The New York herald., 1864-05-25


two persons shall conspire together bv orcs preveu
hinder or delay the execution OF auy law 81 the Unite
states or " force to take prOpert
OF the United States against tho will or contrary 10 To
suhoriy OF the Uned States every euch person pom
Unable az prescribed by the The second count
WAT the prisoner on tue 18Th OF jolly. 1863 in this city
ala cons ire with many Others by force TO prevent bin
der and obsruct tho OF the law for enroln,
the military 70 ces of the United states and By force
atlons and threats, to event the execution O
tho same The third coun. Is substantially the same
as me second, except that II Ia more full and in
aea charging that the prisoner conspired with others
70 preVhh oy force OF arnr, guns, pistols, So,
70 prevent the execution OF tho drat under
le act q congress This s the offence charged and to
Nueh the evidence produced In the relates Tho
testimony on behalf Of the government ia very full and
detailed oy very Intelligent wituossoa tending tile
pod ei Tue conspiracy by the prisoner with great mu
ttude OF excited people. to p1eve execution Of the
as ~ force by destroying the buildings N which the
boards OF enrolment were engaged IN the dts
charge Of their duties end bv threats against the officers
concerned in the execution OF the duties and addition
according TO the tesi,mony the prisoner was tbo ad
nred leader and director Of conspiracy Ia order
70 Constitute tho oerco u Il necessary that the
prisoner SHOULD have participated in hsphysca violence
eVuhNoi Dy the clusplratoTa not necessary that nc
sho 10 nave PIT tho torch TO the buildings committed
violence agailst pelcafaI individuals It is enough If
was was neinoe y the conspiracy encouraged other par
ties 20 commit the violence by words by
exciting their passions and stimulating them to
GERS appointed for this purpose These acts are equally
criminal, and, indeed, IN moral point x view more
heinous ana wicked than IN the o tile poor and qno
rant follower in the uniawfui aEsemhlage Tue position
o leader implies intelligence aby, tho powet al inhu
adds to the guilt The evidence, gentlemen IN this case
liz all way and II believe tho witncs e they
are o the highest Character there but one conclusion
TO which you can arrive and hat Is the guilt Of the prs
,ner.
THE VERDICT.
The Jury. ter Of wenty minutes returned
With q verdict Of Guilty y
lie District Attorney moved for sentence.
Fie prisoner then ordered to stand up.
lie Court--How old arc you defendanR
PrIsoner-I viii be thirty nine the 14th Of mex,
December.
The Court-When were Won commttad9
Prisoner-I was seven and a half months In Fort La
fayette have been over ter months in prison have
nothing in tho world here; no means IN New Yos my
counsel defended me without cost lost everything
ods Ine ,n ssoS yGp a anths to offer Why tho
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YOUR Honor to tae oa IN.
p"s'aon ' @ "nun @ M ucoupy ~ 'n,s maernot una. WIN
saons tho ae n
~ w any nig 10 supvcrt .he CONSTITUTION o. thc enea
~ was anu us on tna
pUoas'on me,ey expresseu my opnlon-nothng more
oMeveI uiuch tne testlhony may pe against me told
my @ oounse, wouiu hot ask any one 70 90 my witness
viduai to be my witness ! threw myself on the
.es.mony whch believed WON'T oe adduced before your
give testimony against me for language which could DO
properly explained This 10 the language, your Honor,
coming do with pure conscience and with upright
ness OK Ieeng 10 speak the truth IN defiance OF the
am To be 1 BY
that prnoe ncucaed In me your Honor as II was ncul
But your Honor must feel that anna man VINO has been ar
rgncd as l have been arraigued under the circum-
sances to tie my tongue in giving Tree expressions
my opinions feelings you conceds to me-
American citizen standing here sovereign citizen
believing have the right TO express my feel
inps with my heart. Actuaed by those feel
ings did express them that day However much
did express them, scorn the thought,
the action scorn the very testimony against
mo, when they say said or did thing that
would cause mo TO lead mob to commit violence
on any property begged and entreated them that day
and God is my witness at the last day, when shall ap
pear before that God-beiore that high udge--that
your Honor told them that begged them to try every
to violence know. your Honor that my assurance
can have no weight now that the die is cast,
aud l stand, as one or old stood TO be made
victim for the free expression OF opinion aud
the exercise OF the constitutional right of an
American citizen II am TO be sacrificed; II am TO be
crushed for time II am to spend the weary balance
OF my existence your H0nor In prison, shall have the
consciousness OF knowing that did my duty as an Ane
rcan citizen IN upholdng the constitution OF my fathers
And always would deiy and would try TO thrust Into
who would lay finger TO overturn that sacred palladium
or man rights The man who would charge me With uea
son and against the United states so far as the
have heart 10 know that only speak the ,ruthIpacs
man 10 man with hm-then strike these manacles from
my limbs, unbind these hands, remove me from this
court free your muskets and your officers of the
law. and the man, your Honor not live could
traitor and consprator. But az man l
SPEAK my sentiments as AZ tmes' under all CIR,
bullets were hurled against me-M dsscers cleaned
ready % penetrate my heart and say here u Is the
or nv rights as an American citizen Yea vour Honor
had acqu mo would rather thousand times cut OF
my rom ~, NJ vng .nnss Gu, aray every tic ,nas
to have the finger OF scorn pointed al me- and said o
There coward Of the penitentiy Not tbatI would