The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06
A VERDICT OF GUILTY.

In The Criminal Court yesterday, In the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad case, Judge
Fisher Instructed the Jury as follows
orSrLrNEv or TAE JuRYi You have been
smpannelei to try and dstnf nine the case OF
ths Unlted states Aeainst me B,ltlmots and
tain hiGhWAya In this city,
The indictment oontainS seven counts, Oh atg'
Ins the company with having 10 seven differ
emit modes obatruated some one Of the high
WAYS, streets OF avenues OF the city.
Ih6 fouTth oount charges the obstruction Of
New Jersey avenue. In relation TO this count
ImaY observe that II has been totally ahan,
eourss reader verdict OF not guilty upon thai
There remain, then, six other counts, nun.
The dfst q them charges the company with
having obstruotel 1 street north, from Second
street east 70 Fun street east, BY loe.ting,
Il is admittsd that tho oompAny have built .
double track railway running lonEitudinally
with l street for the leugth Of some three
squares or upwards, The fact OF the exist
snss OF the road Ia And on the street, as AieEsd,
ms second count harEss the company with
having obstfuoted the highway BY reason q
tAeir having dug down and torn AwAI the said
ntfeet east greatly below the level and grade
Of said 1 street, a; established BY the city su
The third count charges the oompsnJ with
having obatruoted the highway 81 havins
looAtsd thelI fAiiroad 10 said street north
from Second 20 Third stroeta east, upon Z
track greatly below the natural surface u aAid
Ths afth oouut charges the eompAny With
hAVinE constructed thelr railroad aorOsa Sew
enth street east, between square,, So aud SIS,
Ia such a manner a. 10 impede and o lbs truot the
highway OF said Seventh street.
The sixth count charges the company With
having obsuuoted the highway by loentingi
oonstruotlnE and maintaining their railrosd
upon Delaware avenue, from Its iBtertestIon
With II street north TO and beRond Its Inter
section By z street north.
The seventh count charges the company
with obStTueting the highway by eteetinG And
maintaining . depot on square asa, and BY
constructing and maintaining divers tracks,
sidellnES, SC, leading on and into and out o.
aid square, on, over and along q and ID Itrsets
north and North Capitol street.
There 10 no dlspute about the facts necessary
70 mAintAln any OF these counta except the
fourth, which has been abandonedi baT II il
eontended BY counsel in behalf OF the defend.
ant that although these common Highways
eouStS' vel he oSItTaStioaS eseh and al eSi.t
BY authority Of law. 10 other words, that
this railroad has been located, constructed and
maintained, and the depot buildings and the
tracks and sidelings leading into and from II
are where they are because the eompAny has
been deceased OF authorized by the Osngrssa
Of the United states the supreme ieE,slAnye
authority OF the District, so to construct,
erect and maintain them.
You will thus observe, gentlemen, that you
s srs relieved from ne labor nat Usually a "a
nininE Issues Of fact because the facts To-
volved IN the controversy are not disputed,
and II will only remain for you TO render your
na.ss - =, h.ss ~ ~ -, ~ a.tssISt ~.
the right under the laws Of the District IA
construct their railway IS they have con
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