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A man named Caldwell was lately convicted in
Worcester county, Mass, Of the offence called
bracery, which consists in I" attempts to influence
the finding OF a jury by money, promises, letters.
threats or persuasions, except only by the strength
oil the evidence, and the arguments of counsel in
open court" 1t was proved that CALDWELL know
ing that complaint was preferred against him,
addressed two of the Grand Jurors who lodged at
the house with him, TO this effect


.'You will have complaint agains, essence
pedlar, before you to-day, and hope you wont find
a bill against him. for he is very clever fellow ;
however you may do as you PLEASE" The cour,
charged the jury, that if they believed the prisoner
made use of these words, with an intention to inhu-
ence the jury, and that they were such words as
were likely to influence jury, without regarding
the question whether they did, or did not, in the
present case influence them, they must return
verdict of guilty. After retiring for few moments
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty and the pri-
soner was fined 815.


This is an offence which we have to believe
has been frequently committed in the county Of Ian,
through ignorance, but some
times we have reason to fear by design. We hope
that hereafter, all Jurors upon whom the attempt
may be made as we'll as any others who may have
any knowledge of such an attempt, will take eff.
cent and proper means TO have offenders punished.


Lancaster Journal.