Daily Republican., 1882-05-10
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FIFTH EDITION
o1Es AND rEs.Isr,

Ths Preceding, hi, -,
h'E."1-Lon'' Ha,a.. a,,.I's "
to Plead Guilty .f A,...,. ,''*
Battery. ant
Court opened this mo,,,.
and Terminer and Gens.. In On
with Chief Justice ComssU..' se'slal
the bench. "u wales q
William Simmons. co,o,., 4
indicted for carrying a % con"s. who NJ
weapon, plead guilty and dasisa msSs dsa y,
,aent to the Court, in which ' H. NY
that the weapon was the Ou nrou.1a Nc vi
boarder, and on account o%tpsatil ota a
cleaning house he put the r. r.,nl,,., T% '.
his pocket for safe keepinu. '''0'Va i
Officer Harry Taylor tsssa.,
there was a disturbance a'u AZ = "
church in Hedgeville, and bs s ~. 'sls s..!
in and arrested Simmons
searching him he found tia ,.,s,
The Court sentenced him ~ ,e.os
one month. Ap''saa
William Cummins cbarvea ~.
demeanor in having committed dTaat Ms
plead not guilty, and upon I n.
stating that he had no counssl Ny n, ny
Foster, Esq, was assigned to d.. Ia
him. " uaat
Walter Hayes, Esq, on behalf nv.
than Demby, COL, who was indis,aNSs
feloniously entering and robh;ss
house of Sarah Hignutt on Ia,t ~ ss
day night, stated to the court ,b,. ,4.s y
prisoner wished to enter specia I' ~ "
of guilty to the indictment for s Is,,ip.' ~
which the court accepted, Tbs sn!
ney also said that the prisoner Va. S"', !,
weak mind and when he wss NM nm, y
work was in the habit Of prov,,.
around the country, and be % dM
consider him responsible for hi,
tions. The Court called Mr. WiN,s
Herbert, who had at one time emnIo,I ]
Demby. and he confirmed vbr i'i
been said by the counsel.
The chief Justice then addres,.d A.
prisoner, and after giving him N.
good advice sentenced him to nav N
costs Of prosecution, S2l,O9 restituss |
money, to be whipped with 5 la,bSS
next Saturday,aId be imprisoned ,hs |
months, and wear a convlc,s iackas,
three months after his relessa M
case of Solomon Davis, COL, who Vrh |
dicted for carrying concealed duih |
weapons was nolle prosquied.
Louis Hayden, was arraigned To ua
to an indictment charging him vN |
manslaughter, III striking willm
Shields on the head with club On Az
18th of last November from the sasa |
of which he died on the 10th Of N
same month.
States Attorney Gray stated to III
court that Attorney Higgins, ESQ, IN |
attorney for Hayden, had PROPOSED b |
him that the prisoner was willins h F.
plead guilty to assault and battery wi +
said that he was willing to accept III
plea, il the court were satisfied, N
court signified their assent and al |
that they would like to hear the sah
ment of some of the witnessed
John Ieigler was called and
how Shields had come to the d,p,n
an intoxicated condition, and NtMa
a disorderly manner. He said Aa
Hayden wasa watchman in the emp|g
Of the company, and that after Shield
came back second time, and aaallM
Hayden he took a club and ,nai
Shields on the head. The witnW ,d
several others wanted to do something
for the wounded man, but be svold
not permit it, and Hayden and another
man put him in a cab and took him
home.
Officer Mcguire testified 70 artst4
Hayden who seemed surprisd 70 hM
that ehields was dead. Charles VI
Clapham testified to the fact OF Shsti
coming to his back gate that dE
in an intoxicated condition. Tie W.
ness told him to 60 away, and velinn
him to the depot, where he acted ID
very boisterous manner, aud W
quarrelsome. He raised the vllQa'
twice and had some words With hg
den, who told him several times
away; Hayden again opened the nn
ter and tried TO raise the window
Hayden then came out, aud Iells
ted him to 90 away, when Sllaa
struck him in the mouth; Hayden W ~
back in the Office and returned ~ Y,
the club and struck Shields gu "
head infiicting a wound whlel W. y,
freely. Hayden got some WAFER 49,. u
after bathing the wound a''p"
Shields home. ..j
James f. Groom COL, co'fouA"
the testimony of Mr.. Clampnap
every particular. :. /,
Ihe Chief Justice said thas w IN
lieved that the prisoner was aclua"
motives of duty to the compan! I
that he had some provocstlon, Wv Wv \
enough to justify him in ta..us N
mans life, and he would iinpOssu In ~
sentence. He then sentencei n% ",
to pay the costs OF proseou1l0nui v fI Al
fine Of $50, and be imprlS'n'S :
months. ,,d n
The name of Samuel McFsrIsapI n
called three times, and upon VI b
answering, his bail was us,iN ss,ds,N n
| feited. Tho Court tben olu',' 1i'S "
crier to call Mary Jane hAiu'IS ~ m
had entered on his bond Gas M!,,sIl Iii IN,
also absent. John Wales bisss,' vi ii
attorney for Deborah Swan w. ,1s,irI
is indicted for the larceny 0, -. NJ!
apparel, stated that he was M uw wI vat
t5 go to trial, and the osso 49, .d s mil
poned. Court then adjolrnou 4'