The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-25

Tbe case Of the Tree "se'" sat.
"a i've was brought to a close q snp on o. a G
and, ~ !, ~S afternoon, the Jury tise"e son, as
, ,e,5ict Of not guilty o. OH .s the in
in the frat nssoenized as
Sis,we 1nSrss emit, be not bsing, 10ce ceenspirscy
a''. . citizen, and guilty. and Of mur.
ss;,b the slaves 70 The second and
der, a. cnsrse"1 ME case was ably
third eCunAiS, y. An, ,ew Hunter, on be-
)hsit Of re st.e' VS. vs. defended by G.
4 X. Of Boston, who labored win
NC, r. ITO client.
tered by the prisoners counsel,
which will be disposed Of Tomorrow
morning,
in the case of Captain Cook, the
Cort assembled ut ten O'Clock yes.
ter9y, and was called to order by
jude Parker. The Grand Jury was
swor and Immediately proceeded to
their Dom to consider the case. A
numbe OF witnesses were summoned
and th.Jury Was absent for abou,
two hous.
On th.reassembling OF the Court
Mr.. lianing, the Prosecuting At
'orney, slated that a number OF wit
nesses in the case OF Cook, who
would notbe IN Stephens case. were
present. He would, il agreeable to
the counsel on the other side, move
to take mp ,he case Of Cook first.
MIR. Green, one OF the counsel fol
Cook, said that as the counsel had
not yet had time to read the indict
Tpnt, ana nau not OF uS.'~s. ...-'
plea TO enter to the charges, he was
unable to proceed in the case, and
would prefer that the commonwealth
would proceed with the case of Ste-
phens, which would allow them time
to prepare for the case OF Cook.
The caee Of Stephens was called.
Stephens was brought into Cour,
and placed on q mattress. He is
looking pale and haggard. The
abstinence from food and the large
quantity Of medicine taken by him,
having had decided effect on him.
lie bears up under his wounds with
much fortitude, and is seldom heard
to murmur.
His counsel, Mr.. Senot, who had
endesvored to have his trial removed
to an adjoining county. but was re
fused, and the empanelling of a Jury
was proceeded with. Alter a con
siderable number of Jnrymen had
stated that he had just received a
telegraphic dispatch which would
probably interfere with further pro
ceedings in the empanelling OF q
jury. He then read the following
dispatch from Governor Wise:
"RIoHMoND, Nov. 7.
"ANDREw G. HUNrER-D Dear Sir.
| think You had better try Cook and
hand Sephens over to the Fedora
Authorities. Respectfully,
tSigned Ii. A. WISE.
Mr.. Hunter stated that he hat
been in correspondence for severs
days with Governor Wise, and haC
in his possession a number of fact,
important to the development of thi,
case, which were unknown to IN,
public and would for the presen
remain so. lie had since his las
letter to the Governor, come into th,
possession of other facts which point
81 to Stephens as the mos. availabl,
party to be handed ever to the Fedora
Authorities, as he felt assured tha,
CROUCH would be ascertained to re-
suit in bringing before the Fedora
Bar a number Of the prominent obo
lition fanatics of the Norty.
Mr.. Harding objected to the pro
ceeding, and insisted that the case
should be proceeded with.
lie was not in league with Gov
Wise or anybody else. He was moi
iced by any one, and would only
receive as a compensation for his
labors in the case, the small pittance
allowed by the Circuit Court.
Mr.. Senot remarked that he had
not consulted with his client, and as
the jury had partly been chosen, he
would not consent that the state
should hand over TO the government,
the prisoner, Cor what purpose was
known to Governor Wise, and had
been foreshadowed by the remarks
or MIR. Hunter. II time had been
allowed, the trouble had in empan
elling OF the jury, would have beer
dispensed with.
Mr.. Hunter remarked that he
would then proceed Immediately :
with the case of Stephens. and hand
over the prisoner Ilazelett, who has
not heen indicted, to the Fedora
Court, Ii was immaterial whether
Stephens would prefer a trial or not
Mr.. Seuot then asked delay of 9
moment for consultation with
Stephens, after which he announced
that the prisoner accepted the offei
OF the state to hand him over 10
the Federal Authorities, and would
therefore prefer to be remanded to
Jail.
= Mr. Harding desired the clerk to
enter his earnest protect against the
whole proceedings. He considered
ths-who]e proceedings wrong, and
wished it 80 shown on the docket.
Judge Parker to the Clerk-"Do
no such thing; | wish no such pro-
test on the docket Of this Court"
The prisoner was then handed
over to United States Marshal Mar.
tin and lodged in Jail. where he will
reman until the term of the Federal
Court at Staunton which will not
p,aat for oo,,,o ts...o