, 1865-06-02

The Bullitt Case--The Death Of mr..
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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicsgo Tribune
FRANKFORT. Ky, Nay II, 1sf3.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicsso Tr1bune.1
FRANKFORT. Ky, Nay II, 1scS.
TIE DrL1TT CASE.
As we have heretofore given The history Of
the Bullitt case up TO the cath inst, Wed
nesday 1ast,) We will follow 1t as far as it has
gone On Thursday morning the trial Was
regularly commenced, the commonwealth
being Represented BY Hon. Jas. T. Robinson
IL the Senate, and Hon Thos. ". Vamou and
james 7. Dralnlette, In the House; and the
defense represented By Hon. A. P. Grover,
In the Senate, and Hons, Vim. r. Kinney and
Wm. N. Fisher, in the House. Witnesses
were introduced to testify only on the third
specification Of the address, which is
''absence from and abandonment Of his post
as Chief Justice Of the Appellate Court"
The evidence for the prosecution introduced,
simply proved that Judge Bullitt had been
absent from his dnty from the a4ih day of
December. 1864 thnt he had been seen in
Canada, and that he stated that
he was residing on q farm there,
having xented farm near Amherst
burg that he had sold part of his furniture
aud personal property in jefferson county,
and Lad rented ont bis farm; AZ to the dura-
ton Of the sental or the rental he had OBJ
taintd, no one was sufficiently posted to give
the necessary Information. Witnesses for the
defense being absent, further evidence was
OF taken until Friday. On Friday morning
several persons were examined for the de-
ffnse, who testified that they were present
In Frankfort on the Ath day Of January, 1865.
and heard resolution introduced into the
Union State Convention, which met on thai
day, dcnouncipg the return Of Judge Dullitt
10 The bench af' er his bsn'shmcnt South, and
requesting the authorities to at once e1pel
him fre m Lis Office. Tint, when the resolution
was read. General Burbr:dge, who was then
Commander Of the District of Kentucky, and
member Of the Convention, arose and stated
that he did know why It Was that the authosi
Ties ut Washington had aaloFrd him to return
that as for him, he {8u bridget was N iaYor OF
speedy trial by Military Commission, aud,
II found enilty, speedy execution aud be
had dete1miped to so treat him. but had been
uverruled By the authorities At Washington
that as soon as be heard of his return, he or
dtnd m to be re-arressed, and, II he caught
him he would bare him tried, and, If convict
ed, shot or hung in three hours after, rs he
was IN 'avor Of hanging. all traitors t4at
The speech had been upplauded BY the Con-
vertiou.
The contiputd absence Of important wit
nctfes Waa again assigned as cause for post
Mncment u1tL Saturday.
THE DEFENSE,
On Saturday, Hon. VIM. F. Bullock. Of
LOUISVILLE. was examined. and tesslfled that |
about the LIT Of January last, an officer came
hun TO 60 With him before the Provost Mar- |
slh OF Louisville. He remark.d 10 th- o.
1eer that he supposed that he wns mistaken !
% 70 tie man, AID asked t., SEQ Ais order for
the aEIes'. which was soown to him, He
Rad II and fund that ii was an der E,r tue
q rest ~ Joa.G1 r. BauiI in place Of I'm. r.
tho TACT and he At ouce apoIop,zcd for hs
arr. tt, and iuqui ed "a to whe.o The res dencn
Of JudEe Bullilt Was ituatcd. He vas farnish-
Cd win dir' c@Nns Us to the residence. and 1T |
once Lift As soou as the Officer was gouc.