New-York tribune., 1873-05-28
TILE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

Evils or oIoCARRYING-MARITAL DIsCohps'
The Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday
,ransscted tho usual amount OF business Judge Da'S
presiding, and Mr. Russell appearing lor INC n.s,a
Attorney The first case tried was tna' Vi .aa
Williams. who was charged with ielonous assau' a"a
battery and acquitted without the jury io"''"o 49,
seats Jas. ID. McClelland defended him'
John n Warrington was placed on trial TOT nrinR
n,stol at VIM McMichael, and McMichsei having peeh
called TO testify against him showed 30 mu0' sIa
% tetfvnp that all noticed At last he SAID DO uiu
NOT know whether the accused fired the shol az nun VI
NOT: the facts would show that Wortmns'o" ~
monomanae who believed his life 10 be IN contnua'
opcor from some OF his best friends. John " mo'''
Who Uas assigned to the defense OF tho prisoner con
sented that verdict OF not guilty, on the grounu Vi
insanity should be entered. Judge DAVIS theh re"ou
,ho prisoner until an investigation could be made Us 'o
his present condition. ,..u,.-
VIM Wichterieh, German, was arraigneu ior a'Saui'
and battery on his wife, Wichterieh 10 an eAuemeV
necnIiar looking man, being only four feet high WIN
very large head very long body and very snort egs
NJ Wehterch when put on the witness stand, gave
her testimony against her husband IN an hy,nH
her with il in the head She showed the place OF the
wound, which was covered with piaster' ino Pn Paan
Seraef that she was continually drunk, and had fits
when in liquor he did not strike her al al' SWd
the prsoner TO prove the good character OF the com
painant who It said had married the prisoner ~
"a DAVIS notice. Inc daughter OF
eoeious child of 10 years, swore that the prisoner n
struck her mother with q knife; that ne was ntue
drunk at the lme but that her mother was not uruA
al an The fury rendered a verdict oil acqulttal
Peter Griffin pleaded guilty TO burglary in the third
degree aud was sent the State Prison for Ve years
FEDERAL CRIMINAL PRACTICE.
In the case of Joseph B. Purdy, indicted IN
the United States Circuit Court for shipping fireworks
improperly marked, the jury disagreed, yesterday,
standing eight for acquta and four for conviction MI
Weeks one of Purdys counsel claimed that fireworks
are not within the meaning of the statute among art'
c,es Of like nature with gunpowder" because the lat
Tor exnodes Whs the former only "hzz;" ana 10
nroye It he proposed set or package OF rockets In
Court but Judge Benedict declined TO admit evidence Oh
The case Of Geo. Parsons indicted for like ofense
was set for trial TO day. .,,.
The trial of John Kerwn indicted for absractng let
ters from the ONCE, begun. Ex-UniUed states
Attorney Courtney for the defense, and Asss
tant United States DstrctAOrney Purdy for the Gov
eFnment.
Judge Benedict received anonymous telegram stat
ing that Mr. Martin OF the witnesses IN the case OF
Chas Calendar indicted for accepting bbe as BANK
Examiner had re eturned The Judge handed the tele-
gram 10 Mr. PuIdy, and directed Mr. Bell, one Of Caen-
dars counsel TO ascertain whether Mr.. Martin was In
the city The trial OF Cdendars case has been twice
postponed the ground Of the absence of MI Martin IN
South America
Several Russian sailors, charged with deserving from
the bark Geofn, commltted by Commissioner
Shields, to await the demand OF the Russian Consul