New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24
LAIH INTELLIGENCE.


UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUar-IrLr 2l-Bsfors
J15gSSrIPaAS.
rup s,yGyvAH TRWAfFERSnFH iF CoURT-THEf
PLEAD EoT GUlITY-IHEY ASK pLLAr-THiAL
POSTPONED TO OCTOBER.
Tbs morning the officers and crew Of the Rebel PR
yateer Savannah were brought into cont haBdsGief.
After entering the they were placed within the
bar st the south end, and their irons sken OF.
Distriet-Attcrney Suh asked that the prisoners be
arrGiged to plead
Mr.. Sullivan said that the prisoners were All repre-
sen,ed by counsel and were acquainted with the
charges in the indictment.
The prisoners were directed 10 IRE.
The Clerk called T. Harrison Baker, and ssid, You
have been indicted for robbery the hgh erss how
do you IeadrIi.ty not guilty r fiF Baker replied
" Not guiity.'
TIE Disfiit.Attorey suggested Lat the Indictment
be read - the prisoners, unless eaCl 90 Of them ex-
rressly waived it, lie would preier % have II read.
Counsel Tor the prisoners submitted hst II was OF 10
eonsequenee. 1ha accused knew tie contents OF II.
The judge sid il would consume some ZINE " read
H. which slould he avoided If pO~eibe.
DistIict-a ,jOrney Smith Sad that questions had
en raised on tls point, and tor the cake OF regu-
lafity ne desired TO have TIRE indictment read.
Tie Judge directed the Clerk 10 read TIE document,
which was done, occupying shout bali an hour. Dur
ing TIE reading hs accused hietec atentivtly, bat
became rtsse uader tee prolific vefSSSe OF sao last
three Or four counts.
Jae prisoners separately pleaded not guilty.
Distfict-AttOnoy Syith sad the iscls IN this case
were exceedingly simple, aud Che evidence within
narrow range. lie had examined tns testimony with
care and he bad doubt that the prisoners were
puity and ~ u matter of law and fact, that they
shoud DO convicted. The merchant marine on the
high seas was dolly in danger and murder bcog the
child Of robbery IL could no do OIL eT~ise THAI follow
the tezure OF the vessels Under these circumstances
speedy tial VIVA necessary week fron to-nolrow-
aud he would give every ABILITY TO defendants council
to have the facts tlifly and fully presented.
MIR. L8rocque said the object Of Mr. Sniih's speech
had probably been answered. There q large
dieuCe " eseG and also fun corps Of reporters, and
by these means, doubt, the public would be iuly
ia formed Of The Dstriet-Aorneys conviction Of The
guilt Of tie pTisOnerg IL seemed 10 Inn that tie idea
might have occurred 10 the Disuct-A tOney that these
men bad NOT yet been convicted. The law PRESUMED
every man TO be innocent onlil be proved 10 be
guilty. 1he council should not Prcsume hs.e mon 70
b. guilty until they were tried. There were quouOns
of National law involved in thu ease which would DO
entitled IT, consideration. The councillor the Govern
Cnt would learn that he had misunderstood the mean
inc og tho statue under which these were indict
Cd Tue pIisOneIs counsel were not roady. They re-
CURED documentary evidence and wltUes'es 70 DO pro
cared from "a distance They could not be rcSdy 60 go
on q, this term Of tho CoUt. lie submitted that a
cause OF this magnitude should 10. be- disposed Of
speedily What had these pTisOners to do with Others
on the ocean Did no derire TO hurry them 10 a con-
viction for the purpose Of striking tenor 10 tlOoe
tie ocean HI could rot believe IL % be 80.
Mr.. Sullivan, for tho Drisouers, would not ask any
further delay after procuring their testimony. Some
OF tie evidence could not be obtained this eide Of
Charleston, aud ii would 10 impossible procure II
under three OF four weeks. The involved the leg
status telNoCn the United States and the eded
81 ates. lie opposed setting down Tie Cse Tor tril
next Wednesday.
Mr. Asher, Of counsel for the prisoners, also opposed
the motion If tic D=tIicAtOIney aud feitefsled The
stat Iaeuts pr yicuily made IL relation % the te nonv
Mr. Mayer saia II WAS -et forth IN the iAdictuent
that ali the prisoners Nere citizens OF tic Unit State
la for ~ 4
would have 20 BE- brosgt acgoqs be ocean, Ills client
was a citzon OF iiaHbgTg.
Mr. Load sid questions Of law were involved In the
ease Of tho Urarned Of such diG oul,y seldom
occlUed. H. a clEe invoking 20 many lives. It was
dosirabls that the C0ust should DO iu ia AasHc7u-
SETS they always t3ed car it'll ca-es before full
Court. TIE Only way III which review cOad be had
Wes on The cCyircale Of Two judge. II tbe cG5c wege
deferred, there WE doubt Jn an assistant wonld Sc
taC trl, and any question upon whieh tic JUICES
differed Could 80 10 the Supreme Cont Vi he UbiiCd
State. Tee wore questions OF llN, very i:DCEt8nt
Questions which so Disirit-A,toTDey bad 10, i'd
yeftet 20, bat which wore quite clear 10 him.
The Dlstiia-AttOmeyIn regard 20 lie Zee Esity Of
re Sg1ing 70 Charleston, II notorious tact that .be
pr ~IeFs Weio IN CgIGm1 JieicG VITA that place. IL
was seeSIy 70, tie council 10 dsclcso tie nature Of
ther icfnos IN order Coz 1t to have any bearing on
defcui T. tie zine Of Trial.
Jadge sh.Ppaa said lhii in yisw Of III the cinum-
stances zoe cese be should set down tho t.l lgr the
ihird Gsy O'1hO Ocotes tena al IL o'clock.
PRIZE C0AAl NtohfEs COZ T-July H. Bcfoy, Con-.
N'aets OvHS and EttlGIT.
EtS PRIZE yLssEL.
Tic ho0ror YtSlsoo o. Galveston, Texas, WIS re-
ported 10 ;he Co4NGis.0neis today. TIE yeI.sco
sailed from Galveston 20 Mobile, bat 6eiog warned OIL
20 MaGauzas end took in a cargo of smear
and slid for New-Yo'k. She Wa captured by lhe
United States steamer AlSaiross. Shs sailed undr tho
state fac OF Tekas and wasssized ene,ays prspey
On Der way to this poi The ESs wss Destroyed.