Daily Republican., 1882-11-03
FR1D1Y, NOVEMBER ). 1852.
mou. RaynrO and Packed Jurles.

Singular as it may appear Senator
Bayard in his campaign speeches at'
&eupts to made political capital out OF
the conviction of Archie Given. In the
October term 1872 United States Dis
trict Court, upon charge of depriving
coIored citizens of their votes by mol
collecting the taxes they owed the
State. The principal point Mr. Bayard
tries 10 make is that the jury that tried
Mr.. Given was a packed jury, whicG
of course means corrupt jury, Selectt q
for the purpose of convictinB Mr.. diVen'
whether guilty or not. Fortunately for
the credit of the court and the jury ana
nil connected with the trial in any ca
Dacity, it only requires that the jury
that convicted MIR. Given should Oe
named, that refutation OF Senator
Bavard's cb barges OF packed jury may
ha successfully met. In referring to
the court records we find that the fol-
lowing gentlemen were summoned tc
serve upon the general jury OF tha'
term: Edward BrinRhuIst, Edward
Grubb, Robert Casey, Jr., Wlllam
Bird, Curtis M. Talley, Josiah Low
den. Ch aries Green, Charles l. DuEont
William Ferris, Henry G. Banning
Gregg Chandler, Henry Dandy, Alfred
Belts, Samuel McClary, Thomas D.
Mahaffy, George Richardson, Edward
L. Rice, James Bradford, Francis Bar
~, George W. Dorsey, William 1
Porter, S. N. Pusey, Charles Coroit
james j. Janvltr, James NJ. Vande-
Rrift, William D. Clark, S. Minot Cur
tis, John r. Reese, Richard jackson
and Samuel Couper. This includes
ali the general jury from which sena-
tor Bayard, who was counsel for MI
Given, had to empanel jury OF twelV
1nen. Now we submit 10 the candi
reader whether they would call this
packed jury. Was there a single maj
upon it that could be corruptly al
preached? Is there single man upol
it who could be IN tue least sWerVe
from doirg Justice in any case thf
might be left to his judgment? Thef
men we're gentlemen of the hlghe'
character in New Castle County, an
nearly all of them are still living
adorn society and are leading busine'
men.
The Senator, as Counsel for the d.
fense, had an advantage in selecting
Jury Of twelve from the thirty NAM
mentioned, and if he did not choose Il
best that was his fault; he certainl
had good material to choose FROM B'
let US see who composed the jury OF b
own choosing. Here it Is: James I
Janvier, a leading farmer OF st. Geo
pes Hundred; Alfred Betta, then
now q member of the firm Of L. q
Belts; Samuel McClary, well know
honored and respected; Henry G. Bal
ming, President of the Farmers N
tioual Bank; Francis Barry, then FreI
dent of the Farmers Bank, but Sill
retired to farm IN Talbot Count
Maryland; Samuel N. Pusey, then
leading business men, now retir
gentleman; George W. Dorsey, VI
known as q stove and tin merchal
William D. Clark, leading farmer
Red Lion Hundred; Josiah Lewden,
leading farmer at Christiana; Curtis
Talley, q prominent farmer OF Brand
wine Hundred; Thomas j. Mahat
now . retired gentleman, then o lei
ing business man, aud Charles Gre
of DuPont's Banks. well known for h
esty and integrity. These compo
what Mr.. Bay ard would have the ?
ple believe, was packed jury. Let
look at the jury politically, if such n
are capable of being biased by polit
while on a jury and sworn to do
tice. Out of the thirty gentlemen 81
moped, there we're at least six DE
Crats, a larger proportion than Del
cratic Levy Court had heen in the b
it of summoning upon general Jur
As these gentlemen are not ashamed
their politics and as they are credi
the Democratic party, We will ma
them 90 far as We know them: Joi
Lewden, Henry u. Banning, JaI
Bradford, F-anCis Barry, William
Porter and James III. Vandegrift. II
mav have heen others.