Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-06


tbs REscUE TRIAL The trial of Langston pro
crosses from day to day, but rather slowly An
other motion was made yesterday morning for the
immediate sentence Of Bushnell, as he intended to
apply for a writ of habeas corpus after being sen
fenced Several witnesses were yesterday an.
nounced for the defence. Esq. Houk, Esq. Ben
nett and Constable Meacham repeated in substance
their evidence as given on the previous trial. In
the afternoon Mr.. Cowle5, oung man Of Ober-
liu testified to the circumstances Of the case both
at Oberlin and Wellington. He is not one of the
indicted, which evidently was a matter of regret
to the prosecution, he gave his testimony too bold
y and clearly, and they showed clearly that they
wanted to have him in their power. Cowles went
to Wellington with Patton aud Scrimgeour for the
purpose of-here the District Attorney interfered
and didn't choose to inquire further or to hear any
gratuitous testimony on that score Cowles was
perfectly ready to enllghten the Court as to his in
tentions, if it was desired.
In the course Of MIR. Patton 8 cross examination,
the District Attorney reviewed the evidence he
had just given as to the way in which the Roy was
taken from the room, and asked if he had not got
up an entirely new version of the affair since the
former trial; that now he told one story aud
then another that on that trial he had said that
the crowd rushed into the room and seized John
and bore him away
Mr.. Riddle" He did not testify to that"
Judge Belden-"I beg your pardon, claim be
did"
"He said nothing Of the kind"
al say he did, and you wall please not interfere,
or shall appeal to the Court to keep you still"
"We will take care of our rights, and we say
he did net say anything about that. We knew as
to what he could testify, and purposely avoided
questioning him on that point"
Il will take care of this witness, if you will let
mehone."
"And I'll take care of you"
Here the Court interiered saying that there was
no call for any such personal dispute Patton then
on examination by Judge Belden, swore most posi-
lively that when John went from the room in the
hotel, that but one man went with him--that ther
was no rush after him-that he did not go out with
force, but walked out with but one man, aud there
was so little of a rush that there was an open pas
sage way made for him in the hall
Mr.. ], L. Stevens being on the stand and testi
flying as to the standing of Langston in Oberlin,
Judge Bliss questioned him as TO what constitutes
good standing in Oberlin. Under his questions, he
stated what the general standard tho --'i'o .
tU laws wnloh they considered unconstitutional, as
they did the Fugitive Slave Law. This exposition
pleased the prosecution nightly. When hard
looking cases" put up at taVerns at Oberlin they
are sometimes watched, and he thought that "Good
Old Father Jennings Gas Judge Bliss called him)
was rather hard looking case.
AlIusion being made to motion toward tarring
and feathering Deputy Marshal Dayton, the prose-
cutiOn thought it rather too specific.
The evidence for the defence will be closed this
morning, and the argument commenced by Judge
Bliss for the prosecution.