Oberlin: the colony and the college1833-1883 . was to be obeyed rather than Gods. The political aspect of the trial was very judge, the prosecuting attorney and assistingcounsel, and every member of the jury in Bushnellscase belonged to the party of the administration,while every one of the defendants and their counselwere of the opposition. At the close of Langstons trial, when the caseswere to be deferred from the middle of May to theJuly term, several of the indicted from Wellingtonentered a plea of nolle contendere, and were sen-tenced to pay a fine of twenty dollars each and
Oberlin: the colony and the college1833-1883 . was to be obeyed rather than Gods. The political aspect of the trial was very judge, the prosecuting attorney and assistingcounsel, and every member of the jury in Bushnellscase belonged to the party of the administration,while every one of the defendants and their counselwere of the opposition. At the close of Langstons trial, when the caseswere to be deferred from the middle of May to theJuly term, several of the indicted from Wellingtonentered a plea of nolle contendere, and were sen-tenced to pay a fine of twenty dollars each and costsof prosecution, and to remain in jail twenty-fourhours. One old man from Wellington was almostentreated to leave the jail and go home. He atlength consented. Thus all that remained, includingthe two convicted parties, were fourteen Oberlinmen. These had been in jail since April 15th, andwere to continue in jail through the recess of —two long summer months, and how much longerno one could foresee. They continued in jail upon a. CLEVELAND JAIL POLITICAL ACTION. 12? point of honor. At the beginning of the trial theyhad been allowed to come and go upon their recogni-zance, giving their personal pledge for appearancewhen called for. At the conclusion of Bushnellstrial there was a ruling of the court so unjust, thatthey gave notice that they would dismiss their coun-sel, call no witnesses, and make no defence ; and theircounsel approved their decision. Thereupon theprosecuting attorney demanded that they should betaken into custody, and they were taken in chargeby the marshal, and declining to give bail they werecommitted to jail. The unjust ruling was afterwardsrecalled in fact, and they were notified that theirown recognizance would be accepted as before; buta false record had been made—a record which putthe defendants in the wrong, and the court refusedto correct it. They therefore declined to renewtheir recognizance or to give bail, and therefore theylay in jail
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