The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-08

| tried The following cases yesteruny: -
smart, MT. Smart reside. Al DC soSsncefis''
snes, With sSc sssiion, and was invited into
| fhe dlningroom Of Mr.. Smart, MT. Smarts lit
tic daughter, girl Of seven or eight years, wai
| oner, and he Heiyed her, and was found In posi-
tion which indicated the commission 81 ths
crime charged: He vas put out Immediately
Gen. Muzzey and Mr.. Leeski appeared for tho
Gen, Muzzey stated that owing to the limited
nature OF the prisoners knowledge OF English
| and TO his apparent want of clenrness In mental
faculties when questioned in French, his coun
| the crime with which he stood charged. II was
4 evident that want Of work, drink and hope de
ferred had crszed him; that he was not response
The District Attorney saw no insanity in tho
prisoners proceedings, but the most deviiish
The mos. vic and
actcr, and this Frcnchman should be educated
| by the law hero to know that such vileness
jury. The jury yesterday seemed to hold that il
had the father Of the little girl stabbed this
Gen. Muzney snbmittedtwo prayers-one that
| the crime charged must be proved beyond rea-
was charged TO have been committed on the eth
| of January, II must be proved on that day, or
the prisoner must be acquitted.
the last V saying that II was saieient 10 prove
The jury retired, and returned q Verdict of
william Johnson, charged with an assault on
Jos. Campbell. Campbell testified that John
son and anp,her SSiored ,toy ssssuted him with
| Ann Campbell, the wife Of Joseph, was also
called, and gave the court the full benefit Of her
a 'sniggeri without sense, and would have let his
assailsnts beathi to death IL she had not inter
icred She and he had had no work for some
| time. She conc from Northumberland Court
house, but the Union troops didn't bring her
here; the rebels brung her here. She wur with the
s rSs Ss
sone rese thu tina an" and Sus
said, adood-byc, suntyn The Union troops cam sum
and she cum to Washington. During the war
she had plenty q work and got along very well,
Mr.. Darlington. Why don't you go back to
virginiai You could get work there.
M Ss, pSns ST, i e. s there
John ST. John, charged with assault upon his
wife in Georgetown.
John, the wife OF the accused, that st. John, in
n ut Of intoxication, had struck his wife, having
in his hand At the time small knife She was
frightened, and her cries attracted the neigh
bors, and hence the charge. She testified that
ST. John was out OF his head at the time.
Mr.. Darlington. How do you know he was
The witness. Oh, 1 know he was out Of his
head, for when he is sensible he would not hurt
Mr.. q. Does he provide for his familyi
Witness. oh, yes, he Is a very good prov,dcr
dpi, W ana t M une Lno sPch"S us money
Mr.. q. You sometimes lecture him then.
Tho witness. You can't expect n wife or a
woman to keep from talking.
The witness. I've We seem V worse, and I've seen
better, but know that he was out Of his head
Witness. piS S ss a thsso w"s little blood su,
ss1SS h ss d in his ss, %ad MS
ovstcrs anil ytanE 4 grcat Jcal 'Ns'p' quart VI
nj. q. You ought mott hot to a lecture him.
oniy t,iE 10 him And tell him WHAT wa migSt
ali that II man and wife are one / don't see
| why one side should drink and not the other
| The District Attorney, after this exhibition of
womanly affection for An erring husband, did not
press conviction, and the jury returned a verdict
The Court called up tho prisoner for an admo-
milton, and in the kindcst manner advised him 10
| Children and his excellent wife, who was irving
st. John was much Affected, and promised
for a the future .''S "'' - '' " w ''''e'
| W. II. Cant, charged with stealing a ring be-
longing to Jas. Galloway. The ring was pledged
but Il "ppearcd that the ring had ueen stolen bv
his wife, not In his presence. The jury found 4
verdict of "not giiilty,r and the prisoner was
sent to jail for sixty days. ""'
| W. James, charged with stealing lead pipc
from a house on Eleventh street. Garringtoohp" on
| Thos Wilson.
| Wr. Wilson, at the close of the evidence said
there was no proof that the accused commitecd
the larceny.
| Mr.. Darlington That shows how LAWYERS differ
| / never saw n palmer case.
The jury found a verdict of" not guilty"
| The Court ito the prlsonerJ "William
| Davis, you are discharged; but you had bet,
ter not 20 where there Is any lead pipe, any
| more; YOU might be tempted naughtefl
| Foster Bailey, charged with stealing A bed.
| spread belonging to Henry Bontz. lie was
| caught running from Bontz's store with the sto.
len article in his possession. He was found