Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-22
Circuit Court Of The United SUITES.
w isuINGToN. July m


Case n .1n Republication the JurV in Watkins
case had retired, the Attorney of the u. s. took up
the case of MIS- Royal, (postponcd from yesterday
and Jury having been inipanneicd the inI;cf,ren;
was read The following Is the form in which the
indictment was found by the Grand Jury.
County II UaSbington:
Tie Jurors of the u. 5. for the county aforesaid
upon their oath, present, that Ann RoyaU late OF
the county Aforesaid widow. being an evil dispossd
person, and common slandcrer and dsturbcr of tho
peace end happiness of her quiet and honest neigh
bors, on the LIST OF June. in The year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twcnty-ninc. and on
Divers days and times, as we'll before afterwards
was aud yet Is, common slandcrer of the good peo.
pie OF the neghhorhood in which the said Ann
resides that is say, in the county aforesaid: and
that the said Ann Royal, the first dav of June
III the year aforesaid, and divers other DAYS and
tiHCs, well before afterwards, in the COUNT
aforesaid IN the open md public streets otho City oil
NaShugton on, III the county aforesaid in The presence
and hearing of divers good citizens in the sad cour-
", did falsely aud maliciously SANDER and abuse
divers good citizens Of the said county, 10 the com
mon nuisance OF the good citizens of The United
States residing IN the county aforesaid TO the evil
example Of all others in like cases offending, and
gainst the peace and government of the L. States.
And the Jurors aforesaid. upon their oath aforcsad.
do further present that the said Ann Royal, being
an evil disposed person aforesaid. and u common
Scold and dsturber of the peace of her honest and
quiet neghh,rs, the first day of June eighteen
hundred and twenty nine, aforesaid, at the
county of Washington aforesaid, and divers
was, and vet Is n scold and dsturber Of the
peace and happiness of her quiet and honest neigh
bors residing IN the county aforcsaid and that The
said Apn Royal on the said first day of June, IN tho
year aforesaid and on divers other days and times
we'll before attcrwakls, in the open and publ C
streets Of he city or Washington in the county aiore-
rnid did annoy and disturb the good people Of the
United States residing in the county aforesaid by her
O? II, public, aud common scod.nr, TO the common
nuisance of the good citizens of the United States
residing in the county aforesaid, 10 the evil example
Of all others in like offending md against The
peace and Government of the United States.
/ And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforc-
said, do further present, that the said Ann Royal
being nm evil disposed person aforesaid, and com
dsturber Of The peace sud happiness OF her hon
est and quiet ncghbhrs the first of June, IN the
year 1929, and on divers days aud times we'll be-
/ fore afterwards, was aud yet ls, common Draw
Ter and of dscord among her honest and quiet
ncChbors; and that the said Ann Royal on the said
first June aforesaid, aud divers days aud tines
well before as afterwards, ut tho county aforesaid
in the open aud public streets aforesaid in The conn
" aforcsaid did annoy and disturb the good people
orthc United States, residing in the county aforesaid
| by her open and public brawliug and public slam
dCrs 20 the common nuisance of the good citizens OF
the United States, residing in the county aforesaid
To the evil example ct all others, in like cases
! ogcnSng, and against the peace aud Government
VI the United States.
TfOS. SWAMI, Attorney e.. :.
/ The two first counts having been demurrcd TO NJ
! Tuesday last, by Mrs. Royals Counsel. and th'
Court having yesterday delivered it opinion sustain
ing the demurrer, and quashirg Tic two Grs counts
The third and last count formed the indictment ~
which The dcicndQnt was now % re tried, and fh
ria! proceeded.