Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-03
Court Of Con, mon Pleas. for the Trial of
Criminal Cases.
BEFORE JUDGE BYINGToN.

which the parties who were brought over from
Jail pleaded
Rufus Moulton, of this city, on four in
dietnents, for obtaining goods on false proIen-
ces, on the 18th of May last, from Hobbs &
Howe, Brooks & Stearnes, Belcher s Wood
worth, and G. H. Harlow, pleaded not guilty.
On two indictments, for obtaining goods on
false pretences from Gilman Scott and for
stealing brass mounted harness and buffalo
robe FROM w. S. Lincoln, Moulton pleaded
guilty.
Henry Richardson, of Upton, for stealing
horse from the barn of Elijah Whitney, of
that town, on the % tn of June last, pleaded
not guilty.
William Barr, of Fitchbmg, on two indct-
ments, for stealing a silver watch from Au-
gustus Gibson, on the 9TH day of Septem-
Der, and for stealing a silver watch from Ar
rington Gibson, same date, pleaded not guilty.
Michael Lynch. of Worcester, for stealing
silver watch. &C., from William Xix of New
England village, at Shrewsbury, on the 10th
of June, pleaded not guilty.
Willard Fairbanks, of Clinton, for admin
istering, at Clinton, on the 25th Of August
last, cantharides mixed with figs, to Matilda
Southagill, with the intent to do her serious
bodily injury, pleaded not guilty.
Thomas O'Brien, of Blackstone, for steal
ing trunk, on the 2Sth of July, from Pat
rick Lovett, at Uxbridge, also six eagles,
eighteen half eagles, two sovereigns, one
twenty dollar bill &C., pleaded guilty, and
stated in mitigation of his sentence, that
he was dthrunk" The Judge expressed
his regret that he had not better excuse than
that, and sentenced him to be confined in the
State Prison at Charlestown, during the term
O. eighteen moaths. The first two days of
his confinement to be spent in solitude, the
rest at hard labor.
Henry NJ. Granger, of Worcester, on three
indictments, for stealing a horse, &C., from
Alfred Parker, Of this city, on the 18th of
August; for stealing a silver watch, same
day, from George Munyan, at Holden; and
for being accessory with VIM. Humphrey, of
Oxford. in the larceny of horse from Mr..
Dana, of Oxford, pleaded not guilty.
John Mulligan, of Sutton, for stealing
coat. rair of pants, watch chain, &C., from
James Gee, on the LIST day of December, 1858,
pleaded not guilty.
David Webster, of Worcester, for commit
ting perjury. before Elisha Fuller, Esq. ]. P,
in the case of Julia Harper VS.. David Webster
for debt, pleaded not guilty.
Geo. w. Morse, for stealing horse, on the
l4th of July last, from James $. Maynard, of
Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced to hard labor in the House of Correc-
ton for one year. 1t appeared that Morse
hired The horse, to come from Shrewsbury to
this city; and, while under the influence of
liquor, was induced to trade him off.
Thomas Doolan, of Worcester for obtaining
apickaxe from Leonard Poole, under the pre-
tence that Moses Spooner had sent him for
that implement, pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced for four months to the House of Cor
recton.
Charles Buck, of Upton, for being COM
mon seller Of intoxicating liquors, pleaded not
guilty.
William Murphy, Francis Rooney, and Mi
chael Lynch, of Worcester, for stealing
package of gold dust, valued at 5000, several
watches, &c., from Lyman L. Mason, on the
2lst of June, pleaded not guilty. They also
Pleaded not guilty to an indictment for stealing
twenty-five gold lockets from C. R. B. Clafflin,
on the l4th Of June last.
n d.. r.
ments for stealing, on the LIST of November,
1852, two buffalo robes from Charles Willard,
and VIM. c. Clark, also horse, wagon, har-
ness, &C., from James Willard, pleaded not
guilty.
John Copeland, late of Millbury, to an in
dictment for keeping house of i'll fame at
Millbury, pleaded not guilty.
VIM. H. Marble, of Worcester, sent up on
acharge of committing rape upon Ann Smith,
on the 2Sd of September, was discharged, no
bill being found against him.
Michael Mahan. for larceny, discharged.
The following gentlemen were empannelled
as juries
First Jwy.-Willard Allen, Holden, Fore
man Augustus A. Allen, Shrewsbury -
hoidrldge Ammidown, Southbridge; Henry
L. bancroft, Millbury Charles Bemis, War
rem DAVID Bemis, Spencer Charles C, Boy
aen' Leomlnster; Estes Burden Blackstone
Thomas z. Caldwell, Fitchburg; Sumner
Cole. sutton; Rowland Doane, No. Brook
held; George Dodge. Lancaster.
Second Jary.-Foreman, Peter Fay. south
borough; Sam. Fowler, Northbridge: Gil.
bert Green, Clinton; John Hammond. Wor.
cester; Charles Hersey, Worcester; James
Holden, jr., Barre; David NJ. Jacobs. Dud-
ley; Augustus A. Jones, Templeton Alfred
Morse, Grafton; William Pollard, Winchen.
don; c. b. Temple, Princeton Artimus
Merriam, Westminster.
Supernumeraries. John H. Brooks, Wor-
cester; Alex. Thayer, Worcester Moses D.
Williams. Charlton ; Jacob Willis, Milford
After the juries were empannelled, the
Court adjourned to IA clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the case Of the Commonwealth VS.. Moul-
ton, for obtaining goods on false pretences.
the prisoner retracted his former plea of not
guilty, and was sentenced to the House of
Correction, with hard labor, for an aggregate
term of two years and eight months. For
obtaining goods from Hobbs & Howe, six mos;
from Brooks & Stearns, six months; from
Belcher & Woodwork. three months from
George II. Harlow, five months from Gil
man Scott, six months and for larceny of