New-York tribune., 1867-04-12
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TRIAL OF Ex-Gov. EYRE.

TRIAL OF EX-GOV. EYRE.
From Oar sD.sid Correspondent
Hr Eyrs appeared before the magistrates on
"Wednesday. March "a. at Market Drayton, Sir
Baldwin Leighton presiding on the bench. The
court w;s ssnsely crowded. many of the spectators
being lt,is and great number of people collected
outside tls buding, but it was remarked that the
humbler cissses were vigorously denied admittance
When the aocused entered the court he received
with apptsase from the ladies benches He appeared
hxceedinzsv nervous and detected. The for the
proseeutioa was opened by Mr.. Fitzames Stephens,
who procsyssed 10 discuss at some length the
law Of the case, and 10 remind the bench
that lac was rot asking them either as judges or
fuTy 20 eytAe that Mr. Eyre guilty OF the crime
kffh wh,sh he was charged but only that the case
Embraced grave questions, both Of law and of fact
heh ot 70 go before 9rS bicS GS SGGsseG bSSSed Mr IN
Gordon Hlegal IL would be the duty OF the court
70 commit Here the Chairman interrupted Mr..
6tephcns AID requested HIM sharply TO go on with
The facts. u.read Of instructing the bench III their
Hnties. Il shOrt eOllOquy ensued which seemed TO
afford the as<tes good deal Of ill-tmed amusement
Were otla.r exhibitions of Sir Baldwin's testiness,
(which Nj Stephens rebuked with admirable and
tespectfrl severity For the purpose OF showing
e0uusei rsed extracts from dispatch written by the
bx-GOyesDeG- after the execution, in which Gordou
Karl 90 religion TO conceal hs villainy,
but much 900 shrewd and worldly TO allow his reii-
Mon tO I.SsSfteIe Win MS interests; as * ldf, II
swindler dishonest, cruel, Vindictiye, and hypo.
crite - ard grossly immoral and an adulteTer'
at is wonderful continues the dispatch. " how
such "a nsssD was enabled to find so many dupcs. Ger
Iaihly his sopctimOniOus bearing and brown skin
were turaeyi 10 good account The counsel was pro-
eeedimg remark in an eloquent strain of indigna
kion uDos tins language, when the Chairman inter
EuDed ltisS complaining that all this was Irrelevant
being NOT sIag but abuse Of Gov. Eyre! What
bay rrfiSed Mr.. Stephens, lis that the use
of those expressions proves malice. Is that
Sbusing Mr. EyTep 1T was the tone of
E0ice. assa also,' said the magistrate, Ieslta-
EoStR giving in full 1T is rather diffcuit, Sir
he said. TO adopt the precise tone of voice which
fnsgisiIssrs may consider the most appropriate;
must plsa9 guilty 70 having felt, when read that
passage, sSniething which may possibly have in
fused itscU into the tone OF my voice. am very
fs = u \ aS nOs ga easy 70 RsaK Se S n GS
Dne's voice of all expression. OF course, will con-
suit the washes of the magistrates in the manner IN
&aving rfgTed 10 the provisions of the act of dem-
pity pas-sl by the Legislature OF Jamaiea-holding
that i vould NOT exSSnerate Mr. Eyre from from
(which occupied five hours) by calling
upon the bench TO commit the defe .dant.
Before nc sat down, however, nc remarked that IT
bad been suggested to him that Sir Baldwin must
have misapqEehenaed some Of his remarks, and sup
posed that Ae was abusing Mr.. Eyre as hypocTite,
when he WINS only quoting Mr.. Eyres abuse OF Cor
don. Tn, magistrate made the very extraordinary
hdmissiOn that the was probably 80, 'as in a
long inquiry like that II was difficult not 10 get con-
NvDou III AoCls luc ulltI ulCoulpclShNO
Of Sir Baldwin Leighton 10 conduct such import
INIT investigation and his eagerness TO twist every
Httle Circumstance 90 the advantage of the defend
,tnga
After sssae formal testimony to the trial aud
teoQtgn of Gordon, in which no facts elected
jn0t already known 10 the public the examination
- adjoarnod, the defendant giving his own bail in
10 for hts temperance. The next day was con-
EnDsd Principally in the introduction of dOcumen-
Hefy evldsstce which completed the for the pros
EeukOD. II 10 understood that in order TO prevent
Snoslsr address from Mr. stephens the defense will
pail no witnesses.
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