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II A 4 1 , til yt 2k ; R4L -Published uvehy TUESDAY itHODGE BOYL AIT. 'f " ,1;. ,V' Vt" NORTH n.A Tr7-irTV:T--A' MINERVA JL.JL weiiif-ivt Shilling! perYtar Lancaster; (jp& 1 9-t ! COliRT OF IMPEACHMENJ,.' MOMY ON THE OF TIH " " ' MOTION AG4IN1T - JohkB. Lucas,, vj the, part or the profecution was; firMw 'rn.. H, faid he attended as an yll ociate judge ; at-the court 3or- co iiawii pieas ior; Allegheny county, von ithe 8rh hf: ; March; t Sd il iwhenSart&i6rt!off ilandef was" tried between J mat han' Coulter, E!i: v ttni James Moore, in v hic,h : a- Vierdid as Jftaund for; the. '-"-jiIajntifo?t& "-fotu-'jthe-preffderi'-a a thq lul j-cli ptJgiyiri exemplary diiiiastes in cares of defamat.on. Mr., "lCasMMniori low.damages in the prel'enncafe and jie gave his rcafon for doing h; tAh fer this Mr.- Addifon addreffiid the . jiiryf arid laidi genilemen'whxt'the $he judge has told you may be (tricl-; ly true, but M ,hasrjd:hing to do' with the Relent rieftioriB heudiet.& I difer; la opinio jDiali.often "difier bunvhat he Has; riwfaid has nothing to fdo Ithihe ' qu'eft ion-befpri$'l ; ';; (eftioa 6n: thepart of the I;a tjrf rnent tKlinatters.V.tre thore expf effions pf Jr. Addifori deliy ered i in;apafliori;H!Ahfwer not conlider theni as AittereU in a pala,vn ite tnanner ctiuadered it''aibb.r rieririg ifl contempt, 1 1 thought both rotnthe -word amHhec-tnn7T s ay of making the observations 1 that - he wiihed to make me contemptible,- ana lenenmy uanumg as a iu.ige nrefent verdift -would not embrace that bbj)? 'lhe ijury thcricwithout goin;out of the Dojcih "akind of club' put theirs headsogether; and warded luch. damages as Would proV banlr amount to or cover the coifs - Oadlion br the lamDicf yotf exprefs what damrtges you 'thought 1 would :t)e proper r-mwer.Oy Aihe(Mr!AdJipn)jdsripr cif, I ' was ' not explidu il though t : thaij-Mr Addifcn. had ,atte tided only to o'rie iideinf th4iargurneht, J tfjo't his oieryarions would, ha've.a tei: dency to pr6duce;shighi damagac. vheteas I was m favor o low. r vueftion Uia iVJr. Addi?on W thatWthe . T" -'j j.iiu 1,4 - . -."J 'iid Vy 'fr n- to produce hiRh flaniage i wi! you- ceflity;of high tdamaget iriithc caule of Coulter againit.Moore Artlwer. I believe you. evaded br ypu did not think proper to apply y our arguments to: ther particular ; cafe- You took things on a genefal Jcale. ' You ob-' lervedfliatgooainamewalta Jewelalidpuoted paflage? from Sploman;' ? Here Judge Addilori obferved that the qi.-tltion sa .frorri Shakefpeare arid riot from , ooiomort. j . i u y. tucu mr. L,ucas re plied,: ;.:i is no matter. ' I amnat , acquainted with hakt fpeare,; andjt may be fp or may be not. Jlate : , JVou'4 Mr. : Addison); fa'.djthat good name was a jtL Mr. ' ddifoti here afkld Mn Lucas,; 'ifesiHeahi:; tcrfay; that a good name was ot a jewef,; on ;which Dallas rafe and obferved that it ; was riot Pro; er r of afkthe'witnefs fucha quef tion,, ' He wifhed ihe bufinefs to proV : ceed vvitJiiiictirjTioltdeUcacy on both i-tt: . i..jja rK.i ..... -.r..- i V!ciiHu u ui; ittuc ticti was 6b(erved, f they intended Coul. Jn i K , . jury j hit Uhotf;h ) ter mouLibe allowed the colts, ibat 1 wr.t.iln .u-w.. a "j" ;VV .T.UESDAJY; I hot "w'lirijtfy on my pan to' db- fcr.ve the itneteit decorum . lhe cnrlernaa ha& ftateJ my exprclTion; -in iuch a mannet as ui itip'y a doubt. of its correttnel V and I think' l have nftt' r violatt d decorum in ki ij lor ? an fxplanarion.v 'r 1 -' - ; !' Mr.' Whitehiir iaM thir the prc Tent"rrifde of procedure was'1 tor u idc apart frdm 'jhu'inm'ode, The fehi te,Jl h e tai d wi ftwl to' be inform, ed'of f afls & riot opitubns.Hi wiflil . cdi $cfeKrj rthe gentlmanouldi confiijei hklt to the iacU ana toe yiderceontr-:K,v?g .Mt. 1 .4iiaulv.t I wilhed to have; exprefled my tci ffullfc v arid had riritx 'niin'diVof ! the juy thrmnitdde of mon UCUiCCOl cai u i iii' vm w 'theftecejot llandftarii as 1 Knc'W iihat dliuhtr hivd always attctf. infpf -, 'per.'y, . and. tharjrf lii cafe ,an. iri- 'itanre2waadducedtherefo;e if a good Wame was to e an cviderice of immaculatefreaitudeMr? Coulter; was not entitffdto ir, and the dama. gegfr ought accw Jingly -to be mode4 Oueftion on the pdft of the mani-l gers: Vas" there in : ths ;V'ap:i; Viiitf'a$a1ri(l; Moore, ant.gyrderice !i''J J..'11i.4 .rv K--nj!-:Ar'r'it"ii mi K' Dart'orCoulrlfrf neflnn being kept alxur hW;noic. - "AriTwtr:f So4 far as 1 1 art t ecollett,' it wns: produced .iiiryidt'rice.vthat'a' cfTtam man i had ; boalted .that, he? could keep company with a girl who u as under me guaroiaiunip oi VjQUi ter ftthaia hint pf this had-beeri .Rt-j- ven ro 'vJTK)uiter-anu:ne Jcemed tp' awijrd Xomcmin yet ;thheyere qvfrccdyift:TO!ayjn FP4 1 attempted to apareu tne jury mat Mf. Coulters not having bro't aa ac tion agair.ft the per Ion' who reported relative toih inf imcyiwuh brier his family; w nvs more reafbn vhy htf mcrtilJ ndt rccovi r dsmagesf irithe preferif caie than that man who had bro't an ackiott"-to; recovtV damages YorfakinplWaV, his horie ft&uld wi Recover damages becaule he fit4 'tt .vhlr - moAi'Aiii;! vrnat circu;niwnce-a:a you uncover Slwinfavaur'ofhighdamage C: ; .r wr i.-.- 1 3 QPeaiprt tWaJridgeai:: lace ori the bench, and did he notTit beiweeri yoti and'nrelm'lpu'npr; eori1ultJiimjon.Tiielub feriotj'dilTentfrom iApf wer.p I ddrriot reeoUeftr- firflr .qettionif aotxMrftWallace, placed onf yoof Tight-hand r $ Anfwer.. do hot recollect i-z-'M;;a V ky h Qne(tiVn; i What jutfges Were rire tentf Idb nof jrerriember. 'h but I be lieve MrWallace was there and; you and 'mc.v ?mmsm Judge Addilon ia-d, j ne taa us; Ual I the1 Judges" Were 'preienf ? fWi$l rWkat afLrurifinii mrnbfy tfii principal feTiileoce ma't have been blelfci with. He' in extenuattori. He-was irtino a ,ud on the bench ; but hec!ib?ifcjft hd: iBanyJttclgei' were bn thf bnck SSci win on the linlit hand, nor who on the f ft thelole Ki:Kes M ttte amount .of da ranges. vAnluer, I do not recollect Ttfiwjr i j ii iur ill 4im iiiiii iii cou tf ; recoiled " very particularly " hU; the' r iVeumftat eeV tendtngio incti'patc Mr Ad-, liton. Vu' h could oor7ecolki;:anything' .MircBj;' -1803. yu(mu:hj)y of your , fecon J Gil'a'inV i-tdi- GxbLiQ Out the M memjer ui Con' William Ayres on the part of the prorecut:on, next g.;ve his teiti.nony a follows : ,'-t'f . i 1 was pfefent at the court of Com mon Pleas, ,"on the of March 7801.. ,The adion'then1 tried, .was an action of flinderi tbro't byJaha Coulter,, Efq. then ajulhc'e of jjeacd': anoi tavern keeper; agdinff j imcV Moore .The defendant ; undertook' to prove the truth of the alegifidnsi . ; ijUMfol ; vvrta liidl- 1114- kept a hou e or ill fame. . 1 he de fendant gave in. evidence ru'idry ir- regulailtiis:thatN'a;cohnJabl length to iultify h'g afferdon-'- After" the teftimonfwias clofed,; Mr; rA,di which 1 criaot recbllectlfhe Wofdoi but thtV; appeared l6 be favourable jta t h'eJauJe f the plaintiff and,, im Pm, -trjai ineerertsjantamt not made otit his Chargg--i h'atiuSjlKlef irn? the fit uatioriun life o the plarrt-l rifiF, CthpjurjT flight-find fomthin proportionate,' or more Ihafi m. re nominal amage iAtte Mr; Ad Mr; Wallace fhbok ! his head; I he reader will marki .that Xujas fwore. JieJiinpti:ccbiecl' Tieryca inai ne, naa jomeining wnica hewifhed to addrcft to tnej ury-a 'mi tuau? ivnuc vuici vaiiuf v not particularly tecollect s t but the y were of t a. tendency , thatGou tcr? v H)hirh t nnt ci ve more than prdTed their .piniqri that thejuryfr.u thefole right tp'errtrine:ihefdama!- ges and left it to thenfehtif ely u you fed geritleniett there js" a .differ- ence of bofnirm i : and It is very Dro. bable; that 'thai gentleman and I will i vrfy trequcritlv :difler iii inioii ju?g Lucas then iaidi gentlemen; ; you : have heard the learned I.udae opinion r howeverthis is my bpii.f. pnJudge'AdailonliTVmedi ter?onteryeu,t" wn.it tne fuue nas faid may be all true i t but it has" no- 4 ining,u aowunMnc purpoie. . x ou -wiU therefore pay ho attention to it,; N. f at thei bb trvatibns parted,'' arid theJufy:fetir:e"vV: M5 iVres?M;, thaf xhehad rioti imprefliori fhar Judge Addiiorr ipoke ;; wun tn .ue warmt n mat. toi.i le J was ;tOmeth warm,. a'lhomroaon.er!emhe, tm'enr the Jurythatwriat-MrLu.: iaijTa Va-irrclati NcTimprI: fipnbfulria!..warmth j kludge Adi-iio''! wifliSd the; ittreftf toEbe aflted, if hedid not, generally,! in addreillrigthe ; fury; fpealt ' as to be heaiddiftiucily- through they iomf.Tmm:mi: at MrA was a lawyer artd had been in the? aUy;njfcak'mp're aum'bly-tharijhey;; : r Mr. -Ayres replied " judge Ad difori'" EeneraUy fiJeaks -fo loud as? to e heard diltihcHyo tar is "my re wl!ctti6'n goespof the Judges jbt.the; fhupr'emctb'urtvtKe. do notfpeak fa., loud br( To ,diftirilly as' Judge Addi-ion-! lt:does 5 riotappear; that he fppke, Jpuder tPt-armercthan cotnt pionly. l ;rT 'l v-K' by the tnariagers of ? the? proleiutibn dilbrt had 'concluded v itdge fiuca', turned ib Iudge;Wa?Jacje bn his I iht hahd;iiafaidiumethrt f mark -again reuder. -After udge Lticas had' cbnf uctei '.his? bblcfya-j tidms. ' TudeAddiiloii faid to fheiuryl Marchr l Sot rhulf did riot recolleauhe ; ;.i; theparticular chafliefotheiW mMxhibitt ; : "y . i 'It and probably it wbuld not be properl houie of "reprelentatives, iuitreaa-- , v r , I -V I ,1' .Vol III. Nujt b. ?6a.. bnsaf-the timer" He faid thepren--dent'.( Judge Mddifou hai- de ivt-r ed an animated' chare;dr ;fco:ifider able length,- to the Jury," ' which ir his opinion, went to impre!.N he ju Vy;jlth ihe'Jicctfliry or nih dama-V ges 1 1 Jtidge' Ijycas . endraveft! . tp imptefs the juty wiih a cntrary fin timerit,v ind jpokc iu fuVpur of. ojf ' damages. '., judge Addjiou tfie.i turn ed ip the jtij y,; and fiiiu,- ihar judge i-i: thiit gerjtlenari arid 1, dtft r in pinion; arid jju'ii' likely we fhiiVirei urmlf ; difier but f haf ; f whar?jVIr;v Lucas had fafd v'as-nbr f'ltie" p,ur 'ifeahdfiney'touidfif tettMl hver'ct'of t Ji? f': wiisjvW tiahiagef I li pfiSt afked'if it'wai'nbltniij.teiirumf Ihejury,tt:,t nay. in e COits t and laid ther vJ .rt die, iibteulolttjitjjrtd; whicfi thict jtiryJii a .ji ures re- . jtii itjfi ed; :anu ,.ga. alwrd M -'S. tort 'ftijli rigs.f Reader mat krtigainf iit judge Liis4aid;ly?jQ7) f iaid that . atcbrdinK to Histron? jrecplleiioriudgeAddifbniu round , wn h nisi face to judge. Lucas; , aridhisHcjt fwnitPlhevfuryand Ou" f he o?i' 1 examina t ion bl thTs nat. juoge i.ucas on, tne ten .nana of ihe' prcfidvhf, that the Jury toxts jsrffi)lp ow the ;Ufl Jianj that hej cag;e .up .neayjy to :ne front of tba CS.' fn ft aTiurlt:" d.i m'pcaV hriietji r;;. i,',e .fhaIi''0.ubJ;iftVifhe;iff cohd article, in afu'pplcmeiitfu dayf riexty Wt earneli y,$ ft iticifl lie aj tentibnbf tbe-pliblic jfl this iuteveita. . ing caufe nd fincerely regret tru t , is not in: but ppwr?to';rtliM;: before them- in cue pirpcr.' " ; The Readings . ; n i h Iclff Jucf v Addift ri ended vp.MfchdayCfviui.'g.:-- J IIC UC UillGtH.tJvw JiCV II life I U.CiMUj riVnui g.$; w heft isaherewas node tat ;.nd; as all thejtntfnlerji'hAd h't ardithe teftimonySe? expected hy wpuld haVeVbetn aafde to ties cidethif day as the next. But whe ifi.tiTifwa'with'a"- uihmmii africhg the dermtcratic tRitiU . bers1'riTor;Cth 1-rf;tr---irifpfhiati 'vincerb ' defer mine f-But fqi oic ikiiV;:-nfo;1. tM&xMki?i: tili f i??fctaa Tfte, ft-ififxf Qiie4 f.5(enuJie.Tav.-' tiori of the articles loiacculaton aiid t idilon.-. iMrRodmatt caed for the read- ling rf ih afticies;of accufibrrid ' T It was mo v ed Hr Mr. Bafton, fe- j.CLUiana inat, it w unp)iiiD!e tor; iiiduevj Adtii'otilto adi rdse,juy tft hcmi turn iirg tefwarts Mf; Lu- ivnibheurprifepynai ! J tivVklk!klth'i iwbolc i'ademdcTafs :W: . : f cohded by.I Jonesnhatajqucfticn. he taken bri the ; aftics ;IepaTae,;; : vs'i iherieftiont ir.8;. . ptit. it was ijdetef mmetl ;in . t ritt riega- ' itive.-'-- iww'M t4 gt.-.!$-zgfgry. fThe fenafe decided that the quefti; priahVnild be - takeri; pnjthe articles r v: The fpeakerfheri ftated the quef tioaas fol!owslf.Hk4.4 ip-j : iS Aiexanaen Aaanon guuiy t 1 1 -4- ' i 1 it- If IS . ; - .'ir
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