The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-13
THE UNITED STATES COURT.
No Ku-Klu1 Trials yet-More ComPro-
mise Pleas.

mise tloa6s
Yesterday was another dull day In the Unit
ed States Circuit Court. The district attorney
came into court with three cases prepared for
trial, but the defendants In each case plead
guilty, and no trials took place. The prison.
ers were Lafayette Hood, Alison Hayes and
PInckney Caldwell. and they were defended
by Mr.. Burke. by assignment Of the court.
Hood and Hayes were arraigned upon charges
of conspiracy and pleaded guilty, and Cald-
well, who was charged with conspiracy and
murder, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, where
upon the murder charge was withdrawn.
Edward Lowery, OF York County, was also
arra1gned upon a charge Of conspiracy, but
not being being prepared to plead, the case
was postponed until to-day.
An order was. granted, on motion of Major
]. B. steedman, for the witnesses in the cases
of Thomas Hughes and Henry Grady, OF
Union, charged with conspiracy and murder,
to be brought to this city at the expense Of the
government.
The grand jury returned true bills OF indict-
nent against Joseph Fowler, Marcus Fowler,
and Alfred L. Master, for conspiracy.
REVENUE CASES.
william J. Trent was fined $500 for a viola
ton of sections II and 70 of the revenue law
Of July 20, 1858.
Henry Doscher was tried upon a charge of
carrying on the business of liquor and tobacco
dealer without paying the special tax, and the
Jury returned q verdict Of not guilty.
The court then adjourned until Monday, at
10 A. NJ.
United States District Court-In Bank
ruptcy.
.Apetition for the final discharge Of Leander
A. Bigger, bankrupt, OF Manning, Clarendon
County, was referred to Julius G. Carpenter,
ESQ.,, registrar in bankruptcy. for a hearing
on Monday, the Sd.
The registrars report upon a petition by
B. F. Clyburn, assignee, and D. W. Brown,
executor, for the sale of the real and personal
property of c. L. Tillman, was confirmed, and
the property ordered to be sold after the usual
advertisement for twenty.one days of the real
estate, and for ten days of the personal prop
erty.
Inc xnIcElOI Soute
met at the usual hour yesterday morning, ana
accomplished a considerable quantity Of bus
mess, although the session was interrupted
for an hour or two by the absence of q solic-
itor.
The following prisoners were tried and found
guilty by the jury: W. h. Harrison and John
Lee, grand larceny; Adam Williams, assault
and battery.
In the following cases the jury rendered YER
diets of acquittal: James Mcdowell and John
Mcclure, robbery; James Williams, assault
and battery.
In the cases of Cyrus Rivers, charged with
assault and battery, Matthew Maher, charged
with petty larceny, and Jacob Robinson,
charged with grand larceny, attachments
were ordered to be issued against non-attend-
ing witnesses. .
Constable Allston having reported that one
Ben Delalr had attempted to modest him In
the prisoners room, In the discharge OF his
duty as bailiff of the court, the Judge sen
fenced the offender to twenty.four hours i'm
prisonment In Jail. he wa duly incarce-
rated.
The grand jury brought In true bills against
Henry May, Lewis Smith and William J. Cox,
Peter Daily, Cyrus Rivers and Benjamin Her
nandsz. for assault and battery; against Simon
Brown and Ann Regain for grand larceny;
against Peter Daniels for assault with intent
to kill, and assault and battery; and against
T. Campbell for breach of trust and grand
larceny.
At four o'clock the court adjourned until ter
o'clock Monday morning.