Smyrna times., 1860-11-01
Court of General Sessions of the Peace
and Oyer and Terminer for Kent Co.

0taIe w. BARON M MNau-lndlctment for
assault and battery on Henry Galloway. Not
Guilty.
State VS.. Hooper B. Hopkins Indictment
Tor assault and battery, with intent to kill
Robt. Adkins. Found guilty of the assault
alone, and fined $3.50. Court adjourned until
10 o'clock on Tuesday.
State ". Mary L. Burris, (n.) Indicted for
larceny. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to pay
line OF $l.OO, and costs Of prosecution, to be
whipped with twelve lashes, and be sold with
IN the State for term not exceeding seven
years, to raise restitution money and costs
State vs.. James Longfellow, (n.) Indicted
for larceny. Verdict, gully. Sentenced to
pay fine of $3, with costs, be whipped with
twenty lashes and be sold.
State vs.. Thomas Brown, (n.) Indicted for
placing distractions on the track of the Della.
ware Railroad. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and be imprisoned seven
months.
State vs.. Peter Collins, (n.) and nine others.
Indicted for attending a political meeting.
This was Republican meeting held in Nil.
ford on the l7th inst. Verdict, guilty. Fined
each 500.
State We. Thos. Brown, little negro-In-
dlcted for placing distractions on the Della.
ware Railroad. The Chief Justice said, Well
Tom how old are you!"
Tom. q" I'm in my l4th year, sah."
Chief Justice. Well, Tom, you are charged
with placing distractions on the Railroad"
Tom. "Didn't do it, sab, no sah''
Chef Justice "Clerk, enter the plea of not
guilty"
The jury was then drawn. and Mr.. Booth,
the Deputy Attorney General, opened on be.
halt of the State, aud gave history of the
case TO the jury.
john NJ. Smith know the prisoner. He
as bound boy; on the 4th of August. went
up TO the Railroad, and tonnd four tiers nd one
chunk across the track; asked Tom about it
ind he said IT was him had done it. Il was in
Duck Creek Hundred of this county.
B F. SnIIh-On the 4 b of August, saw
: Mr.. Browns boy Tom coming down the Rail.
road. Didn't see any distractions on the road.
Jonathan A. Brown-On the morning of this
affair Tom was helping at my fathers with the
wheat; Mr. Smith came up in the course of
the morning, and said there were ties on the
road. Tom acknowledged in our presence that
, he had put them on.
The trains usually pass there about nine
O'Clock. This boy lived on the road, and knew
what time the trains passed
John Nj. Smith, re.called-The cross ties
were laid directly across the track, about two
, feet apart; | took them off 1t was before the
aine o'clock train had passed.
, The evidence here concluded, and the case
was given TO the jury, who returned a verdict
{, of guilty. He was then sentenced 10 pay
i fine of $500 and the costs, and to be imprison.
ed for months.
State vs.. Charles Earl. Indicted for assault
upon one Bernard Hlrsch, with intent to COM
NIT murder. The evidence was that the pris.
oHer, on the morning of the 10th of June, while
IN the hotel OF John I. Parvis, at Milford, en-.
roA in ltor ;tL =
: and drew pistol which he pointed at Malone.
a Bernard llirsch, who was sitting near, rushed
between them, took Earl by the coat, and told
, , him TO put up his pistol, and Immediately the
i pistol was discharged, and the ball entered
It Hrsch's mouth. Verdict, not guilty.
o State VS.. John Cannon, (n) Indicted for
rape
The indictment charged that John Cannon,
. the negro slave of James Sharp, did, on the
oath day Of September, 1860. violently assault
}. and Tavlsh Mrs. Mary Montague, white wo.
man.
James Davis, sworn.-Am the Justice of the
= Peace before whom the complaint was made
Mrs. Montague said she made complaint be.
c cause Jack came blazing at her after she had
u revealed his dongs to her husbo nd, and tha,
she was tired Of 1t anyhow. She stated that
the flair in September 1859, took place along
= the fence. She said that she did not tell heI
,. husband Of these things sooner, because she
. was afraid Jack would kill her.
Ann Vlnyard, sworn.-Mrs. Montague in a
{ conversation in relation TO this matter, said tc
e me that she had told Deborah Rogers Mr.
is Sharps negro girl, that Jack had been TOO ia,
millar with her (Mrs. Montague.) She also
stated respecting these dOngs of Jack, that il
,r had always been against her will
:, The jury, after an absence of half an hour
' returned a verdict of guilty.
State VS.. Charles Earl, indicted for an as
2 sault upon one Charles Freidler with intent tC
J. kill. The substance OF the evidence was, thai
=, the prisoner pointed pistol al Charles Fried
= Ter, threatening TO shoot him. Verdict, guilty
s. of an assault. Sentenced to pay a fine of$I5(
with costs of prosecution, and be imprisoned
10 SIX months
" State vs.. William ShockIey, (n) Indicted
a. for attending political meeting. Verdict
guilty. Fined $40.
70 State VS.. Henry Spencer, (n.) Indicted fo
IL attending political meeting. Verdict, guilty
ID Fined $40.
State vs.. Henrietta Dormer, (u) Indicted
for an assault. Verdict, guilty. Fined SIS.
S!aty VS.. Thomas r. Bulls. Indicted fol
10 larceny Verdict, not guilty.
D. State VS.. Thomas Il. Bulls. Indicted foI
burglarl,'. Verdict, not guilty.
State VS.. Mary E. Burris, (n) Indicted fol
larceny. Verdict, gully. Sentenced to pay
fine of $48.76 with costs of prosecution, bt
- - whipped with twelve lashes, and be sold with
u in the State for a term not exceeding years
Friday-State Vs. John r. Hamilton. In
dcted for the murder of his wife at SMYRNA
+. 5. Reed appeared for the prisoner, and tn,
n following jury was empannelled:
TO Robt. B. Wright, w. Ii. Graham, William
.. Stubbs, Peter Wilson, ]. s. Pratt, BeniaI
O. w. Truitt, w. B. Gray, Jos s. Melvin, Bay
IN mon Deakyne, John M. FOreacres, J. M. Mere
r. dith, Abner Dill.
Of The indictment charges John r. Hamilton
lg of Smyrna, with killing his wife by violen
blows of his fist upon her head on the 22d day
r of August last.
q Owen Tumlnson--I stopped at Hamilton
" house on Thursday night, August Odd Mrs