Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-09

TRIAL OF rRK RIoTKRs PosrPoNKD.-It Ia wing
been ndestood that those persons arrested en- the
charge Of participating In the attack the Re-
publican wgwsm last hrSe:d.y Were 70
serday afternoon. al four O'Clock, quite large
I'd anxious crowd assembled around the Justices
Once q that hour. Owing to the great interest
taken in the case which caused the compare lively
small Office of the justice to be more densely nled
than was either convenient or comfortable, Il was
determined to hold the trial at the Guardhouse.
The crowd accordingly repaired to that locality,
ana In few minutes afterwards the trial room OF
the Guardhouse was densely jammed In the
motley gathering we saw not few Of the well
known b'hoys Of the town, and Ii was pretty well
undertook that quite portion Of the crowd was
armed to the teeth with revolvers bowie-knives,
&c: After waiting some time In order to secure a
null attendance Of the witnesses on either side the
justice decided to proceed with the trial.
the United States, said he was informed that some
Of the defendants who were under cognizance to
appear there that afternoon were not present,
though their sureties were making an effort to
bTiyg them in. He thought IL hardly worth while
to enter upon an examination Of the cases until
thew were present. and therefore proposed that the
examination be postponed until future day
AT this snggestion the justice postponed the
investigation until Monday at two O'Clock, at
WHICH time the interested parties are notified to
appear.
Mr.. Russell, of Ca, who became security for
one Of the defendants VIM. Ogden) on the night
questioned by the magistrate concssning the
whereabouts Of his friend, who had not appeared.
Mr. Russell replied that he had supposed he should
find him present. Had been to the place where
the man works, and ascertained that he hadn't
been there for 4 day or two. Supposed he would
be In directly. After the arrangement had been
made to postpone the examination till next Mon
day, Mi. Russell was again questioned, and
asked II he would continue bail and be response
BILE for the appearance Of his friend on Monday.
Mr. Russell had no doubt at all that his friend
would appear on Monday. The magistrate re-
marked that If Mr.. Russen desired he could have
bail piece, and cause the man to be re-arrested
Mr. Russell CURLY declined the offer, saying that
he would never arrest democrat for the sake of
an abolitionist. The remark producing some
sensation among the bystanders, the magistrate
Immediately administered a rebuke to the utterer
and cautioned him against any further like sx-
pressions In the court room.
No little feeling was manifested among the
rank and file present by the divulee-
ment OF the facts that strong attempts were being
made to buy off the prosecution In the case, and
that the attempts was likely to be successful
apparently. Several of the republicans de.
nounced such pecuniary compromise with
the ruttan rowdies as utterly unworthy Of their
party, and urged that those who would accede to
such propositions could deserve scarcely less con-
sideration from good citizens than the violaters
OF the public peace and the rights of private
property who should thus be screened from pun
ishment.