The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-08

The Circuit Court, which closed its Ia
bors last week, did large amount Of work
but, nevertheless, failed to get through all of
is business quite number OF cases being
continued. welnblished, during the session
Of the Court, q short sketch Of some OF the
criminal cases, but repeat list of the com
mitments, ss kindly furnished US by Deputy
Sheriff McBnds:
VIM. Rice, sent two yesrs to the peniten-
tiary for stealing o hog. Charles Brown,
sent Ave years to the penitentiary for steal
ing coat. james Anderson, sent for two
ysars for numbering Carbaugh, in fight on
the levee, last fall. Jas Hudson, alias Smith,
imprisoned ten years in the penitentiary for
counterfeiting hall and quarter dollars Of the
United States coin. lie has, once before,
served one year in our State Prison. John
Dorsey was sent for two years, for stealing
pocket book containing $50. VIM. Mccain,
for stealing sos, was sentenced to hard labor
for FIVE years. "Jim Brown partner OF
Mccain, was arrested during the progress of
the trisl, and is new in Jail awaiting his trial
at the October term of the Court. Charles
Travis was sentenced to five years imprison-
ment for knocking man down and robbing
him of gold watch. John Luer was put in
the county Jail for two months, for stealing
cap. Robt. Mcconnell, for assault aud bat
terry, was put in Jail twenty -four hours, and
fined $500. Xavier Bumpgartner, was fined
SIS, and put in Jail twcnty-four hours, for
stealing liquors. Ed. Richardson was put in
Jail for sixty days for stealing shawl. A.
j. Smith was imprisoned the same length of
time for stealing 800. Chris. Bissell, for
stealing lot of coffee, was put in Jail TWEEN
tyfour hours. The Lyles were fned-ons
800, and the other $500 and imprisoned a
few days in the county Jail. John Kline, for
committing IN assault and battery, was fined
$50, and costs. Philander Wood, after lay
ing in our Jail about one year, was set at
liberty-the prosecuting witness failing to
appear against him.
Among the cases continued was that of w
w. Platte, charged with forging check on
Bemcnt d viclc.
Pate is an cid offender, and has been OF
the business some ten years. He Is Ger
man but speaks and writes the English Ian
guage, as we'll as ii it was his mother tongue
Platte recently served term in the Jail al
Dayton, Ohio. He also has perfect mania
for writing for the newspapers. His trial
was postponed till the October term, of the
Circuit Court; he is still in Jail, but expects
his son to be here this week, and bail him
ont. Bail $500.
| We cannot help noticing the great dispro
portion, in many OF the cases, Of the punish
ment to the crime. For instance. VIM
Rice is sent to prison for two year
for stealing hog; and Chas. Brown
FIVE years. for stealing coat; willis
James Anderson il sent for only two years
for numbering man on our wharf.
John Dorsey is sent to the penitenti ary
for two years foS stealing $50, and j. smitI
Is retained in tie county Jail 81 days only, 70
stealing 800. These are illustrations Of tn
beauties and constituencies of jury trials. l
tho sentiments OF the people are judged b,
the verdicts Of our juries, the value of hol
is equal to that of human beings life.