Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-28
SLAVE RESCUE TRIAL IN OHIO r

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 l Some months since two Kentuckians attemnted to kidnap colored boy ir Lorain county. They were not permitted to do so Thirty or f,rtv of ,be rescuers were arraigned and bound over on their own recognizances. One has been on trial for a daysor two, before packed Jury every man a Bu- chanan Democrat The result was a verdict of guilty. Here is what followed.
 EsQm the Cgeseland Leader, April Is. i The Court convened yesterday afternoon at ? Q clock, and q verdict having been agreed upon by the Jury, they came in and took their seats. The prisoner being present. the question was put by the
 'Gentlemen of the Jury, have you agreed upon a verdcti''
 ''We have, your Honor.''
 "What is your verdict, Mir. Foreman?'' | t"GuuTY." .4. . The r,tln WIS filled with spectators, who heard and received the verdict wiiL qnctness It had been expected until the last moment, but when the Judge charged the Juryin the forenoon, at the re- quest of MT. BacSus, that 1t was necessary to find 1t proven by the prosecution that the boy John was
 
 aud not by the warrant then some hope was enter tatned that tue decision would be for the defence at tho deed Is done and the fiat has gone forth that Bushnell must submit to the penalties of the Flu gitlsc Slave Act.
 Tiis case having beon disposed of, the District Attorney calai the name ,f James Langston us the next case The defence remarked that they were ready M none of the other except that of Pro- lessor Peck. The Attorney insisting upon that oi MT. Langston. Mr. Spaulding thought they might I@, .1., was ready to proceed. 'sl ...-.-.f. .
 Judge Wilson said the present Jury was one struck and selected for the term, and it proper that they si:oud try all the cases.
 | MT. Backus remark ed that he was astonished to hear his Honor intimate that this Jury, who have sat through and upon this case--heard all the testi mony, and who have now in the presence of the Court rendered verdict. ill which their minds are made up and fixed upon all the important points il the case are to be held competent to try another case almost exactly similar. The ownership o John-whether he owed service to Bacon-whethel he was the same Jon-whether he was legally 0, illegally arrested by Jennngs-and whether he was held by virtue of the power of attorney or by the warrant-all these points had been heard and de termincd by these men, and could it be pretended that they would come to another trial with opin ion formed in their own minds? Why, it was an unheard of and most villanous outrage on the sense of justice of the civilized world and one of the defendants wonld so stutify himself te
 
 CT known or heard of such niackery of that jus tice which should prevail in every court It Was a terrible, not to say monstrous proceeding. the like of which had never been known since courts were first in existence.
 | The Court remarked that the Jury would decide each case upon the evidence offered in that partc- lar case and there was occasion for excitement or incorporate zeal to be exhibited, as the rule would be enforced.
 Judge Spaulding then announced that if Jury who had settled upon decision upon every impor- tant point except identity expected to try cry case, then the District Attorney could call the accused up fast Le pleased and try them, for neither would they call any witnesses for the de- fence, nor appear by Attorney before such jury
 Very we'll, then, ' replied Judge Belden-'' then ask the Court to order these all into the GUS tody of the Marshall
 The Court then ordered the Marshal to take the prisoners into custody, when Judge Spauldng re- Quested that their recognizances might be cancelled
 Court adjourned to Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the counsel for the defence giving notice that they should consider it their datyto challenge the Jury at that tine @ >
 Immediately after the adjonfnmert the room was cleared of all the following persons, who had been called up by the Marshal as the accused ia few had previously gone to Obeilin, on permission of the District AtturIey) their counsel and Mar shal :--- ! ].
 James Langston, Wilson Evans, L John Watson. David Watson,
 Simeon Bushnell. Eli Boyce,
 Lorin Wordsworth, James Bartlett,
 Robert Windsor, Matthew Gillett, l Ii Jacob B. Shipherd, O. $. B. Wall
 John H. Scott, Daniel Williams, | r D,,I