Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Court of Com mon PIeas-fOr the Trial
of Criminal Cases.

| found guilty, and sentenced to two months
imprisonment, with hard labor, in the House
of Correction. Elisha Fuller, Esq, for de-
fendant
William Cole, of Hubbardston, was arraign.
ed on ten complaints for selling spirituous Ii
quors without a license. He pleaded guilty
to one complaint two were abandoned by the
government, and seven were sent to the jury
after a long trial. Cole was found guilty on
six complaints. The cases are to be carried
before the Supreme Court on exceptions. C.
E. Pratt, Esq, for defendant.
Charles Wheelock, of Leominster, was ar
ragned and pleaded guilty to a charge of per-
jury, committed on the 2Sth day of Novem-
Der, 1854, before Thornton X. Ware, ESQ.,,
Justice of the Peace.
The District Attorney asked the Court to
defer sentence in this case until the Nav term
of the Court, as he had learned, subsequently
to the finding of the Grand jury that Mason
Wheeler, of Leominster, rum-seller, had sub
orned the defendant, and was, therefore, more
guilty than he Wheeler was brought up be-
fore Mr.. Ware, on a charge of selling liquor
to Wheeloek and, on the morning of the ex-
animation, he went to Wheelock, and Undue
ed him to swear that he did not purchase any
liquor from him, Wheeler, at any time. Mr..
Aldrich stated that perjury had become of
alarming frequency, in liquor cases, lately;
and that the Grand Jury and prosecuting of,
icers were determined to pursue all those who
were guilty Of this heinous offence lie
wished delay in this CAGE, in order that the
really guilty patty might be brought to con-
dign punishment.
The Court granted the request and COM
mented severely on the demoralzlng inAu-
ences of rum upon all who were either en-
gagged in the sale of it, or connected in any
way with those who were. Wheelock was
held III $500 10 appear in May
7. w. Webb, of Connecticut, arraigned for
the crime of adultery. retracted his former
plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment in the House of Correction.
Mason Wheeler, of Leominster, pleaded
not guilty to a complaint for being common
seller of intoxicating liquors, and was |bound
to answer, in the sum OF $500. lie pleaded
guilty to two complaints, for single sales, and
was sentenced to pay fine of 5 and costs,
in each case, beside, giving bonds, in the sum
of $1,000, not to violate the liquor law for
year,
James Wade, Margaret Waldo, Bridget Riley,
Ann Doodle, and Barney Bagan, all of Black
stone, were severally indicted for being com
mon sellers of liquor, and unanimously plead
ed not guilty. They were each held in $500,
for their appearance from day to day, before
the Court, until trial.
Andrew j. Wilder of Sterling, Michael Wise
of Lancaster, and Albert Witt of Worcester,
were severally indicted as COMMON sellers,
and held in $500 each. Rodolphus G.. Ed.
wards, on one complaint for being common
seller, and on two complaints tor single sales,
pleaded not guilty and was held in 5000.
Albert Mathews, of Milford, for commit
ting an assault on an officer, was sentenced
to six months confinement in the House of
Correction. VIM. Cayanagh, on two similar
complaints, was sentenced for nine months to
the House of Correction.
Ann Kenny of Milford was arranged for
being common seller of Intoxicating liquors.
She had no counsel and no means of paying
for any upon learning which the court re-
marked, that there surely was as much gal
lantry in the bar as would induce some attor-
ney to defonl the poor woman. The case was
about going to trial, when c. X. Wetherell,
Esq. underdertook the defence. Mrs. Kenney
was discharged.
James Sullivan, cousin to the boy of the
same name, who was sent to the House of
Correction, for stealing money from Mr.. God
dard, was brought up OH complaint of steal
ing 1898 from the drawer of Hunt & Glenn
ents, Front st. oil the night of the l4th of De-
cember last. He pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced 10 hard labor for six months in the
House of Correction.
The Court adjourned to o'clock, Thursday
noon.
JACKSON GUARDS. The following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted at meeting
held by the members of the Jackson Guards,
in their ermory, Jan. oath inst Fifty-sx
members present.
Whereas, The Governor OF this Commonwealth has is.
order to disband this Company, for crime but
that Of being composed vic born on another
soil, and hat organized American citizens that
duly admitted into the Militia OF this state by Gov.
Boutwell,, our bylaws approved Of by Gov. Clifford and
have all times acted ia obedience the laws sups-
rOr authority, as citizens and soldiers,
Res0Iued, That we maintain the rights Of American
citizens, and will at all times claim the privileges which
entitled.
q RESOLVED, That most respectfully refuse to
ply with the order Of the Governor the grounds Of its
Illegally.
3. Reso Ued That we authorize our Captain to take
any legal measures he may think necessary, resist the
order for our disarmament
The r. r. ACCIDENT AT CLAPPvILLE.-
We learn that the cause of the Rail Road Ac-
cident at Clappville, OH Tuesday night was the
breaking of the switch rail. The stove in the
car which was sent down the embankment was
80 strongly secured that it remained in its place.
Had it not been so secured the conseq uences
would undoubtedly have been much more Sc
iious, but the main cause Of the wonderful
prescrvatye of the passengers was the great
strength of the passenger cars