Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-04-27
The Verdi b in the Acton Case
ittne Verda let were Acquittai, and the
DissentiF Fng Jurors were Coloreds


Our dlsk skstches show that Judge
Bond haS Sl,nce more exhibited him.
self n u y Hpnth Carolina election case
as rsckl ,sa and shameless partisan
| Yesterday morning when the verdict
against th State election inspector
ior retosin g TO allow Federal super
visor 10 seNan the returns was about
to be &s1sdwo of the jurors on
the poll WIN y their assent, say
ing t5it the ID signed the verdict
on eaturd 10y desS he jury-roon under
compalsIon 7ear Of personal vio-
lenee. .IosS late. retorted Judge
B'nd;fhefe IRE your signatures. and
the jury wasa allowed to separate and
were dischaf Bed." 1t might occur
to lawyer 9, an inquiring mind to
ash why shs arors were'in court yes-
terday ,alorn| ihg while the verdict was
recording, Y shey had been discharg-
ed on s'tuf% evening; perhaps
to inquire whether Judge Bond, if
the jury nad acquitted and j: two
colored lu, Rs instead of two white
Jurors had sared to him that they
signed the dict under compulsion,
wonld haze sisted on the verdict ?
Suppose Ithalt Judge Bond had insist
ed In such circumstances upon hold.
ing the t@o colored Jurors to their
verdict lat would Senators Hoar
ana Dawes aye done, aad what wonld
hey mot have said ?-New York
|" orid oi I uesday.
J"dse King a VerdIct--Grounds
b Impeachment.
The lay # the. Supreme Court Of
south Uaroi Gna, as we'll as that of the
supreme GBu OF the United Sta tea,
caves no ! bom for donbt in this mate
or. II 90 position has been taken
y Judge Bond, that "it is too la te, ;"
7hen, beid lie the publication Of the
eTdles 10 Jurors arise in oper Court
nd ttsA ly aud solemnly say that
1e9r q TENT concurrence arose from
MISS nsion Of the character
the YER &isct rendered, or attempt.
to be- rendered, and that they
ere NOV 9s by fear OF bodily pain
'nloi 9th their .misapp chen
on OF enor and force OF tho So
ailsd y /, and that the verdirt
asino1 !. they intended to rem
sr, lge in OF out oil South
are De- Ponhus Plate sat
ogl1 eogl at otorce gesdlct and
4el "a ttl.e jurors
'e.en' he clerk held, was
urge '' Would it be com.
'oiu' y, -, Mge Bond or any other
= 1reA - ter for the jury, as Of re.
'sn' ~ :, '''' dict which they disownea
'he SS'io" hrt? Would it be compe-
'li' "e,'' prisoner at the bar 10
n' in the face OF such a sol
, ,AN ation on the part Of those
~: ~ LAW empanels to truly say?
". 'n' 49, liberty OF the citizen lees
''0ec :, lis life? For what does
Nc ""i' udge sit butto protect the
y as'''. the citizen? And shall
nauu'e :': Ju] making verdict for ju.
L.''" L. ~ h :e;r solemn protest, pro-
Dc''a a.u =: gment against these free
''4'' '-A' tae land and turn the
'Ds'' "": ksrs ON these men upon a
=, ~, 'N,' '" verdict? Why, ii ever
n'uo =, food ground for impeacl-
u''p"'ID' . ksould be ore. Ii Judge
VI ..., Nv '"' brrectly reported by the
-l'' ~ we have 10 say is /: Judge
u 'le i've e, this man cannot be per-
~ : ,''"' b this thing. The liberty
"'"''' citizen ia too solemn and
A Lond& hins TO be 'n"' 'ds' 10
Robert D,1gia e..
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1"'''' =: "Ia e., n dispatch says Charles
~. ooa ~ - irwin, the we'll known sci
i'U'' "Au Ranthtr, is dead. He was
~ (ooA ~: Rewsbury, February 18th,
o"u'''.NI Iaiter preliminary studi's
u '"e ,,a1 gree at Christ's College,
Fltzroy, il a.s .ob w. ,n1,n,aasaa ,us Az
eAt,C'1 to accompany Captain
] WIZ, -. The ship Beagle, on his
so''5e :" expedition around the
1880 8 narrative OF the
Sll aNs , published in three vol
"'a' :na A.''I 1aich the third, containing
~ @s,I, OF the discoveries in ua,u
among whR A.. M y snu,;s, r,,a .,.
nfse'@ ss :. Jed by a number OF others,
fch was the "Ori ,in of the
tinuons do f a.,
teryention, r