The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-21

Oo-brsnt and Phillips, %. buchanan, Cox,
k. w ", M.Iss q
and Lovejoy, Brsdieyj e, AleI.nder vs.. Doug
lass-Swann,. webb .. gunton vs. Nook
and Re A. h.is ma =
Warning W. United ststes-Cushing, Appleby,
Carrington and Wilson.
Eis. isEsma :. 'i nay Voc sss
up aiter having been argued upon two eecs.ion,
Of certain soods alleged 70 belong 70 the plain.
tim, which Putnam, Georsetown trader, traps.
isrrsd ts the credit q h. creditors: The point
tween the pisiStiss and Putnam. 4 further
sunI.ry !. unnsess:.ty, :, the case has already
The case was sTsnsd By Mr.. Fuller and Mr..
Ashford. The Court reserved Its decision. Al
journod.
onrxtsAL CouRr-JuSge ofia.-The court met
~, SAIs ,IrsD 70. .gsDan .sra A..
Ing .sslsnments Of the murder cases now before
j. ". thinner, murder of Dums., Menasy, nth
CON- s Ts ,t a. ?ais'i e:
Bssfs.s MURDER Of a.Srisi TsorntoD. General
tidal until the dndias % the indictmenti but the
80 THE TRIAL on JOHN u. suRIArT.
When the case OF John II. surrat came up,
NJ; h Ms.Ilsk :.ia he bad received notice from
for trial, and he was here on that notice.
Mr.. Darlington was willing to Ak the case for
The Court thought that TIL. case should be con.
sidered with reference to the which were be-
fore H. Perhap. Il wa. better to AZ 4 arst for II
with II, and thus incommode everybody, for there
were ten times as many witnesses In that case as
MT. 0srsinston said he would ax Monday;
February ~, a. the time for the trial q John 4.
could give him tMr.. o. notice, and they could
Mr.. Merrick said that he had read that the
District Attorney had announced In court that
he had called upon the counsel for the defsnee to
| Mr. Carrington hoped that he placed no re-
| lance on the base and reckless
the statement seemed to convey the idea that the
| counsel for the defence had been backward, ]
deem It my duty to say that have been anxious
But as the District Attorney has announced that
all the murder cases are set for trial, waited to
Ss sss 4 The S 81 Sss .s
Judge DIN. where Il Ciesveri '' "'"'
; Mr.. Darlington. The Court set him al liberty
the general term gave him new trial He INF Mr.
C.) had discharged his duty, and he did not know
what the, order In which he chose to take up
The Court intimated that such an Inquiry
might properly be made by the counsel fol
M. Merrlok. OH 1 don't appear as counsel
! Mr. Oarriastoa did not soc for what purpose
%sas 3 p bubble a
court, he addressed himself directly to the bust,
M NJ. o:iiInston hoped thu. the counsel would
with that OF the District Attorney.
Mr.: Mer,isk said that 4. he i had found muir.
was had No, i Seen ssa 70
# va; TIA. he :seuS c to the at
he was engaged. The new trial expunged all
previous proceedings, and left the case to be
MT. CsrrinSton.. While he had high opinion
Of the ability Of the COUNSEL preferred to leave
" ~ e " SS
Of the court and Jury; His sourss had been to
try those y isil a.st, The gentleman spoke
Mr.. Merrict ssia he Knew All about the case.
IISse Sa ssySaF IA, ths . 81
III inc tSis Wa satiiely s s%s 2.
MI. Darlington! win urhonor pardon me-
Judge olin' MOI won't hear smother word
MI. Msrrisk expected that he would be ready
! at the time named. The only dihieulty would be
friend, Judge Black, who would DO associated in
| this case with him. lie could not tell what the
| previous arrangements OF Judge Black were, or
how they might Interfere with atriAi at the
MI. Darlington was In the. sama difeulty in
regard to Judge Pierrepont, for ho might, also,
"s Judge DIN desised that surratt should have
trial at DIX As early a, po,sible. especially as
az w anS Ia risst 10 speedy trial s time IN
The court then turned Its attention to other
matters, and directed the petit Jury to be dis