Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-21

serious 9cCiuenI, anu IL Is 10 DC nOped that the
perpeIrator of this dastarlly attempt to endan.
ger so many lives win be found, and summarily
dealt with. 1t will be remembered that similar
attempts were made TO throw the night freight
from the track near the same spot about year
ago. An engine was sent out which hauled the
train back to the city, after which it started
again about an hour late. Near North Grosyen-
ordale the same train ran over an OK, but no
damage was done except 10 the animal.
CENTRAL DISTRICT CoURT-WILLIAMs J.
MoRddy, Nay 20.-John McDermott, ono of the
stone-throwers in the Mechanic street row of
Saturday, was sentenced to three months in the
house of correction.
Daniel Lane, another of the stone-throwers,
was also sent 10 tine house of correction for three
months.
john Hayes, for an assault on an officer, was
sentenced to three months in the public institute
on Summer street, from which he appealed and
furnished $500 bonds for his further appear
ance.
Mary J. Cronan, for disturbing the peace,
was fined SO and costs, but being bankrupt
was committed.
Ellen Maloney, another disturbcr Of the peace,
paid her fine and went her way.
Thomas McHugo, Christopher Monks, Will
liam Qninn and Michael Conner each paid Il
fine Of SO and costs for drunkenness, while Ed
ward Callahan and Cornelius O'Connor were
committed in default OF funds to pay like
assessment for a similar o6ense.e
The yonng men who went to Auburn to have
social dance on Sunday morning, together
with Mr.. Boyle, the man in whose house they
were enjoying themselves, were each fined So
and costs for breaking the Sabbath.
SUPERIOR CoURr-CRIMINAL TERM-ScUD-
DER, J.-Monday, May 2O.-The court came in
at ten O'clock aud, after the offering off prayer
by Rev. I. E. st. john, the following iuries were
empannelled:
First Jtyy-,Toseph Chamberlain of Worcester,
foreman; Francis j Adams of Marlborough, limo
thy ) Bliss of Worcester 4 Warren Brewer of CIin-
ton, John NJ Daniels of Worcester, .Iudson Darling
Of Charlton, David Davenport of Athol George
" Gregory Of WinchendOn, VIM S Hastings of
Mendon, Ill Hitchcock of Fitchburg, h B Howe
of marlborough, Owen Marean of Hubbardston
Second Juy-Ots Wood of Princeton foreman /;
Frank Norton of Worcester, VIM X Paine of
Dudley, David Pellet OF Brookfeld, VIM A Perry
OF Hlrdwick, Simouds of Fitchburg, Sias
Tingey OF Milford, Isaac Tyler of Spencer Newell
Tyler of Worcester, Walter White of Phillipston
Henry j Whiting Of Oxford, james Whittemore OF
Leicester.
SupeTReuReraries- Harvey Park Jr, of Millbury,
john Rawson OS UXbTidge, Joseph A Richardson
of Douglas.
Gideon Dickinson of AIilbury, for larceny,
recognized in $500 bonds for his further ap-
pearance. He stole cow.
John Hennessey, (coIored,) indicted for an
assault and ravishng Of Betsey Smails of
Lunenburg, woman seyenty-two years of age,
was allowed to plead guilty to an assault with
intent TO ravish as his victim is too much
broken in mind by the affair to testify. He was
sentenced to five years at hard labor in the
state prison, with one day solitary confinement.
Patrick Roach, of Fitchburg, was found
guilty of larceny from the person, and sentenced
to six mouths in the house of correction.
In the case Of Margaret Brown, alias Margaret
McCarty of Fitchburg, the jury returned a YER
dict OF guilty, and she is TO be sentenced Tues
day morning.
Austin Joyce pleaded guilty of maintaining a
liquor nuisance, but has not received any SEN
tence.
William Coffee of Worcester withdrew plea
of not guilty to an Indictment charging him
with assault and highway robbery, and pleaded
guilty, He was then placed on trial on another
charge OF assault and highway robbery, but his
case was not concluded at the close of the SEES.
sion.