, 1865-02-26

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IA Scene in Court--The
Ahsconding Daniels.
From ouf Own corrcspondene}
Cuc.sxAr1, February q.
The court martisI engaged In tho trial Of tbs
chieago cousplsators 6sasublcd this afternoon In
the rolunda Of Tho court house IN This city, purou
ant to adjournment. The Ptcsldent, Colonel Mur-
ray, and all the members OF tho court were prcs-
ent also The Judge Advocate hajo5 II. l.. Bur
nett, Colonel jackson, the astiFtant Gorernucnt
counscl, the prisoners Walsh and Norris and thelt
IsspeStgs eonnesl, Judge 7. y; Barusy, Ear r. 'raGe
Wa5noek, counsel for Maruadake, WAS also IN at-
:, The Judge Advocate ahid: - hare 70 make 70
this Coumlsaion one or two announcements Which
u necessary should appear on ne fse9sa f O. me
o. tho prisoner, Charles Trav1e Daniels which
took place about the close Of tho last session;
aso hsf during tho adjournment zen ~ !ne Goqrt
Marmaduke. aud Il. T. 6emmes, are not present,
because their cascs hx1c bcea passed upon ny the,
dis couIt to tr5, co,oncl q. St. Leeer Grentsll,
Charles Walsh. and Judge Bncsner 9. Nor
~. Colonel Greufell IS unab'e to be pre-.
at.sst oi ind.mmafory fhcumitlsn, Of susa an
extent that it hiss almost completely paralyzcd
one side Of bis body. The paysic1an attending
next Monday. Without The aC.rEah7c consent
and written request Of tho accused for this trill
70 continue In his absence canros consent that
Csc. II he 20 asks, as be Is IN ri hit state Of
m;1Q, ehall mske no objection to continuation.
Till such request is received the only course for
this coursc to pursue, Ia to adjourn rom day to
day uaul the rnarter Is decided.
Mr. Asay, on behalf Of Grenfetl, promised that
the necessary 1equsAs shoula bs submitted at tho
.Jndge Barley destscd before the Adjournment
pared on behalf of Tho deceased prisoner, Colonel
The JndeaI Advocate objected. Anderson was
hev ho asq s3 a1 nc s.ateent him could
desired that an3thius mt=ht be submitted which
simply tended to do Justice to the memory OF the
late accused, but could not allow anything to bo
Sa sp ssshs e e ss
ncnt out Of justice Is the memory OF Colonel An
dcrson, ar explanatory OF part Of the evidence ad-
had o.c1rred At most aufortuate period Of Ihe
trial. :apEinC him to o>eupy position which had
llc uvedy would have been thoroughly explained.
produce lie " witnesses m I In e detsn.s T Of their I feh
attve, bit Ss1is he knew consd not bc done, He
ihorght, however, that brief statement could
ao1 &c as pas fhs G
A member Of tho Court thouEht tho matter
@i.ht approximately be defsrfsd until tho coaclu-
Coloat! Murray suggested that the counsel al.
low the Judge Advocate to glance over the paper
before he presented IT. 1fnothfng really objection
nnls aG,S aG # h. agrs Mor Bar
The Judge Advocate eaid that WIS all he thkod
and:h claimed us alright, tho privilege Of fnxat1.
ing al statcmentr' before they are placed. on
record.
JUDGE Barley d!a ,,ot Ecsosuizc,that rtsh. In
sodnce ANYTHING Of N impropet na:1re. 10
pcrneipE tho document
After aisjos Burnett 4 glanced ov,,r the pape7,
e. NJ 6ase ts
Nj. Prc5ideut and Gentle men Of the Cor,uis.ioo:
Anderson, died since your Inst adjousnn.ant.: dis
cyldcoce' for the Goye1nme:n, had just been clos
besd sdduced. We're it admissible, WurM i eisa ID.
u now pfocecd with the evidence on hia benalf;
bnt rs that caa not now be doae, beg the fndul-
In stating-whar could have bc4n. and, had he llv-
cd, would have been proven, II the defense, in Or
der that the world may not Cd injustice to the
memory of shtssuutortunate man.
The charge IL that Colonel anderson Hac en-
gagged In conspiracy with others, On about tic
evening Of the;sth day Of November, 1854, tc re-
and to and burn the city of!Chicago, ii tho
State OF Illinois. Nov, the evidence fn his de-
fence would have shown beyond tbs possibility OF
ho &c T. af Ee Ma
Of the National Convention. held about the last "
August get that he left Illinois in . few asys al
forwards, and reaohsd his home in Kentucky early
From that ttmo he never Ncturncd to Illinois !;
but engaged with: Gen BOYLE in the petroleum
IL State Of KsatueEy, until the arst of Deccmber
abeut the tine af:se Chicago Convent @ Is shown
ment, Anderson not only dccl4.cd it absurd, but
changed his boarding houee 10 withdraw from as-
sociat1on With tie men who were urginglt This
tae principal wisnessse i5r he aosesnH6nt e1 MS
hasty and ineoasidesase letters, wEittea under
ses aeant netSns & a " Wbea aa fIe ets ap
pear, which can be sproecn, that the very next day
1fter writing these letters, nc left the Snta OF
Kentucky, antlengaged IN private pursuits, which
oeenptcd his entire attention until after tao ttnae
e the alleged plot at Clltcngo. The scheme Of tho
eso IN e. syens sas q a y
1fcyen II it Ind my existence IN the Imagination
aud thoughts Of tome PERSONS, on the I'd day Of
September, then. but 10 cmhrJo-htd not. been
consummoted The plan. the scheme OF the con.
tpiracr, the part to be performed by cach cud the
concert Ct aetion, haa rot thea been matnrsi and
miles dlstank engaged in his private p.zsuits and
never returned to the rcenes and localities OF the
&c po.sy Il T.
or participated. In ~ alleged conspiracy oi No
and error of tic rebellion. liz abandoned It, AMI ana
Returned, to bis home in Kentucky, surrendered
himself TO Gen. Boyle, then In command ut Lou
sSa aesnss Ana 81 S s os
made under excitement to use tha language Of
afD Be5s; ainss tsaa Ths no one knew him D'e
Regarding his hcror and tho esteem a. the
world % mora valuable thandi!o, bis highly scnst
sS Tin was tosa5ed sn HX what
morbid aens1bility clonded hls intellect. and at
an unfartunate moEfat shutting ont the light oi
in lis aes,h: Richly endowed With high qualities,
rtunE him tn maay respects for the most elevated
puss Of lfs ha was MantnE In that stern 1orti
'tnds and stability ssscntal to enable man TO face
the dark clouds ck a1ver.ify, and stand up against
the scSercst blows Of misfortune, Hta brilliant
prospects. which Int fow years since GLUED hi.
hsh n9pes q &C. WS hs dcsE
-emind us all Of the unccttatutte. and ;Gonccr:
which beset Is to- onE paths th5ough the d,yersiaes
sen9acts o. ta1s III, & ana selsnnly teach u ''wha
On motion, :ha Court adjourned until: sonor
/ roy {Fndey} morning, at eleven o'clccsa
Judge Dsrtley. tho threo daughters. Of Tho pris
oner tWalsh) entered the reon, and afsee sobbfng
for coma moments, apparently unable u contro
er d ss Il nns nSayb to ss
wept bitterly, and 20 aua1hly that TIC eb!c coun
se Of tho jase Col. Anderson had to cease 1eadin;
for <ome moments. These are tho young ladies
tome Of whan it has been said wcfe engaged il
making c1rs1ldses in thelr 1athcr|s house durin,
the week Of thc conyention, when they were VII
ttsd hy the sEttnes. Maurice Lansho7nc, EsQ.
ses Sx rs hefD
Mondays q ihe caeaso asoss . = sanas ana
the caption OF The Farce in Cincinnati" stltin,
thst tie majority Of the prisoners placed on iris
before the Military Commission, In this city, hay
heen diecha:cd and ret at liberty without any az
ton II their respective casca, We're the c1nans
lion true, or even founded upon truth, Its virulene
91ono Tonld q i be saslent % stamp the sonrc
| pollution hut when ills en that the whole art
ce Is one tissue Of iaaehoods, without the sligh
est asis fur Foundation beyond the prolific ina :
however, considering the pToelislties OF tho pape
the appearance Of ench sentiments IL not to
wondered at. The lca1acrs Of tho Sons Of Iibert!
on imaginary Administration tyraDrjcs an
plausible States rights doctrines a. pro!
Of the right o. sect seon in order to dre the min,
rebellion. Why, then should NOT tho chicass
Timer, poescs-ed with the same spIsll> adopt II
tamc means to farther the faule cnds-an.rch
Inv : sss s
every Republican That have seen. but many pft
minRnt members Of the so-cal1cd Democratic p y
r. have stiEmatiAed 1t In mos unmeasofsd tctln
Several ta'ented lawyers noH. IN this eity-ms
who haye ever voted tho strongest Democrat 4
hckct, have volunteered thctr services 70 :;
Government to prosecute 10 extorm1nAuon u
uttefer OF this mentaclous libel. -. ,,.a :,
netton of the CONT martial whose monves arc IL II
Engned by the reasonable concern ol 5oos ela
Ihat estion has been approved ~ etoty .t1 ~ m
er. before which monafchs must bend and vt ty5aq
tscmhle-Publtc Opinion. The yery counsel