Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-12-20
Fosft Proceedings.


During the present term of our Court
prrsided over by Judge Marsh, n great -
mount OF business has been done. We have
not been able to lay before our readers q
full report oi cases disposed Of but the fol-
lowing are The most Important Of the GRIM
innl cases:
The State of Ohio vs.. Seth Cshoo. In
dictnent fJr Grand Larceny. Defendant
charged with stealing a gold watch in .
Bowling alley 1T Bslialfe. verdict Of Jury
guilty assesses the value ofthe watch at 800.
The State Of Ohio VS.: John Riley. IN
dictmen, :for Grand Larceny; defendant
charged with stealing Silver watch at West
Wheeling. Verdict guilty and assess the
vaiu oi the pro- er,y stated at S33, which
reduces the crime to Petit Larceny, fined
$40, restore $66, and confined in jail on
bread AMI water only Tor 20 days.
State OF Ohio vs. Samuel Croy. Indict-
ment for Assault with intent 10 murder;;'
dsIendant who was an inmate Of county In.
Urinary, was charged with assu ting the
superintendent Of the lufi' merry, Mr.. Isaac
Pickering, with dirk knife with intent to
murder him. Verdict oi the Jury guilty Of
IN assaul, only, fned $50 aud costs and
cUnfnsd IN jail Vt couuty tor ten days on
bread ond water only.
Ses,e-u; Onio'vs Charles Hyle & &Augus.
tus Hyls. Indictment for Assault u Bat
tery;' defendants charged with assaulting
EniUch J. Carma1 with stones, &C., plead
guilty. fued SlV each and costs.
STATE Of Ohio VS.. George Johnson. In.
dictnent for 'stabb,ng with intent 10 wound ;
adeleIdaBt was charged with stubb ng Mr.
fsaac Ramsey, with Intent to wound him.-
Verdict OF tue Jury guilty, with u ree,m-
incubation vt the Ir sonsr io the mercy Vi
the Cnurt.
State Of Ohio rs Nathan Phillips. Indict.
msut Tor Grand larceny; defendant 10 o
co ,ored man, was charged with stealing 4
Buggy belonging to Ar Hoyle near Barnes
vlls. verd Ct .! the jury guilty and the
value Of the buggy assessed at S35
State o! Ohio vs. Francis Il James F
Stone. Indictment for Assault with intent
10 kin: defendants charged with assaulting
Thomas 8 Dsvi. at Hendrysburg, plead
guilty to staple as.ault. aud Prosecuting
Attorney entered nOlIs prossqni as to rest
oi the indictment, defendants 6,d 80 esc
and Sosa. .
State Of Ohio vs James B Stone et sl.--
Indictment Riot the same affair rs the last
ot the above; nolle prosqui entered.
Sla,e Of Ohio W Bslssr Beck lndict.
ment ipr Assault with intent 10 ki.l;' de-
fsndun, charged with attempting 10 kill joe
Mitchell a, Bellaire, verdict of jury guilty
State Of Ohio vs. Henry Poster, lndic;-
msut for Murder in the 2nd degree; defsn.
oAnt charged with numbering George Nc
Mullen in the saloon Of the defendant at
Bellairs on the evening Of the sth Of Octo-
Der, verdist of the jury guilty oil Msnslaugh
ter, the penalty for which is Imprisonment, u,
IN Peniienliary from one to ten years. +
State Of Omit W Patrick C,aney, Rscot
nzancs For ie tied; defendant was charged
with s,abbing and killins's negro man BY
the nams Of John Robinson at B .lmont, on
the lst of August last. entered intos re-
cognizance for his appearance at this,tern
Of the Cour,s tailed TO appear and his re-
cogrzancs forfeited,
State OF Ohio w WIN Harrison. lndict-
mont for Assault snd Battery, dsfendsn
charged o: asssultiog h beating the bod,
Of John Robinson the negro man killed By
Conuvy, verdict guilty. p