The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-11
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Supreme Judicial Court.
CRIMINAL TERM---DAvIs, j., PRESIDING.
TuEspAY.-The traverse juries were formed
as follows:
LIST Ju,y-Moses Hancock, Otisield, Fore
man; Charles E. Body, Westbrook; Francis
). Brown, Joseph G. Pitts, Freeport; John
Webb, Bridgton; Hezekiah r. Crockett, Cor
ham; George H. Cushman, d. M. C. Dunn,
Charles H. Green, Portland; Erastus Dunning,
Brunswick; Robert Dyer, Cumberland; VIM.
r. Hall, Windham.
I'd Jmy.-Elbridge G. Wagg, Yarmouth,
Foreman; Samuel Hawkes., Standsh; Holt
Ingraham, Sumner C. Murch, Portland: Glenn
ent Jordan, Jr., Cape Elizabeth; Levi Knight,
Pownal; Amos Leighton, Falmouth; James
S. Libby, Scarboro; Luke Moor, Harrison;
VIM. G. Orne, Gray; Sylyanus Porter, North
Yarmouth; Frederick Spencer, Baldwin.
Absent-Robert l. Hull, Portland; Joseph
D. wyer, Harpswell.
Ercused.-Richard L. Green, Naples
Supernumerdries. - Eli Wood, Gorham;
John Winslow, New Gloucester; John Cloud
man, Westbrook.
State '. Peter Towle, appt. Towle appealed
from q sentence of Samuel Garland, ESQ.,,
Trial Justice of Windham, who held court in
the City Building AFTER the resignation of
Judge Lane. Counsel for Towle moved that
the proceedings be quashed for informality in
the Justices papers and want of jurisdiction.
Judge Davis sustained the objections taken
and ordered the papers quashed. Peter is
therefore victorious for once. NJ. NJ. Butler
for State. J. O'Donnell for defendent.
State VS.. Lysander P. Townsend. Four in
dictments were found against the prisoner for
larceny of lead and solder from the premises
of Rumery and Burnham, Franklin wharf.
Counsel represented to the Court the fact of
Townsends intemperance, and that the larceny
was committed to get the means OF purchas-
ing intoxicating drinks; that the prisoner had
a wife and several children dependent on his
labor for support, and therefore suggested
that he retract his pleas of not guilty-plead
to one indictment, and suffer the remainder to
remain, in order to secure the good conduct of
the prisoner in the future. This course being
assented to by the Government and prosecu-
in the county Jail. N. NJ. Butler for State.
]. O'Donnell for prisoner.
James ii. Cross, alias William Cross, was
tried on an indictment charging him with OBJ
tanning ave dollars from William L. Putnam,
ESQ.,, under false pretences. The prisoner was
defended by s. L. Carleton, Esq, who con-
tended that it was simply borrowing that
amount from Mr.. P. No witnesses were
brought forward for the defense. The jury
returned verdict Of guilty. He was SEN
fenced to one year in the State Prison. To
another indictment charging him with obtain
ing money under false pretences of Nathan
Weston, Cross pleaded guilty. On this in
dictment he was sentenced TO one year addi-
tional In the State Prison.
James Howes, alias James Henderson, was
tried for larceny Of horse, sleigh, harness
and robes, the property of Ira Milliken of
Scarboro. on the night of February 9th. 1t
vas in evidence against him that be was in
Scarboro on the afternoon before the larceny
was committed, and that on the succeeding
Thursday he sold the horse, sleigh, &C., in the
town Of Strong, where the property was re-
covered and returned to Mr.. Milliken. Mr..
Carleton, counsel for defendant, called no wit
nesses, but commended that no proof had been
offered that the prisoner stole the property.
The jury returned verdict of guilty. He was
sentenced to two years in the State Prison.
The case of Mary Fountaine, for keeping
house Of Ill fame, was next called up. The
prisoner denied that that was her name, and
Mr.. Webb, her counsel, put in plea Of mis-
homer, but subsequently Withdrew it. She
pleaded not guilty to the indictment. The
evidence In the case was all put in, and Mr..
Webb submitted the argument for the prison.
er. Court then adjourned to Q o'clock Wednes-
day morning.