Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-07
For the Standard.
TRIAL OF DANIEL WORTH,

TRIAL OF DANIEL WORTH,
For Circulating Encendiary and Seditious pu6lica-
tions in Randolph County Superior Court Spring
Term, 1860, before his Honor Judge Bailey.
On Friday morning at 10 o'clock, the prisoner
was brought into Court with a white bandage
his head and rather complaisant, defiant express
sion on his countenance. The State announced its
readiness for trial. as well as the defendant. Coun-
sci for the State Mr.. Solicitor Settle, Mclean and
Scott for the defendant, Morehead and Gorrell
The Jury was called and the defendant objected to
the whole array and challenged for cause and put
them each upon their r0ir dire owhether they had
formed and expressed an opinion to the prisoners
guilt After examining 80 jurors, jury was OBJ
tanned and empanneled. Mr.. Scott for the State
opened the case by reading the bill OF indictment
which was spread upon 30 pages Of foolscap paper,
recitng portions of the infamous Helper book, such
as "smail-pox is a nuisance mad dogs is nuisance,
slavery is nuisance and slave owners is nuisance,
but the greatest of all is the Stare Ooner and that it
was lawful and right to abate all nuisanceS." This
with many other of like character was recited in the
bill
The Court room was densely crowded. and as Mr..
Scott proceeded to read the bill of indictment in
clear and solemn tone of voice. Indignation began
to grow upon the sea of human faces and eyes
and anon turning upon the prisoner who covered
cast his eyes to the floor and hung his head. Mr.
Scott remarked to the jury, if they failed to convict
would not be long until our fair land would be de-
luged in blood The darkness Of midnight would be
lighted up with our burning buildings to see the
mastered bodies of wives and children, and
that the sun would rise ere long upon the dead bo-
dies of shareholders with their Threats cut. This
eloquent touch electrified the court room and brought
down upon the prisoner such torrent OF indignant
looks that he seemed to sink.
The State called its witnesses, j. II. Pearce, Dan.
Briles Jacob Briles, William Yates, James Sludcr,
and Mahaa Sludcr, and Thos DOugan, and number
of others.
John II. Pearce testified that he had known the
defendant some two years That he bought the
Helper book from him, paid one dollar for it. De-
PENDANT recommended it as good book had heard
him preach often. Daniel and Jacob Bres testified
that they had known the defendant some two years,
and that they each bought Helper book from him,
and that the defendant recommended it as good
book William Yates has known the defendant some
three years, and had bought book some two years
ago from defendant, which he recommended to be
good book.
James Slnder was present and saw defendant sell
to VIM Yates book, which be told him to DC care
full with for it contained enough to whip mans
back Mahaa Sluder also present when defen-
dant sold to Yates the book. Understood the de-
PENDANT to saw TO Yates to be careful Of it. for it
tanned enough to whip his back, if they were mean
enough to do it. The defendants counsel attacked
the character of witnesses James Suder and wife
Mahaa, but they were triumphantly sustained as
being worthy of all credit
The State here stopped the case, as did the deien
daGt also
Mr. Gorrcll opened the defence in speech of some
two hours in length complained of the fierce speech
of Mr.. Scott-said there might be some objectiona-
BILE sentiments in the book called the statute under
which defendant indicted, rigorous as having
been written in blood and many other such cuts at
our laws | think his client cannot complain of
him.
Next came Mr. Solicitor Settle, in his dignfed,
manly bearing with speech which was thrillingly
eloquent and calculated to do much good to those
who had been misguided by this bad man Worth, as
well as convincing to the jury. Then came Mclean
with his thunderbots Of reason, and keen arrows of
sarcasm, that shook and made old Belshazzar trem-
ble Then the closing speech was made by Mr..
Morehead, who acquitted himself in such manner
as to leave no Just grounds Of complaint from his
client. His Honor then gave clear and impartial
charge, and the jury retired at half after II o'clock,
and brought in verdict of guilty at o'clock Sat-
urday morning
think the trial Of Worth and his conviction will
have a salutary effect those who have abolition
proclivites in this region.
| remain yours truly, JUSTICE.
I'VE learn that Judge Bailey sentenced Worth to
twelve months imprisonment, and that Worth has
appealed to the Supreme Court