The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-14
TRIAL OF REV. DANIEL WORTH FOR CIR
CUhATING INCENDIARY AND SEDITIOUS
PUBLICATIONS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY

NOhln OhhULlNA.
correspondent of the Raleigh On. g. Stand
ard of April says: "On Friday morning at 10
O'Clock, the prisoner was brought into court with
white bandage on his head and rather a com
plaisant, defiant expression his countenance
The State announced its readiness for trial,
as we'll as the defendant Counsel for
the State, Mr.. Solicitor Settle, Mclean and
Scott; for the defendant, Morehead and Cor
rell. The jury was called and the defendant OBJ
jected to the whole array and challenged for cause,
and put them each opOn their rOire dire as to
whether they had formed and expressed an opinion
as to the prisoners guilt. After examining fifty
jurors, a jury was obtained and empanelled. Mr..
Scott, for the State, opened the case by reading
the bill of indictment, which was spread upon
twenty pages of toOlscap paper, recting portions
of the infamous Helper book, such ''sma-pox
is a nuisance, mad dogs is nuisance, slavery is
nuisance, and slaveowners is a nuisance but the
greatest of all is the saveowner, and that it was
lawful and right to abate all nuisances.' This,
with many other Of like character was recited in
the bill. The courtroom was densely crowded,
and Mr.. Scott proceeded to read the bill of indct-
ment in a clear and solemn tone of voice. Mr.
Scott remarked to the jury, if they failed to con
vict, and thus encourage these abolition emssares,
it would not be long until our fair land would be
deuged in blood. The darkness of midnight would
be lighted up with our burning buildings to see
the massacred bodies of our wves'and children,
and that the would rise ere long upon the dead
bodies of shareholders with their throats cut. This
electrified the courtroom, and brought down upon
the prisoner such indignant looks that he seemed to
sink. The State called its witnesses, j. IL. Pearce,
Dan. Briles, Jacob Briles, Wm Yates, Jas. Sluder,
and Mahala Sluder and Thomas DOugan, and a
number of Others John H. Pearce testified that
he had known the defendant some two years; that
he bought the Helper book from him-paid 81
for it; defendant recommended it as good book;
had heard him preach often Daniel and Jacob
Briles testified that they had known the defendant
some two years, and that they each bought liel-
per book from him, and that the defendant recon-
mended 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. JAS.
Suder was present, and saw defendant sell to VIM.
Yates a book, which he told him to be careful with
for it contained enough to whip mans back
Mahaa Suder also present when defendant
sold to Yates the book; understood tn defendant
to say to Yates to be careful of it, for it contained
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 Ma
hala but they were triumphantlv sustained as be-
ing worthy OF all credit The State here stopped
the case, as did the defendant also. His Honor
gave clear and impartial charge, and the jury re-
tired at halfpast eleven O'Clock, and brought in
verdict OF guiltya four clock Saturday morning.
Mr.. Worth was sentenced to twelve months i'm
prisOnment.