The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
FIRST EDITION!
'IHE COUNTY COURT,
Continuation Of Yesterdays Nessi0r
Specially Reported for the GAZETTE
NEW CASTLE, May 8.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Court erened thi - ing at 10 o'cl,
Judges Comegys, Houston aud Wales s,,.,
the bench.
FIRST case was State rs Dennis Maguire
bresking into Jas. B. Hayes Office in w,
mington on Thanksgiving day last. The
state placed an accomplice, James Matthews
on the stand, but failed 10 prove the often
ana tue Court instruct | the juiy % return
verdict OF "not guilty" Pfevior7 to let
ting Dennis go, the Grief Jusi ce dciiy
MN SOUND moral overhauing, and wa.heI
him that his good luck in cap mignt
fail him some day.
John Rhoads was now brought out, and ar.
raign 4 Tor the murder of James Temp,e.
The Indictment wrs 10 two counts. one
charging the murder as committed with n
stag, and the other charging it with a
knife. Rhoads plead mot guilty." The
trial set for to day. He was drec ed yerv
neatly, and looked calm and SELF poss "sed
| State Us Lewis Pyle, larceny of 500 90
and gold watch, from Levi Evans, IN viii.
mington, July 18th 1876. IL. bennington
for State, H. q. Turner. for defense. The
prosecution failed to prove the larceny, and
the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
state Us John Whitlock, Jr., assault with
intent 70 XIII Edword IL. Thomas, at \, d.
/ OhiJ cAu jdoI' aLIUIleY Zen
Pennington ior State, II, Q. Turner. ESQ
for defendant. The State in this case ac-
cepted plea from the defense OF simp'e
assault, and the Coui after bearing evil
dence on both sides, fined Wbitlock $50. 90
and costs.
state Us Samuel Hamilton, for disturbing
religious meeting of negroos at l+eal vs.
Grove, on August 18th last. Henry R. Pen
nington, ESQ, for State, II. c. Turner, for
defense. The evidence IN this ca. was
very direct on the part OF the Stal four
with 9es positively iden flying slmu
Hamilton as the man who stoned the camp
Inc detsnse set up was an abb, al that
the prosecuting witnesses isLook the per-
son, aud strong doubt was certainly raised
by the evidence which doubt shor d have
b IN given to the defendant. To the sur
pr OF all, however, the jury found Hamil
Ion guilty, and he was fined $4,000 and
costs.
State Us Catherine Klinger, for selling
liquor without a license; two cases. She
PLEADED guilty in one, and paid 5000 and
costs;,th other was continued.
State Us Emil Walther, for selling liquor
without license; six cases. He pleaded
guilty in two, and was fined $50 and costs
in each, end required to pay tn costs in
the rest.
State rs Charles B. Chandler, for selling
liquor without license; eight cases. He
pleaded guilty.in Two, and was fined $50OO
and costs in each, and was required to pay
the costs in the reit.
In the case ofJohn Whitlock,. Jr., on ap-
Iplication of H. G. Turner, Esq his counsel,
the Court made an order for the discharge
of Whitock at the expiration of three
months, provided the fine and cos . in the
recent assault case are paid. This releases
Whitlock from the burden of large mum.
ber of lines now r sting on him.
Among the bills returned as true by the
Grand Jury was one against Frank Lauby
OF Middletown, for rape upon Emma G
Walker, on April 9th last. He was not ar
raignt d.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.