Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Court of Common PIcns, for Ihe Trial Of
Criminal Cnses.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. IL, 1854.
Before Judge Byington.-The case of Sarah
+. Stockwel. for burning the barn of Henry
+. Wing, of Grafton, was given to the Jury,
about 10 10 o'clock. A. NJ. At noon the
Jury returned, and stated that they could not
agree upon verdict. The Court recommend
ed them to retire once more, and endeavor to
come to decision. The Jury again went out
and came in again at ten minutes past o. elk,
not having agreed upon verdict. They were
discharged from further consideration of the
case. The Jury stood eleven for conviction,
and one for acquittal.
The case of the Commonwealth, VS.. E. G.,
Chamberlain, of Petersham, for assault and
battery upon Lot Mann, of Athol, was dis
missed for informalty in the process. This
case was brought by appeal from magistrate.
c. X. Wetherell, ESQ.,, counsel for defendant
James s. Flanagan, of Whitinsyie, indict-
ed for an assault and battery on Geo. w.
Slade, was pronounced not guilty. Geo. F.
Very, Esq, counsel for defendant.
Patrick Grant, of Milford, was found guilty
of stealing a gold watch. Geo. F. Very,
Esq, for defendant.
Daniel Green Of the give Points" plead
ed guilty to being common seller of intoxi-
eating drinks, and was fined 800 and costs
he was also ordered to give bonds in $4,000,
not to violate any law of the Commonwealth,
concerning the sale of spirituous liquors, for
year. He paid, gave bonds, and was dis
charged.
On Tuesday, John Langley, of the i" Ma
am Baird House," indicted for being COM
mon seller, pleaded guilty, was fined $500
and costs, and was ordered to give bonds in
the sum of $4,000, not to violate the liquor
law, for year. He complied with the re-
QUESTIONS of the Court, and was discharged.
Sumner Cole Arnold, Smith Arnold, and
Pettiah Parker, of Sutton, were indicted for
an assault on Mrs. Ann NJ. Putnam, OH the
18th day of June last.
Mrs. Putnam, and the parents of the Ar
nolds, resided in the same house, in Sutton.
They were not very friendly neighbors, and,
finally Mrs. Putnam and Mrs. Arnold be.
came violent enemies. On the day Of the as
sault, Mrs. Arnold complained to her sons,
Sumner Cole and Smith, that Mrs. Putnam
had threatened her life and that she was afraid
of her life. Upon this, the three defendants
and other three young men, organized
themselves into band, and led by Sumner
Cole Arnold, with his handkerchief tied flag
fashion to the end of pole, they marched
against Mrs. Putnam.
According to the evidence of Mrs. Putnam,
they attacked her in her house, insulted her
with foul language, threatened to bind her to
pole, and also to treat her in the vilest man.
ner. The sounds of strife were heard by sew
eral witnesses, and finally Mrs. Putnam was
found by the Messrs. and Miss Wilcox, of
Sutton, fleeing from her house, barefooted,
bareheaded, calling out Z" murder and pur-
sued by the Arnolds and their comrades
The witnesses for the defence, who had been
concerned in the affair, swore that no threats
were made against Mrs. Putnam, and that no
attack was made upon Mrs. Putnam's house.
| The counsel for the defence was G. r. Myles,
| of Millbury.
| The District Attorney made most elo-
| quent and able argument for the Common
| wealth.
The Court adjourned before the jury re-
turned.