Daily Republican., 1881-09-24
COUNTY COURT.
FrOceedings Yesterday Afternoon.
ing Concealed Deadly WeaOOns
Neal tO be ARraigned this Morn
ing Oh . new Indictment.

| The court opened precisely at jo'clock
yesterday afternoon, and resumed the
case of State vs. Patrick Sullivan as
sault and battery on Bridget Frailey,
Vandegrift for State and Val!indigham
for the defence. Previous to the adjourn-
ment two witnesses had been examined
for the state, both of whom testified to
the assault.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Vallindigham
for the defence addressed the Court and
offered the following legal propositions,
lst, that a person has right to drive
his cattle on the public road. End, that
when an assault was committed he had
right to resist it with all the force at
| his command.
Mr.. Mote, was called for the defence
| who upon being sworn stated that he
saw Mrs. Fraiey stop the defendant 3
cows, by heading them Oft, and when
he demonstrated with her she chased
him down the road. There were three
other witnesses examined for the de-
| fence, and they all agreed in corrohora-
ting the testimony of Mr.. Mote. Mr..
Vallindigham addressed the jury at
some length, and urged that if an as.
sault had been committed it was his
client and not the plaintiff who had
been assaulted. Mr.. Nandegritt closed
for the State, and the Court charged the
jury, that every one has a right to use
the public roads; and if person is AS
saulted, they have a perfect right 10 use
all the force necessary to resist the ay-
tack.
The case was submitted to the jury
and they retired.
William Benson, Walter Naudin
and George Clifton, all colored of Black
bird hundred, were arraigned and plead
ed not guilty to an indictment charg.
ing them with committing an assault
and highway robbery on the 18th of last
May, upon Walter +. Cowards
State VS.. Paris Laws, Indicted for
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Attorney General Gray for the State,
and Harry Emmons, Esq for the de-
fence. The states attorney opened the
case by reading the law 'orbldding the
carrying of concealed deadly weapons,
and stated that the indictment was for
med in accordance with the law. obi
Ger Richardson testified tlat in cOnsr-
unence of the information he had re-
ceived, he started after the the prisoner
and followed him to a wagon, and as he
was getting into the wagon, Laws drop
ned the revolver and the officer picked
it up. The state rested it's case he e,
and the defence called Nettie Laws,
who, being sworn, testified that she was
the mother of Paris Laws, aud knew
him to own a pistol
The Jury was addressed for the defence
. by Mr. Emlnons, who was followed by
the Attorney General for the State.
The Court explained the law to the
: Jury, and referred to the number OF
) crimes that have been committed by
, persons who, having concealed deadly
weapons in their possession have, IN
, moment of sudden anger, used them
/ with fatal effect. The case was then
7 givin to the Jury who rendered "a ver-
dict of guilty without leaving the box.
/ The Court then sentenced Laws to
pay the costs OF prosecution, a tine OF
, S25, and be imprisoned fifteen days
/ At 3 o'clock the Grand Jury came iii
and reported that they had completed
their labors and called upon all bills
that had been presented TO them; the
! Uourt then discharged them from tur'
ther attendance this term.
The case of Neal was again before the
, Court, on the motion of the Attorney
, General, that he be brought in to be ar
, raigned for the crime Of rape Neal
, was accordingly brought iLto Court,
when his counsel, Anthony Higgins,
Esq, said that he was not ready, and
, asked for more time, when the Court
, granted him until Tomorrow morning.
George Kelley and Constantine Mil
, Ter, being arraigned, plead guilty to the
: Indictment charging them with carry
! ing concealed deadly weapons, and
were each fined SO and the costs OF
prosecution.
The jury IN the case of Patrick Sulli-
van, for assault an battery Oh Bridget
Frailey, came III and rendered ver-
dict of guilty, with recommendation
: to mercy. The Court sentenced Patrick
to pay the costs of prosecution, and
fine of IS. 40
At $40 Court adjourned until ~
o'clock this morning.