Q. In a capital case, where the evidence is sufficient, in your opinion, to convict the prisoner, have you any conscientious scruples that would prevent your finding a verdict of guilty?
A. I have not.
By Mr. Larocque:
Q. You have read the account of the capture of the privateer Savannah?
A. Yes, sir; at the time.
Q. Have you formed or expressed any opinion upon the guilt or innocence of these privateersmen?
A. I have not.
Q. Have you formed or expressed an opinion whether the acts charged upon them, if proved, constitute piracy?
A. No, sir; I have not formed any opinion with regard to the question whether it was piracy or not.
Challenged peremptorily by the prisoners.