The Portland daily press., 1863-08-14

Supreme Judicial Court.

CRIMINAL TERM--JUDGE DAVIS PRESIDING.
81 7nursday.-In the case of Thomas Walsh for
larceny Of gold, &c. from James Innis, the
Jury rendered verdict of guilty, and Judge
Davis sentenced him to eighteen months i'm
prisonment in the State prison. The money
was restored to Innis.
In the case of Thomas 0'Neal, indicted with
John Jefierds and Martin Ford for compound
larceny, in breaking and entering the store OF
Dennis Cooley, and stealing therefrom guam
tity Of feathers, DC, a mol pros. was entered
as to the breaking and entering, as to o'Neai,
and he pleaded guilty to the larceny. He was
sentenced to one year Imprisonment in the
County house Of correction. J. III. Williams,
Esq, appeared for the prisoner.
In the case of Charles S. Higgins and Lucy
A. Campbell, indicted for adultery, mol pros.
was entered as to the crime OF adultery, and
both pleaded guilty OF fornication. They
were sentenced to ten days each, imprison-
ment ia the County Jail. J.oDonnell for the
defense.
In the case Of Ferdinand L. Blanchard, APP
pellant, convicted in the Municipal Court of
charging more for conveying a passenger in
his hack, than the ordinance of the city al
lowed, the Court quashed the complaint on the
ground Of informally. Vinton & bennett
for Appellant.
Thomas CastletoB, alias Charles Smith, was
put upon trial on an indictment charging him
with receiving and purchasing tobacco. stol-
en- from the ware house Of Albert Webb, by
John Raglan. Albert S Foster who was CON
cerned in the larceny, was a witness against
Castleton, and described the manner la which
the larceny Of the tobacco was effected Eight
boxes we're stolen from Mr.. Webb, according
TO Fosters testimony, and Castleton purchas-
ed two boxes Of il. He also testified that the
prisoner made an agreement with hn to give
five dollars box for all the tobacco he would
bring him. He also testified that he sold the
prisoner a box Of tobacco stolen from Thomas
g. LoriHg. On cross examination, Foster tes-
titled that he had been sent to the Reform
school, from Saco, IN which institution he re-
manned three years. After that, he went TO
sea part Of the time; that he had been In the
State prison at Thomsston, under the name OF
Edward Dorr. He was arrested In Boston on
the charge Of breaking and entering Mr.
Webb's store, and after his arrival here con-
fessed to the City Marshal the whole traesac-
ton and was made a States evidence.
The prisoner was defended by Messrs. Ev-
ans & Putnam, who produced the record Of
Fosters conviction, at the November term,
1858, under the name of Edward Dorr, Of
breaking and entering the house Of John A.
Elder, and his sentence therefor to eighteen
months in the State prison. Messrs. Ansel
Lothrop, Charles u. Vsrney, n. J. Davis, Jos
eph Short and J. M. Knapp, were called 70
show that the prisoner, to their knowledge,
had sustained good character. Mr.. Evans
made short but eloquent argument in behalf
Of the prisoner, and was 70 lowed by Mr.. But
Ter on the part Of the prosecution. A verdict
OF guilty was returned by the jury.
Nancy Thurlew, Of Raymond, indicted with
james Trip for adultery, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty.