The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-05-09

The Court WAS Ia session during the
whole of last week. Judge Cox presiding.
This gentleman has given eminent sstis-
faction to all .--bar, sui;ors and al, except
perhaps to cow edsprisoners. Thes last
cannot complain Of undue severity, and
III truth, might feel touched BY the tender
ness and kindly sSmpatby IN whicL the
voice Of justice llas beef, uttered. Judge
Cox Ii patient courteous, impartial. and
with an anlountof knowledge and readi-
ness IA lisappIicaiion which makes him
fully Ut haiAe Iii his new duties.
The Solicitor. Mr. slrudwick. had his
hands full, and performed Ills part with
signal zeal and ability. We have been
informed By one .ofonr Judges, himself
capable 81 forming correct Judgment, that
Mr.. Strudwick u one oftl,e best solicitors
In the State. q
The week was consumed mostly with
the consideration of the criminal docket.
Ifthe number Of petty cases isa reproaci,
10 the honesty and morality Of Orange. the
absence Of grave otfeaces rs n legitimate
set off TO the imputation. Of weighiier
crime. There was nothing Of the higher
grades Of felony on the dorket. Two
alleged cases OF rape dwindled down into
comparatively Insignificant offences an
iei the scruiiny Of evidence. Ill.,,
There we're number ~ convictions
and submissions the most prominent Of
which were the following, with theft
punishaients: ..5s. .......s
William, Clark, white. larceny, two years
In the Penitentlary; Rufus Hargroye, col.
larceny nine years. d.sf.l s.....ss.
irwin Jenkins. col. larceny, 10 years.
Frank Harrison, alias Johnson, col. lar.
10 years. 80. .a5s
William Rhodes. col. larceny 2yeaIs'
Daniel Johnson, col. larceny, Is months
and Young Evans, col. A. 4 b. SIX months
la the county jail- ssNs s.-.n 3.
This last Is Tile offender charged with
assault upon Miss Henshaw NJ Chapel
Hill. asI as So m...n . = H. .
Frank Johnson. Il the notorious Flank
Harrison ~ Wake. already familiar with
l,eEitrntiary discipline aud rardoned ouI
by Gov. Brogden. who was 80 notori,,asls
ju,licious 10 the exercise OF Executive
clrmency. ~
The sentences upon these offenders,
passed. upon them ~ body, was oae al
the most impressive sceiies ever witnessed
Ia the Court House here. Words solemn
and awful, spea king the full voice Of gut
ragged Iaw. yet tempered witha tenderness
andsympathy that robhrd itof half ID
bitterness, fell upon the ears Of men who
perhaps since childish innocence had
never before considered the consequence
Of crime. One, the only white man, wepl
| bitterly.
IL was for this last that Col. Ruifin made
one Of the most touching aud eloquent ap'
peals 10 the mercy Off Court that VI
hav ever listened TO; mot for the prisone
himself, when his cnunsel deemed righil,
convicted and deserving Of punishment
but the sake OF parents, singularly uprigh
aud hIgLmln,led. bowed down with grie
aud crushed with shame under the dis
grace that an unworthy son had brough
on them. There was not heart In Tia
audience that was not mrlied under th
appeal; but the Law lovk It's course, though
Bot To It's full extent. s..-..
The criminal docket was concluded q,
Friday afternoon aud the civil Docke
taken up. As We write, We do not knoy
whether the Court will be continued Int
another week.
The indictment against Walter clari;
Geo. tiral,an,. T.. q. woodson, Jor,la'
Stone, John ID. Cameron, Thomas n
Holt, and Geo. w. BlacknaIl, editors an,
pmprietors Of the Raleigh Daily News n
alleged libel ON Josiah Turner was quashe
on n,slion IL the counsel Tor the defenc.
Messrs. 0. w. Grzhsmand Thomas Ruffii
Tile following gentlemen were Ia Al
tendance upnn the Court:
Messrs. J. w. Norwood, n. X. Nash
Thomas Ruin. J. W. Grahain, A. "
Graham. z. K. Parish, l. n. stayhorI
y. n. Mrbl,. J. u. Mason. jones wais"i
.. N. Alexander 1870, Briggr. aud Jnsia
Turner % Grunge; >. +. Boyd aud J. 4
6fmnsm ~ AlanHacr, q. n. Gregory an
J. II. Bali 81 Guiiford. J. NJ. Aioring ,
Chatham, aud Terry oftasweli.
Mr.. ". .. Cray was foreman u III
Grand Jury.