The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-12
NO KU-KLUI TRI4LSK YET.

NO KU-KLU9 TRIALS YET.
Mating to Hear from the Supreme
Court-Compromise Pleas In -Four Old
Cases.
No trials of the Ku-Klux cases have ye
been reached in the United States Circuit
Court, all of the defendants arralgned yester
day having concluded to plead guilty to the
less criminal counts of their indictments upor
the abandonment Of the others by the gov
eminent. The court assembled promptly al
ten o'clock, with Judges Bond and Bryan on
the bench, Dlsttict-Attorney Corbln,:Mr. Earle
Major Stone and Colonel Merrill appearing tor
the government, and with the usual crowded
audience of colored men and women hlling
the space outside of the rails.
District Attorney Corbin announced that
the government was ready to proceed In the
case of julius Howe, of York County, who
was indicted at the November term Of. the
court Upon five charges Of conspiracy, DC.
Major Hart appeared for the defendant, who,
on being ~arraigned, pleaded guilty to one OF
the charges, and the other four charges were
mol pressed by the government.
Eliza Hardy and Felix Dover, OF YORK
Coucty, indicted for conspiracy, &C., In April,
1871. 10 violation of the act OF May, 1871, were
~arraigned and pleaded guilty.
Walker Moore was arraigned upon the
charges of conspiracy against Thomas Round
tree, and murder, and pleaded guilty to the
:. charge of conspiracy, the charge OF murder
being withdrawn.
Henry F. Ferguson, Indicted for conspiracy
and released on bail, not appearing in court
according to the obligation of his recogni-
zsnce, a writ Of scire faelas was ordered to be
Issued against his bondsmeI, retarnsble on
the I'D instant.
The district attorney then announced that
the government hadn o more cases ready tor
trial, the defendants In all the cases which
they had prepared for trial having pleaded
guilty. Judge Bond announced that If any OF
the counsel in court were prepared to go to
trial with. any of the civil cases on taa docket,
The court would hear them then, o. It any
time during the term, when similar clrcum-
stances caused an interruption in the criminal
business. The docket, he said, would not be.
called peremptorily, but counsel could bring
mp any case, by consent, at any time during
the leisure of the court.
The name of John. Rodgers should not have
appeared among the list of indictments re-
turned In the United States Court on Tuesday,
no Indictment having. been found against
him.
A REVENUE CASE.
The grand jury returned a true bill OF In
dicement against Henry Dosher, charging MIN
with carrying on the business of retail liquor
dealer without paying the special tax. The
defendant pleaded not guilty, and vas re-
manded for trial.
The Inferior Court
was opened at the usual hour by Judge Lee.
The following cases were disposed Of:
Mary Jones, petty larceny. Sealed verdict.
Guilty, but recommended to, the clemency Of
the court.
Paul wilkinson, assault and battery. Not
guilty.
Henry Draine, assault with intent to kill
and assault, and battery Verdict, gallty OF
assault with intent to kill, but recommended
to the mercy of the court J
". d. Harrison and John Lee, grand lar
ceny. This case occupied the court up to the
hour Of adjournment, and the jury, under In
structions, brought in a sealed IIerdict.
The grand Jury brought in no bill against
JnssIl Mcpherson for discrderly conduct and
assault and battery; and true bills against
Peter Daniels, wm. Grant. Ashley Carrere,
Alick Williams, Charles Jones, Henry Jones
.Iaum-p PADDING assault with intentto
kill sInd:assault and battery; Jerry White, EN-
ma White and Jacob Robinson, grand larceny,
and Tappln G. Green, breach OF trust and
larceny.
At half.past three O'Clock the court adjourn
ed until ten this morning.
For PHILADELPHIA THIS AFrERNooN.-The
steamship Wilmington having been detained
VIII sail this afternoon, at i've O'CLOCK, lfom
-, - n..n,oh hills of lQ0tnU Ia.