Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-02

The second trial Of Dr. John pOy, at e. Jo-
teph. on the charge Of sbduCting slaves from
Missouri resulted in his conviction and SEN
fence to The Peniteniiary for five years. Exc
eution Of the sentence suspended for thirty
davs to allow question Of a new trial to be ar
pued before the Supreme Court.
It is stated that when the second jury went
ont itst, they stood seven to for conviction,
AMI Eve for acquittal. The jury came in three
tmes. and reported inability to agree. They
were sent back each time. An immense
outside influence was brought to bear, and at-
ter thirty-six hours the jury brought in YER
dict of guilty. The Judge made the following
new ruling against the prisoner, which shows
him to be fully qualified for seat with any
JefTreys Court under the Fugitive Act
Nes,rs Belden and Wilson will find the Mis-
souri precedenta convenient one in pursuing
the remaining Oberlin prisoners. The belief oi
the accused. and statements Of what he mas
done aad would do, are as good to convict aoo-
litionists on in Ohio as in Missouri. The St
Joseph Journal says of the ruling in the case
of Or. Doy:
The STATE had from the the Court an instuc
ton which it had not at the previous traI ~
It was in substance that the jury might lhiei
guilt from circumstances. This, together VIII
Dov's esofession while imprisoned in Weston
r, wit That he believed he was serving oo'n
the laws of God and bis country when engaged
in assisting slaves in making their escape iro II
their masters. and that he had been engaged II
the business before, and il acquitted, he woul'
engage in it again with more energy than ever
also a memorenda for survey for an U. "
r. found on his person, and other clrcuins!an !.
ces elected from witnesses when coming lhV
conjunction with the above instances, was COT
sidered too strong evidence Tor the jury u iii
verdict Of acquttal
The case of DR., Doy is an exceedingly har
one. The charge was that he enticed the sla'
Dick from Missouri. The evidence failed
show that Dr.. Doy was ever in the State
Missouri, while it was conclusively proved tn
Dick left that State provided with pass fro
his master, allowing him to do so, and that D
Doy never saw him until after ne reached Law
renee, in Kansas Dr. D. was seized in ka
sas without process of law, and taken by VI
lence TO Missouri, thrown into lOathsome CO
and kept there some months has been tWi'
tried and at last convicted for q crime, whic
if committed at ali, was committed in Kansa
The St. Joseph correspondent of the st. Lou
Democrat writes:
The whole transaction is libel upon I
freedom of an American citizen, in open vio
tion of justice, and only paralleled by the En-
lsh state trials in Ireland.
Ii the Supreme Court Of Missouri does n
grant a new trial, they deserve the execrati
of every honest heart and unprejudiced maj
but / cannot think the highest courj Of al
State could be guilty of so great injustice as
refuse a new trial, with the features of th
case fairly before them.
The citizens Of Kansas feel justly indignaI
and if boy goes to Jefferson City, slave pro
erty on the border will be more unsafe th
ever. This trial, if adverse in its results, W
breed more under ground Railroads than t
mere sight of slavery could in ten years.