Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-17
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bPIpla4E Coenr,-A jury Ras en-.
paasllsd yesterday morning IL The case d
Michael RIblstt, charged viii treason.
lRlbIslt va atrettsd aWstk OF % go
At Tls,sr'I creek, near PbilliPPF to which
poin., IL Is alleged, 10 aud othtri recently
rsturnod from The rebel army, lOr the pur.
pose Of eSsrylpg OaA Sustilla warfare 10
this section Of country, which they bad
already iaauguratsd.
n. Richardson, E,q,, (EhO appeared 10
connection With HaanlbAl Forbes, HIq, for
the prlSSssr) asked ne CLERK % aptsF .
gsnsral demurrer u The Indistmsat and 70
each eOunt thereof Dc said the offence
charged IL not Su@SiSasly described Ia the
body Of tbs Indictment The priIOnSr e
charged with lsvying war In both counts
Of the iudletmsa.. Treason consists Ia
lsvyI0g war ugaiu5t the DATED States aud
GdhSdsg % liI enemies. Il docs not AP.
pear Ia the indictment what acts the pTis-
oner committed 70 eompols the crime With
which hSIo charged. II must appear what
act The prisoner committed and that that
act amounted % . levyiug 9i var. The
prisoner 10 brought here uPoa % Indlct-
mOnt which does not show % any szlsnt
wha. be il 70 soBtI, ne cited several Az.
thOrlusO to sustain the positions which be
assumed. Also the indIetmsot Is not
SlguOa b. the Attorney EoF The United
Ssatsa BVsa 10 civil cases this must b
done, and X ltbe necessary in civil cases
how much more Important should u bs
when tbO Tie Of q peESOa IL at stake. He
read an authority that the sigaataFS Of ths
prosecuting attorney. Is essential to The
validity Of IN indictment before OF Al(sr
ltS submllalon % The grand Jury.
The Court remarked that The auIhOri.
ties cited were Ia conformity with The
practices d Stats Courts ID vlryInIathS
Signature u dOueite5llai % the validity Of
the indictment. no. 4
Mr, RlehariSou,-lR the absence Of any
such requirement Is Indicated by the
Court, The common law would prevail, aad
tha. sonmoulAw / have jaSI sadsavOEed
70 explain. 4 does not appear IN Any
maahst that ills ipdlStudnt has been
sanctioned By The District Attorney. Az.
other objection u .hal Tie nsnss Otths
wltus,SSI apoa whouS evidence the iatir.,
meat Elg fSaad, Do not 4ppsaF a. !bp foot
Of Il. w atS called upon % answer an
IndietmbhG which does not tell % for
whAtgs 90 Indicted o. Who Indicted Is
We are called upon TO answer . charge Zoe
which We are 10 DO PunisAOd viii death,
aud Nobody 70 tell % lot what OF upon
whose evidence. Itls little laSs than bar
baroaS. Il ISwOrthy Of The datkSges.
Colonel Smith, the District Attorney,
said that The Indictment was an exact copy
Of The Indictments against Burr and BIan.
nsrhatDtE IiSap ihdicsmSnt which has
stood The test Of The most rigid scrutiny.
The questions raised By NJ. Richardson are
questions o. evidence, Aud viii come up du-
ring the Trial. A more complete iudiet-.
mont could not have been found.
Judge Jackson noticed The objections Of
the Council, all Of which ho OVoruled.-
He r,naFksd, however, that oyea 10 case
Of CoaVisdou, itit shall appear that the IN.
dIssmsnt 10 not what Il should b, The
Court will snsSrtala motion 10 arrest Of
judgment 'tE
The prisoner WAS then aFraIgpsd, aRd
plead not GaElty.
NJ. Richardson made q motion for con.
tiaaaass 81 lhs cause, upon which, RIblett
waStWOtu, and tisslaSd that three WiInss.
aes, material % bic defSaos, were absent.
The Court refused . cOutlaus Tie cause,
but agreed % pOstPoas 4 until Friday
mOrniag, and Tie Jury vas accordingly ad.
iOutpsd anti thattlms, az
james q. Nay, Of Marion county, in-
dlotsd for treason, appeared % enter bail
for hVSappsaEaRes. 49,
The OOurt-Nr. Nay, you Sru charged
with ewing ihate. oaA b ydgEsesVoFqt
you health you intended V join RlghtSFs
guerrilla company
Ne. Nat-tAeVtF SAD hol 90 help NJ
God. donehlllI ssoglas lids
aOt Ell l6 tisS tixmdAt55 ID
COD, VydlduOtt psu "a loo undss
aay Ell eumStaus0l, AZ
MoESau AekShiFo VAoFEOPOaed TO g
Nays SSitj / would not 90 bis bail nndsl
any other circumstances.
Tho prisoner Nas adRlttedto ball n tAe
sum oFtWo thousand dOllsU.
u t.ig t.f ft l isti f'tf
ttr a4s Fi
saea' iSFHRNoOS SEsslUa' s.,
A Jury waSsnPannellod inthS case Q
Or. Allied HaEhsS, charged With . miSap