Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-10-04
Court of Common Fle6s, for Criminal
Cases.
BEFORE JUDGE BISHOP.


Hiram Kimball of Worcester, for committing
adultery, on the goth of May last, with Jane NJ.
Hale, pleaded guilty
Michael Andres of Worcester. for keeping
common brothel on the LIST of June, and Dow,-
pleaded guilty
Jonathan Willard Bond of Leicester, on four
indictments, for having counterfeit bills on the
Medomack Bank, Me-, in his possession, and
for passing gold counterfeit SIS piece to Nancy
E. Fairbanks, on the 9th Of September last
pleaded not guilty.
Charles a. B. Gardner Of FitchburI, for break
ing into the stores of Aaron F Bemis and james
Stevens, Of Fltchburg, and robbing the same,-
pleaded guilty.
Albert Fuller, young man about II years of
age, on FIVE indictments for stealing, al NOrces.
ter, on the Slh Of August last an umbrella from
John P. KettelI, mltts & , from Fl. o. Clark,
travelling bag from Willard Allen, Panama hat
from Isaac Washburn, and coat from G. C.
Knapp, pleaded guilty.
Joseph Taylor of Oxford, for stealing Ed. s.
9th day of June last and for stealing the horse
and chaise efJonathan Day on the 2Olh day of
July last, pleaded guilty.
Thomas Dunn of Wegtboro', arraigned for as
saulling Edward Macmahan with dirk, on the
fourth of September, pleaded not guilty. He
afterwards reracted his plea, and pleaded
guilty.
Gilbert Mcknight of Worcester, was arraigned
Of Spencer, on the 2lst of August last, ard on the
the 9th of September. He pleaded not guilty.
Emory Davenport of Petershan, arraigncd for
stealing mare and buggy, the property Of SIM
con F. Twichel, on the sOlh of August last, plead.
ed guilty.
Henry E. Maxey was carried into the court
house, apparently sick, and was arraigned for ut
tering, at Webster, on the LIST of April last a
counterfeit 500 bill, Of the Vermont Bank,
Montpelier He pleaded not guilty. This is the
notorious counlerleiler, who has been twice hh-
Grated from prison in consequence of his adroit
counterfeit Of sickness. He seemed very bad in
in Maxeys case there is great difference be-
tween seeming and being.
John Booth of West Roxbury, for stealing
heifer from Hersey F. Taft. pleaded not guilty.
Thomas D. Osborn pleaded guilty to an in
dictment for stealing horse and buggy, the
property Of John & C. A. Rice, at Westboro, on
the Sth of June
Michael Kinney Of Blackstone, for ussaultiDg
Mullins Taft, constable, in the discharge of his
duty, on the 9TH of August last, pleaded not
gniIly.
Sam L. Smith, of Millbury, was arragned
for setting fire to the barn of Andrew March on
the 10Th of July last, and also for attempting 10
fire the barn Of Joseph IL. Merrill lie pleaded
not guilty.
Henry Coleman, for ASSEMBLING Lucy Ann Ba-
ker, at Westminster, on The 18th Of June last,
pleaded guilty. He pleaded not guilty to the
charge of assauiing Altman, Lucy Ann, and An.
CELIA Baker.
Patrick Mullens pleaded not gniIty of an as
SAUL on Mullins Taft, constable, at Blackstone,
on the 18th of June last
VIM. WhaIen and Thomas Doodle, Of Black
stone, pleaded not guilty of assaullng Henry
Estes, constable. and rescuing from his custody
one Hugh McClusky, who was under arrest.
Patrick Fitzpatrick, of sturbridge, pleaded not
guilty to two indictments for assaulting Ann
Goulding and Mary Cannon on the 7ih of Sen
tember
John Cavanagh, Thomas NIcNally aud William
Gibuey, of Blackstone, were arragned for riot.
ing and attacking the house Of Willard Wilson,
Blackstone. They pleaded not guilty
Martin Mitchell, of SteIIin., indicted for as
sautng and intending to ravish Mary Turner, on
the 4th Of July last, pleaded not guilty
David Rswell of Millbury, for assaulmg abb
ah W. Wood on the lsth of July last, pleaded
not guilty.
Joseph r. Robinson, John Williams and VIM.
Smith, were arraigned for HOUSEKEEPING and
burglary,at Barre, at O'Clock A. NJ. on the 3ott
Of August last The prisoners pleaded moi guilty,
with the most confident assurance. The Oldest of
them did not appear to be 30 years of age, and
the youngest was seemingly about 10.
George Gardner, alias Charles Southwick, for
aiding and melting those boys to rob, pleaded not
guilty.
Plny II. Babbtt, deputy sheriff of Barre, who
was also indicted for aiding and melting them TO
commit burglary, did not appear. He is under
$1,000 bonds
Jasper r. Robinson was also held to answer
for having 10 counterfeit, bills in his possession -
Tie pleaded not guilty.
The Grand Jury found, in al, sixty six indict-
ments. The preceding list of prisoners are all
who have been arraigned>
The following gentlemen were empaunelled as
the jures:
First Jury-Sylvanus Dunion, of Iubbardston,
Foreman; lveIs Adams, Ashburnham; Nathan
Ainsworlh, Worcester; Grosvenor Aldrich, Ux-
bridge; Lewis Allen, Oakham; Collins Andrews.
Petersham; Charles a. Angell Oxford; Jacob
Bates, Webster; Thomas Burdett, Clinton; John
Darling, Blackstone; Daniel Davis, Royalslon;
Harvey w. Fiske, Upton.