Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-08

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QUARTERLY COURT THURSDAY. -Ine loi-
lowing is the conclusion Of yesterday $ pro-
| ceedings:
Com. VS.. Thomas Allen, cOlored, ona charge
of robbipg the store of Mr.. S. }. Reed-Jury
rendered a verdict of not guilty, and the ac-
cused was discharged.
Com Us Hall, OF an information tor petit
Iaroanv-continued till the next term
The grand jury appeared in Court at two
o'clock D. w., with the exception of Lewis Mil
burn, in whose place John S. Emerson was
substituted, aud having retired to their room;
soon afterwards returned into Court with indct-
ments against Frank Wade, Elijah Horzcman,
and George Mcdonald, for grand larceny, and
were then discharged.
Com. VS.. Hugh Strider, on charge OF rob-
bing the store of Herbert Bryant-iury rem
dered verdict of not guilty, and accused dis
charged
Samson w. Brooks, colored, was authorized
to celebrate the rites of matrimony.
The Court adjourned till II o'clock to-day
To.DAYs PROCEEDINGS Standardization
on the estate of VIM B. Taylor was granted to
Alcinda Taylor.
An account of t. A. Stoutenburgh was al
lowed.
G. III. Ramey was appointed guardian OF
Louisa Wertenbaker.
Alcnda Taylor was appointed guardian OF
G. l.. Taylor, VIM. H. Taylor, W. ). Taylor
f. V. Taylor. G. Taylor, and M. A. Taylor
George Mcdonald, a soldier from Battery
Rodgers. iodicted, with Frank Wade and Elijah
Horseman, for garroting and robbing Samuel
Z. Mcclellan, a soldier from Fort Washington,
was then put on his trial-Wade aud Horse
man being removed from the prisoners box. -
The prisoner plead not guilty. 1t appeared in
evidence that Mcclellan, about ten o'clock on
the night of Tuesday, the goth ultimo, visited
the house of Frank Miller, woman who has a
s'hard NAME" on West street; that he met
there the prisoner and two others-one he
supposed to be soldier, and the other, man
with smooth face, who he took to be citl-
zen; he was invited by the prisoner to so with
him to Battery Rodgers; accepted the invita-
tion and with the three started for that place;
had taken several drinks during the evening,
but soon discovered that he was not going in
the direction Of the Battery remarked this is
not the way to Battery Rodgers" prisoner said
"we are going near way; when on common
across the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
Railroad track he was caught on the left side
of the throat by Mcdonald, and pulled down
on the ground, over the knee OF one of the
others, which was pushed in his back; he was
then "gone through with; :" robbed of watch
to the orderly sergeant of his COM
pany, valued at $35, and everything else he
had on his person; his assailants then walked
a short distance off, but seeing him attempt to
get up, came back, and took his overcoat, re.
marking it was worth ten dollars.
But two witnesses were examined in this
Cases. E. Mcclellan and George ". Carter,
a soldier from Battery Rodgers.
The jury retired and after few minutes
returned with the following verdict
1--WE the jury fud the prisoner guilty of
grand larceny, and fixed the term to be eight
years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
The prisoner thanked the Court for the sem
lance it had passed upon him.
The case of Frank Wade was then called
In this case the witnesses examined were Geo.
W. Carter, William Hunter and Christina
Jacobs.
The jury retired aud soon returned with
verdict of not guilty.
A verdict of not guilty was also rendered in