, 1877-02-22
Termination Of the Trial of Alvin
N. Lancaster.
lie In Found Guilty nf Perjury on
Three Counts.
Complex Suit Over tho Estate Of the
Late George d. Robb.
New suils, Confessions, Judgments,
bankruptcies, Divorces, Etc.

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The Jury r. ths perjury ea'e q Alvin Wan: n Ian.
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esien1a,ins deberston md deprarity when r.tei,
accompanies tic perpessatlon Of other criminal Of.
ieotes. For thn. reason 1he las5 ~, wsso 70 oa
especially carcIa! IN eelatlhizinS inc es'aehec*
:. and ,ha ~! sSa' sa ef, r.. e,me sa Of
o, .a,x 'ho ,x.. us'0' %x &c ,oa Of % tha United
ss se, %.s ss'p,es aenasa =. teiew.. EVERY person
who having taken an oath before u competent
.ssunsl oiassI, ?. person in ssy ea,o in which
ss"in'.tered thas he wlil testify declare aepo.s,
,:.a, se,y S o. a't any tts b. ,fs,n 5 eaS
.es!sea i :ps rf"'', md contrary 10 .as! o.th
There were three soodt!on.- g: osth; ,1a'ss
olissto Should Be proved by two witne:.e,. q oae
saeS:f xt"Sss Witness, sRa sfss'@fss' S es .as
e rnie s' hs oatn Of ono s1saf ana "ss tss
S"c%msntasy ev'aenea. which e!es.ly son.laasetsl
witlont the production Of amy living witness OF
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wa. no Lo"nd te fsturn ~ or ds!ssr t9 !ss , sssan
49, o ~ Il hs
be did NJ. owo her tho nmonnt q! cet-
tia Foals,ery nos of *5F!e2 }S4{ Sx., eisn h.,
ind fhtr1f that certain notes OF mortgage
tn sccnrr The tan,e given by one Daya 10 one NlI:
| s9 s5 Ss;d sSsa,s1 ssa j. e: az &
taken by her In satisfaction Of agrconent to re
iurn tic United states bonds andpay. tho aboye
svs oie. sn mo orsnse ~ eoate oil Security
oy, whcn In fact Tho contrary was true. that fs
scca.ity ios he debt. @0s9 ''~'~ ''>''
Tks Judge then carefully rcytewc1 the whoIo
testimony f brief. and raid Tint nc main dtsnuted
question In tho cAac WIS whether iancasters stats
Ienta under oath were wIllfuily false. u was sd.
s :, 4 e,st not s sSe ss .t b. had i,
Wa1ren. % I'D lie reas'ning potnt tSe.sioTe was
whether thoae statements weFs wi'fu'lyl fal'o u
After delivering the charge. the Judge prudcntly
ordered Lancaster to be taken 'n charge by. t1,e
Ma[sa Sn as s, thsa rstsa m f @G ks
M Contained M fenf counts. one Charging lin viii mak.
s ne .n &c osp ss ss Vii %
lug 10 tLrec auts TINT h. had settled witt. Miss
Marrcn+ T!V Grst count was dismissed during Tho
progress Of the trsai. -.
It IL very seldom ludeed that pcrson IL ; So',;
false swearing hclng 10 difficult to provo.
Tho caee aEctl six iAys ntu nearly QftY witnesses
wcre exa'nncI. Tho sentence for PERJURY Is not
u.are than +, 0oo dno and ltnp!ieoHntnt for Orc
Years for each otfenses fo tat Y tsc cxttemn pcn.
atty Of thc law wers given. l.ancastet might na
compelled to pay St, u00 and iyc aftcen years In
}sM. lie IA altn BY tho indictment ii'caractsatea
forever from giving Testimony y any court OF
record n sa!s conntry 1udce Bangs and ~ Mr.
1.ronanl swett appeared Tor thu defendant. Tho
usual matlan for i now trfpl was nlads
4 CoMrLRx SlilT OYER An ESTATE.
Mary r. luut died bill yesterday against oil.
bert tinblarI, Nelly Cullna. Carrie II. CUlpd,
I.nrin Collins, Nellie Limit. L. r. ttOb1, Ella 4
and Edwin II. Walker. nsk!ng for an account and
settlement Complainant states that eho is one ol
thu daughters Of George a. KUbb. who died In
lH5U, I1cr father, Ut hta death. lfrectsd BY will
shat the nGoao nf hiH property sh9ud II. 60 - the
rsad ut tho nln Of II ychrs, when e-thiEd Vi
;wo.thlEtls q hls e'tatu sls9nla T. sy:m to saeh
temattng laird at thu twGthtras ettonld a!sa