The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-16
CRASHES TOWN. Vagina NOV \.

L ne case W fNU "
wrought 10 a close on Saturday afternoon :
he Jury finding verdict Of rot g"a''y %
r,ason a. charged in the hrst count OF me "
he. not being recognized ~ .
c;,izen n; aud guiry Of conspiring with slaves
10 rebel and mur der as charged IN the Sec
ond and third counts. q
The case was ably argued BY Andrew
Hunter. on behalf the State. The prisoner
xas defe nded by George Sennc,i, q Boston,
who laborsd with much zeal for his rlient.
A bill OF exceptions rnd a motion for The
ares, Of judgement, was entered by the prs
oosr,s counsel. which will be disposed OF 70.
morrow morning
The court assembled at 10 o'clock th's
morning, and was called 10 order by Judge
Parker. The grand jury was sworn. tna
Immediately proceeded to their room 70 con
slider The cvse Of Captain Cooke 4 number
of w;,nesses were summoned, and the jury
vas absen nj for about two hours. o. the
re-assemhling Of Inc cour' Mr.. Harding me
Prosecuting Attorney. stated that a. .
Number Of witnesses in the case oi C1ose'
{ xho would not be in stevens case, were
present. he would. il agreeable 20 the
counsel on the other side, move tske Up
the case u Cooke first.
Thomas c. Green; Esq. one OF the ccun-
, sci for Cooke. said, that as The counsel hao
! not vet decided what Plea 70 enter 70 me
| charge, he was unable 10 proceed In the case
/ and would proceed with the case Of stevens
which would allow then time % prepare 'he
csse OF Cooke.
The case Of Stevens was then called up
I Stevens was accordingly brought int
7 9 ,urt, and placed on a matras-. tie y, LOOK
/, Il : pale and haggard. TIE abstinence 'ro"
, ,so,, and the large quantity o. medicine 70
!, ken by him have had . decided effect upo'
! him. He bears up under bis wounds VIZ
xn,-b +. .rtitude, aud is seldom heard 70 mur
Eis 90. nseI. Mr.. Senno',, who had en-
s 4 ,,o,sa "a have his trial moved to an 40
& ;oiuloo ccu. ". but was refused, appeared
II and the emf au ueIllng Of . Jury was FF'
(, ceeded with. Alter a cons derabie numot
III iurymen ha dteen obtained. AZ. hun''
.,,se And stated Il 81 he had just received
dispatch which would probably 'n'ef'e'
4 with further proc ceilings 10 The empanne'
ing Of q Jury. Hs'hen read 'he 'oIlow''
!. ,elecrsDhic d;scatch from Governor Wise
Rrcrm.,s INN, Virginia. Nov. Il.
= DF.R Sin: ! thit k you had better Y
~ Cooke. aud hand Ste vens over to The re
RI III, ..,hor;,ies Respectfully,
az rs,sned1 HkNRY a. WISE.
H. Mr. Hunter stated tina he had been
correspondence for sewers. days win "
!, ernor Wise. and had in his possession
, number Of facts important t. the deve'c
men, OF this case which we're unknown
'er The public, and for the present remain
lie hid, since his last letter 10 the y
Ina come into possession Of other fac : wh'
w. poin,ed 10 Stevens as The most . sa'la
nv ,p1rty 70 ue unhuto wv 'o"e
u. ,horiiy. ss he felt assured enough wou'd
lascertained 10 bring before the Fedora
~ q number OF the prominent Abolition y
=" s,ics OF the North.
sep Mr.. Hard ng objected 70 the proceedln'
it'll and insisted that the case should be p
me- ceeded with. lie was not 10 league "
M Governor Wise or any body else. he v
not feed BY any one, and would only
ceiyc Is compensation FOR his a'duous
bors in The case, the small p~iitance ALLOW
hsr. By the Circuit Court.
pre-. Mr.. Sennot remarked that ne had 9
suited with his client. and - the jury
Q been partly chosen he would not cons
z that the State shouldbend over 20 the +
\, ersl Government the kisoner, for what '
nose was known 10 Governor Wise.
~ Ind been ioreshsdowed by the remark
.,.,s Mr. Hunter.
,- Ifiime had been allowed the trouble
80 Ia the enpsnneIing o. the jury would p
o,Id been dispensed with.
..a. Mr. Hunter then remarked that he VIC
... proceed Immediately with the case
I'M s esens, and hand over the prisoner Haz|
.a;a, who has not yet been indicted, 10 The re-
al Court.
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