Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-03

A CHARGE OF FELONY AG AISsT THE Fo8E-
MAN OF THE JURY WHICH ACQUITTED
GREEN.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur,
this morning. Mr.. Cook, counsel for John
Green. OF Baltimore, who, 10 will be remem-
bered, was arrested in September last ON the
charge OF personating David Edes, and
legged Perry burglar, called attention TO the
motion filed by him for the discharge of the
prisoner, which had been set for hearing
this morning. IL will be remembered that
in the case of "offering q false recognizance
OF bail'' the jury found q verdict of not gull
~ on the sd day OF December, and there are
now two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and &C
cessory to grand larceny-pending. The de-
fendant claims that they all grew out of the
same transaction, and having been acquit-
ted he is entitled TO his discharge.
Mr.. Cook stated that If il was agreeable to
the court the motion might go over until to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. Wells stated that an affidavit affect
ing the case was beng prepared, and he
would have 1t ready in q few minutes.
Mr.. Coek.-If that liz the case would ask
that the motion go.over as one entitled to no.
tice.
The court thereupon set the motion for to-
morrow.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE FOREMAN
OF THE GREEN JURY.
Tie affidavit filed by Mr.. Wells Is made
by him and sets forth "that Isaac Childs, IL e
foreman of the pretended jury before whom
the said Green was pretended to be tried,
was heretofore, by the Judgment of the Court
of Oyer Terminer and General Jail Delivery
in and for the County of Montgomery ard
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the said
court then and there having jurisdiction
thereof, tried and convicted OF felony, and
by the Judgment OF said court duly sentenced
TO be imprisoned in solitary confinement, at
hard labor, for the space of three years,
which judgment was never reversed, an
nulled, or set aside"
Accompanying the affidavit are certified
cor les of papers filed in the War department,
from the records of the late Provost Marshal
for the District of Columbia, showing that
Childs was drafted in 1862; notified August
and on the 18th was exempted on account OF
felony.
Appended is a copy of the proceedings of
the court of Montgomery county. including
the Indictment charging James MalOy and
Isaac Chllds with having on the 9th of
February, 1871, set fire TO the barn of Susan
ma Jacobs. These papers also show that they
were convicted and recommended to mercy
in February 22d, 1915 and on the following
day were sentenced to pay each fine of one
dollar to the county, costs of prosecution,
and to undergo an imprisonment in solitary
confinement, at hard labor, for the space of
three years.
for about nineteen years, during which time
he has amassed some property mostly in the
business of brick-making, and for about ten
years has been leading member OF the East
Washington Methodist Protestant church,
and has heretofore been regarded as thor
Oughly upright and conscientious man. Mr..
Childs admits that he was convicted, and
plead that he was by such reason exempted
from service after having been drafted. He,
however, states that for his Offense he was
pardoned by Governor Johnston. OF Pennsyl-
vania, on March 9th, 1850, and that the par
don, after reciting the conviction of arson
recites that the executive clemency is inter-
posed on the representations of a very large
number of respectable citizens of Mont
gomery county that he was a mere boy at
the time of the commission of the offense,
which was his first. and upon the statement
of the warden that he could be released wi h
great propriety, and that the pardon was
granted Internationally.
A BILL FOR DIVORCE was to-day filei
by Mr.. A. \. Browne for Catherine HIrch
agt. Christian g. Hirch. She states that
they were married on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1859, at Buffalo, New York, and livei
together until April, 1872, when ne deserted
her, ard she charges that during the last