The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-03
TIE END OF THE TRIALS.

LIE END VI LIE lhlAUO.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Sentence Day-AIi Unconvicted Prison
ers to be Released on BAHIA Special
Term Next August.
The United States Circuit Court assembled
yesterday morning at the usual hour, Judges
Bond and Bryan presiding.
A motion was made by John F. Flcken,
Esq, counsel for Elijah Ross Sepaugh. con.
vlcted of conspiracy aad murder, in arrest OF
judgment, upon the following grounds:
UNITED STATES VS.. ELIJAH ROSS sEPAUaH-
CONSPIRACY AND MURDER.
The defendant, Elijah Ross Sepaugh,
through his counsel, John F.. Ficken, moves
Tor an arrest OF Judgment in this case on the
following grounds, to wit:
lst. That If Jurisdiction over the. offences
charged In the Indictment be vested in any OF
the courts of the United States, such %jurisdic-
ton belongs solely to the District Court.
"a. That jurisdiction over the offence of
murder charged In the indictment is not vest
ed in any court Of the United States, but is
properly cognizable In the courts of the State
ofSouth Carolina.
sd. That the act of Congress under which
the proceedings 10 this case were Instituted
prescribes thai If a felony be committed In the
vlolSbon of any Of the provisions Of said ACT,
such felony shall be ascertained and punished
as provided for In the State laws. That &C.
cording to the law and practice in Sculh Caro-
lima, q defendant on trial for murder Is al
lowed 10 give evidence In benalf Of himself.
That this right was not allowed to the defend
ant In this case.
4th. That the counts charging this defend
ant with murder should conclude with the
everment that such offence was contrary to
me act of Congress under which the prosecu-
ton was brought.
9Th. That the act of Congress under which
the proceedings In this case were orougne Is
In direct violation OF the Constitution OF the
United States, and, therefore, as an unconstl-
tutional act, Is without force and eject as q
law. -t 49,
The district attorney stated that an appeal
was then pending before the Supreme Court
upon nearly the SAM grounds, and Judge
Bond announced that the motion would be
held In consideration for the present.
William Owens was arralgned upon an in
dictment of conspiracy and the murder of
walie DIN. He, pleaded guilty upon the
charge of conspiracy, and the murder counts
were withdrawn by the government.
The following prisoners. who had either
pleaded guilty or been convicted of conspira-
cy, were brought before the court, and SEN
fenced as follows:
Williams B. Barnes, $50 fine, one years i'm
prisonment.
John C. Robinson, 500 fine. two years. ina
p%risonment.
William Lowry, $40 fine, two years. impris-
onment.i h.75s-..
Robert r. higgins, 500 fine, three years.
imprisonment. ~
Benjamin Strickland, $40 fine, one years i'm
prlsonment.
Calvin Moore, discharged.
James s. Klmball, no fine, one months i'm
prisonment.
Lewis Jolly, no fine, three months impris-
onment.
Elias Burnett, no fiue, eighteen months I'M
prIsonment.
John Chapman, no fine, six months mprls-
onment.
James E. Kimball, Jr., no fine, one months
imprisonment.
- VIII. M. EuttUu, uO uuo, oiSutSou "oaSos
imprisonment.
Andrew J. Martin, no fine, one years i'm
prIsonment.
Galbraith Hambricht, $500 fine, two years.
imprisonment.
Ravid Ransier, 600 fac, eight years lmpris-
onuent.
Mcdonald Thompson, no fine, one year'sim
prisonment.
William Owens, sent back.
The court wa then adjourned for the term,
Judge Bond having received a dispatch from
Baltimore that caused him to hasten his de-
parture by one day: The jury were discharged
until this morning at ten o'clock, when the
civil business will be taken up by Judge Bryan.
The prisoners now in confinement In the
Charleston House of Correction are to be re-
leased, exceptin the cases of those who are
unable to procure the required security, and
they will probably be sent back to their re-
~spective counties to- be- held until the next
term OF the court. f1g5
It Is reported that a special term OF the
United States Circuit Court is to be held In
Columbia next August, to be presided over BY
Circuit Judge Reeves and District Judge