Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-28
Legal intelligence.

COURT OF CoNMoY PLEAs-CIvIL BRAScH.-
Nothing was done yesterday in court room
No. 1, in consequence of the illness of Judge
Bolton. In court room No. 2, Judge Foote
heard the case of Meachem and Andrews
Us. E. H. Lewis. Suit is brought to recover
the value of a lot of grindstones which were
levied upon by defendant when sheriff of
Cuyahoga county, which the latter levied
on and disposed of-a IS the property of one
Clark, whereas plaintiffs claim said grind
stones as their property. F. T. Backus, Esq,
is counsel for plaintiffs, and Messrs. Kelley
and Griswold for defendant.
CRIMINAL BRANcH.-The Grand Jury re-
turned indictments against fifteen different
parties, but as they have not been arraigned
We forbear giving their names.
A motion to quash the indictment in the
case of the State Us. Thomas Kehoe and
Charles A. Ringer for passing counterfeit
Treasury notes, was heard and overruled by
the court. Joseph Adams, Esq, appeared as
counsel for defendant Ringer. On the over
ruling of the motion, the latter put in the
plea of not guilty.
The motion for a new trial in the case OF
the State Us. Martin Van Guard, found gull
ty of stabbing with intent to wound, which
was submitted to the court without argu-
ment on Saturday last, was overruled yes
terday by the court.
The case of the State Is William Burton,
indicted for grand larceny, was then called.
Messrs. Ranney and Bolton were counsel for
defendant. The case was given to the jury
who returned, late in the afternoon, a YER
diet of not guilty. The young man Burton
Immediately arose, the white and red strug-
Cling in his cheeks for mastery, and ad-
dressed a few excited words to the jury, by
way of affirming his innocence and compli-
menting them for finding it out, and then
shot out of the court room like a frantic fe-
male from a burning house. He went SO
swift, he left a blue streak after him.
A ueaire for a jury in the case of DR.. John
W. Hughes, indicted for murder in the first
degree, was issued yesterday, r%eturnable on
Saturday next.
POLICE CoURT.-Judge Abbey disposed of
the following docket yesterday morning:
Drunkenness.-Alfred L. JagO, fined SIS
and costs; James Burke, 81 and costs Ar
thur Herman, So and costs; Milo W. Gage,
81 and costs Alonzo Snediker, g and costs;
Wilson Marsh, SIS and costs Bryan Kenne-
dy, 81 and costs; John Miller, 81 and
costs.
Vagrancy.-Mary Lehman, case continued
to December 4th; Martha Carroll, sent to
the Work House for three months John
Sullivan, case continued to the 29th instant.
Observation-Disclosures Malone and James
O'Brien, the former discharged, the latter
fined 81 and costs Samuel Gray, 81 and
costs; George Fry and Lewis Striver, each
So and costs Daniel Garriah and Frederick
Schwab, each S. and costs.
Assault and Battery-William Anderson,
brought up on two charges, and fined s.
and costs for each offence; Thomas Smith
and Thomas Walsh, case continued to the
10Th; Martin Staunton, s. and costs Ed.
Mahoney, 81 and costs.
Carrying Concealed Weapons William
Thompson, S. and costs.
Petit Larceny-James A. Kelley, s. and
costs.
Grand Larceny-Robert S. Williamson,
and John ~binkenfelter, brought up on three
charges; examination waived-bail $1,000
on each charge. Robert S. Williamson
John A. Williamson and Elizabeth William
son, same disposition.
Receiving Stolen Property-Elizabeth
Williamson, and John a. Williamson exam
ination waived-bail $1,000 for each.
Another case, in which the same parties
were involved, was disposed of in the same
way. The entire party were remanded to
prison in default of bail Frederick Seib
and John Eisler, case continued to the 3Oth;
Frederick Leib, case continued to the 29th.
Burglary-John Sullivan, case continued
to the 29th.
Poisoning-Amelia H. Phinney, case con-
tinued to the 29th, at two P. NJ, by mutual
agreement.
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