The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-25

tinued.
The following we're argued:
Robert d. Delay and wife us. W. j. Dennis
etal. MIR. VIM. Whaley for motion; Mr.. Henry
Buist contra.
VIM. NJ. Bailey et al. us. Charles ]. Whaley
g. al. Mr.. VIM. Whaley for motion; no reply.
simons Lucas, Jr., os. M. a. Collins. Mr..
VIM. Whaley for motion.
D1sraIcr CoURT-HoN. GEo. W. LOGAN Pre-
su1Ne.-The following cases were tried:
The State ps Charles &. Hook-Larceny.
No prosecutor having appeared it waa ordered
by the Judge that Hook be discharged on
his own recogniEanoe in the sum Of one thou
sand dollars, to sppear at the next tenn OF the
court.
The State us. Thomas Cheney-Aasault and
battery. Guilty.
The State rs. Thomas Goldrich- Larceny
and receiving stolen goods (stealing dog).
4 mol pros. was entered.
The State us. Benjamin Hernandez and jan
uary Thonas-Assault and battery and assault
upo. an officer. Guilty Of assault and battery
as to the first; not guilty in both counts as to
the second.
The State os. George Richardson (colored)
Larceny. Guilty.
IheState us. Moses Milligan (colo,ed)-Lar-
ceny. Guilty of breach Of trust.
The State us. Samuel Harris-Forible entry
and detainer. Continued.
The State us. William Dawson (colored)
Larceny. Guilty.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS AID COMMON
PLEls-HoN. F. J. MOSES Presiding. The case
Of the State us. Preston Johnston (colored),
for the murder Of Peter Lockwood (colored),
was resumed. The Attorney General intro
duced-
John Rudolph (colored), who said that he
knew Peter Lockwood from boy, ind the &C
oused tor about two years. he had seen them
together occasionally, bu. not for eight or niue
months previous to the murder; knew nothing
of the quarrel reported; was present when the
ard If the steamer st. Helena brought the
news OF the murder, and he got furniture
cart and brought the body to his house, and
notified the coroner; while going for the coro-
ner, he met Preston Johnston coming up King
street. The coroner held the inquest the next
morning, at 8 o'clock. The witness asked tho
coroner il there was any truth In the belief
that in touching dead body by the murderer
1t would bleed. The witness asserted positive
ly that when Preston Johnston was brought to
the house and touched the dead body, it bled
from the mouth and nose profusely. Preston
Johnston was not disposed to touch the body,
but was compelled to do 80, and after the bleed
ing was taken to the guardhouse. The crowd
were very much excited, there being over thlI.
fho
come from the mouth, he started to run, but
was caught by the wife Of witness and others,
and handed hlm over to the authorities.
Fordham (colored), re-examined, said that
he Was with the parties when they quarrened.
After the arrest OF Preston, while en- their way
to the house, Preston said he had killed no
one; no allusion had been made to the murder,
and thew tod him no one said he had killed any
one, but to come on; witness was in the room
at the time OF the ordeal, and sGw the blood
come from the deceased when touched by
Preston.
Coroner Whiting re-examined- the cir
cumstance of the prisoner touching the dead
body, and the blood issuing from it at the
time, was mentioned to him by Rudolph Rob-
ertson aud others, who said that it could be
attested by all in the room. he told them that
he did not believe in such matters and took no
note of it. He did not even merstion the cir
cumstance to the jury while examining the
witness.
Cross-eyamined-The verdict Of the Coro-
ner's Jury was handed to the witrtess, and he
was asked to read the same.
This was objected to by the Attorney Gene
raj.
Mr.. Dunkin insisted on his motion.
The Judge sustained the objection and deci-
led that the inauisition Of the Coroner was not
evidence for either the State or the defence.
The prosecution having no other witness,
and the defence Offering no counser testimony,
William Whaley, Esq, opened the argument
for the prisoner. The Attorney-Genersl for
the State and A. q. Dunkin, Esq.,, fer the de-
fence closing in reply. Judge doses charged
the jury who after an absence OF about ton
minutes returned verdict of "lSot Guilty"
On motion Of A. q. Dunkin, Esq, tbe pris-
oner was discharged from custody.
The case OF the State os. Thomas Dolan alas
Thomas DAILY indicted Tor Arnon, was then
taken up, Messrs. NJ. P. O'Connor, r. W. Sey'
mour and W. J. Gayer appearing for the de-
fence. The prisoner was put to the bar, but
after number OF challenges from his counsel
no jury was formed and the court adjourned
until 10 A. NJ. this morning. This is the case
of the attempted fire at the corner OF Beaufair
and MaEyck streets, when the accused shot the
policeman who attempted to intercept him
The proceedings will be OF soma interest.
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