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your Imprisonment may be shortened. The
law fixes Jour punishment. Sentenced 10
the penitentiary, ut hard labor, for and dur
Ing his whole life.
The State against Lewis Parker.
MISUNDERSTANDING and Grand Lar
ceny.
It was proved to the satisfaction Of the jury
that this prisoner broke into the dwelling OF
Thomas Firth, and carried off 81 in money.
Lewis Parker, burglary and grand larceny:
You have been convicted of burglary and
grand larceny. Taking from n poor nun the
fruits of his labor, who needed all he made.
You In sc more ability to CORK than he has.
The fruits OF his labor arc us dear to him as
money to you. The law gave him the right
to keep 1t. and you none to take IL: You are
sentenced to the pcnitcntiary for the crime OF
burglary, at hard labor for your whole life,
and for grand larceny for two years. IL you
do not understand this sentence, you Will the
punishment.
The State against Samuel Williams
and John McGhee.
Indictmcnt-FOrgcry.
The gentleman of color, thought the cid
plulding way OF sowing oats and planting
cotton too slow for this fast age, and being
possessed of the art of writing forged orders
to Phillips & Jackson ut Ninety-SIx, In the
name of their employer to the amount OF
about SlN.
James Houston. John McGhec and Sam Will
liamS. forgery.
Solicitor-.All three are charged with the
50 me offence, md have pleaded guilty jim
Houston | desire toStatc this for you. He eV-
identity believed Mr.. Gillian owed him more
and by changing the figure o made The leilst
amount he could, and by his plea OF guilty
I-, l;,,s.x ia, ,,,npytnn nrl Ing moi
added perjury to his crime. and I would ask
the Court To impose the slightest punishment.
Capt. N. IL. i'nnliam, Jr.-May II please your
Honor. | would like to sny something IN be-
half OF the prisoners, John Mc(ihcc and Sam
Williams. 1t has cnne to my knowledge that
they have hitherto borne good characters. IL
has also come 10 my knowledge ,that theF
were led into this scrape. and the ring leader
haS.nadc his escape, and is now In Alabama.
| would ask the Court to bc rs lcnlrnt. Will
them rs II can in the discharge OF It's duties.
The Court would say tn The prisoners thHt
they will never make their living by forgery.
1t requires high education and capacity to be
Il successful iOrrrr, and Is only reSortcd 10 by
the "gcntlemCn" of the profession III crime.
Until they become more highly educated they
will never be successful. They are sentenced
each to one year in the pcnitcntiary.
The State against Ebert Fraser.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
This case involved II nice point of law. II
was proved the prisoner Entcredl IN the might
time the gin house of John II. McCllnton.
and IL was admitted that he entered ny way,
of the band-whcclh hole. The hand was not
the wheel nj the time, but was lying loose
over the floor. His Honor charged lliitt nv INC
band was detached and not on the wheel, 1t
was personally, and could not be part OF the
real estate. TIE band not being part OF the
real estate, Its rcnlOvn left the crime OF our
tllary incomplete. Under the Judges charge
the jury acquitted the prisoner, though no.
body doubtrl the fact of his having entered