Daily Republican., 1882-05-09

He saw the watch after 1t was taker
!, from Hayden, and recognized 1t as hi
property.
Officers Jones and Thomas testified tt
arresting Hayden and finding the watch
and chain in his possession. The pris
oner spoke in his own behalf, and said
that he bad no knowledge Of taking tht
watch, as he was very drunk at tht
time, and when he woke up and found
, himself in the cell, he did not know
what he was charged with The case
was submitted, and the jury after an
absence of ten minutes returned with q
verdict Of guilty, with reoommenda'
tion of mercy.
The Chief Justice in passing sentence
said that it was only six months since
the prisoner was before this Court on
the charge of larceny, and was one of
the very few men that he had to send
to the whipping post second time.
Under the circumstances he could not
pay much attention to the recon nerd.
alton of the jury, and sentenced him to
pay the cost of prosecution, $65 restitu~
tion money, to be whipped on next
Saturday with 20 lashes, and undergs
Sarah Anderson, COL, was arraigned
chickens from Thomas Carty of Apo
quinimink Hundred, and pleaded not
guilty.
State VS.. Sarah Anderson, COL, in
dicted for the larceny of chickens from
Thomas Carty.
Walter S. Hayes, Esq, for TIE State
and Walter Bacon, ESQ.,, for the de-
| fence.
Thomas Carty testified that some
time in the latter part of March hn lost
some twenty chickens and found part
of them at Sarah's house, and identi.
fed the fowls as his property.
| Tho cross examination bv the defence
failed to establish any new facts
Walter Bacoa, Esq, for the defence,
addressed the jury, and said that
| If the prisoner was allowed to speak
| in her own defence she would tell them
that a man boarded with her and o~ed
her some money, and she had bought
the chicken from this man
Alfred Caulk, colored, testified that
the 10Th of March, and saw the only
chicke that had osi,ively been identi-
fed by Mr. Carty.
The witness was cross.eXamined by
the State without changing his direct
testimony.
Walter Bacon,, ESQ.,, addressed the
jury tor the defence, and was followed
by Walter S, Hays, Esq, for the prose.
cution.
The Chiet Justice charged the jury
and they retired.
State vs.. William Reed, indicted for
the larceny of pocket-book containing
a sum of money, the property Of DR..
Joseph Blocksom. l.. G. Nandegrift,
Esq., for the State, and L. G. Bird, Esq,
for the defence.
The case was oped by l.. G. Vande.
grift, Esq, who briefly stated the facts
to the jury, and what they intended to
prove.
Joseph Blocksom testified that he IS
physician and resides in this city, and
on the 14th day of last April he visited
Forepaugh's circus, which was then
exhibiting at Tenth and Adams streets.
That while he was in a crowd in the
vicinity of the ticket wagon, he felt a
mans hand in his pocket, and recog-
nized the prisoner as the man whom ho
detected trying to get his watch.
After he went out of the crowd he
found that his pocket-book containing
about $50 had been stolen out of his hip
pocket. He then notified an officer, and
pointed the man olt, when he was ar
rested. The witness had not recovered
any of the money, but saw some of
it ia tbs evening at the Mayors office.
Some notes were shown the witness,
from which he selected $5 bill which
he positi yely identified as being his.
Cross examined by Levi G. Bird
Esq. Il do not know why counted
my money that morning unless it was
because wanted to pay $50 rent the
next day always place notes Of each
denomination by themselves, have done
so ever since have handled notes; |
identify that note by its features the
same as ] identify my wife.
The pocket-book had n double clasp
on it; had the pocketbook in my hip
pocket there was not an immense
crowd around the ticket Office l should
judge about thirty-tve or forty persons
was trying to buy a ticket TO 60 into
the show. did not tell the prisoners
brother that if he would deposit the
amount of money that l had lost l
would withdraw the case.
| told him that if thAsGrand jury
ignored the bill, l would look to him to
reray me what ! had lost, but that
hid nothing to do with Withdrawing
the case; that was It in the hands of the
8 ate's Attorney and out Of my power.
r. direct frequently have notes that
are sollel more than Others. felt
tue prisoner push against me and In
few minutes after discovered my loss.
Samuel Buck to. titled that he Is
special officer OF The Opera house; that
on the day OF the circus he was at the
grounds and sa several men around
HON he judged to be- piekpockets.
The DR.. came to him aud said that he
had lost his pocket book and pointed
out the prisoner as the man whom he
thought had taken H.. Arrested the
man and took him to the hall. Before
they started, the prisoner took some
money ont of his pocket which upon
OK I'm nation proved to be three five
dollar bills.
Cross examined-I should think att
the time the doctor loit his pocket book.
tnere were about iour hundred persons
around the ticket wal son. These pick
pockets generally travel in pairs; one
will take the money and pass it to the
other. There was tall man along with
tn prisoner IN the crowd. and witness
tn )ught the pocket book was passed to
him. "Thank VOW for that evidence" "
said Mr.. Bird for the defence.
The Court at / ,c,clock adjourned un-
| til ) o. lOuN II = .sfLe tuOcn.