Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-13
A Eamous Trial.

The "trials" which are now in progress
at indianapolis, as well as certain others
which have transpired within a year or
two, have very naturally suggested search
for precedents. We have found one which
the = best Government on earth" ought to
be familiar with, and which 1t might cite
as authority in the proceedings now being
had as well as in justification OF those
which have already transpired. John
Bunyan is the reporter of the case, the
main facts of which, together with the
points adjudicated, as well as the manner
of conducting the trial, we propose to re-
produce. Christian, on his journey to the
Celestial City, found companion by the
name of Faithful; and together they were
compelled to journey through town call
ed Vanity Fair. But the travellers despised
the gewgaws offered for sale, and refused
to make any purchase. ltwas noticed, also,
that their language was not precisely that
spoken in the town and that their dress
was not according to the fashions prevalent
in Vanity Fair. AS they passed through
the streets an impertinent fellow mockingly
asked them: "What will you buy ?" But
the travellers, "looking gravely upon him."
said: ave buy the truth" At this the rab-
Element made great clamor' and hooted
and hissed the worthy pilgrims. The eX-
at last resolved to arrest both Christian and
Faithful, and hold them for examination.
The accused frankly and mildly replied to
all the interrogatories made, but their per-
secutors were not satisfied, so "they took
them, and beat them, and besmeared them
with dirt, and put them into a cage, That
they might be made a spectacle to all the
men of the Fair" But there were some
Just men in the town, who were moved by
the wrongs inflicted on the pilgrims, land
they began to check and blame the baser
sort Tor the continual abuses done by them
to the men," For this these benevolent
persons were stigmatiZed das''sympathizeIs,"
and the reporter says, the p0pulace let fly
at them, counting them as bad as the men
f. i'm the cage, and telling them that they were
cOnfedeTdtes, and should De maue partakerS
of their misfortune"
At last it was determined to put them on
trial for their lives, and the Judge selected
was Lord Hategood. The charge in sub
stance was that "they were enemies to, and
disturbers of the trade, that they had made
conn,otions and divisions in the place. and had
icon party TO their Otcn most dangerous op'n-
ions. i'm contempt of the law Of their prince"
Faithful was arraigned first. Among the
witnesses brought to testify against him
were Envy and Pickthank; and Envy was
first put on the stand: MY Lord" said
the Witness" this man is one Of the vilest
men in our country; he neither regardeth
prince nor people, law nor custom, but
loeth all he can to possess certain men with
his dislOydl notions. which he IN general
calls principles" Then said the Judge to
him. "has't thou any more to say y MY
Lord replied Envy, II could say much
more, only would not be tedious to the
Court. II need be, when the other gentle
men have given in their evidence, rather
than that dnything shall be tedatfng which will
dispatch him. will enlarge my testimony"
Pickthank testified in pretty much the
same strain, and after firm and temperate
defense made by the prisoners, old Lord
Hategood charged the jury, and gave them
the case. The names of the jury were as
| follows: Mr.. Blindman, Mr.. Nogood, Mr..
Malice, Mr.. Lovlust. Mr.. Live-loose, Mr..
Heady. Mr. Highmind, Mr.. Enmity, Mr..
Liar, Mr.. Cruelty, Mr.. Hatelight, Mr.. I'm
placable. who every one gave in his
verdict against him among them
selves, and afterward unanimously
concluded to bring him in guilty. before
the Judge" The first to speak was Mr.
Blindman, the foreman. who remarked,
see clearly that this man Is heretic." And
each of the other jurors followed in similar
vein of remark.
Faithful was convicted; and, says the
reporter whose words we will adopt fol
the remainder of this briefsynopsis, " there
fore he was presently condemned to be lee
from the place where he was. to the place
| from whence he came, and there be put Il
, the most crllle death that could be invented
"They therefore brought him out, to d.
with him according to their law; and mrs
they scourged him, then they buffeted him
: then they lanced his flesh with knives
; after that they stoned him with stones, ant
) last of all they burned him to ashes at tn
2 stake. Thus came Faithful to his end"
In all trials, there is nothing 50 mucl
sought after as precedents, and this, beinI
quite pertinent. will be found very yalua
S hle- Da,ff0n EnlDire.