The Portland daily press., 1865-12-22
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

CRIMINAL TERM-BARR0WS, j., PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-There being no more cases to
go to the juries, the members were discharged
from further attendance. = i. .....,. 8,
The prisoners who had been convicted,
either by pleading guilty or by verdicts of the
Jurors, were then brought up for sentence. and
the following sentences were imposed: i'a'.l' &
Patrick McCaaerty, for compound larceny
two years in State prison. II =
Barney Holland, for receiving stolen goods,
-four years in State prison. .faAH0 yH
Charles E. Moulton, for larceny,-one year
in State prison. .----.. ...-... ...-.
Frederick Pollard and Charles Cobb, for
riot iu Brunswick fine of $50 each and if
not paid 10 ten days to three months each in
the county jail.
Joseph h. Pollard was indicted with the
last mentioned persons, and was adjudged
guilty. 1t appeared that there was an indict-
ment on file against him, found at the July
term, 1861, for compound larceny, in breaking
and entering the shop of Daniel II. Stone in
and stealing therefrom quantity of articles.
Brunswick on the night of February u. 1861,
This Indictment was placed on file and Pol
lard was let off on condition of enlisting in the
army. He enlisted, deserted, was taken and
tried by court martial and sentenced to i'm.
prisonment during his term of service Some
how, by what manner is not known, he es-
capped, and re-enlisted, and, as he alleges
served out his time and obtained an honora.
Die discharge. II a QuHg ngEFk q
Theold Indictment was taken from the files
and on it Judge Barrows sentenced him to
seven years in the State prison. J
| John johnson, John Carr and Charles
Carr, for larceny,-six months each in the
county JAIL Elfs f4.ra.ai "a .s.Ga 5.ru
William Mackin and Charles Mackin, for
compound larceny,-two years each in the
State prison.
William Lawless, for burghry--ten years in
the State prison.
George Bonney for compound larceny,-six
years in the State prison '.ITTIfT
Jeremiah Mahoney, for maliciously taking
and driving horse,-on month in the county
House of Correction. ,,.T s.ot ;tocE a.
Hamilton Sharp, for assault and battery up
on William 81. Gorham,-three months in the
county Jail. BY aaai,i -a' 30 al.a- 30 .aairq
John Cook, for. larceny,-eishteen months
in the State prison. ~ "'-A 4"
Patrick Kelley, for breaking and entering
with intent to steal ,-nine months in the
county Jail. .. 1. 4al .a. .....l, .....
Edward Roach, for uttering counterfeit
and altered bank bill,-two years in the State
| prison.
| In the case of Daniel r. Wallace, who was
indicted for assault with intent to kill, and in
which case the jury could not agree upon
verdict, the CLERK of the Court was authorized
to take bail for his appearance at the mex
term in the sum of $500. ~ i1a.y i.. ...
In the cases of Lewis, johnson and Brown
indicted for breaking and entering the shop Of
G. K. Babb. and in which the jury could moi
agree application having been made by Mr.
Carleton that johnson, who had family
might be admitted to bail,-tI1e Court empow-
cred the Clerk to take bail for each defendant
in the sum of $4,000. .."
After going through with the sentences
Judge Barrows remarked that the present
term of the court presented an extraordinary
catalogue of crime. In the few months that
had interviewed since the last term there had
been more crimes committed than had ever
before been known for so short a period. y
Court adjourned to Friday morning. 'li