Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-14
Vim. Sfdrks, Sec'y
fCsmmss.ieated.1
CRIMINAL. C0TrQT

CRIMINAL COURT.
Court Of Law for ,hs the SECOND Of this month,
10; Tue ,si OF Criminal Causes and the continued
rtuay last when the Court adjourned second
monday in March that being the frstdaY erui
lowing persons convicted OF ieloSies..
rra"x Lsrt', free man Of colour convicted of
judged to be sold slave. aud banshe
oe ,r.,,i the limits of,he uoi,ed States.
VHtiam burke found guilty LARGE nv md the
Court sentenced him to be Imprisoned in the county jail
on low and coarse diet two months and the last day OF
seHiamin 6efim was convicted Of Grand Larceny and
OF each ofthem in the Penienary ascertained to be
one year Henry b. 4issp also Forgery
certan-d To he three The sentenced these
% persons TO Imprisonment for their respective
anu Vn conformity with of the last General Assembly,
uecng mat upon conviction for offence committed
a ' , -, :" May, Tue eoar LosId ascertain ia its
e Time oil confinement 10 the solitary cells thai
The same be DOT than aI than Gig H
sentenced Kei'um and Quinn kept in soary cell one
bat, OF their ternsi and Asop sx,h OF histetm.
yMan Bosasr and George ~ Bogg returned by Tue Grand
Jury not true bills" And there other indicr-
me"s rie,t on which the acquitted
Samuel Bailey, who Indicted setting corn
there iu his court, aud aeaaeI Sy the ierv
nnftAso H. Ree was arraigned OF felony. in e,bezlng
virtue Of his Office keeper general Tor the
t.",,en,iary. Upon the trial OF this the
Taylor submitted for the court two ques
lions 81 lazy FIRST whether the prisoner by virtue of
uary an ohcer OF pablo trust hin the meaning of
~
notes thing els. other than gold or silver coin was
an ene zzenent of sam OF money Upon the OF
hat upon the the decision was favorable 10 him.
ne attorney general being unabie To aadcs evidence
found him not guilty of The charge alleged against
INN and he was thereupon discharged.
Upon Two other prosecutions against the prisoner
could be adduced similar, the Attorney there
upon entered "A noRs pros, gui
No criminal Prosecution, therefore is pending
mathew H. kice these being the only three
which we're cent to the Superior 10y examn-
ing court u may he proper to add the Nch
term oi the Superior Court, pre-
against hin, for en-zzing checks; but the
RAJ witness Tor the ooumonw eali absent he
then acquitted OF thnse charges.
III IL such naw he found in the Act OF Assembly, is it
not 'he duty OF the Legislature to rect it forthwith
Extract ola ietier from a distinguished member
9 Congress, da,ed Washington, December Z.
General Jackson will be elected the next
President without doubt. He will have the
whole OF the western states in the house, and
uoupt mol, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
| ~ due season" Phil. sdmoru.
letter to the Editor from Harrisburg
states, that on Tuesday afternoon DR.. Joel
Is. Sutherland was, on the fifth trial, elected
Speaker ofthe House OF Representatives of
Pennsylvania. On the FIRST trial. d.. Suther-
land received 81 votes, Joseph Riiner, Esq. OF
Washington 81 votes, SIR. Middeswarth / 5,
and DR.. William Lehman 10. Mr.. Mahany,
Mr.. Owen, Mr. Baker, Mr.. Starne, and other
members, received some scattering votes.--
On the fifth and last trial in the house, DR..
Sutherland Mas elected, having received 40
votes Mr.. Ritner 81, Dr. Lehman D, Mr. Mid
dleawarth ), aud MIR. Starne /. DR.. Lehman,
Mr.. Kane, Mr.. Mei edith MIR. Stroud and Mr..
Smi'h, live oi the iaenbers from this city, vot-
cd t"s Dr.. Sutherland on tile fifth trial. The
| new Speaker was then conducted To the,
chair, frem which he made his acknowledge
nIenis To the house for the honor conferred
on him. and promised, in The language of the
constitution, to perform the duties Of the sta
ton with fidrty, and To the best of his ability.
General William Marks of Allegheny was
unanimously reelected Speaker Uf The sem
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