The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-27

Saturday.
ARRAIGNMENT PRISONERS.
The defendants in the following cases were next
arraigped, viz: The State us. DoMINIoK MoRroN,
charged with larceny; the State us. WILLIAM H1an-
FIELD, for rape; and the State us EDWARD OKANE,
for larceny aud receiving stolen goods. The pri-
soners each plead "Nnt Guilty." and for trial
placed Themselves upon God and their country.
These cases, however, were not carried to trial
yesterday, but were postponed for few days.
There being no counsel for the defence In the
State us MonToN, ASHER D. COHEN, Esq, was as-
signed by the Court to take charge Of the same,
and the trial appointed for next Monday.
Tho State ps JoHn RANrN and others, for bur-
gary and larceny was called next in order, and
| the prisoners, RANTIN, ROBINSON, SMITH and
WEsTnEnHoRN, nll OF them probably under the
ege ofnineteen were arraigned for trial upon an
indictment charging them with the commission Of
the above crimes They al plead 'Not Guilty.
and being destitute Of the assistance OF counsel,
the Court appointed Col. r. W. SEYMOUR and L. @.
NonrHnop, Esq, to conduct their defence, and
took recess for three-quarters Of an hour in Or
| der that these gentlemen might make some exam
ination Of the matter thus entrusted to their
| The accused exercised their right Of challenge,
and the Jury whose duty It became to determine
the question of their guilt innocence
follows: O. LOVE, Foremani P. D. ROGERS, N. w.
DARRELL, ". FL. LAFAH, B. RE1Ls, JOHN AsHHuRsT,
| d. SHEA, JOHN BETzEMAN, @. KLEIN, B. McINNEs,
JAMES ONEIL, B. G. HERIoT. For want Of space
the account OF the trial will have to be deferred
| until tomorrow.
PRoyosT CouRT.-Henry Taylor, colored.-steal-
ing.-J. b. MENsINa testified that on Wednesday
morning last. about o'clock, three yards Of black
broadoloth were stolen from his store, No. 201
King street, by defendant, and that Mr.. FLAoH,
who saw him take the CLOTH brought it back with
defendant to his store. A. W. JAEGER testified that
on Wednesday last defendant came hurriedly in a
store where witness was, and left bundle, and
| immediately after Mr.. FLAoH followed in and said
the bundle belonged to Mr.. MENsINa Witness
pursued defendant and caught hina. g. w. FLAoH
testified that he was sitting down in the back
room reading, and he saw the defendant come in
and take Q piece of cloth and put it under his
Jacket, and that he called to him, when he said he
was only going next door. Witness followed him
next door and found the cloth he had stolen. De-
fendant ran off. Sentenced to twenty days i'm
prisonment.
Peter Pinckney, colored, and Amy Pinokney,
|colored.-Improper language in the Streets
| Policeman HENNYBERRY testified that he was on
duty on Wednesday, at the corner Of Meeting and
Wentworth streets, and that he heard the defen-
indecent language, and drawing o crowd around.
Witness ordered them to dispense, or he would ar
rest them, and defendant. Peter, said that witness
couldn't take him, and that he had as much right
there as witness. When witness did attempt to ar
rest him, defendant tusseled and fought, but with
assistance he was at last taken and carried to
Guard House. Peter Pinckney was sentenced to
o fine OF IS or ten days. imprisonment, and Amy
Pnckney to fine Of $3 or ten days' imprisonment.
Benjamin Patrick, colored.- --Disorderly conduct.
sergeant FULLER, OF the Police testified that ON
Wednesday, while Peter Pinokney and Amy Pinck-
, ney were being carried to the Guard House, fol-
lowed by good many colosed persons, the de-
fendant with four or five others, who were riding
alongside in q small wagon, kept saying to Pinck-
ney that he ought not to 60 with police-thst he
, wouldn't 60 with police, &c. Witness warned de-
, fendant Of such conduct, when he told witness
that it OF his business, and repeated the
language to the prisoners. Witness then got some
Of the police and, having arrested defendant put
him in the Guard House. Sentenced to fine Of
IS or five days imprisonment.
John Elliott, coored.-Threstening to shoot
Policeman and carrying concealed weapons.-
Policeman dAnnITf testified that on Wednesday
night, as he WAS coming OF duty on South Bay,
between eight and nine O'Clock, he met q woman
with two children, who asked witness to go to East
o Bay with her and render her assistance. That
he took one OF the children in his arms, and she
the other, and that he got on the Bay, defend
: ant ran against him with 30 much force as nearly
to throw the child from him. Witness asked de-
fendant what ho meant by Il, and defendant
cursed at him. Witness went to arrest him, wher
}. he saw o revolver in his hand cooked. Witness
g then knocked him down and took the pistol from
/. him and carried him TO the Guard House. Wher
Z searched there several balls and two bottles O.
a whiskey were found in his pockets. Defendant
:. was discharged, the Court believing that he had
# been punished enough by the knock-down.
q MAYORS CoURr.-Two high-spirited gentlemen
> who giving an exhibition Of their talents il
70 "the manly art were taken to the Guard House
B. and while was fined IS, the other paid penal
10 OF $40 for hitting two Of the policemen be
low the belt.
female OF not prepossessing appearance, VIII
70 was walking the streets late at night looking TO
70 her husband and unable to find him, did find tn
Guard Heuse, and was fined IS by the Mayor.
B. woman with two children, whom she is anxiou
8, to get in the Orphan House, was directed to th
ID Commissioners Of that Institution.
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BURdLARY.-Ony yesterday morning, about three
y quarters after five o'clock, some ingenious ind
~ vidual cuta hole through o shutter OF the boo
., and shoe store, No. 70 King street, and, afte
70 breaking the glass Of the window passed In, an
W stole Bhoes and boots to the amount Of $50.
l. tewelry store up King street was entered In tn
same way night or two before. .lu..
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