The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-09
IRON VIENNA, ILLINOIS.
The Gaptou Trsnt Postponed. - NJ.
daStts rited nv his CWuusel.-A spr.
CiRl Session Of Court tO he Cnited IL
Jelly Or August tW Fry his ease.
VIENNA. ILL.,, May :. $50

VIENNA. Ill, May :. $50.
The Gnpion murder trial was up in the
Circuit Court again this morning. when
ney and II. u. Hardy --flcd two ailida-
wits. one sworn to by themselves and the
other hy the prisoner. asking q continu-
ancc of the ease to the next term of the
court. That OF the lawyers sets forth
thai they have not hal time to look into
The case. but from what they have beci,
able TO learn. there j, evidence. which. il
they are given time To get it in proper
shape to go to the jury. will do much Ia
mitigate the punishment of the prisoner,
and probably DE- the means of his acquit-
tai. At the close ofthe affidavit. the coiln-
sci say. that with the little time they
have had To prepare for the defense in
this case, they feel that they cannot do
the prisoner justice: that the case /, ono
Of unusual importance. and one in which
the public are taking great interest that
unable a. they are 10 20 into the case
fully prepared. they say TO the court that
If ii /, determined Ia 20 on with II at tlii,
time. they desire to be- EXCUSED from con-
Quoting the defense. not that they desire
To eradc the labor that will necessarily
| dcvolvc upon them =. defendants.
hut because They feel they cannot
do The prisoner that Justice which hi.
ease demands.
Gnpton -wcar> that II" had employed
Judge Mulkcy to conduct hi. defense ia
this case; that the Judge had spent
much time in getting up the evidence
and preparing for the trial. which he
lGuptol) desired To have come Oh at thi.
term Of the court but that. week before
last, Judge Mulkcy. who wa, then IN at
tendance at the Mas,ac county circuit
court. wa.takcn seriously i'll. and IL was
found necessary 10 send linn Ia lii home
in Cairo. where he Ia. been ever
since confined 10 hi room. and
consequently unable TO be present at tli.
term OF the court. Further. that there
has lately come to hi. knowledge facts
which are of great importance TO him.
aud without which hc will be unable Ia
have fair and full hearing when hi.
case comes up for trial. Gupton say,
those facts are known To but one person,
a negro named Spencer, who /, now n
porter ION an upper Cumberland river
steamboat, aud that he ha. not had time
to get Spencer here ct tlIi, term OF court.
lie further says. that he i, not willing to
90 to trial now, hectusc the counsel H..
signed Him 10y the court are not we'll
enough acquainted with the fact of hi,
case. and could not under the circumstance
do him the justice which hi, case d,-
nand-.
When the affidavit, had been made.
Judge Baker took all the papers in the
case. and announced that h. would au-
nouncc his decision a to whether he
would grant the continuance og the - 80
thus evening.
J Al the re-a--cmh,iuy OF court hi. al
teroou, Judge Baker reviewed the ali
dayits at some length. AMI announce,
| that the ease would stand continued until
some time in July or August. when he
would call special term Of the court Tor
the special purpose oi 'ryin" this case.
Tomorrow will send you copies of the
ahidaNiis on which the continuance wa
granted. ~,