Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-07
Court of Common Pleas for the trial OF
Criminal Cases.
JUDGE BISHOP PRESIDING
lsHOP pREsIDING

GOuft OF common E1esAS ZOE TIC TIM Va
Criminal Cases.
JUDGE BISHOP PRESIDING
MONDAY, June 6, 1853
The Court met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, when the
Grand jury returned their pI esentimenls, and were
discharged till the September Term Of the Court
John Collins and John Dennis we're discharged,
the Grand Jury having found no bin against either
of them.
Bills were found against the following rarles-
Benjamin f. Taylor, OF Shrewsbury, Tor larceny at
Shrewsbury, the 9Th day of March, 1853 He
pleaded not guilty. Samuel A Ford Of Abingdon,
Plymouth County, for the larceny of Watches from
Moses Wood, Of Westboro', at Westboro', on the
10Th of May last. He pleaded not guilty. Chas.
Brown, of Westminster, for stealing beaver coat
from Warren J. Sawtell, Of Fichburg. lie plead
ed not guilty.
The sureties Of John Hoisley and Lewis B. Earle
forfeited the amount Of their bonds in consequence
of their failure to produce the parties.
Frank S. Flanders, Of Worcester, fonication
with Mary E. Moo,es, colored girl, on the
10th of April. Plea, not guilty.
John Dyer, OF Worcester, for fornicalon with
Sylvia M. A. Moores, at Worcester, on the 10Th Of
April. Plea, not guilty.
Sumner Merit, late of Southboro Tor bgamy.-
Plea, not guilty.
John Falan, of Worcester, for bigamy Plea.
not guilty.
Mary Ann Parks and Jane johnson (colored)
were severally indicted for keeping dlsorderly
house, lewd and laciyious conduct. They pleaded
guilty.
Henry Jackson and Martha Jackson (coored), for
keeping disordery house Plea not guilty.
Mary E. Moores and Sylvia NJ. A. Moores, for
lewt Capitalization with Frank $. Flanders and John
Dyer, severally pleaded not guilty.
Several appeal cases were disposed of by the
Court, upon the application of counsel.
The following gentlemen were then empannelled
as traverse Jurors:
FIRST Jay-Benj. F. Aiken, Millbury; Perley
Bartlett, Sterling Warren A. Blair, w Brook
field; Alvin I. Burgess, Worcester; Lewis Bur-
nap, Sutton Daniel Capen, Spencer; VIM. A.
Ghilds, New Braintree; Peter Corbett Milford
Joshua Cummings. Westminster JOS S. Darl-
ing, Eeominster; Ethan Davis, Holden; Henry
Earl, (Foreman) Worcester.
Second Jaay-Lovett Fay, Southboro Sam D.
Fisher, Westboro; John Hosmer, Templeton
Anthony Lane, Lancaster; Cornelius Metcalf,
| Blackstone; joel Sampson, No. Brookfeld
Samuel Shattuck, Fitchburg Elijah H. Smith,
| Northbridge; James F. Stiles, titchburg Da-
vid r. Tyler, Warren; David Wallis, Charlton !;
Jonathan d. Wheeler, (Foreman) Grafton
Benjamin F. Taylor, of Shrewsbury, was brought
up to answer the charga Of stealing 1913 from Mr.
Adams of Shrewsbury, on the 9Th of March, 1858.
The prisoner is man of weak intellect who accord
ing to his words, "Don't know a half dollar
from common sized principle; and who was al.
ways brought up upon poorarm where he he'd no
chance to be anybody" He is psuper who be-
longs to the town OF Westboro', and has been taken
up several times for pecualion. He is scarcely con-
sidered responsible lor his acs. He was found
guilty, and sentenced to one years Imprisonment in
the House Of Correction with hard labor.
Samuel A. Ford, Of Abingdon in the County Of
Plymouth, was brought up charged with stealing
watches from Moses Wood of Westboro', at West.
boro', on the 10th day Of May. Mr. Boutwell, of
Westboro' appeared for the defendant.
1t appeared in evidence that Ford had opened
shop at Arlington, where he sold watches and pro.
iessed TO repair jewelry. On the 18th of May, he
came 70 MI Woods Of Westboro, and ordered an
s. V. Adams gold watch which Mr. Wood promised
to procure at Boston, On the 9th Of May, about
hall past in the evening, be called at Mr. Woods
shop where he was shown the watch by Mr. Woods
son. He examined il, and then asked to compare ii
with another gold hunting watch belonging TO Mr.
Wood. When he Obtained them bbih. he ran of.
lie sold the S. v. Adams watch 10 Nathaniel T.
Hunt, Of Arlington, for $40, and The hunting watch
to Joshua Whmarsh Jr., Of Abingdon, f1r $780,
He was found guilty.
Frank S. Flanders and John Dyer, charged with
iornicatlon, were discharged in the absence Of d.
rect evidence.
Sylvia NJ. A. Moores wus brought up for open and
gross ewddess with one John Dyer, Of Worcester,
on the LIST Of January, and at divers other times sub
sequenily. She pleaded not guilty. The Jury found
her guilty, and she was sentenced to the House Of
Correction for one year with hard labor. sg,l
Mary e. Moores, Of Worcester, was Indicted for
lewd and lascivi6us conduct with one Frank s.
Flanders, on the 10Th of April She was found
gulIy' and was sentenced TO one years confinement
with hard labor IN the House of Correction,
Henry and Martha jackson, Of Worcester, were
arraigned for keeping a disorderly house at Pine
Meadow, on the LIST day Of February, and several
days subsequently. They pleaded not guilty Hen
ry JacIyon Is months hard labor in tho House of
Correction; Martha Jackson one year.
Jane Johnson, for open and gross lewdness, was
committed to the House Of Correction. with hard
labor, for one year.
Maria Parks, for keeping disordery house, was
similarly sentenced. * Qi0 ases
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