The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-10
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.
Ite,ns from lhe Conrl IIonsa.

Items from lhe Court House.
The Court has been principally
occupied since converting on the LIST
inst, in disposing ola large criminal
docket, though a number Of chanccry
causes have been disposed Of by the
entering Of interloculory aud final
DEGREES.
The trial Of Perry Spencer charg-
cd with burglariousIy entering the
barn Of VIM. Mcdaniel, and taking
thcrefrom quantity Of wheat, some
twelve or fourteen months ago, was
concluded on Friday last, resulting
in Il verdict of acquittal. This was
the third trial Of Spencer the jury
finding him guilty Of grand larceny
on two former trials, sentencing him
to the penitcntiary for the period Of
two years, the Court, through some
informality, setting aside the verdict.
When his case was called the last
time his counsel filed a plea in bar
Of autrgois acqui, and went to the
jury on it, and they, after hearing
the ryidence, (the counsel not offer.
ing any argumenD retired to their
room to consider Of their verdict,
and in q short time returned into
Court with a verdict Of mot guilty."
whorcupon Spencer was set at libcr-
ty, after being confined fourteen
months in Jail. The verdict was
unanimously commended,
The trial Of John Barr, of Butler
county, Pennsylvania, on an indict-
ment charging him with burglary
and grand larceny, in breaking into
the stable of Peter Lambrecht, and
in stealing therefrom a set of harness,
was commenced and concluded on
Saturday evening, the jury finding
him guilty of petit larceny, only.
When the jury first came into Court
from their room, they had verdict
ofguilty, sentencing him to the pen
itentiary for the period Of two years,
and Barr's counsel, ever vigilant
and watchful Of the interest Of their
client, requested the Clerk to poll
the jury, and when the name Of
james NJ, Stephenson was called
the Clerk reading to him the verdict
asking him if that was his verdict
he replied that it was not, and that
it was not the intention of the jury
10 find any such verdict. 1t was ev.
ident to the unprejudiced mind that
1t WIS the intention Of the jury t.
find Barr guilty of petit larceny
Oaly, So they were sent to their
room to further consider of their YER
dict, and during their absence, the
counsel for defense asked for certain
instructions in writing to be given
to the jury; accordingly they were
called from their room, the instruc'
tions given, were again sent to their
room, and were gone but q short
time, until they returned with their
verdict as above alluded TO-. The
Court sentenced Barr Monday morn
ing to confinement in the Jail one
day, taking into consideration his
long confinement there and his pre-
yious good character, The sympa
thics of the entire community were
with Barr in his trouble.
The case of State VS.. John Casey,
on a charge of perjury, was tried
Monday, The case was given to the
jury late in the afternoon Of that
day, and after an absence of about
an hour, the jury returned verdict
Of guilty, and fixed his term of i'm
priSonment in the penitentiary al
one year. This is the first convic'
ton Of the kind ever made in this
county.
Quite number of misdemeanors
have been tried and a number of con
LESSONS made.
The trial Of one Brooks and Shields
charged with stealing hogs from
Wm O'Neil, will be tried this week
large number of witnesses being
in attendance.
From present indications there
will be but little civil business dis
posed Of this week. The issue out
OF chancery, as to whether the last
willard lestamentof Jno, J, Weaver
is his true will or not, will be tried
being set on the Court calendar for
the tenth day.