Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-19
Rescue Cases..Trial of Langs-
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/ AFTERNOON skss1oN4rouHrKEsrH DAY.
/ gudg Biz continued his argument fol
the prosecution, reviewing the testimony
in tie esse, and claiming that it was clear
| ly proven that Langston was an active par
ticipant in the alleged rescue. The argu-
ment was generally well conducted and
temperate, but at times the Counsel in
dulged 10 flings at oberlin, its people, and
its doctrines. Judge Bliss closed shortly
after four o'clock.
Judge Wilson then gave bis charge to
The jury were out about half an hour,
and then returned with verdict of Gull
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MORNING sEssIos-FIFTEENTH DAY.
sd On the coming in Of the Court, Judge
Wilson told the prisoner, Mr.. Bushnell, 70
stand up and receive sentence. The Court
asked the prisoner, if be had anything to
say why sentence should not be pronoun-
ced, or any regrets to express for the crime
committed by him. Mr.. Bushnell intina-
ted that he had not, and thereupon the
Court proceeded to read from manuscript
the sentence of Bushnell, as follows::- A
| fThe idea could not but be suggested
that if Bushnell had expressed regrets, the
Judge would have been compelled to write
his sentence over again; hence the putting
of the question looked a little tarcicol
Judge Wilson said: s ~ 81.
| 1t is at all times a disagreeable and
painful duty for the Court to pronounce
the sentence and impose tie penalty which
the law demands for its violation. The
discharge of this duty is peculiarly painful
in dealing with the class of offenders to
which you belong, who deem it a praise
worthy virtue to violate the law, and then
seek its penalties with exultation and de-
fance.s.3 bod .sZ -.sF-e1' sgoZ fiis' {
A man of your intelligence must know
that the enjoyment of a rational liberty
ceases the moment the laws are allowed 10
be broken, with impunity, and thereby, fail
to afford any protection TO society THAT,
if the standard Of right is placed above
aud against the laws of the land, those
who act up to it are anything else than
good citizens or good christians. Y ou
must know that when man acts upon any
system Of morals or theology which teach
tes him to disregard and violate the laws of
the government that protects him in life
and property, his conduct is as criminal as
his example is dangerous. .. -. - =
The good order and well being of socie-
| ty demand an exemplary penalty in your
case. You have broken the law You ex-
press no regret for the act done, but are
exultant in the wrong. .'''' - -
The court therefore proceeded to SEN
tence Bushnell to pay fine of six hund1
red dollars, to pay the cost of this prose-
cution, and TO be confined in the Jail Of
Cnyahoga County for term of sixty days
from and aftei this day. And the Court
further ordered that the Marshal see the
sentence is carried into execution, and that
said Marshal in case of any casualty by
which be deems this Jail insecure for the
keeping Of said prisoner, commit him to
such other jail in the District as he sees
f;t 500 sj542-' yiiiii-H eai 80 sAEa aai.nild ]
:. .!yd taslz I'd, hca -sfil sdJ l.sir 90
i,i Judge Spalding then moved that the
next case in order, 70 wit, that Of John
Watson, be taken up. sll;l;v 80,
!; The Court asked District Attorney Bel
den if the Government was ready for trial.
Judge Belden replied that the Government
wished continuance of the remaining ca
ses, and gave as a reason that since the
trial of Langston has ended the Sheriff of
| Lorain county has, taken Jennings, Mitch
ell, Lowe and Davis into custody and now
holds them to answer the charge Of kidnapI
ping, and that be, the District Attorney,
has been instructed to defend those men
in, Lorain county. : He therefore asked
the remaining cases be put oyer until the
next term this Court. Mr.. Belden stated
that from, his communications with the
Sheriff aud Deputy from Lorain county he
was satisfied the machinery brought to
bear against Jennings, Mitchell, Davis and
Love had been originated with these de-
fendants..,, He stated that he should
be willing that, the defendants, should go
out of jail on giving good bail 10 the sum
of $500 each The District Attorney then
went on to state that he had been informed
that one Tof, the defendants Mr.. Plumb,
last night abused the Sheriff Of Lorain
because he did not promptly execute the
process in his hands. lys.d 5oss -
-, Judge Tiiden, then. in behalf of Mr.,
Plumb, arose aud cmpEatically denied the
assertion of the District Attorney.
a, Judge Spalding, for the, defendant Wat
SON. demanded trial for his client now
lying in Jail in this county; a speedy trial
is right guaranteed to every Citizen Of
Ohio, and he demanded that trial Here
marked that the excuse offered by the Dis
irict Attorney is no excuse, for every law
yer knew that by. a, writ Of Habeas Testi-
.fcanduns those men whose Testimony he
wanted il, this case. could be brought into
Court anytime. Judge Spalding wished
TO reply to the, District Attorney but. the
Court checked him and would not allow it.
The Court said that if, required BY defend
ants counsel the motion Of the District At
torney must be reduced to writing. .,P
Judge Spalding said he wished it redu7
ced to writing, and the District Attorney
required 10 swear to it, and not only that
but then required to prove the truth of it,
as the official character Of the gentleman,
with his private character suptradded, did
not giye the motion any weight. !, "a, n
The Court said the, motion, must be
made in writing, and Judge Spalding said
,theidefsnce would, putin counter afafidayits,