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for the present. After eleven Jurors had been
reviewed, he was called back, & upon re examination
did not then think he had formed an
opinion & was received as a juror, the challenges
on the part of the State being exhausted
I had myself seen him in Conversation
with Mr. Campbell, in the interval between his
being directed to stand aside for the present
& his being called into Court again. They had a
lengthy conversation & doubtless Mr. C. convened
him, he had not formed an opinion.
Henry Rennells another bad man, who lived
in the town of Winchester, & kept a public house
was summoned, as a tales-man, immediately
before Hunt was called back, & stated on oath
that he had not formed or expressed an opinion
had not heard any of the evidence, or conversed
with any of the Witnesses to his knowledge.
He admitted he saw A. shoot T. - was
standing by the Liberty pole, about 60 yards
off. (No doubt had placed himself there on
purpose to see). The Judge decided that he
was a competent juror, & he was challenged
peremptorily by the State, which exhausted
his peremptory, challenges. This man some
years afterwards, removed to Texas, where he
was killed, possibly murdered. Hunt at the
time of the trial was a bankrupt as [sheriff?],
he afterwards removed to Texas.
Another citizen of the town, Mr. David Deshard,
was also summoned as a tales-juror - he had
not formed or expresssed an opinion, alltho he
had heard much of the evidence; he was
merchant in partnership with Alfred Henderson,
& his Counting room was Anderson's Head