The daily gazette., 1881-12-24
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COURT PaecEEDnSGs.

CLOSE OF TIE CRIMINAL BUsINEss--
DRAwIsa NEAR AN ADJouKs-
MKNT.
The Fougersy divorce case, which
figured during the last session Of the
Legislature, came up In Court, this
morning, on the presentation by Chas.
y. Lore, Esq, on a petition from Sarah
J. Fongeray, asking that her husband,
Rene Fougeray, who Ia applying for q
divorce, be taxed with the costs of her
defense. Mr.. Lore moved that an or.
der be issued taxing the costs az a. ked
for, which motion was opposed BY
Messrt. Gray and Whiteley, counsel
for Rene Fougeray. Mrs. Fougeray's
brother testified that she had no m eans
Of support except seven d liars per
week Allowed by her husband. The
decision ef the Court was reserved.
State VI. VIM. MoClelland, indicted
for the larceny OF "a In mouey from
Geo. III. Kiesel. l.. U. Vandegrift,
ESQ.,, Tor the State and Ansin Har-
ringtop. Esq, for the defense.
1t was proved that McClelland
boarded with Kiesel, who keeps a
barber shop at Front and Justison
streets, and about 3 o'clock on the
moruilg OF Nov. Cd, entered KiescPs
bed 10 bm, and that after his departure
the money, which was in pocket
book MIR. kiesers p-pts' pocket,
was missed.
For he defense VIM. Roberts .csti
fled that he and McClelland were 20
geIher, on the morning Of Nov. 81.
from one o'clock until McClrllani wa,
arrested, at four o'cluck.
Several witnesscs also testified t.
McClel lands good character.
ln rebuNal the state called officer
II ickle, who sad h. sas McCielland a
IL O'Clock aud / o'clock Oh the night Of
lie robbery, aud that VIM. Roberts wa
no: With him Al thsse 'imes.
Alter spiriled areumsIt Us ky counsel.
the jury retired al II 35 o'clJcx. A. /
o'clock they returned with a verdict OF
"not guilty" The announcement wa.
received with vigo 'ous clipping O.,
hands oy some of hcCleiland's friends
% the audience, but tue demonstraliop
was promptly suppressed by tbe Court.
AeCleiland was discharged.
Isaac Williams, convicted and sen
teLced for Carrying concealed deadly
weapons, wts orJeted TO be discharged
his ,e'ni Of Imprisonment having ex.
pired yesterday.
Harry Shafpley, Esq., applied Tor the
discharae Of John Whniock, In js,l for
default Of fines imposed irr se,ll,e
liquor without license. lie said the
State nteIposed no objection aud Whit.
lock had prom ised TO IN C., the ropo
people d Aiddletown 10 longer with
MS presence. His discharge was or.
dered.
Franz smith and II ,rry rru ", two
ilttie negro Loys, Charged with larceny.
we're discharged without trial by reason
OF their youth. This ended the Grim
lnAi bus ness OF the term.
A jury was drawn TO take n verdio,
in the case Of Serech +. Shallcross VS..
David J eferson and wife, action on a
mortgage. There being no defense.
verdict for the full amount claimed
was rend, red.
Levi =. Bird, Esq, Resident counsel
for the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad.
applied TO the Court for commission
to assess damages for a right of way
through the lands of Edward Crans,on
ana others, at Newport. Also, for
Gorreclen COMMISSIONS in the cases OF
Lewis L Allen and Ratbmell Wilson,
OF Ne"ai X, errors having been dlscoy.
| cred In the original aommiss;on.
Alter attending TO some minor bust.
ness, Court adjourned until q o'clock
The decision ppon ,be rnotion To- a
new trial for Jere niah narrIgan will
be gwen this afternoon.
Court will adjourn This ar,ornoo,
and County Treasurer Harhar, n.;J
the jury and officers this morning I,
took $1,000 to pay tho nmms.,,,s
bailff..