Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-28

lnlQule OF TOdu lutO WHICH HIS HOIot bltppCO
Parker and Kent for the plaintiff, Staples and
Goulding for the defendants.
The court adjourned till Monday.
SUPERIOR CoURT-CRNINAL TERM-LoRD,
| J.-Friddy, Jan. 81. Charles H. Willard, of
Worcester, the colored barber, convicted of as
sault with knife on John W. Stevens, was SEN
fenced to the house OF correction for three
months. The judge remarked, in giving the
sentence, that the assault was evidently pro-
| voked, and administered to the prisoner words
| of counsel and caution against keeping company
with such persons in the future.
Anderson f Deane, of Milford, pleaded guilty
of keeping a nuisance, and was fined $50 and
| costs
Charles F. Richards and Peter McCabe, of
Milford, for conveying liquors. were each fined
| $40 and costs. Peter McCabe, for keeping open
shop on Sunday, was fined s25 and costs.
Thomas Manning, who pleaded guilty of
drunkenness, was let off on probation on pay
ment Of costs
Frederick Goliath, for larceny of horse,
carriage and harness from Henry L. Bannister,
of Grafton, was sentenced to the state prison for
two years, and five years for breaking, entering
and larceny from the dwelling of Mr.. Bannister;
seven years in all.
John Coughlin paid SIS and costs for drunk
| enness second offence.
John Conner, of Milford, paid $40 and costs
for keeping liquor with intent to sell.
Patrick Organ, of Milford, paid $50 and costs
for keeping liquor nuisance, and $40 and costs
for liquor keeping.
John OBrien of Milford paid $40 and costs on
two indictments for keeping liquor with intent
to sell, $50 and costs for keeping liquor
nuisance, and S25 and costs for keeping open
shop on Sunday, and was ordered TO recognize
in $4,000 not to sell in one year.
James Sweeney of Millbury, for assault and
| battery on an associate named Sullivan, verdict
guilty.
John Kelley of Worcester, for assault with a
| club on VIM. r. Steere of Worcester, verdict
guilty.
Two indictments against John Cain of Black
| stone, and one against John Minnehan of SUIT
| ton, for liquor selling, were mol pros'd.
VIM. jackson of Sutton, for liquor keeping;
verdict not guilty. Putnam for defendant
James Mccoy of Worcester, for keeping a
| liquor nuisance; verdict guilty. Williams for
defendant.
jeremiah Toomy, who pleaded "uilty to keep
| ing liquor nuisance, was fined 300 and costs.
VIM. G. Benson of Fitchburg, convicted of as
| saalt with knife on his wife, was put under
500 bonds to keep the peace.
Dennis Murphy paid fine of $50 and costs
for keeping liquor nuisance.
Joseph Britton, Of Blackstone, for adultery.
Verdict not guilty. Putnam for defendant.
Benjamin F. Stevens, of North Brookfeld, for
| larceny of money, gold pen, &c, from VIM. R.
Smith, November d, 1870. Given to the jury
at the adjournment. Very for the defendant.
| The MASQUERADE BALL at Mechanics hall
last night, was in every way as much of a sue
cess as has been predicted and furnished enter
tainmeut for as many as could be accommo-
dated. The hail was never before so profusely
decorated, every niche and corner being made
to support some strange device. A large picture
of Washington covered the organ, on the right
side of which was the figure of Germania and
on the left Columbia. From the walls above
the galleries, Beethoven, Handel Mozart and
Bach looked down, while other large pictures
hung along between them such as "Going to
the Masquerade" "Sheridan's Ride" "Dream
of the Princess after the Ball, "Ready for the
Ball" Growing of the Princess" ETC., while
across the west end Prince Harlequin
was in the centre with picture on
the right representing Little Bacchus
handing the cup to jolly couple. Stand
| ing on the gallery railing and on each side of
the platform, were figures of gaily dressed dane
| ing girls; and on the festooning of red covering
| the gallery 'front.' all manner of faces appeared,
many of them strikingy familiar; Grant, King
William, Fritz, Garibadi Napoleon, Andy
johnson, Ben Butler, Moltke, Bismarck, and
other celebrities from all quarters of the globe,
found themselves staring at each other in as
| constituent Between the faces that were recog-
nized there appeared all manner of distorted
visages, hdeous, humorous and ridiculous
People f1ocked in and filled the hall at an early
hour, barely leaving room on the floor for the
procession when it should appear, and
at little after eight O'Clock the con-
cert by the Germania band began and lasted
until halfpast nine, at which time the grand
entree was made. In this the improved cal.
Hope" didn't work we'll but that seemed not at
all to mar the plan, for the floor was fully oc-
| cupied by the host of characters that came in
from the right.hand side of the STAGE and
marched around, led by knights riding horses,
which it seemed almost impossible to manage,
while the clowns, ape, Indians, and other eccen'
trio personages made sport for the au-
dience After half hour of this sort
of amusement, the Germania struck up a
waltz, and away whlrled the strange assem-
blage of characters, choosing partners without
regard to propriety; for instance, black bear
sailed lightly around the hall with princess in
gossamer and satin, followed by clown who
induced a nun to indulge in the mazes. The
Kickapoo Indian couldn't keep away from the
dear creatures in muslin and spangles, and there
was a general and laughable mixing up Of in
dividuals as they went on Emit der.danz," The
unmasking was attended with the same sport
and surprise that always comes of it, aud the
Germans had the satisfaction of seeing, once
more, that their efforts in this line are appreci-
ated and enjoyed by large number of our best
citizens.
COUNTY NEWS.
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