The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-03

a penire had to be made out.
In tho interim o motion was heard of A. FOSTER
BLAoR EDWIN PARSONS & Co.. to dissolve a writ of
attachment against the Adams Express Company rs
garnishees. This had been partly argued on Friday
B Il. RurLEDaE, Esq, appeared for the plaintiff and
@. II. SIMoNroN, Esq. for the defendant B. ii. Rur
LEDGE Esq., showed that the day that the attachment
was presented to Adams Express Company the goods
had passed beyond tho South Carolina limo, and conse
queBtly beyond the juriadictlon of tho State. That
under these tho goods being beyond the
limits of the State and tho company consignees had
no legal control tho property, and he, therefore,
moved that the attachment be dissolved.
o. II. SIMoNToN, Esq in reply argued that the COM
papy garnshecs and ut tho mo of the attach
ment they had in thUir possession power and CONTROL
tho property OF the absent debtor Judge DAwKIss
fused TO the motion, considering It to BIO mat
ter too complicated for his adjudication.
The Court then took up tho of the State II.
McDEBIT and GEO. WoRRrLL for receiving stolen goods
The Attorney General for the State and T. Y. s1MoNs
Esq, for tho defence. Jury was empannelled, Of
which Mr.. JNo. E. PHILLIPS was Foreman Tho indict-
ment read. charging HuaH MoDERrr and GEO.
woRn1LL with receiving stolen goods.
Mr. David ". Davis deposed: That ho is q member of
the congregation Of the Citadel Square Church; the
Deacons have charge OF the Church, but MIR. Honery
pnopay 70 nSs can % on she nra
found to be missing these were replaced by Mr. Davis
in and found ppe been taken away about seven
hundred pounds stolen he replaced tho pipe, aty
tions of the pipe junk shop street near
the Bay; he Identified the pipe by his own work on it.
dred weight of it, specimens were shown in Court that
had been taken from the shop by Mr. Davs that
went to the junk shop parti appeared to be con
fused; no found the Pipe slowed behind barrel, md
Levy to recover the whole it, said nothing to deen.
| dants about tho Pipe; never spoke to thcm.
the junk shop about halfpast ve the afternoon
went in the store about five six feet Identified the
pipe Immediately; the barrel against tho wall on
the side the pipe furnished by the church;
no found 1t under the church, two inch pipe is very
rare 1t is seldom he himself had never used be-
fore in his business; every plumber knows his own
work. and his not finished the generality par.
culary in tho oints both of the defendants in the
| shop
Moses Levy. detective. deposed that he was called
and recovered the lead when he first went In asked
the defendants produce their book: they about
lead behind and the side Of the Iarro parties said
that they purchased from man in Christ church, but
lead missing; worr confessed that he had bought one
lot of the lead and that It came there wrapped in
parties we're present when he took the lead; MoDebit
time In tho Guard House. who was arrested for stealing
the pipe; when confronted with the defendants he
ed the transacton and said he had been there
times to sell lead
Cross-eramined- books wer Kept ss the law pre-
scrbed; the last amount Of lead bought per book
was 40 pounds; don't remember the others recognized
the book, could not to amount
defendants gave four cents per pound for what they
bought.
brought into court the lead which had been
taken from the church; when the pipe is 1t worth
tesian wei on the promises to the baptisnai font nj
the font & Is large and required large pipe old lead
four cents is far below its value
Cross sseramincdIhad fixed the pipe in March, and
missed the ppeit was on the premises; went down him
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cons of the church. and has had Immediate charge Of
the building for many years; during war he
the pipes to be cut and locked them church for
safe keeping; in March went under the with MT
to re-unte the pipes had been there since
fed by the sexton OF the loss It romedied by Mr.
Davis the next day. and the pipe put down was bough
taken very much.
Cross.eSamined.-Had used the pipe almost weekly
- Goldsmith, for the defence, deposed that h
keeps store vendue Range and largest
ways known him to be an honest Old lead Is wort
about ve cents and rises and falls with the price
four Cents is the full value Of The issd 'n'nA
cro,s.ezan,ined-old lead is worth only cent
O. b. Eberhart, for the defence. deposed that he ha
known moDebit about nine months. and had neve
known anything derogatory to his characters recogn2
Q ed the book in Court he had frequently see
there; Worrill kept books for McDebit.
T.Y. s1Moss, Esq, then argued the of his clen
rebutting the testimony for the prosecution and ah
had been stolen. The Attorney General replied. In
short and logical argument. Judge DAwK1Ns reviewe
the and character of the evidence elicted bot
sides and charged the Jury. After OF twen
minutes. the Jury returned verdict Of "Not Gu y.
THE MAYORS CoURT-Monday Morning, July
There quite an unusual amount OF business befo
the Court this morning. Sunday seems to be favori
day for getting drunk and fighting; and in addition
thepe fruitful Of arrest there always
d. keeper who will keep his bar open on that day. The
seSeral Of this kind and four FIVE drunk
O. but only worthy Of notice. which we will gi
r. in full.
O. A large, strappins, dirty fellow was brought up
Ill making disturbance on the Battery and committing
e. assault and battery pesceable citizen. policem
in testified to the assault and battery the prison
being asked what he had to say for hrns SELF gave
following account: Walking on the Battery he me-
ut man in gray suit and asked him what he wore Il
be color for Man said he had been the United
army, but wore that color because he could not ct
here without 1t. Told him II he It for that pr
nj. pose he id son Of b-h, and gave him al
er | on the face. He fined $40. .' :