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Page 66
After an absence of several hours , the jury returned with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter only , and a punishment of two years in the State Penitentiary . English was pardoned by the Governor before he reached the prison .
After an absence of several hours , the jury returned with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter only , and a punishment of two years in the State Penitentiary . English was pardoned by the Governor before he reached the prison .
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He was noted as a great “ jury lawyer . ” In the course of the trial a young doctor was introduced as a witness to testify as to the ailments of the negro . He used such technical language that neither the Court , jury nor lawyers knew ...
He was noted as a great “ jury lawyer . ” In the course of the trial a young doctor was introduced as a witness to testify as to the ailments of the negro . He used such technical language that neither the Court , jury nor lawyers knew ...
Page 71
The grand jury met but failed to return an indictment , not because the murderers were unknown , but simply because they were pro - slavery men and believed that the negro had no right to strike in self - defense .
The grand jury met but failed to return an indictment , not because the murderers were unknown , but simply because they were pro - slavery men and believed that the negro had no right to strike in self - defense .
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The case was this : A man by the name of Knapp was indicted by the Grand Jury for enticing and attempting to entice a negro man belonging to John McCormick of Ashley , Pike County , to leave his master and seek freedom in Canada .
The case was this : A man by the name of Knapp was indicted by the Grand Jury for enticing and attempting to entice a negro man belonging to John McCormick of Ashley , Pike County , to leave his master and seek freedom in Canada .
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slavery sentiment in the county was so strong that Knapp had but a poor chance for even a fair hearing , much less an acquittal , before any jury that might be chosen . I did the very best I could , but the jury found him guilty and ...
slavery sentiment in the county was so strong that Knapp had but a poor chance for even a fair hearing , much less an acquittal , before any jury that might be chosen . I did the very best I could , but the jury found him guilty and ...
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| Title | Autobiography and Reminiscences |
| Author | David Patterson Dyer |
| Publisher | William Harvey Miner Company, 1922 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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