The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-07

COuEf OF CoNNoN PLEAs|SEHTExcEs.-
On the Sd inst, a venire was issued, to be
returned on the 5th, for q new Grand Jury.
The following indictments were returned:
State of Ohio us. Thomas BryAn-Grand
Larceny.
State Of Ohio Us. Charles Van scOy-Grand
Larceny.
State of Ohio rs. Thomas JscksOn-Bur-
glary and Grand Larceny.
State of Ohio Us. Michael M~urrsy-GraDd
Larceny.
The Court met yesterday morning when
the following business was done :
Thomas Bryan was arraigned and plead
not guilty. He will be remembered as
the person who stole the gold watch
from Higdon while washing in = saloon on
Seneca street. The indictment charged
him with stealing a watch valued at $50.
which would sustain q charge of Grand
Larceny and bsa penitentiary offeuse. he
was tried, and although there was plenty
of evidence that the watch was worth 800
and in the defense no att empt was made to
under-value it, nevertheless The jury saw
ct to return a verdict against the prisoner
for petit larceny, vsluing the watch atOniy
$50. He was fined $500 and sent to the
dungeon on bread and water for 80 days.
Charles Van scoy plead guilty and was
sentenced TO eighteen months hard labor in
the p~enitentiary.
Thomas jackson charged with burglary
and larceny, also plead guilty and was
sent to the penitentisry four years. This
jackson is the one who, It was supposed,
fred Herrick's carpenter shop, but there
was not evidence sufficient to sustain a
charge of srson.
Michael Murry plead not guilty, but on
being brought into court changed his plea
to guilty of grand larceny, and was sem
fenced 10 four years hard labor in the Peni-
Tertiary.
The court hen adjourned sine die.
INSTINCT AS A POLICE or DETECTIVES GUIDE,
On the 3Oth of June a man who gave his
name as Henry LEA name which
should be ominous of good luck and fortune
was tried in the Police Court, on the
charge of vagrancy, and fined IS and costs.
Having no money, the Judge said he would
remit the fine, provided lie should leave
town before evening, the same day. He
was seen in the city again on the 9th, and
was immediately arrested on the charge Of
vagrancy, although noIcomplaint had beer
made against him. He was searched and
on his person were found a silver watch, &
gold thimble, four dollars and ahalfin specie
and twelve dollars in bank bills. This Wa
considered 8 suspicious circumstance, and
he was locked up. Meantime no report O.
burglary or theft in tho city, had beer
made, but a relative of one Of the pslic'
authorities, living in East Cleveland, hap
pened to mention TO him that the house o.
her sister, Mrs. Captain Jones, with whom
she was living, was entered on the Fourth
and her own trunk broken open anG
.So.i1 IA so5sr hills and nine dollar
taken. She also said a silver watch haC
been stolen. DWELL, was there 8 gold thin
BILE missing 2" inquired the detective. sh'
said there was, and in this way the whole
affair was at once laid bare. The house o
snsighbor, Mr.. McVsin, was entered tn,
same day, and asilver watch and Eve dol
lars taken.
On seeing the mar in the prison, the lad
said he had been hanging about the neigh
borhood.
Thus this man who was arrested IS a va
graft, with no charge made against him
turns out to be guilty, as there is no doubt
of burglary and grand larceny. In thi
case it must be owned that instinct serve'
a better purpose than reason. It worke'
blindly, as is natures wont, but with infalli
BILE judgment after all.