The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-12
II ArrERs ABOUT TOWN
sunreme Judlcial Court.


CRIMINAL. TERM JUDGE DAVIS PEsIDING
Tuesday.-The Grand Jury came in and re-
ported twenty one bills OF Indictment for var
ious ofenses, as follows--Adultrey 2, assault
and battery l, uttering counterfeit and forged
bank bills 2, compound larceny 9, receiving
stolen goods 3, common sellers 2, drinking
houses and tipping shops 2, larceny D.. The
Grand Jurors were then discharged from any
further service, their year having expired.
The Traverse Jurors we're then formed as
follows:
LIST Jury = Asa Bailey, Freeport; Reuben
Bangs, John Kimball, Gorham; John Bedell,
M. F, Dearborn, Westbrook; Emerson Dyer,
Casco; Francis Emmons, Scarboro; Benjamin
Brown, Charles A. Gibson, Portland; David
Gray, Yarmouth; Andrew NJ. Hall, Falmouth I;
johnson w. Knight, Otisfeld-
ID Jary-Samuel M. Loring, Cumberland;
Samuel C. Loring, North Yarmouth; Edwin
A. Marrett, Increase Pote, Portland; r. I. d.
Melcher, Brunswick; Jonathan Merrill, Bridg-
ton; Elias Meserve, Standish; Thomas Nor
rill, Windham; Eben Moulton, Harrison !;
David Mash, Raymond; Andrew T. Scott,
Freeport; Benz. Small, Pownal-
The following arraignments took place:
Charles Pitts, of Gorham, for stealing a
horse from Mark p. Newcomb. Plea not
guilty.
John Raglan, alias John J. Smith, for break
ing and entering the store OF Albert J. Webb,
and stealing eight boxes tobacco. Plea not
guilty.
Another Indictment was found against Ra-
gan, for larceny Of a box of tobacco from Thos.
G. Loring. To this he pleaded not guilty.
Eugene Mcguire, of Gray, a lad IA years
of age, pleaded guilty to breaking and enter
ing the store of Theophilus Stimson, and steal
ing therefrom quantity of money. He was
sentenced to the State Reform School during
his minority, or, in the alternative Of not be-
ing received into that institution, to one year
in the State Prison.
George NJ. Coburn, Charles r. woodsum
and John Dahany, for breaking into the ware
house of George s. Hunt and stealing there
from quantity of cigars. They severally
pleaded not guilty.
Another Indictment was fonnd against Co
burn and Woodsum for another o6ense of the
same kind. To this they pleaded not guilty.
Thomas Walsh, for larceny Of gold and
bank bills to the amount Of $780, from James
Annis. Plea not guilty.
Thomas Castleton, alias Charles Smith, two
indictments for receiving stolen goods. Plea
not guilty.
Mary Carran, assault and battery on Cath
crime Fox. Plea not guilty.
Charles S. Higgins and Lucy A. Campbell,
for adultery. Plea not guilty.
James c. Trip, indicted with Nancy Thur
low, for adultery, pleaded not guilty.
Arminda Finnemore, convicted at the last
term Of keeping house Of ill-fame, was SEN
fenced to nine months imprisonment in the
County House Of Correction.
Mary Fountain, convicted at the last term,
of keeping house Of ill-fame, was sentenced
to six months imprisonment in the County
House Of Correction.
Joseph w. Lamb, convicted at the January
term, Of arson, in setting fire to the barn Of
Seward N. Baker, ESQ. i'm Windham, and which
case was taken up, on exceptions, to the full
bench, was brought up for sentence-the full
court having overuled the exceptions taken
by his counsel, Messrs. Howard d Strout.-
He was sentenced to six years imprisonment
in the State prison.
Amos York, who, at the March term, plead
ed guilty to larceny of a yoke Of oxen, was
sentenced to two years imprisonment in the
State prison.
Court adjourned to 0 o'clock Wednesday
morning, at which time the trials viii COM
mence. s5ees