Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-22
CITY AND COUNTY.


JUDGE AMES PRESIDING.
WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The case of Dennis
Driscoll of Worcester, for assault on his wife,
was nolEe pros'd, after the hearing of the evil
dence, she swearing that although he struck
her on the head with hammer, he intended
to hit copper boiler which he was tinkering.
VIM. Mulligan of Worcester, for keeping IL
quor with intent to sell; verdict guilty, and
was given the usual sentence.
Lewis 0. Thompson Of Southbridge was ar
raigned for adultery, pleaded not guilty, and
was orderedt to recognize for trial in S400.
Galen P. Damon of Rutland retracted his
former plea of not guilty of assault and bat
terry, and pleaded nolo contendere, when he
was fined 81 and costs, which he paid and
was discharged.
Benjamin Bennett of Milford was put on
trial for liquor selling. The witnesses sum
moned manifesting a singular obliviousness as
to the payment for the liquor which was prov
ed to have been drank by three or four per-
sons, verdict of not guilty was rendered.
Robert Whaand of Worcester, lad of ID
years. lOT ldTCGlly VI II lilS otuiI VI
James Croak, was sentenced to the state re-
form school at Westboro during his minority.
Samuel Brmbecom of Grafton, was con-
victed of adultery with one Ellen Mahedy.
The defendant acted as his own counsel. He
defended his conduct by referring to the acts
of the patriarchs &c. of old, and made novel
plea, quoting freely from scripture in his at
tempted justification. He admitted he had
been living with a woman to whom he was
never legally married, although his legal wife
was still living, and that he had had by the
former three children. He inquired what
would be done, according to the present laws,
with such a man as Solomon with 500 wives ?
He said he should make an application to the
Legislature to have the laws altered, so as to
allow more liberty than is now granted in the
selection of wives. The Judge remarked that
he was astonished at the expression of such
sentiments by man of the age and protested
standing of the defendant and should not
have allowed him to proceed had he not been
without counsel.
JOlln hiuclill, dPpSlldhl, VI w OlOS9'SA' VII
trial for larceny of watch from Cornelius s.
Dohcny, was acquitted.
The case of John Ford . Milford, appel
liant, for being a common seller, was given to
the jury at the adjournment of the court.
HoRucULTURAL.-At the last meeting of
the society Mr.. VIM. T. Mortified exhibited
plants in pots. Among these were a variega-
ted seeding Petunia, and the Caladium Pic
tum, Caladium Argyrites, and Caladium
| Chantinii.
Edward Earle displayed Uvalaria Perfoli-
alta, Fretllaria Meleagris, three species Of
Pyrus Japonica, Ornithogalum, Pulox Diva
ricata, and Double Towering Cherry.
| There was an animated conversation, rang
! ing from fruits to artificial manures Gentle
men gave their opinion of the value of super
| phosphates, and Mr.. Mortified described his
process of dissolving bones by the aid of quick
| lime. Messrs Circuit and j. NJ. Earle talked
about grapes, and j. f. Allen, o. B. Hadwen,
| ond Il A. Earle discoursed upon apples
| Inc library VIII be open to-day from three
| to five o'clock p. NJ.