Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-02-03

At the December Term Of the Superior
Court for Fairfield County, Daniel Hubble Of
Weston was convictpdgof adultery with one
Abigail Hendrix. and sentenced to States Pri-
son for three years. Jrhn Caragil Of Siam
ford, a young man, was convicted of an as
sault on Abm. Brown, an aged man. on the
18th November, at grog shop. Brown call
ed Caragill liar; CaragiIl threatened to split
the old mans brains "ut If he repeated the
words; Brown repra,ed--and Caragill then
struck hin, on the head with Il billet Of bick-
ory, and brought him 10 the floor. II was
supposed for several minutes that the old man
had been killed. but he has since recovered.
This bloody ARRAY grew out Of intemperance,
and we hope the disgrace which must inevita
bly, attend this incOnsideratc youth thrO' life.
for this rash deed while under the influence of
liquor, will prove a solemn warning I" the
drunkard. Caragill was sentenced to States
Prison for three years.
VIM. Nichols, aged 80, Of respectable con-
nexiO, 8, was sentenced to States PrisonefOr
three years, for stahhing Rufus Newman, jr.
90 ahe evening of Rrgimental Review at
| Stamford in September last. This affair. like
the one above. not only discovers the evils Of
in&empprance. but the miserable fruits Of mil
iiary parades. Nichols had been drinking
felt well, Ms the saying Island whilst at the
tavern door wanted to fight somebody
man in sport SAID light me-" Nichols made
towards him. when Newman intilnated tn
him that they had no occasion for quarreling.
and as he then turned to 60 into the tavern.
the prisoner raised his foot and applied it in
sulting'y to Newman, who exclaimed IN
take that from no man." A combat took
place, and the prisoner gave Newman Ave
stahs with small knife. one Of which III the
neck nearly cost him his life. on receiving
which he cried out Is hes cut my throat" II
appeared from testimony that Newman gave
the frst blow; hut the Judgrrharge,i the Ju-
~ that person could not BE- justified in using
deadly weapon 10 self defence, only in ex.
J IRENE cases. and even then only when an nj.
tack was made with weapons of similar dan.
ger. The jury returned verdict Of guilty,
Without malice aforethought.
90 Thursday. came On the trial Of Samuel
Hedges. Sylvester May. and Joseph May, re-
spectacle citizens Of Bridgeport, on nm infor-
nation for siot 1t appeared from testimony
on the part Of the State, that in May last,
FantOn and Cracker held nm exhibition of the
illustrations Of Masonry in Bridgeport; that
IN the evening a large collection Of the citizens
assembled in the street near the building in
which the actors were perfursning: that the
building was assailed BY valleys ef rotton eggs
and stones. and other deprrdalions committed
IN the course Of. the evening; that the prison
ers were among the crowd, and were seen To
make motions. as in the act of throw ing
stones. that many Of the crowd clapped their
hands. laughed and shouted. &c. On the
part of The defence. many respectable wit.
nssses were introduced, who testified 20 the
fact of the collection of people on that eve.
ming. and to the throwing of eggs and stones.
nut further testified that the assemblage was
constantly varying by persons coming and CO.
ing that there was n0 appearance 0f concen.
tration amang the citizens; that the acts or
violence which were committed. apparently
eInaUated GrWm individuals without any pre-
vious combination. aud that the prisoners
were IN the STREET, as were many Oftheir re-
spectacle nelghhors, moving TO and fro, ap-
parsnily led by curiosity IN witness the caus-
80 which created 90 much laughter aud shout
lng am0ng the crowd. The caWse was given
to sha Jury IN the evening, AFTER having been
ably argued on balh sides an Friday Morn.
Ing they VstuFned iniO .eOurt with verdict Of
not guilty. During the trial the Court Room
wns much crowded ~ gentlemen from
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