Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-14
The Court Record.
,,n,,s, states Circuit Court.

United States Circuit Court. Before Judge shipman yesterday two cases were argued The first that of Thomas w. clark, trustee, vs the Belhnap Manufacturing company The case involved the existence of license to the de- fendant to make certain valve, the patent Of which was owned by the plaintiff It was held that the h- cense was net proved and the case was decided for the complainant.
 The case of James B. Clark Ys. the Beecher Manu- featuring company motion for rehearing on suit involving the right to certain method of mak ing shackle blanks. The previous decision was for the ,5efanSant The argument on this motion made by the plaintiff in person and lay chiany in detailed explanation of the invention on which bis suit rests. ss
 supsrtor court-Crfminal side--Judge Culver.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
 On the opening of the court State Attorney Doolit tie made the closing argument to the jury.
 Judge Culver then charged the jury in substance follows:
 sAltbougI tbe indictment charges them with 1nur- der in the second degree there are three verdicts that you can bring in These are murder n the sec court then went to define murder in the first as well a the of snoahsr or preaeditation. The mode of precedure ss to the n ns saf % Ths sp of the is to determine whether Amos Andrews died at the Judee Culver dweIt in detail upon the testimony the accused at the time the stabbing took place According to French he has recollection of cut ting Andrews He had the opened knife In his hand and struck at Andrews at the very time that he An drews, was beating him the head with board. sIf you believe that he did more thSn he had a right do, and he is guilty of nothing. He did. if you believe what he says what any man has right to do in seIt defense and his counsel have done him wrong in admitting that he is guilty of manslaugh ter This statement of the accused is denied by the State If the jury find that the action of French in answering Wheatleys call and thrusting the knife into rews' vitals implied malice, then the ac- | cused guilty of murder in the second degree. one guilty of murder in the second degree and the other of mansiauehter, guilty of Mansaughtel and the other not guilty. The jury retired at 113C o'clock.
 At 220 o'clock the jury after being out about three hours, in. They b. ought in verdict of mur. in the second degree against George French and a verdict of manslaughter against James Wheatley who was charged with being accessory. When ths
 jury delivered their verdict the accused stood within aside from this neither displayed the least bit o I emotion Sta Attorney Doolittle moved that sen tence be passed upon the accused O.. A. Coley thei counsel offered objection, only asking for lenien | cy where the court had discretion. Judge Culver then disposed If the cases. Wheat1ey sentenced to one years Imprisonment in the county jail an( was fined dollar. while French sentenced tt State prison during the time of his natural life. r The trial of Matthew Ward, charged with hors l commenced Judge H. B. Munson, counsel for thu I accused, ordered plea of not guilty entered ani then raised the point that his client had not been to plea within three years after the alleged osns had been committed.
 Court adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.