The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-20

too long to think over it, you though
over it after you were discharged \
juror may find out aftcrwards"- Mr.
Strom here interrupted the Judge BY say
ing: May i, please your Honor
signed that verdict in mistake. was il
pain and went TO the foreman for relief
and be couldn't give it to me. 1t wa:
not my conclusion, but had to sign il,
don't think | had right 10 sign it,"
Mr. Abney OF counsel for The defense
moved to send the case back TO the jury
which the Judge refused, saying tha,
those gentlemen were nc, then jury
Elcn IN the case that they had been
discharged. Mr. Hakell then requested
to be heard on that point, which wa .e.
fused, and the Judge ordered the ycrIic,
published and recorded. saying he would
hear arguments on the poin, on mo-
tion to sc, aside the verdict. The coun-
sci for the defence xcepie1.
The Clerk then read the paper pufpor-
ting to be the verdict, which found the
defendants guilty a. to the first count.
and not guilty a 10 all the other counts,
and recommended them 70 the mercy Of
the Court
The first GIN; charges that the de-
! PENDANTS prevented the Supervisor from
inspecting and examining the bai,o; box
at the hour Of opening the polls.
The real question presented is tha. the
| paper published and recorded a. the yer.
dici Of the jury was in law no verdict
| No agreement made in tie jury room,
! nor any paper signed there, can have qny
.j1rcr q rrr'iia until ytrr,curd. G:.ru'sd
| u ia oIen court by rceyY mr0,Jcr of TIE
Jury. This is the English law, and the
clear aud unmis.akable law of the Courts
| Of this State. Is il true, a. u matter Of
fact, that the jury ma, discharged? II
50, Why vas that jury required 10 be in
their seats q. the opening II :he Court on
Monday morning? Why did the Clerk
call over The jury and announce 70 the
Court that they were All there ? and whs
were they addressed Il, jury by The
Clerk and asked if they had agreed upon
verdict. Let these facts speak for
themselves; we will make no comment,
for they require none.
These election trials arc political ones,
intended 10 advance the Independent
move and to Mahoncize and negroize the
State. They arc incited from Washing,
ton b. the slalwart and wors. elements OF
the most corrnp. party that ever ruled in
this country. The United States At,or.
ney General, one Brewster, is on the path
Of vengeance and blood, urging his in
s,ruments, fit tools for the work, Melton
and Saunders. to convict the accused
aud threatening ,ha, if acquitted thew
will be furt!,er pursued, even at grca,
cost and expense. The power OF the
Federal Government is exerted 10 convict
all the defendants in these political trials
and fair and impartial trial will be diff
ficult to be had. These are poli,ica
trials, and the attempt of the Dis,ric
Attorney to reject from the iury all Dem
ocrals and pack it with negroes and Re
publicans is looked upca MS infamous
In times Of high political excitemc nj
such as the present the trial of tb,
accused for political offence. by iur,
composed Of his political enemies is
mockery of Justice. and no fair.miudc,
or honest man would desire II. much les
procure or permit il.
Mr.. Melton in his speech before III,
jury labored hard to make the impression
that it was sense of duty that impellet
him to pursue the course he did
sense of duty to whom and to what
Did duty compel him to pack the jury
and iiso duty to ~ha:; To n fair and i'm
partial trial? No To the supremacy o
the law? Certainty not, but duty to tn,
behests of the vindictive aud bloody
Brewster, and to the corrupt party will
which he is making himsclfa notoriously
infamous coadjutor. Elections may be
fraudulent, and Legislatures corrupt, bu
the life, liberty and property of the cit
izen are secure so long ms the integrity o.
the judiciary remains intact and uncor
rupted, but when this becomes impaired
ana packed Juries arc selected by the