第六讲曾格案庭审记录Zengercasetrialrecord1.docx
- 文档编号:2173439
- 上传时间:2022-10-27
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:20
- 大小:39.06KB
第六讲曾格案庭审记录Zengercasetrialrecord1.docx
《第六讲曾格案庭审记录Zengercasetrialrecord1.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《第六讲曾格案庭审记录Zengercasetrialrecord1.docx(20页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
第六讲曾格案庭审记录Zengercasetrialrecord1
TrialRecord
FromZenger'sABriefNarrativeoftheCaseandTrialofJohnPeterZenger(1736):
OnTuesday,July29,1735,theCourtopened.OnthemotionofMr.Chambersforastruckjury,pursuanttotheruleoftheprecedingterm,theCourtwereoftheopinionthatIwasentitledtohaveastruckjury.Thateveningatfiveo'clocksomeofmyfriendsattendedtheclerkforstrikingthejury;whentotheirsurprisetheclerk[Harison],insteadofproducingtheFreeholdersbook,tostrikethejuryfromitintheirpresenceasusual,producedalistof48personswhomhesaidhehadtakenoutoftheFreeholdersbook.
Myfriendstoldhimthatagreatnumberofthesepersonswerenotfreeholders;thatotherswerepersonsholdingcommissionsandofficesattheGovernor'spleasure;thatotherswereofthelatedisplacedmagistratesofthiscity,whomustbesupposedtohaveresentmentagainstmeforwhatIhadprintedconcerningthem;thatothersweretheGovernor'sbaker,tailor,shoemaker,candlemaker,joiner,etc.;thatastothefewindifferentmenthatwereuponthatlist,theyhadreasontobelieve(astheyhadheard)thatMr.Attorneyhadalistofthem,tostrikethemout.AndthereforetheyrequestedthathewouldeitherbringtheFreeholdersbook,andchooseoutofit48unexceptionalmenintheirpresenceasusual,orelsethathewouldheartheirobjectionsparticularlytothelistheoffered,andthathewouldputimpartialmenintheplaceofthoseagainstwhomtheycouldshowjustobjections.
Notwithstandingthis,theclerkrefusedtostrikethejuryoutoftheFreeholdersbook,andrefusedtohearanyobjectionstothepersonsonthelist;buttoldmyfriendsthatiftheyhadanyobjectionstoanypersons,theymightstrikethosepersonsout.Towhichtheyansweredthattherewouldnotremainajuryiftheystruckoutalltheexceptionalmen,andaccordingtothecustomtheyhadarighttostrikeoutonlytwelve.
Findingnoargumentscouldprevailwiththeclerktoheartheirobjectionstohislist,nortostrikethejuryasusual,Mr.ChamberstoldhimthathemustapplytotheCourt;whichthenextmorninghedid.AndtheCourtuponhismotionorderedthatthe48shouldbestruckoutoftheFreeholdersbookasusual,inthepresenceoftheparties,andthattheclerkshouldhearobjectionstopersonsproposedtobeofthe48,andallowofsuchexceptionsaswerejust.Inpursuanceofthatorderajurywasthateveningstrucktothesatisfactionofbothparties.Myfriendsandcounselinsistedonnoobjectionsbutwantoffreehold,althoughtheydidnotinsistthatMr.AttorneyGeneralshouldshowanyparticularcauseagainstanypersonshedisliked,butacquiescedthatanypersonhedislikedshouldbeleftoutofthe48.
TheTrialBegins
BeforeJamesDeLancey,ChiefJusticeoftheProvinceofNewYork,andFrederickPhilipse,AssociateJustice,mytrialbeganonAugust4,1735,uponaninformationforprintingandpublishingtwonewspaperswhichwerecalledlibelsagainstourGovernorandhisadministration.
Thedefendant,JohnPeterZenger,beingcalled,appeared.
MR.CHAMBERS,ofcounselforthedefense."Ihumblymove,
YourHonors,thatwemayhavejusticedonebythesheriff,andthathemayreturnthenamesofthejurorsinthesameorderastheywerestruck."
MR.CHIEFJUSTICE."Howisthat?
Aretheynotsoreturned?
"
MR.CHAMBERS."Notheyarenot.Forsomeofthenamesthatwerelastsetdowninthepanelarenowplacedfirst."
MR.CHIEFJUSTICE."Makethatoutandyoushallberighted."
MR.CHAMBERS."Ihavethecopyofthepanelinmyhandasthejurorswerestruck,andiftheclerkwillproducetheoriginalsignedbyMr.Attorneyandmyself,YourHonorwillseethatourcomplaintisjust."
MR.CHIEFJUSTICE."Clerk,isitso?
Lookuponthatcopy.Isitatruecopyofthepanelasitwasstruck?
"
CLERK."Yes,Ibelieveitis."
MR.CHIEFJUSTICE."Howcamethenamesofthejurorstobemisplacedinthepanel?
"
SHERIFF."Ihavereturnedthejurorsinthesameorderinwhichtheclerkgavethemtome."
MR.CHIEFJUSTICE."Letthenamesofthejurorsberangedin
theordertheywerestruck,agreeabletothecopyhereinCourt."
Whichwasdoneaccordingly;andthejury,whosenameswereasfollows,werecalledandsworn:
ThomasHunt(Foreman),HarmanusRutgers,StanlyHolmes,EdwardMan,JohnBell,SamuelWeaver,AndriesMarschalk,EgbertvanBorsom,BenjaminHildreth,AbrahamKeteltas,JohnGoelet,HerculesWendover.'Mr.AttorneyGeneral'openedtheinformation,whichwasasfollows:
CasefortheProsecution
MR.ATTORNEY."MayitpleaseYourHonorsandyou,GentlemenoftheJury.TheinformationnowbeforetheCourt,andtowhichthedefendant,Zenger,haspleaded'Notguilty,'isaninformationforprintingandpublishingafalse,scandalous,andseditiouslibelinwhichHisExcellency,theGovernorofthis
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 第六 讲曾格案 庭审 记录 Zengercasetrialrecord1
![提示](https://static.bdocx.com/images/bang_tan.gif)