New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-18

n 30 OF payment for this socaled privilege Of def,ua
lug ee government That in the first instance ss
month making 5000 year Afterward n ~a",sSH
Pd w nave Deen raised 20 s22OO 10 the collector
a,sa"atu 70 $1,000 but that Is matter of no coa a
dehee 20 you The conspiracy existed during The h,
td th Tss conspiracy for purpOse-yiz 10 ~"
OF the credit Of the witnesses for the coDn qnesu9a
accused, with frankness which does them honor zoe
my recollection aiNwi,b ne " ! an correct
shepherd. Manson. and McCreary were enIty ~ CO..
witnesses. These persons were al! OF them cpnnap
with the conspiracy ana In the legal sense Of he o
Mr. Parrish, aud Mr. Jones' the four principal witnes
were all either dealers in whisky directly or empove
OF those who dealt in IT, and were eognizan OF tins Sbo
transaction. and within the definition on accnn
pices The question what credit Is 70 attached q,
felony that the testimony OF accOmplce shall moi b
received except when IL is cOrroborated That rule doe
OF misdemeanor wrong saying il shall moi he rs
esved II Is the duty OF the jury TO receive the testimony
OF robbery, no matter what the degree %
sccn nn In piracy and every case wherein
OF the jury to receive the evidence and il they are con-
Ceu Oh 10 TO render verdict accordingly There is no
pomer ~ tue court under the law 10 shut off their test
~ e court IN the case OF those great crimes named 10
h sSIne inc jury that the testimony OF an accompcs
Shod not go so far with them 10 nm
MS s s evidence OF such aecompce IL corrOboratiye
the spirit Of the law to certain extent does anpy r.
tnls case Common sense in this case ia common law
DN-"AN
anu TESTIFY IN such manner with such apparent frannes
ana candOr, Disgusting no fact of their connection with
Others holding nothing apparently back in order "a
screen Themselves making what is commonly called
that you believe them then you are bon nd"" 81
receive their evidence precisely you would receys
the evidence OF any other person You will al
course, make that deduction, which the fact thst
they, were concerned in the guilty transaction
must necessarily be made by all honest and
thinking minds We repeat that II the wtnessss
come before you and testify in such manner that yos
them credit, and act upon their testimony in otb,,
words, you believe them bound to receive hei,
rObOratOn prevails IN the judgment OF the Court the,
Witnesses are amply corrobOratIye. AT almost every
other witness in the If every point The Coat
recoecs point and fearing that mory NAV mo-,
touches the testimony OF other witnesses who are nor os
ties to this transaction Testimony supported
testimony OF such other witnesses. While IN the strcest
possible regard the witnesses as eOrr0ba.
ratye and entitled to your credence, unless You can
then YOU Will take this evidence and you will eXamlus
this by under the oaths which you have taken
you find that those parties IN July entered into
spracy the court has defined it, and they continued
TO act in these Illegal transactions OF this conspiracy
begun between Goldman and Anderson and GARRISON and
were afterward Joined by Patterson aud ElsOm and
these youGg men. HoraO and Richard Anderson, wets
inspectors and knew the general circumstances OF the
cOnspracyknew that the inspectors and assessors were
engaged in shipping whisky without paying the under
deDce, believe that these persons knew It and we're 20
employed then you will include them in your verde,
In regard to the other parties Vernon Shepherd MaROa
and McCreary, the DstrictAttOrney has told you tina,
he sees no evidence upon which you can find
verdict against McCreary and in that the court agrees
with him You WILL therefore. unless you are Goa
WINGED Of the contrary, return verdict Of not guilty
reference to MeCreary. With regard to Manson, tAe
Court expresses the opinion that very little was found
against him. He was undoubtedly used as messenger
by his employer Parrish, If recoilect Alright IN ths
transaction; and If lac acquainted with theIn he
knew what was going on between those parties, and
with them-that would make him party in the eye Of
the law You will say whether the evidence sufficient
that evidence is slight. The Court agrees with him
that view As to shepherd the case Is somewhat differ
law just as the other persons were sworn officers Of the
which made. He certainly neglected that duty. n
you believe the evidence in the cause II he did thsh
iurtherance OF TINS general ooeelI ne BENG AsSes
being carried on and then did these thingstben, IN
doubleday ne IS guy also Iha he violated hls dutys
fact, IL is for you to say II he did it IN furtherance
the general object he il guilty Upon that su6ee! yoe
will inquire according 10 the evidence and cOnsidern
carefully. You will find no person guilty unless you are
convinced OF 1t beyond reasonable doubt. what q
reasonable doubt matter Of common IL is not
every vague, uncertain evidence OF possibility upon
which jury is limited to proceed; but 1t must be that
fair honest doubt TO the question OF guilt innocence
When they do entertain such fair honest dOuOt-n0i
founded upon their own maglnauons, bat founded upa
the testmony-then they are bound give the prisoners
the benefit Of that doubt. Nothing else occurs to tho
one or the other side desire something said by the
We have endeavored TO lay before you just what
You the great protectors OF innocence-the greaf
securities Of Justice Upon yOu the country depends
that no really guilty shall escape. Upon you tie
people all depend that really innocent man shall suffer
You viii take the case. therefore and with these nstTu1
lions you will render true verdict upon your Oaths.
THE VERDICT
II had been rumored in Richmond that jurors had been
bought by the Whisky ring" but the return Of the jury
after absence from Court OF not than hOur,
proved the reports TO have been mere idle talk. They
rendered the following verdict:
We the ur hnd John Anderson john P.trsOs Robert w.
and Albert Goldman guilty. charged hs indictment a
g. Shepherd orato Anderson aud william McCeoy
guilty charged this Indictment Ns H. ALDzRDIcE Foreman
Sentence was passed follows: John II. Anderson.
Collector, two years Imprisonment and fne OF $1,000
John n Patterson, Assessor, two years imprisonment
and fine Of 5000; r. W Elsom General Inspector two
years imprisonment and fine OF 5000; Alfred j. Gold
man. Assistant Assessor sentenced TO one year i'm
prisOnment and To fine OF 5000 Horato Anderson.
Richard Anderson Vernon c. Shepherd, OTIS D. Manson,
and VIM. Z. McCreary discharged. The four con
yicts after the adjournment OF the Court sent 70
the Libby preparatory their transfer 10 the Peniten
tary The jury which tried the prisoners was compossi
OF seven whites and five negroes