Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-11
THE CITY.

TRIAL OF MARSHAL MIECKLEY.-The case
Of Marshal c. A. Minckley, charged with
perjury, was taken up at o'clock yester-
day afternoon before Judge Bishop. Prose-
cutor A. T. slade aud samI Williamson,
Esq, appeared on the part Of the State and
F. T. Backus, Jos. Adams and Samuel E.
Adams, Esqs., for the defendant. The trial
excites much interest and an unusually
large number of persons were present to
watch it's progress. The first hour was oc
oupied in empannelling the jury, all of
whom are regular jurors for this term of
Court. Previous to the examination of
witnesses, statements were made by both
sides concerning what they expected to
prove. The prosecutor stated, in substance,
that he should introduce testimony TO en-
deavor 10 show the following facts That
conspiracy had been entered into between
one James Lynch and Minekley. That
Lynch took a watch which had been stolen
from Daniel Eckart to Jos. D. Green, color.
ed man, who keeps a loan Office under the
johnson House and then pawned it for thir-
ty days, receiving in return four dollar
Canada bill. That soon after, while Lynch
was still there, Minckley entered and ar
rested Green on charge Of stealing the watch
and conveyed him to the city prison. Also,
that the testimony of Minkley given on the
trial Of Lynch, for burglary on the 2sth of
August on behalf of the defendant, was
false. EThe substance of that testimony is
given belOw.l
The defence said that they expected to be
able, to prove that all the statements made
by Marshal Miuckley were correct and true,
and that the charges set forth in the indict-
ment, were false.
S. Foljambs, Justice of the Peace, being
called to the stand and interrogated as to
the testimony of Marshal Minckly, taken
before him on the trial of Lynch, on the
2sth day of August last, gave it as follows !:
On Wednesday last I was on the West
| Side near Sholl's slsughter house, about 4
! O'Clock in the afternoon, and saw two men,
. solored, and white man. Saw log in
a. ~ehard on the left side of the road to the
sIsT.b NQF house. Two men were on the log,
a Ubita Nd 2 colOred man was there about
half an ho,, vent to the log and found a
watcb w-Snns / in q piece of newspaper /;
bronobt tbs v1st. "a away and showed it to
M. Racer In tbe', evening returned and
,lscs5 fbe vstcb nm, Ser the log spd watch
ed tbst NIGHT. Between ~ at noon and 3
next day, saw q colored n an get some ethlDg 9
from under the log. Follow 90 ili aiIl AZ some
distance and kept sight of him VI iie
ed the top of Vineyard Lanes 1sh L Ios'
sight of him short time until / s. In " u
on the opposite side of Superior street, eau
enter Green's barber shop. Met policemh u
Mix On Superior street and directed him to
60 by the back way to enter the shop. l
entered by the front and found Lynch sit
ting and Green standing; put my hand on
Green's shoulder and told him he must 60
with me; proceeded to search Green and
found the watch in the right hand pants
looms pocket. Found nothing on Lynch
The log was not new nor much dscayed.-
Five or six persons might sit upon it. On
the way TO the station house Green offered
me $50 if I would let him go and after
wards 500. The watch Is the same that
found on Wednesday and the same that I
took from Green.
The witness used the minutes which he
had made during the trial of Lynch and on
cross-examination said that without thus
refreshing his memory he could not be able
to give as full an account of the testimony.
He could not remember all the testimony.
The transcript of the Justice was offered,
and the Court adjourned till nine o'clock
| this morning.