New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-31
One Of Aaron Burr,s Jurors.

| And spie ad his mighty deeds abroad.
| -Caddo.
One Of Aaron Burr's Jurors.
A venerable gentleman, with history Of
peculiar interest, 10 at present sojourning
temporarily at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in this city He came here several weeks
ago. totally blind, suffering from cataract
OF his left and sole remaining eye. He was
operated on for cataract by one of our Gin.
cinnati oculists, and although the venerable
man has attained the uncommon age OF
ninety years and four months, the delicate
operation was perfectly successful, and the
patient now has the happiness of enjoying
his sight once more.
| The old gentleman is q physician, BY
name DR.. David Creel, and is one of the
earlier graduates of the old University of
Pennsylvsnla, at Philadelphia. He lie the
father-in-lsw Of Judge Stafford, of our State,
and is at present q resident of Chillicothe
Part of DR.. Creels history is q matter of
national interest, from the fact that he was
| one of the jurors in the great trial of Aaron
Burr for cOnspiI acy against the United
States government.
Father Creel is cheerful, happy and en-
thusiastic as girl of sixteen. Before the
trouble with his eyes, his health was per.
feet, better than sixty years ago, he say
and he lie yet able to walk good five miles.
He says that still, at his great age, he is as
| DESTROYS of living as he ever was, and
doesn't want to get out of this world bit
| m lore than he did when he " as twenty years
old. His hearing is excellent. his memory
as good as yours or anybody's, and his
mind perfectly clear. He lie man of much
learning and great intelligence; quotes
Latin at will and knows Shakespeare,
Cicero and all those old fellows by heart
DR.. Creel has written much for publoa
ton in his day, and gave the final shock to
his eyesight by sitting up and using his
eyes writing at night
Its q great shame that / made such @
blockhead of myself" says he.
THIS frisky old boy is going to the Phila-
delphs centennial next year to see the
sights, and says he really can not see any
reason why he shouldn't live ten years yet
He was asked if he pursued any particular
plan Of diet or habits by which he kept his
health and hopefuiness in such q remark.
able degree at this advanced age.
"No," said he, II have no particular diet
or habits, except that l take plenty of exer.
else by walking, and live on brown bread
entirely. When -four is bolted all that Is
good is taken out of it, and white bread is
not fit for any human being to eat. Then
l only drink black tea, black Oolong, and
not very much of that. l use very little
tea or coffee either"
Like most of the very old men left among
us, IT. CTttl WthU UuTOuRu bu6 WAT VI 1917
He is q Virginian by birth, and was surgeon
to the Second Virginia Regiment IN the war
Of 1912. On his way to the seat of war in
the North he stopped at Cincinnati few
days, and party WAS given him by General
Findlay. General Harrison's daughter
Elizabeth, then blooming young lady, was
at the party. DR.. Creel says that Elizabeth
was very beautiful woman, and the per-
feet picture of her FL Their.
DR.. Creeps recollections of the Burr trial.
whom he knew we'll, are, however, the most
interesting of all. The trial Of Aaron Burr,
1t will be remembered, took place in Sep
TENDER, 1907 So far - onr venerable tn. nd
knows, he IL the sole man remaining of the
twelve men who acquitted Aaron Burr of
probably no doubt that he is the only one
left, as he was one of the youngest Of the
Jurors, and he is now overninety years old
"The trial lasted month"; said Father
Creel.
"Aud how did the jury standa" Was
asked.
"Unanimous for acquittal," said he-
Luther Martin. of Philadelphia. Luther
Martin was considered the finest lawyer Of
the day, but he was, unfortunately, q hope
less drunkard. He was retained in the Burr
case on condition that he would drink
nothing Intoxicating as long as the trial
lasted. He accepted the condition, and
agreed to drink nothing which would make
him drunk till the case YVES finished. But
Luther Martin could no more keep from
liquor than duck could keep from swim
ming; 30, though he kept his pledge by the
letter. he broke it in the TACT. He took
bread and soaked it IN brandy, and ste it
necessarily during the whole trial, thus
whipping the devil around the stump.
"Oh! it was q famous trial, that was
varth Hfefima n haar T.uthur Martin
was one Of the first lawyers Of the age, and
put forth bis most powerful efforts in Burr's
behalf Chief Justice Marshall allowed
Burr to speak in his own defence whenever
he chose, and although, as said, Martin
Was one OF the most accomplished lawyers
Of the age, yet Burr knocked to pieces in
five minutes all that Martin could say.
Whenever he opened his lips there was
most perfect silence in the court, Aaron
Burr was SO graceful and splendid in all
shat he did or ssid. Every word made q
most profound impression on the jury.
shall never forget it-never-though live
to be- 500 years old"
WAS he SO el0quentW
"NO; he was not eloquent ct all, in the
ordinary sense Of the word. He was not .
bit fOwery in his language. 1t was just
clear, precise and simple, with no attempt
whatever at ornamental clap-trsp, but he
had q way ut putting point before q jury
more clearly than any man ever knew, so
clearly that they had to see it,"
what was the fascination about him do
you thinkf"
Il think it was his manner. There was q
charm about that that NO human being
could resist, particularly 3 woman. 1t is .
fact, without Q pa, tiele of exsggerstion,
that when once he fixed his fascinating
eye upon . woman there was no escape
Tor her. Ii may sound strange, but !, hav-
ing seen and know n the man Is have,
must say that doubt if there was ever
another as fascinating man on earth ~
Aaron Burr. Then his intellect Was fer
more powerful than u generally supposed.
His head did not slope back from his brows
like that Of Henry Clay, as Is sometimes
represented in his pic uree, but it was mas
sive and full in the forehead. His brain
vas magnificent. in my optnion, equal to
u ifers0n's." a.. -. ...-...
| "Wss AarJn Burr 90 very Handsomely
"Not 90 handsome In the facsi but though
rather . soall man, he vas the most per.
fsstly fsssnsd nas / ever saW, end his man
nef ii AefSyinG bi1sef yas indsscyibably
prinSeIy and spiebdid." =
,"nid She JAY thieh trisd him really be.
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