New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-25
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURTNEY a-Before
Judge NELsos.
CONVICTION OF ANDREWS THE RIoTER.
IL. I-ul..d s..t.. n.. LIN IL ArLr.a.

\ CONVICTION OF ANDREWS THE RIoTER.
The United State. sr,. John L. Andrew
The Courtroom was filed with persons inter
e.tod in the rial Of John o. Andrews who is charged with
mailing inhammAoTy speeches against the da and eadn:
the rioters July last Andrews about IS year. Of age
medium hight and slender build. lie ba. brown hair blu,
eyes. and fll red beard and apparently IN good health
although his pale face and ated considers
bio anxiety Ia relation TO his case.
good deal Of time occupied IN organizing jury and
queer made to the questions proposed by
the detendan. counsel One Jurors. being asked II
he hsd formed opinion IN relation 10 the guilt Innocence
Of the prisoner promptly replied IN loud tone with Dutch
aecent that he thought Andrews guilty The reply
aed considerabe laughter IN Court The Prosecution ~s'
conducted by Mr. T.. Dsahed Smith, the United bis
t Attorney and the prisoner defended by MI Edmund
The District Attorney addressed the Jury interpreting the
meaning Of the law In relation to inc ca defining the crime
OF treason aud then informing the jury That We prisoner vas
charged with conspiracy against the United states reading
spiracy may be lined from $50 TO $500 and Imprisoned
from months 10 years. both rs tho Court may direct
He proceeded tina, Andrews had melted the mob
burn the Office Il the Provost Marshal IN the Ninth District
aud suggested the burning o the Custom House and other pub
/ lie buildings in ,hi. city.
Mi Chas f. jenkins wa, the fret witness called He wa,
the Proves, Marshal in the Ninth District at the time Of te
riot lie had organized the Board Of Enrolment the Third
avenue corner Of kast street. on the jh Of July
The session terminated abruptly aboni II ococs IA the fore
whcn the Board driven out By voIey Of stones
thrown by the mob.
Crosse amined by Mr. Witness escaped from
]
! hfe n tbs tim. he made his cscapc. -
Capt b. \. Ms1erre next called and sworn lie de-
posed that he was acting as Provost Marshal IN me WIN
District. the Office located Broadway near twenty
ninth street lie testified TO e manner oil conducting tie
drait, and i,s sudden suspension In July last ,
Gross eIaInincd-Ihn rrolucnt was complete ny the
enrolment, he meant the gathering OF the names by me dnft
knew the Office destroyed by ho hnd no
with the prisoners linn until he saw hiin IN Court
Mern r. Brewer testified that he lawyer had seen
the prisoner before him the l3h OF July for The ht
time saw him then the top Of shed on tho north
marshaPs Office was then BURNING II was located on
the north OF Thd and Forty sixth street
900 OF w prrsons wsIs present. Wa 20 me
mob had done something worthy Of praise The diat was in
the people should pat stop to III mat the people
should arm themselves, seize tho arsenal destroy
destroy the CnstomIiouse the Telegraph wires and poles
and they had nobody to lead them he would do ii him
ho was then taken upon the shoulders OF the crowd and
carried toward Brodway the crowd tearing fences
breaking up bo1e, and supplying themse'e. with clubs he
went toward Lexington avenue and soon alter the ho broke
thcre the mob then 10 Aehon hotel he identified
Mr. AndIs~. :. the man whae %SvsmeTii he described
practices In this city whet he happened about IL o'clock
could not Hslo the exact time because bis watch was stolen
that day. he had given hi, testimony mostly In the words Of
the prisoner distant from Andrews about 30 feet when
he a addressed the mob did no. hear any other person
speak cheers given for him. and he wa. borne away
tho shoulders Of the crowd he saw Andrew. atcrward
Of S did NOT se. nIs
| a public meeting at the Cooper lstitule. ,
samuel H. BRICK deposcd that he saw the prisoner the
18th Of July several hundred persons with him.
Of the lin to a she'd dozen person. were on
tho building with him; brennan Andrews said in
substance that the crowd had done webu, they had
TO do the dr would take the poor from hi, wife
LEAD them he carried On s a.. I
crowd he crowd the furnit1re from the brown
| buildings and tore down tho buildings.
| Gross eIamined-Saw leading Andrews; saw
Andrews sscend tho shed he tApdsw spoke about half
he never saw the prisoner before that ,me since
i until this morning.
Calvin Pepper from As.sudrs vrrinis. dspossd that be