The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-27
Superior COurt,
superior COuFt.
JANUARY CRIMINAL TERN. 18l9-BoNNEY, j., PRE-

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM. 18l9-BoNNEY, j., PRE-
SIDING.
SATURDAY.-Julia Ryan, Oh complaint for
search and SEIZURE was sentenced TO pay fine of
fifty dollars ana costs Imprisonment thirty DAYS
in the Jail. Committed.
Daniel Shea pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with the larceny of watch and chain from
his cbum and roommate, and was sentenced to
three months in jail. He has already been in Jail
little over three months
Patrick LAZY the lad who was tried and convict.
ed a, this term for assault and battery upon one
Fairfield Tuule, was sentenced to nine months in
the county jail.
Henry johnson pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him with snatching pocket book from
lady in tie street sentenced three years in the
State prison.
danes W. Chamberlain, who pleaded guilty to OBJ.
tanning quantity of grain of George W. True & Co.
by false pretences was sentenced to two years in
States prison. This is Cbamberlains second offense
of the same character.
James Allen, indicted for an assault upon Mar tin
Cor,ey with sheath knife, said he was seaman
and Belongs in London; that he was intoxicated at
the time of the assault, and di Int know what he
doing. The sheriff, when called upon to state
as to the prisoners behavior while in JAIL said that
Allen had given him more trouble than any prisoner
since he had been sheriff. that Allen is ugly, bru-
tai fellow, his appearance and in court
tainy indicated He received sentence of fifteen
months in States prison.
William Il. Carter and Robert Harris the two
men who stole the purse of MIS- f. E. Boothby from
her pocket while she was walking down Congress
street, were sentenced each to four years in the
States prison.
William Bishop, convicted at this term of the
larceny of three Sheep was sentenced to nine hs
in jai. Bishop is sixty mine years of age, and his
counsel Col. Sattocks, produced six eight certi6
Gates from leading citizens of Gloucester, Mass,
where Bishop has sailed for many years, as to his
good character heretofore.
danes Dumphy on a complaint Tor search ard seiz
ure, alleging former conviction was sentenced to
pay fine OF one hundred dollars and costs, and in
addition thereto to three months in Jail.
james Knowlton Of Bangor, for the larceny of a
sum of money from the person of man asleep in a
barber's shop, was sentenced to one year in Jail.
John C. Chandler, colored who has already been
in Jail four months charged with an assault and bat
terry upyn George Adams, colored was sentenced to
six months in Jail.
John Wiley, ON an indictment for nuisance,
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
In the case of State VS. Charles Elias Prescott
victed of the muruer of Harry Williams last Septem-
Der, the motion for new trial as against evidence
vii. be argued to-uay (Monday). Another motion
for new TRIAL on the ground OF newly discovered ev
idence or evidence discovered the verdict
fled Sat urday, but that will probably not be ar
gued with the other motion the evidence has not
yet been taken. A. W. Bradbury will argue the mo-
ton on the part of Prescott and exCounty Attorney
Libby for the State.