The daily gazette., 1882-05-10
SECOND EDITION
IEPRINTEn IRON YESTERDAY
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A True nm Found Against the Lustful
Odessa NeRrO-COurt Proceedings This
DIornlng-- Petty LRreency Gases on TFials
=. Dufane the morning session of court
to-day the grand jury found q true phi
against James Redden, colored, for rape
llpon a little white girl near Odessa. Samuel
Mcfarland, for carrying concealed deadly
weapons, was also indicted, ITS
The first business in court to-day was the
arraignment Of the following prisoners, who
pleaded "not guilty - Nathan Demby,
2 talored, for burglary of the house OF sarah
M. Higmett, on the night of Thursday, May
4th, in this CITY,
mems apparel, the property OF Lucinda
Frisby, on April last in Wilmington.
Isaac Hayden, an old offender, who has
felt the sting of the -nine-tails more
than once before, was, after plea OF not
guilty, tried for the larceny of gold watch
and chain from Harry M. Reeve of the value
of S65,on the 1lth of April last John Biggs,
A., ID betectlye Jones testified that he took the
watch and chain from Hayden and carried
them to Mr.. Reeve, who identified them as
his property, and Officer Thomas corrobo-
rated the facts Hayden's defense was
drunkenness. The jury returned verulct
of guilty with recommendation OF mercy 70
the court
The court IN sentencing Hayden stated to
him that inasmuch as he was an old
, offender, and was whipped only six months
ego for the same offence, they could not
comply with the request of the jury, and as
a protection To society and as a warning to
him (the prisoner) they would require MIN
70 pay restitution money, costs, to be
whipped with 90 lashes ON Saturday next
and to be imprisoned six months.
The court mentioned that Hayden's was
a. an off
twice brought into court to suffer the penalty
of the lash.
State vs. Sarah Anderson, indicted fol
larceny of six fowls in APPOINTMENTS nun
dted on the 2lst of March, the property OF
Thomas McCarty, was arraigned ano
pleaded not guilty Her trial was al
once commenced. Hayes for State; Bacor
for defendant.
I Thomas McCarty swore to the taking o
some 20 chickens from his roost and to ind
ing six Of them in the house of the prisoner
who excused her possession of them, In tina
she had purchased them from third party
Mr.. McCarty failed to identify more thar
one Of the chickens.
The prisoner called in defense her brothe
who testified that the one chicken identified
by Mr.. McCarty was in the possession o
Sarah long before the robbery of McCarty'
hen roost
The jury in this case was still out whel
court adjourned.
William Reed, charged with picking the
pocket Of DIR. T. V. Blocksom at Fore
paugh's circus, was put on trial. l.. c
Vandegrift, Esq, conducted the prosecu
tion and Levi G. Bird, ESD, appeared 10
the defense.
DIR. Blocksom testified to feeling Reed
hand in his pocket in the crowd, to miss
ing his watch and money and to havin
Reed arrested He identified the money
which was found in prisoner possession AN
recognized the prisoner.
Mr.. Bird gave vigorous cross-eXamini
ton, and during this DIR. Blocksom state
that he recognized one OF the stolen not
because it was dirty. There were about
people around him when the watch WI
stolen The doctor stated that he had bee
bored by parties in favor of the prisoner +
leniency, and said he had not made al
promise to a Mr.. Graham to 'let up" on Il
prisoner or compromise the matter, but sa
he had agreed if the grand jury found tr
bill he would get his money, and II t
grand jury did not find a true bill he wou
agree that the prisoners brother should P
him the money, implying that he would
''easy" before the grand jury and ''let u
IL he was sure the brother would pay him
Officer s. N. Buck testified that the pi
oner is the one charged by DR.. Blockso
and knew that several pickpockets were
the crowd at the time of the doctors Il
In cross-examination he stated that tn
were 400 persons in front of the tic
office.
Court at this juncture took recess u
3 3o'clock.