uniuckny tor tue
secrecy Of this affair, the good Democrats became
few in the Courtroom and at last Bob b. was him.
self a candidate for Juror, and being closely ques-
toned told the whole story and excused, though
not without several speeches, in which he urged his
right to seat in the iUrybOx. The Marshal extended
the area Of his operations and the number was made
up. II we to believe what the new Jdry say they
are certainly most noteworthy, unbiased and unpreu-
0lCe0. WIN rev exceptions, Done OF Luem thhe VI
read any papers; bot or two had ever before
heard of the case. The folio wing are their names:
Harvey Rice. Levi Johnson Daniel Cleveland,
John 81 Hughes, VIM. Burton Geo. A. Davis,
AaaIi X S BfSp i f. ol ha'S WIN Hail
John G Bacon of Mason County Kentucky wss
the frst witness called bg tie prosecution. lie test
fed, in substance, tina. he owned negro boy named
John, supposed 10 be the one rescued az NeungtOni
thst said John was =led by him by virtue OF d.
vision made between himself end the other heirs OF
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and grandmother had belonged 10 bis Bacon father;
tha. said John stole horse about the J;h OF January
1856 snd ran away, crossing the Ono River on the
ice; that he had az the solicitation of Anderson Jen-
nit gs given the latter power of attorney, properly
sckI owledged, with Instructions to catch the rS-
ger" aud bring him bsck to Kentucky, and promising
the sad Jennings $500, or hall the niger II lie
succeeded.
This is about as Bacon testified in the trial of Bush
reU Jennings hogever, S1rOrs then that no such
offer was MADE $500 or half the nigser IN tact,
that he was offered nothing and expected nothlngi
that he "hunted uggers" from principle and no. for
paw.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Robert A. Cochran was put
upon the stand. States thst be Is Clerk OF M 4s9n
County Court" State of Kentucky. Examines the
power Of attorney and states that II was acknoFi-
edged by his deputy VIM. Ii. Richardson, By whom
lie lCochran's name WAS attached TO the instrument
Thinks the document is according TO the laws oil
Kentucky, a. good and valid instrument.
Anderson Jennings came next. ILls IS me genie
man who hunts niggers" for love- sud not for money
The Kentucky papers are ast row engaged IN giving
him character unexcelleo by that Of apY man IN the
State 1t is ssd by them that he is most deVont
and honorable" member Of the Baptist ii. S. Church.
| shall speak of his evidence in my next.
II appears that there is in this State law when
makes il tn, duty Of the sheriff TO receive and hold IN
tustody ary persons whom the L. >. Marshal may
tender him ss prisoners. 10 obedience 10 this lag,
Sheriff Wightman accepted the Oberlrn Rescners as
prsopers but with the distinct understanding that he
''would have done just as they did The Demo,
cratic officials ard papers coIjured up great deal OF
wrath over the affair, but. unfortunately for them,
they don't know Whist 10 do about it.