The Trial of Theodore Parker / For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence

by Theodore Parker

GRAND-JURY.

1	Sworn.	Enoch Patterson, Jr.,	Boston,	Foreman.
2	"	David Alden,	"
3	"	Stephen D. Abbott,	Andover.
4	"	Isaac Beal,	Chatham.
5	"	John Burrill,	Reading.
6	"	Mathew Cox,	Boston.
7	"	Richard B. Chandler,	Duxbury.
8	"	Charles L. Cummings,	Douglas.
9	"	Charles Carter,	Leominster.
10	"	Warren Davis,	Reading.
11	"	William W. Greenough,	Boston.
12	"	George O. Hovey,	"
13	"	John M. Howland,	Fairhaven.
14	Sworn.	Manson D. Haws,	Leominster.
15	"	John Holbrook,	Randolph.
	Excused.	Nathaniel Johnson,	Hopkinton,	Excused first day, October 16th, for the term.
16	Sworn.	George Londen,	Duxbury.
17	"	Nathan Moore,	Andover.
18	"	Samuel P. Ridler,	Boston.
19	"	Christopher Ryder,	Chatham.
20	"	John Smith,	Andover.
21	"	Appollos Wales,	Randolph.
22	"	Samuel L. Ward,	Fairhaven.

This Grand-Jury was not charged by the Judge upon the statute of 1790, or 1850, but was referred to Mr. Hallett, the Attorney, for the instructions previously given to the Jury that had been discharged, namely, for his charge of June 7th, already referred to. Mr. William W. Greenough, brother-in-law of Judge Curtis, was one of the Jury. They found the following indictment against Mr. Parker:—

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Circuit Court of the United States of America, for the District of Massachusetts.

At a Circuit Court of the United States of America, for the District of Massachusetts, begun and holden at Boston, the aforesaid District, on the sixteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four (the fifteenth day of said October being Sunday).

The Jurors of the United States within the aforesaid District, on their oath, present.

1st. That heretofore to wit,—on the twenty-fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, a certain warrant and legal process directed to the Marshal of the said District of Massachusetts, or either of his Deputies, was duly issued under the hand and seal of Edward G. Loring, Esquire, who was then and there a Commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States, for said District, which said warrant and legal process was duly delivered to Watson Freeman, Esquire, who was then and there an officer of the United States, to wit, Marshal of the United States, for the said District of Massachusetts, at Boston, in the District aforesaid, on the said twenty-fourth day of May in the year aforesaid, and was of the purport and effect following, that is to say:—

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Massachusetts District, ss.