The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-21
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ID the case Of A. B. vanevor and others
: against the bark Agnes Campbell, libel for col.
lision, the answer to the libel and portion OF
the teslimopy were heard.
The petition Of James Crockett, Of Lancas-
ter. for voluntary bankruptcy, was referred to
Registrar Clswsor.
.; T. J. LaMette, assignee Of Robert Bryce d
Sons, bsnkruits, was ordered to show cause,
st Columbia, on the 2sth instant, why he
should not be attached for failure to pay costs
70 officers OF the court and dividends to ]. 8.
r Thompson, attorney for creditors.
uHited states Commissioners.
D. A. Ssabrook, colored, was bound over by
Commissioner Porteous yesterday for trial at
tho next term or the United st&pes Court on
charge of perjury. Stephen BrowD, colored,
was bound over for violation OF the Internal
revenue laws.
- ,.r. General sessions.
The sealed verdict rendered In the case OF
Robert W. Brown, tried on Tuesday for the
murder of EIis Allen, was opened and read IN
the court yesterday morning. 1t pronounced
the accused not guilty, and he was thereupon
released from custody.
Simon Gail, colored, was tried for the muir
defot John johnson, colored, near Rkers-
vile, In September last. He was defended by
Neesrs. N. p. DeSaussure and Robert Chisolm,
Jr.. Solicitor Buttz conducted the prosecu-
ton. The Jury was composed OF one white
man and eleven negroes. The facts that the
prisoner had been confined In the Lunatic
Asylum at Columbis, and that he escaped
from It several months previous to the MUIR
der, were fully established. The jury, after
sho.t absence, returned verdict of not
guilty. Gall was then remanded to jail.for
examination rs to his sanitary condition.
!; After the foregoing case had been disposed
Of the juries were paid and discharged.
To-day was appointed sentence day, and the
usual general orders of adjournment were
issued.
). Colonel W. N. TAFT applied for admission to
the bar, and Mssars. @. W. Buttz, b. W. schro-
der and E. B. seabrook were appointed q
committee to examine him.
The Court OF Common Pleas will be opened
this morning and adjourned until the first
Monday In December.
Municipal Court.
James Fogartie, colored, drunk, disorderly
and abusing policeman, one dollar. A mule
and two dogs, at large, one dollar each.
TriaI Justices' Courts.
About week ago gentleman left an over.
coat for eafekeeplng at the Office of Dougher-
tvs. wharf, adjoining South Bay street, but
failed to nnd 1t when he returned. A few
days later the missing coat was discovered
upon the back of q 'Jim Island possum hum
teri The possum hunter proved that he had
purchased the coat from negro dealer In sec.
ond-hsnd articles named Henry Chapman.
Chapman could not explain how he had OBJ
taIned the coat, so he was committed to jail
by Trial Justice Mackey, for trial at the next
term of the Inferior Court.
Lewis Walker, oolored, stole q lot OF Cry
goods valued at thlrty.three dollars from q
teo!ored woman named Moultrie, who keeps q
shop In King street. He was carried before
Trial Justice McKinlay and bound over for
trial as the next term Of the Inferior Court.
Trial Justice McKlnlay also sent Brutus Sim.
ops, colored, 10 jail for thirty days for commit.
ting malicious trespass.
william Rivers, colored, was committed to
jail by Trial Justice Levy for trial at the next
term of the Inferior Court, on the charge OF
as.aulting Policeman O'Donnell.
A F1MNs4GHANrNAN.-The nrst class Anne.
ricsu ship Richard the Third, Captain Hub
bard, arrived here yesterday from Savannah,
and \. In t,,e. ASndas of Messrd. Street Bros &
Co., who will freight her for Liverpool. The
Richard the Fhlsd belongs to the Messrs.
Tucker, OF WIscassst, Me-, who for years have