Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.
Court of Com mon Pleas, for the Trial of
Criminal Cases.
DEIOlNb JtDuh bllNOAON'
FRIDAY, October 6, 1854.

BEFORE JUDGE BYINGToN.
FRIDAY, October 6, 1854.
Amos .Herrck, of Milford, was found guilty
of being a common seller of Intoxicating
liquors. The witness, VIM. NJ Perkins was
not allowed any witness fees, in consequence
of being common informer.
William Brannon, of Fitchburg, indicted on
five several complaints, for selling Intoxicating
liquor, was found guilty.
William Armstrong, of Worcester. who was
fined $25 by Justice Wetherell, in the Police
Court, for larceny, was brought up on appeal
and was acquitted by the jury.
Asa Goodnow, of Worcester, for selling two
glasses of brandy to VIM. NJ. Perkins, on the
9TH day of June last, was found guilty.
Patrick Baxter, of Milford, for selling intox-
icating liquor to one John Peard, on the 9th
of July last, was found guilty.
Thomas Cooney of Milford, indicted for be-
ing common seller, was found not guilty.
The witnesses in this case were gentlemen"
from the "gem of the sea- They were re-
markably deficient in the organ of memory
not being able to recollect dates, events, nor
any any other circumstance that might Grim
mate Cooney.
Sandford Jones, of Oxford, was found guilty
on three indictments, of selling Intoxicating
liquors, in April last, to one William Wad-
well. The witness testified that he purchased
the liquor for the purpose of complaining
against the defendant The Judge ordered
that Wad we'll be not allowed any witness fees,
because of the motives which induced him to
complain of Jones.
Horace L. Gleason, of Oxford, indicted for
being a common seller, was defaulted for nom
appearance.
Charles Bottomly, Waldo Henshaw, and
Samuel Gill, of Leicester, brought up on ap-
peal, charged with stealing pair of carriage
wheels from Martin Stowell, were discharged
there being no evidence of the fact.
MUSICAL AssocIATIoN.-Th Musical Asso-
citation commenced series of meetings, in
this city, on Wednesday evening, 4th inst.
The proceedings were inaugurated by con-
cert in Horticultural Hall, which was very
successful. On Thursday, Messrs. A. N.
Johnson and i. II. Frost, of Boston, lectured
on reading music, cultivation of the voice,
and expression. In the evening there was a
concert. Messrs. Johnson and Frost displayed
signal ability in the practical demonstration
of their knowledge of music; and Misses
Whitehouse and Smith, of Boston, won gold
en- opinions for their fine voices and marvel
lous execution. On Friday, the lectures of
Messrs, johnson and Frost were continued,
upon the theory of music, and gave universal
satisfaction to their attentive audiences.
The lectures will be continued through to-
day, Saturday; and will close this evening.
with a concert. The lovers of music, in this
city, should not neglect to avail themselves of
this opportunity to obtain much valuable in
formation concerning the language of tie
passion, and to obtain much qualification
from the admirable execution of the eminent
professors who are now in this city, under the
auspices of the Musical Association.
L. Taft, late of the firm of Gates Taft, has
taken the entire management Of this beaut-
full and elegantly furnished saloon Mr.. Taft
is well known in our city as a gentleman of
rare worth and ability; his prompt business
talents--his kind and gentlemanly treatment
to all, have already won for him large share
of patronage from the best of onr community,
and rendered him favorite with all who know
him. In point of beauty, elegance, and taste
in its arrangements, the Excelsior is acknowl.
edged on all hands to surpass everything of the
kind in the city,-whilst everything in the
eating line from the plainest substantials to
the choicest Injuries, is served up with
promptitude, and i'll style of neatness and
attraction that is equalled by few and surpass-
ed by none. Foreign fruit and nuts from ev-
cry cline, choice confectionery in all its va
ried varieties, are found here in richer abun-
dance than in any other store in the city. So
long as the Excelsior remains under the con-
troll of its present efficient and gentlemanly
proprietor, it will rank as the A No. Eating
Saloon of the city.
HE BARRE BURGLARs.-ln the Supreme
Judicial Court on Thursday, Oct. 9TH, Chief
Justice Shaw, and Justices Dewey, Metcalf,
Merrick, and Thomas, being OH the bench, a
decision was given in the case of the Barre
burglars, who sued for new trial, OH bill
of exceptions. The exceptions of Jasper r.
Robinson, John Williams and William Smith,
principals and George Gardner, accessory,