The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-10-25


following Jury were empannelled and sworn
to try the issue.
Gardner Lilibrdge, Simeon r. Lewis,
Peter Boss, Jun. Moses Barber,
Allen Greene, Gardner Browning,
Iodowck II. Shearman, John Segar, jun.
John Carpenter. David Shearnan, Jun.
William Congdon, Gideon Johnson.
The Clerk then read the indictment, charg-
ING that the said Smith, on the 5Ih day OF
June, 1875, about the hour OF twelve In the
night of the same day, with force and arms at
South kingstown, afore said, in said County
of Washington, the dwelling-hou of VIM.
Gould, Of said -Kingstown, trader,
l. ere situate, feloniously and burglariousy did
break and enter land two pair Of leather shoes,
OF the value OF two dollars and fifty cents,oDc
quart decanter, with rum therein, OF The val
uc OF one dollar, the sum OF thirteen dollars
and tweuty.six cents ia Bank Bills and silver
money and cen.s,of the value thirteen dollars
and twenty-six cents. and one small red mo-
rocco pocket book OF the value oftwenty y-five
cents, and the sum of sixty nine dollars in
bank bills, in the same norocco pocket
book contained, Of the vauo OF sixty.nine
dollars, OF the goods, chattels and money OF
the said William Gould, 10 the said dwel ling
house, then and there being found, then and
there Gloniously and burglariousIy did steal,
take and carry away, against the form of the
statute, in such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the State"
To this Indictment The prisoner pleaded.
nor guilty.
Counsel for the State, SAIL. w. BRIDo-
HAN, Attorney 0enersl-and Messrs. DIXON
and BURoEs, were by the court assigned
the prisoners counsel: The attorney general
opened the sause on the part of the State,
stated the importance Of the issue, and gave
from authorities The definition of the crime
Of burglary, and read the State Law 585,sec.
Z. 4th Blackstone. 226.
WILLIAM GOULD, (eomhiainant) sworn,
About 9 o'clock Oh the evening of the 5lh
OF June, 1878, went to bed as usual, but be-
fore going to bed certain that he fastened the
shop and store doors with his own hands--a-
bout l o'clock walked, heard noise, did not
know what II was, opened the window shut
ter, Thought he saw ligh, shine, then heard
no noisc-wcnt to sleep again, and was again
walked walked by noise, he awoke his wife,
called aloud, heard somebody in the shop,
lighted candle--found tho door open lead.
ing into the shop, and going into the shop
found the upper half OF the front shop door
open-misscd his goods--fastencd his doors
again, and looked TO see what lie had lest
missed largo pocket book with about s.
in it--smal pocket book with s 60 in bills in
II, quar-, decanter, pair OF shoes, piece
OF cloth, and some ginYerbread--thcn went
up stairs where Tiff lived--requcaed him
TO call the neighbors--Tiff. afraid 20 60, and
cautioned him--when he heard tho nois, the
second time, thought he heard footsteps,
without shoes on--somc 20 or | , nights be-
tore the burglary, went out about 10 o'clock
in the evening, saw prisoner near his shed
With pail on his arm. On the morning be-
fore burglary, Hiscox was at his household
Hiscoy he must pay him what he owed hiu,,
for the witness had 5 100 to pay a, Bank in a
day or two, and had not got the whole ofit--
(Attorncy General now showed to the Jury
draught Of house, pocket-book, bank bills,
&c. )--thc witness identified one Of the b.lIs
and told the number which he had changed,
and noted down"
SUSANNA GOULD, (wife of the complain
anti sworn. 4" Related being walked up by her
husband-lightcd candle-found door open
that led to the shop--went into the shop
upper part of shop door open, and further
confirmed compainant's testimony and re-
pcaicd the articles lost"
SUMNER HIscox, (aeeon,hEee) sworn.
u" On the day the shop was broken open, had
been at work, came home tired and wen, TO
bed, while as,er his wife walked him and
said some body knocked at tho window /; he
go, up and wen, out /; the prisoner at the bar
was there I; prisoner told him Gould's shop
door was open, for he had just come from i,
and had go, pocket book but no money in il,
and had laid il in the wall-and told how he
had got the pocket book, and said they had
better SO aud get James Billlng,on--he and
prisoner went to Billington's and knocked at
his window twicc--B's wife spoke, who's
,herc," and Ellington not answering, ,Ihovgai
he was not at home. Witness and prisoner
then wcnt to Gou!d's--wi;ness advised pris.
TO carry the pocket book back aud do