[980] The warrant was written by Marshall himself. (MS. Archives of the United States Court, Richmond, Va.)
[981] Burr Trials, i, 1.
[982] Burr Trials, i, 1.
[983] The first thing that Burr did upon his arrival at Richmond was to put aside his dirty, tattered clothing and secure decent attire.
[984] Marshall's eyes were "the finest ever seen, except Burr's, large, black and brilliant beyond description. It was often remarked during the trial, that two such pairs of eyes had never looked into one another before." (Parton: Burr, 459.)
[985] It was a rule of Burr's life to ignore attacks upon him. (See supra, 280.)
[986] Burr Trials, i, 5.
[987] Burr Trials, i, 6-8.
[988] At the noon hour "a friend" told the Chief Justice of the impression produced, and Marshall hastened to forestall the use that he knew Jefferson would make of it. Calling the reporters about him, he "explicitly stated" that this passage in his opinion "had no allusion to the conduct of the government in the case before him." It was, he assured the representatives of the press, "only an elucidation of Blackstone." (Burr Trials, i, footnote to 11.)
[989] Burr Trials, i, 11-18.