The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-28

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JxvyxnsoN, TRxAs, May IL, 80.
m MnlAaBy Csaoissiea sppoint.
ID ~ ~ tsiaf or parties implicated
| ID he naslsr Of Smith, and others,
! u nh ~ - ~ 4ih Oct, lsss,
asssatfsA sl 10 tAis n>raiag. Nsj.
Gen Edward HAish. President; Maj
or Hsssy Gosdfsllev. Judge Advo,
| esAs ans.bsrs Il Ceeuission, Brsvt.
| Gel. w. n. HhafAss. Rssyst Col. 4.
H. etAsr, Major Lyman Bissll,
Bssvse Col. u. a. NJ. Dudley, Brevst
L. Col. 0sssss A. Gesaos, Brsvet
1t Col, saausl x. 8ehws~k.
The assdsmy boillisg approfsia-
~, has fssusrly hsss used u =
sshsolAssss tisss w. . cavalry
suasa II sbsut fbssy sssetaaon ID.
niA4sl. Alto s'slssk A.. NJ, The
psisswsss we're brought ists eesst b.
~ cavalry guard. Their ssoss ars
u gsl,ovs Ludwis P. Aistsd, Wp.
n. MsGill, Mark H. Joplim, silas II.
Nsses, Charles L. Pitcher, jobs
Richardson, Mathew u. Taylor,
John G. Murphy, Js., Hssry A..
Hlsaly, W. L. MsrsAall, Joha n,
visss, WIN. A. Hightowsr, David u.
Carpenter, W. D. flanagan, 0sosgs
Gray, Oscar Gray, Horny n. Weed
snail, II. N. Gssr, Nathaniel Mccoy,
(frssdmsa,) Richard Davis, (freed.
nau.)
The prisoners were each Ia turn
asksd, II they had any objection 10
bsiae tried 81 any mcnber Of tbs
Commission 70 which they each 70.
Piled negatively.
The Court and Reporter were then
sworn. Counsel for prisoners were
invited aside tho bar. Tho follow
ing gentlemen we're counsel for the
prisoner B. ". Grny, D. B, Cul.
bsrsoa, W. r. Penn, John F. Burke,
~. Canpbsli, samI r. Msssly,
w. II. Mason, n. A. Reeves, X. K.
Hsynss, Geo. g. Todd, John Clark.
| The prissnsrs sseh Ia turn plead
| nsa guilty 10 all the charges and
spssilsedosa.
B. w. 0rsy. ESQ. counsel for de
fsaos, then asked 10 Gle tho follow,
isR speeisl plea:
IN this cause tho sid Cruup, Al.
ford Of a., say and aver that The
said Military Commission now eon.
vsbed have no iurisdietiou 70 hear
asd dsaernins he charges preferred
against said Crrup, &c., because
they sAy they arr, III and each Of
then eItissns Of the Unitsd State,
asd Of The State Of rsxas, and in nc
manner connected with the land OF
nsval forces Of the United statss
nor With the militia Of the State o.
Texas that being such eitissas, they
ssGAt not 70 b. dsprived 81 tn
constitutional rigAt to speedy sad
inpefsis! trtal ~ sa. impartial jury
Of ne state and District wh:rssu
tho csins 10 alleged TO have bssr
committed that tnsy cryhs rot e
b held to sssvsr the eharEss pre-
fsrrsd against then, unless on I
Prssensmsnt Or isdassessnt Of I
Grand jury thss ne District Ccar
Of the STATE ct Texas, - and fcr ~
9Th J.dseiai Dissssss' ovsr which III
Hon. winston bsnks ptssidss, so
who Ia a. appotasse Of the Con
n.nd:r Of the StA District afeft
said, u now opess and IL presses
unobstrsctsd' sac mat satd Bank: y
Il. the regular discharge Of IN
oeeial dutis. that the sou.sy o
\ 2>siop Y sily orgaaissd, ana =
that h sboat tvs weeks from this d.,
/ the District Court Of Marion county
will b. opened that there rrc Inv
drsds Of persons legally qualified e
ssrvs ~ Grand and Petit Jurogs,
residents asd cia.sas Of Marion
eeeaty afbrssaid that the charge Of
sssssaeE, opPcsinE, sad prsvsntipg,
lofctssy Psbit ~ u ~ United
nsssee nee esss6 esseste can oaiy
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