Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-04-20
RICHMOND, APRIL IL.
CIRCUIT COURT.

Case Of II. LsthgOau. Eleven indictments
were found true bills by the Grand jury
IheTe were seven others not presented to
them. Each of those indictments WAS foun-
ded upon distinct checks, which A. Litbgow
was charged with misusing; and each ipdict-
ment contained several couGts, varying tie
charge against him; one count, for instance,
charging him with embezzling the check,
another with stealing the money, SC.
The LIST indictment on which he was tried
related TO check drawn by Mr.. Barlow,
book seller of this city.-The Jury were hung
and they have not yet agreed upon ID ver-
dict. This Jury have now been detained
from their business and families for l6 day s
most OF them farmers too, and at this most
interesting season Of the year-no man be.
ieves that they 1o1N agree at all upon a ver-
dict; and ii they do, it will not be worth. as
Swift says 'Ea cherry stone;'' for one of the
Jurymen has withdrawn himself from his
companions two or three times, has gone
home, and been az often brought back by the
authority OF the court. Yet, in spite of all
these objections, the jury were to be kept to-
getheT, until the adjournment of. tine court,
(which, fortunately for them, is To take place
TO day. )-Such. however, is the law; such
IS the perfection OF human resson;, com.
Pliment surely which il cannot deserve, 40
long as it retains the slightest relic Of feudal
barbarism.
The I'd indictment on which A. l.. was
arraigned. related TO a check for 500 drawn
by Messrs. II. Abbatt, jr. & Co. which had
been paid in the bank, and deposited in the
CUSTODY OF A. l.. &c.-This I'd trial commen-
ced Gu last Saturday week-tbe evidence
took a wide sweep-s variety of witnesses
were let m to prove what had been the re-
sources aBd expenditures Of Mr.. D. Weis.
IgeT, Ia principal witness agsihss him, and
who rad been lst Teller Of the Bank, and
what had been the means and expenses of The
pFl'oner himself. On Saturday last, the
testimony closed- Mr.. =. " Nicholas then
opened tie case on behalf Of the prosecution
Gen. Taylor followed on behalf of the ar.
cUsed. On Tuesday last, Mir. G Iohnson
closed the defence, and on Wednesday. the
Attorney General, MIR Robe rtson concluded
on Tbs part of the pro,ecurion. The iuty
then retired, and in a few minutes BROUGHT
~ the following verdict: "Wr of the iury
lind the prisoner guilty Of larceny OF the mo-
Dry and bauk notes mentioned in the last
count OF this Indictment, and we ascertain
NE term oil imprisonment in the public Jail
and penitentiary house, tn be one year: And
we bnd bim not gully Of the other charges
alleged against him IN the said Indictment,
This verdict is lisble to the exceptions
which were iakeU by the prisoner, counsel
to certain decisions made Ivy the court du.
rig the progress Of the triBl These will 20
up 70 the General Court Of jane next-Un
less motion In arrest of judgment, should
succeed. This motion viii be founded upon
an alleged flaw in the indictment-"Ba Bank"
being left out in the particular count inme.
diately after che word "Farmtrs." Mr..
johnson will make The motion this morning.
Yesterday, Judge Brockenbrougb passed
sentence upon the following persons John
Barrett, convicted Of grand larcear, to is
months ImPFi'onment IN the penitentisry:-
John. 8atirr, for the same offence, 3 years
-Pey,oD Payne, Cor the same, 3 yerss ::
Richard Cooper, for tbe same, the same
time. and Charles Word, for malicious
stsbbiHg, z years.