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TIE COUR7' or SESSIONS.


Trial of Several Cases ~ Verdict of convic-
ton In Almost Every Cnse--The Prcscnt
1neht of tho Grand Jury.
Since our last report the following
cases have been tried in tho Court OF
General Scssions:
The State VS.. Joe Robinson, indict-
ed for grand larccny-Mr. A. nj
Mackcy for the defendant. The p-is-
oncr was charged with stealing a. sum
Of money-about eighty dollars from
the prosecutor Mr.. James B. Robin
son. 1t was shown. among other
things, that the prisoner had acknowl-
edged his guilt. For the dcicnrc it
was in testimony that this confession
had been eXtortcd from the prisoner by
threats and durcss-scvere whipping.
On the part of the State the whipping
was denied IN toto by tho witnesses,
and, besides, it was shown that, ac-
cortling to the prisoners own state
,nent, he had acknowledged his guilt
before any harm was done to him.
The jury returned verdict Of "Guil-
ty."
The State VS.. Thomas Fowler, ii,-
dictcd' ior malicious misclicf-NIr. A..
NJ. Mackcy for the defence. The de-
tendant was charged with maliciously
Killing the cow Of the prosecutor Mr..
John =. Elkin. The drlence Get up
was the absence of malicc-it bcisig at
legged that the COW had repeatedly i'll
jured the defendants crop, after tho
defendant had fully notified the prose-
cutor to keep her up. The jury render
ed verdict Of "Not guilty., and the
defendant was accordingly discharged:
The State VS.. Patience IEllisou iii
dictcd for arson-scttiEg fire to the
house occupied by tie prosecuting wit
ness. Mr.. "A. NJ. Mackcy appeared
for the defence. The act of setting
fire was admitted, but it. was urged
that she was induced by. persuasion
and threats, made by Wade Moblcy, a
colored man, to do the act. The in
jury to the house was shown to have
been slight. Thc jury rendered vcr-
dict Of "Guilty" with recommends
tion to the mercy of the Court.
The State VS.. Primus Fcastcr,' in
dictcd for all assault and'battery with
intent to kill Mr.. J f. Mcdonald for
defendant. The prosecuting witness
Hampton Stephenson, stated that the
defendant struck HIM first, that he re-
turned the blow, whereupon the de-
fcndant drew his" knife. stabbed the
prosecutor and pursued him running
The defendant set up the usuaf' plea of
self-defence. Verdict A"Guilty Of an
assault and battery of a high and ag-
grava cd character"
The following is the final PRESENT
mcnt Of the grand jury, submitted on
Tuesday morning:
TO his Honor Il. p. Aids'ich, Presid.
ing Judge:
The grand jury would respectfully
make the followingprcscntmcnt:
That they have examined the public
offices oftlie county and find them all
Kept in on excellent condition, Thc
Court House has rccently> l,een re-
paired and painted; and this adds
much to the neatncss of the building
itself, and also to the general appear
ance Of tho various off iccs within tho
snme. L, n
That the condition and surroundings
of the Comfy Poor House are such as
reflect much credit upon the managct
of the institution. For the first time
in u number Of years, no complaints
were made by any of the inmates
which is the best evidence that they
are kindly .tfcqted and yell cared for.
That we have oxanfincd the books of
!. the Trial Justices, which have been
placed in our hande, and we find them