The Morning herald., 1877-01-12

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crying stake him away !" heard another
voice advising them to keep quiet: think
they meant Mccartney.
Thomas Fox-Was special DEPUTY mar.
shal; saw the disturbance, and helped to
arrest Mccartney; It took three of us to
tax" him in the crowd I fell down and
lost my umbrella; had hold of McCsrt-
ney: he had bis arms around . railing At
the corner over here.
Prisoner-where did you have hold of
mel
witness-Out here on Sixth street.
Prisoner-But where did you have hold
of mt!
witness-Bv the arm. y5
Prisoner-By the arm? You had hold of
me by the neck all the time.
witness-No I didn't, I had YOU around
the arms. X
Prisoner-How could you have me around
the arms when you say that had my arms
around the railingi
witness-1t was after got you away from
the railing.
Prtsoner-1 don't see how you could have
had me by the arms, then, because after
had broke loose from the railing didn't have
time to wink my eye before was in tho Gus
tom house.
J. =. Valentine coreborated the evidence
previously given.
John NJ. Dunn testified to the legality
of the appointment Of the marshals.
The prisoner, In statement to the jury,
said that he had no distinct recollection Of
the disturbance on the day of election be-
cause he was under the influence of Demo-
cratic whiskey. If, said he, had seen
Rfllv Heal a ho 4 m 7 " o,,ld nnt h M known
It from commitment to the Albany peni-
tentiary, and II I hadn't been drunk I'd
never had anything to do with the election,
I hope, If I am convicted, that I'll be sent
to some government penitentiary, and not
to New Castle Jail. I've been there sixty
days now, and in that time I've lost over
80 pounds. Pm not half fed got two
meals a day, but they were only one
square meal divided into two could
eat three times as mnch as I
got. I couldn't sleep at night or at any
other time for the lice; am compelled to
sleep upon the cold and bare floor with my
coats as pillow. Aud have to use my
shirt ar towel and my drawers to scrub up
the floor, or else remain In filth. For Gods
sake send me to some place other than New
| Castle, for consider 1t second edition OF
hell. ~,
The jury found the prisoner guilty with
out leaving their seats. a.
The grand jury came into court and re-
ported one true bill for violation of section
5,522 of the U. s. Revised Statutes, which
provides for the punishment of persons
interf ring with U. 8. marshals while In
the discharge of their duties.
The jury were, at O'Clock, discharged
| ,,ntiI z nd oon fnnr q roooaQ until X
| AIS O'Clock court resumed business, and
At B 80 O'Clock, the petit jury were dis
John Branson Yves then sentenced by the
Judge to three months imprisonment at
New Castle jail.
The court informed the prisoner that he
had no power 70 change the place ofimpris'
onnent, the Attorney General OF the
United States fix that. He was not aware
that New Castle was not ft place, but
would change 1t If in his power.
Michael McCarty was sentenced to I'M
prisoment four months from date at New
Castle Jail. .
Prisouer-Thank you Judge. >r
TLeJudge then repeated the same to NC
Carly that he had to Branson, IN
reference to New Castle.
Prisoner-Thauk you Judge.
At 4'15 the grand jury came in and re-
ported true bills against Roger KIRKPATRICK,
John Zebley and GEORGE Henry johnson.
tor violating section 552s of the Revised
Statutes, Laws of the U. s.
The grand jury were then discharged
until 10 O'Clock this m m9rntng.
Court then adjourned. ID.