The Morning herald., 1877-11-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE NOVEMBER COURT.
NEW CAsTLE Nov 90 I

Inc Oourt Ol oyer and Terminer and @
!; tne General Peace and jail Delivery, me
1hls morning at 10 o'clock. Chief Justic
Comegys and Associate Justices Woote,
and Houston ou the bench.
The first case was that of the State Va
Thomas and Alexiana Taylor, cold, fhdict
ed with the larceny of 16 yards of carpet
from the house of Julia A. Groves, cold
on the 2Sth of October. Not guilty.
slate vs. George Kelly, charged With as
sluit and battery on Anae Bowers on the
night OF the Both OF October last, in vii.
mincton.
Annie was going home alone, from q
dancing party, and when passing S.h and
West, the prisoner was standing uuder the
lamp pcst, and when Annie was near the
prisoner, be follower her and caught hold of
her shawl, when she screamed "murder''
and ran out 9Th street, be running after
her. When he discovered policeman Mecori
in pursuit he gave up the chase and was
arrested. The defense proved the defendant
to I've of weak mind, and to act queer at
times.
One witness testified in regard to bis
wraknessof mind that the defendant came
mo his house and said that they had
drake that laid eggs at night. Others tes-
tilted to his queer actions.
Pennington for State, Bird for deft.
Found guilty, and sentenced to pay fine
OF IS, aud cost of prosecution.
State VS.. Curtis Titler, indicted with the
forgery of the Endorsement of a certain
promissory noe, Of Isaac Ttler, his father,
and on another charge with altering the
noe, to defraud Benz G Pearce. Pennipg>
ton for State ; Lore for defence.
The following are the facts of the case
condensed from the evidence of the wit
ness's:
Curtis Tit'er, the accused ,prrchaeed some
stock at Hare's Corner, about the 25' h of
March, 1876, from Benjamin e. Pearce, the
terms being Z months credit. There were
two sales, giving two notes, one for $50, '
an one for s41 40. nn the National Bank of !
F'kton.w whichwere signed 'nhs father'sn me-
When the time approached for payment,
W.. Pearrn produced the NOES, but Isaac
Filler, the father. denied signing the notes,
" knowing anvthing aholt them,
Thos. Bennett. Of Elktop, formerly
Director of the Elkton Bank, testified posi-
lively that the signatures on the back of
he rotes were not those of Isaac Ti'ler.
Daniel Bratton, also testified that it was
ot the fathers signature.
In he d fence, Isaac Ttler, Sr., Isaac E. ,
tler, Jr, and George Tit'er. brother Of
'e sccnsHd, and Thomas Phillips, all test :
Il that the signature was that of the faith
s. They were all al the house of Mr.
Ter, and 10 the same room, when Curtis ,
tler came home from the sale, and r
ked him to sign the notes, having told
m what he bad purchased. Curtis wrote A.
4 own name first, and went out to attend :.
his horse; the father called his son Isaac
Tlt|er, and told him to help him TO write
'ich be did, holding the tin of the pen
e old gentleman saving that he dihn't|
mt Curtis to know who wrote t. Curtis
me in afterwards, thanked his father, ard Al
,k the notes and left.
Th" State stated that they would present F.
evidence to sustain that It was forgery.
evidence to show an attempt to defraud,
ustering and publishing the notes as at
IA.
rhe case was submitted to the jury with a.
argument. is
'he jury remained out the whole after
IN, and a. o'clock they returned yer. IL
Of guilty. NJ,
IN motion of Mr.. Lore, the counsel for
prisoner, the sentencing of the prleoner du
, deferred.
he State vs. William Causden, colored, wc NJ.
rged with assault and battery and an
'mpt to kill George Clark of Red Lion !
ndred, on the 26th of April, 1876 T.
lty. r.,
be State VS.. Mary Y. Hurst, alias Mary
Wiley, colored, charged with assault and
cry on Emma Brown, colored, of Will ap'
gton. pio
NINA was called up by Mary to come to sS'
house, who said she had her sick sister Ii
2; when Emma went to Mary's house pall
Y would mt let her 90 home Emma also
been sick and was hut two weeks out ral
ed when Mary commenced to hcat her SbiI
burn her with hot poker, which was T
nued almost every day. At one time the
' wrapped Emma's head up in the bed of t
es, then sat upon her and burnt her very
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