The weekly clarion., 1872-02-22
[ Reported for the Meridian Mercury, b.
Col. A. G.. Horn.
FIRST DAY.

DAls
The proceedings consisted chiefly In ar
ranging the preliminaries Of the trial.
United states District Court for the
Southern District OF Mississippi, Judge
I Hill; +. Il. jacobson. Attorney.
SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY. February is.
Under order Of the Court. made yesterday,
and published In the last Metcury, requr-
ing Mr. IIogshead. our telegraph operator,
To expose tO the view OF the United States
/ District Attorney. his batch OF dispatches
for the month of March, 1871, IL Is reported
this morning, that Mr.. III. and the Attor-
ney had an over hauling of the papers last
night In the Attorneys Office. jacobson
laid his hands upon some OF the missiles he
found among them, but whether he discov-
/ cred the under. ground communication he
doubtless expected 20 hnd, between Meri-
lnn and the cave of the Grand Cyelops, In
! Eabama. remains 10 be discovered by the
future Developments OF the use he may
| make of the privscy Of Individual CORES
pondence he has invaded under permission
| of the court.
Whether private parties will stand, very
complacently, this Intrusion upon their
private rights, MIR. jacobson Is putting TO
the test. We suppose that depends upon
the Use he may make OF the secrets OF man
and woman he has come into possession Of
He was admonished by the court, that he
could only make such use OF them rs be-
came gentleman aud attorney, upon pain
| of expulsion.
notice In the Pilot of this morning what
IL undoubtedly n reply 20 n paragraph /
/ sent you TO be printed In the Mercury about
Jacobson's written hand-bill, posted at the
Court House door Offering "A reward OF 500
! for the detection OF any person tdDipering,
/ Cor as he insisted we misrepresented him In
that, saying IL read, attempting 20 s'tamper,')
| with witnesses or jurors. When the Court
adjourned, we exhibited 10 Mr.. jacobson
/ 1--WE are on friendly terms, you know,) the
| manuscript copy of the little paragraph
and now, see, he has reply 20 Il la the
Pilot before you have received the copy By
due course OF mail. l protest against this
I as unfair.
Mr.. Wharton, yesterday, made hard hit
upon the District Attorney. after he had
unbosomed himself about the confidential
instructions he had given the Marshal not
10 summon any of the oath bound members
of certain secret organization. Mr.. WharOn
! asked III he had instructed him not % sum
mon the oath bound members OF the secret
| organizations OF the Loyal League and
Grand Army Of the Republicl That was a
center shot. IL jacobson had answered
upon his uOire dire, we doubt not he would
at whose irstanee selected, that the jury Is
| largely represented by members OF those
! organizations, or by persons who are in
full sympathy with them.
morning, and handed up 10 the Bench, some
half dozen papers, supposed 20 be new pre-
sentiments. The Court remarked 10 the
jury, that the business was so accommodating
! upon their hands, that he would recon-
mend TO them 10 hold night sessions.
EMPANELIN0 JURY.
The names OF jurors on the list, were
called until IL were seated in the box. They
were sworn 20 answer questions, and all
| ongKVQripU Ia fhq ffsQl n nuuIfHnuf
were sworn as jurors. Their names are as
| hereinafter printed.
By the Cout-Gentlemen OF the defense,
are you ready
Mr.. Wharton now arose, and. alluding 10
the discussion and the ruling of yesterday,
as ked OF the Court, TO be now permitted 10
call into the Court, the Marshal, and inter-
rogate him as To the authority by which he
summoned the jury now In the box. lie
said Mr.. jacobson, yesterday, had confessed
In the hearing Of the Court, that he had
7 given private instructions TO the Marshal 10
avoid summOning any person belonging 10
a certain secret organization, as reported
Yesterday. Mr. Wharton said, looking 20
the material point OF securing fair and
impartial jury, he wanted, on the part Of
the defense, TO Inquire how II was that a
man here and "A man there, from Holmes,
from Kemper, had been summoned, aud II
they belonged TO other secret organizations, Is,
hostile 20 the defendants, and bound by
their sacred oaths in a manner ~ warp
their judgments Ia conviction.
Mr. jacobson replied by saying that the
day had passed when these Southern States
were to be held In subjectiOn as uRUiiliHg
appeudages OF the Government, which lac
made the foundation stone 10 Justify himself
/ IN the instructions he had given the Marshal.
lie said. however, his imjuDctions 20 the
Marshal were OF no more binding force than
the Marshal chose % make them. lie In
sisted that the proposed inquiry was not
admissible.
I MIR. Wharton replied 10 the District At
tOrney's protestations Of loyalty and affcc-
tion for the Government; said. he was tired
OF prOtestatiOns of loyalty. Loyalty" u "a
word which should never be heard In this
courtroom. Are there any hostile 10
the GovernmentY lie apprehended that the
gentleman confoundrd the Government and
it, mal-adminstratioD. The speaker could
love his Governments and yet not admire
its mal-administratiOn. He said, the Dis
trict Attorney had specifically Instructed
the Marshal not TO sunRon persons hostile
to the Government. lie, HIMSELF Of his
own accord, had laid bare one Of the secrets
between himself and the Marshal, namely,
that lac had instructed him 10 take no man
belonging 10 secret organization hostile 10
the Government, and now, the speaker
thought there was pertlncnee In making
the cOrrelatiye inquiry II any have been
summoned hostile 70 the defendants.
The court denied the request Of the de-
fense, and In doing so, justified the action OF
tions. Men belonging 70 organized cOnspir-
acies against the government are unnt for
iurymen.
His Honor said, II H. were made 10 appear
that any juryman had been summoned %
cOHUict, he would not be permitted % serve.
(The defendants counsel, under the ruling
OF the court have not yet had an inspection
of the UeRtre, as IL Isl
The court becoming impatient at Mr.
Potter's persistence In Offering a PROPOSE
| fiOn the nnFfsOee of taxing gMcgntinnH Ia
the ruling, said, tartly, III we are 70 fight
"over every little question that arises see
''ng that there are so many people here, we
chad better send home and get provisions,
! .'and hold a regular camp-meetlng." Mr..
Wharton informed the court that his de-
fense would be fought inch by inch.
upon all the grounds We think, from his
manner, we may add-''if IL takes all sum-
| mer."
Mr.. Coleman argued against summonlng
and bringing here political jurors OF one
! political side. He fnstanced certain men,
naming them, to-wit, Aaron Moore, Swami
and Tyner. so notoriously instigatOrs and
procurers OF prosecutions, and 40 nObo-
riously violent as partisans. that his Honor
had felt constrained 20 erase their names.
Court put "A stop % discussion as Irrelevant.
Empaneling jury was proceeded with.
Hutchinson, OF Wayne called. To the Dis
trict Attorney-IIad no prejudice against
To deGendant--Don't belong TO any secret
organization. Accepted by both.
j. Il. Gilmer, Kemper-No prejudIcei
either way. Accepted by the United Stats
and by defendant.
George Stevens, Holmes-Accepted BY
the Government. A searching examIna.
ton by the defense brought out nothing
disqualifying, and he was accepted by the
defense.
B. B. Crabbe-Aeeepted by both parties
w. Z. Lowe, Leake-Accepted by both
parties.
Cicero Mitchell, col'd--Accepted by the
Government without question. To the de-
fendant=Ia hOnaehnIder. Acoonled.