The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-11
,,......,r Yesterday was partly cloudy


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~, ,>r HI< rv>lSuMENT FINED AT
t">.- N,,y> N TRg Ps>iTENr'ARf'-Aa aS
..r. .ur Hastings Court was Snsaseu
...r, Gr u'irr day Yesterday III i''''1
|..'.' .''.a pf tie COMMONWEALTH 6; oopu =;
- y no stand, charged WIN s'''i'inS sS'V
., 1,,,;h VI. towikc>. Il ci''Zeh oi AlAc-
.'.',rr.y, The circumstances .! 'ae e">e
-, WIN published III these eo.uihu> 81
i.sa., il : not no" ne'es>''. ~ '.f'S
49,, .rr testimony when appe'icu III ,''e
49,. ? Jay or Two A'cr WI. o"iNeS
.,a:s...o d. . wei. - ~ ',io r.. ,,.'N '''~
~, N.&.t'' IA 80, }t.,,f,ho ;,,rv as sworn
r. ,.aH.r~'> ti>t OF 'nS lu'y "Ss"u,
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=, .-.>. lnAay -. hrS"hC, 3o''n w Nv
g.. l ID '""tl''ln' r;,,;nn' i" t',."'I y ~ cr,,ch
49,. IS ,:.. I. H"nrock, 'ohh y. III Aei'
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H... = - Nc'>1n a'l,ea!eu ~ eY"us',
~ w.. '4.. "hi'r NE' S"oeit 'e''
..'.'s''' .., ,,,,., ,,,ssrs
r.. a."J>>,> examined We're NeS>tS.
.,.r. y. tu".A">, Stuu't VI. f"Se' '1un
g..-s. ur.r-r y. " Nrr, 'ohn ',, ~
q. Wy>ly. ". tof0. aAa l.. ID. Cooh'
E..sr Wesley WAS negro "uo was iu
g.. .... r the dtlrnct IL prove an 0ttoa'
.a~.ew Evidence "a> introduced.
=. g.- ynmorcd during tue day that
-. g.UI ny pat upon the stand rs q
......l.t Consequently very large crowd
.'...t1a n. courtroom all day. hoping
Co.,. k,i>.l was examined some new evil
-..- v..,lad be brought out. But III this
-. ....... .;i>tpjuintcd.
r.. l.rnre was not concluded until
49,. ...,4,t,r 10 s o'clock, when Mr.. Ca
need the argument for the Com
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". \"'.,Y followed Mr.. Cabcll for the
.1 ..rG spoke for about an hour.
~ e. a.o concluded the argument in the
~. minutes 10 s O'Clock, when it
..,.r. 70 the Jury. ard they ut once re-
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Al, i.:y were leaving ihe court,ioonl
,.,...uWyoith,s Attorney stated that ne
..,..5 rn cir instructions, ana he hopeu
...r~s.sG 10: come 10 Il CONCLUSION until
;,.rnu,, received.
r.... ..s.~r- were engaged for some tltne
.. .,.,..,|l-e Tire instructions, which being
.-.,'..E The iurv were brought back to
..~.f-r,rn. and Judge Guigon read
...,....yu .,ry. rs follows:
f,.,..,5,. No. l.-Tbat if the jury believe
IN .., evidence that Robert Purdy, DR..
La. or any other persons at the house OF
H.. :.,g>ra. by the use of false pretcnces
r.,-r,G from oac Joseph N. FowlkeS the
81. Of SJ.u, the jury cannot nnd the ac-
r..-t -ui.ty Of the larceny alleged IN the
.,. ,q,r..r unless they are satisfied from the
,.:-a,. tevond all reasonable doubt, that
nr,.E>,ner was present aiding and abettlng
...,sa, OF suffered or permitted the said
,... y. ~ using the false pretence, 10 Use
!. sad Auu>" with knowledge that such
,..,..> intended 10 use the said house ior
=. ,.ssly;ag OF such fraudulent pre-
..,: lr If the prisoner was within
,.,,r.N 10 aid or assist them in their pur-
.a-. o. in escaping or in getting rid or mis-
'...-. r4t. prr>oH from whom such money
=, a,t..n-l- that i presence aiding ana
,.-..:r-. and the prisoner is aS guilty is II
L-w,,,. ,,..r>1r;.llv present.
j..r'.,n,, No, o.-Tbe court further
r,''f.''> Tie lIrI lfIaI II ltit Sulu ltoDliS
fnN. pr. Lewis. or anv other person, used
...aayl~at pretrLce> in the defendants
.G~ and thereby obtaiued from one
,I.,r,a u. Fowikcs the sum Of 500. the de-
l.aMi ,eing absent will not render the
lrl!3"' HbIc under the indictment,
,.5.a TIE defendant himself may have
...t. ,ap said house for unlawful gaming,
rr.>, iu defendant pcrnIitted the said Ro-
L.. pg-.l, Or. Lewis, or other persons to
d.. j., aid house for the employment OF
,-.a mis-. ,,rotonccs and With knowledge
tus. ,ar!. use was 10 be made OF the SAID
.g..c.
i,.rg tsga No. ST the Jury believe from
u. ryll"ucs that the prisoner aud otners
r@,rl.d Jnd couspired together TO induce,
rs 'i.," representation. the witness Joseph
y 7 ."Ihy>. or any other person VINO mISnl
a.laluccl by such representation to enter
IT. lols>e oi The prisoner, and 10 Obtain the
L .g,y OF such persons by false pretences, or
I-l'.I hi, house to be used for such purpose
T.! ,-... con>pjralors: and that in pursuance
Z. ,5..t. concert one of the prisoners cented-
e--n- induced the witness Joseph NJ.
fa"hrs % 20 into said house, ana Dy iaise
!'I:y> nations and Iretences. did OBTAIN a
~" >glu ot money from said Joseph M.
!n&.He.. and that the prisoner was present
l."tt!u easy call, to aid or assist them ~
'-y' rHpc>e, or in escaping, or IN gettlnS
-, d. or MISLEADING the person from Whom
,lvg ma,.ny w,- offa;npd then the prisoner
-, guilty L, il he himself had obtained the
!o''y from The said Joseph NJ. Fowlkes.
!Hr nyy we're not long III considering
'At case after receiving the instructions from
.ar court, and while The jury was out there
"rH many spcculations as to what the result
"2'1 '@.
A. '.2j an oninous knock was heard,
General hustle cn>ued, and the jury were
"'4-a, I",o the courtroom. Having an
>"eIed 70 their names, and quiet being re-