The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-27
LAW REPORT.
COMMON PLEAS.

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g.. TRIAL FOR RECEIVING STOLEN MONEY!.
st9nshton APPEARED on trial before Judge NIalIon
a Jury TO answer to an indictment which In the
in gold Silver esrgsd aI HIN with he S2O
tOSnt with receiving the same knowing the property
70 ma nave been stolen. - '
tne a Indictment the larceny having been committed
NJ ~ tney charged by Samuel DayS, who had escaped
mssops s IN the present case was based on tho ad
p,ntsmaS SSha pownsr the witness elderly
, nis n9use was entered and the money which con.
sisted o. doable-eagles, eagles halfeages, and also
paper , MONEY amounting in all to S24T5 was stolen
o, Iosa trunk which had been placed In cupboard
sions maa bt me DEFENDANT in consequence
ra ;at to py himself. was arrested. Stouphton was
wis a,So o the same neighborhood; his sister
ntatiam a 10 the son OF Witness and his (S) rep
squire carson testified that about the middle of
anH Si Aug hugust te defendant brought before him.
ouside af mage sstatenent that Samuel Davis came
Dsa ana sa he was going tc take old man Pewners
refused anu and pe nTSated % to go with HIM that he
night and again knocked at the window and s saa is s
he woSla S dy and desired defendant 70 get Vp until
E d, In - low days after Davis called on him again TO
for tSe prnase ana they woods
a%elnt given defendant being about Il So inc
do MI. O'Conpor Qor the defense eJ-Did not notice
ANYTHING any nil n; peculiar in the condition Of the defend
dollars n gold were deposited with witness at ths
II tSst Ui tne s and defendant was asked
payis N MG Mas part OF the money he received from
Win IL @ NJ replied itwas, unless ii became mixed
s j. M Miller also testified to having heard dcfond
from Davis he spoke as II he was under arrest at t6s
would give e W seS r no qiGer with him be said he
the whole truth to come out. IIe had been drink.
hg, and mad been lying out The whole Of Tie pre-
SoRs night from the wey he acted witness supposed
Naya, boa, n
apy gba bbaing ~ lgainst his character before.
fendanI nsssole who made the arrest said that de-
poae 70 him four or five times about getting out he
h 3thsr testimony was also adduced.
On the part of defendant, evidence was introduced
@ ~ at the time he made these statements he
under disease of the ind from intem
persnee and hat he had been suffering from deirium
ti ~ asE That his character good up to the
Judge Maon, in his charge to the Jury, said that
em tle matter stood on the naked confession alone
haen adot not be safe to convict and this rule had
sa oSeh from the fact that there had been sew
oS sp9nvlctions Tor murder In Vermont, Illinois and
w. states obtained on confessions, while it after
sre appeared that the parties never had been mur
showing the fact of the larceny the description
c rne property, the time it taken and any cir.
a!y were then to take into consideration tho Whoie
pniIy ana say whether or not the accused was
% was Of sdna 1s hoWeySr was on the theory that he
mat ne was partially insane from delrium tfennens
or onerwlse the confession must he tax en- with more
circumstances outside of it, " 'o
ane Jury returned verdict Of not guilty. Wm. H.
herr er. Ior the state; O'Connor for Defense
S,EsNTENCED TO THE CHAIN. .GANG.-Janles Newman.
lor grand larceny, offered plea Of guilty OF
5etit hrceny The State accepted the plea and the
gang. ~ WI NV ohu'h-
HIhaSD LARCENY Patrick NlcAndrews implesded
WIN four Others who were not OH trial) was nut nn
tTai to answer an indictment for grand larctnyn
steailng ladies' wearing apparel, on tho 18th of july
sne property OF Adolphus Lewis. Verdict, guilty.
Groarty for defense. Wv "'"''' AA0-