_The Court_: Then the other form of the question is withdrawn?
_Mr. Larocque_: Yes, sir; we are satisfied with the form of the
question the Court allows us to put.
_James Cassidy_ called. Challenged for principal cause, by Mr.
Larocque, for the defendants.
_Q._ Did you read the account of the capture of the Savannah privateer?
_A._ I believe I did.
_Q._ Have you formed or expressed any opinion upon the guilt or
innocence of these prisoners?
_A._ I believe not, sir. I may have made some mention of it at the time
of reading the transaction, but not to express any opinion.
_Q._ Have you formed or expressed an opinion whether the facts, if
proved, constitute the offence of piracy?
_A._ No, sir.
_By Mr. Smith_:
_Q._ Have you any conscientious scruples on the subject of capital
punishment that would interfere with your rendering a verdict of
guilty, if the evidence proved the prisoners to be guilty?
_A._ No, sir.