“…Henry Stanbery, Esq., of Columbus, authorised by Sampson Mason, Esq,, U. S. Attorney for the District, and Thos. C. Ware, Esq., of Cincinnati, appeared on behalf of the United States, to conduct the prosecution.

The examination was held in he U. S. Court Room, which was thronged by a large audience from the beginning. …”

Reference Data:

A Report of the Examination of Messrs. A. Chapin, L. Chapin, L. Cole, W.H. Holland, and W. Kissane, by Phineas Bacon Wilcox, 1853, pages 1 - 207