The daily gazette., 1882-11-23
ACQUITTED OF RIoTING
THE JuRy FIND GREENWOOD
NOT GUILTY.
EDWARD CASSIDY ON TRIAL.
He Is Found Guilty OF Violating tile
Liquor Law by selling without @
Licerse--The Defendant Absent.

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At the session Of court Lewis Woodland
| Charles Moore and Alonzo Greenwood wer,
arraigped for having been engaged in
| riotous disturbance on election day. Wood
land was not represented By counsel an,
| pleaded guilty az charged he WIS sent
enccd by Justice Houston to pay the cost
| of prosecution and a fine Of $50. His Honoi
told Woodland that the penalty WAS fixed
at the minimum allowed by law on aceoun
of the injury which the prisoner had re
| ceiyed. ~
| A jury was drawn 10 hear the evidence Id
the case Of the other two defendants. Austin
Harrington, Esq, counsel for Greenwood,
| asked to have the indictment quaslied on
\ the ground that it did not specify at what
hour the alleged riot IN which Greenwood
took part occurred. He argued the poin,
| at some length, but his request was over.
| ruled by the court.
Moore, not being ready with his witnesses
by request OF his counsel, Walter Bacon,
Esq, a severance was granted and Green
woods case was p 'oceeded with.
John W. Carey told how gang OF about
20 negroes marched down Maryland avenue
with clubs In their hands on election day
and after hustling the persons around the
polls started a fight. but were dispersed.
They were under the leadership of large
colored man and arrived about 4.3O o'clocl.
in the afternoon. The fight lasted about 10
minutes. Do not recognize the prisoner as
one of the rioters.
Henry Witsil, sworn, corroborated Carey's
testimony and said a number Of persoDs
ran into his store for safety. Did not see
the prisoner.
John 7. Dickey saw the 6 o'clock dis
turbance, but did not recognize the de-
fendant.
William d. Hickman saw the crowd of
colored men going toward the Third ward
polls; heard firing and ran down to sec
what was the matter saw Alonzo Green
wood In the crowd am not mistaken, and
have known the defendant some time !;
knew two or three men In the party.
John Allen said Greenwood told him the
''boys" had had some fun and he, Allen,
should have been along. When asked by
Deputy Attorney Cooper whether Green
wood had been IN the crowd Allen said no
and added that because he, the witness,
might say to Cooper "you ought TO have
been along the Brandywine, was no reason
was there" The fineness of the argument
was apparent and created considerable mer-
riment
Spencer and Jane Greenwood, the father
and mother of the prisoner, said their son
was at home drunk from 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon until IL O'Clock at night The
former swOre that Alonzo was In the house
all the afternoon and evening and the latter
vouched for the time fron . to IL p. M,
having been absent during the afternoon.
The defense rested. Deputy Attorney
General Cooper aud Mr.. Harrington both
made 90 minute addresses to the jury and
Judge Houston charged them.
His Honor said the evidence was con-
hicting and of course If any doubt existed as
to where the prisoner was at the time of the
riot he should have the benefit oft.
A JUROR asked if the fact of Greenwood
being in the crowd made him a rioter He
was Informed that If the assemblage was
proven to have been a riotous one, Green
wood was as member Of it guilty of the
offence charged.
turning with verdict of not guilty. The
defendantwas therefore dismissed.
THIS MoRNLNG's SESSION.
At the opening of court this morning
Charles Moore, charged with completely in
the election day riot, was discharged the
case having been abandoned at the instance
Of the Attorney General, the result of the
Greenwood jury ease having prompted the
action,
When the case of the State VS.. Edward
Cassidy was called, on the charge of violat-
Ing the liquor Ian, the defendants counsel,
w. Bacon, Esq, moved for a continuance,
owing to the absence ofwitnesses.
The Attorney-Gen said the case hal
been continued two or three times afk Ady
at the instance OF Cassidy's counsel, and he
didn't think he was entitled to any more in-
diligence.
In the absence Of Cassidy, who was held
yesterday by Mayor Wales on a similar
Charge, the court decided to go on in the
absence of the defendant, who was out on
bail. A.jury WAS drawn and the examina-
tion Of witnesses was begun.
Emory Diety, colored, sworn saw Cas-
sidy, about tho middle of October, at the
corner of Water and Shipley
streets, sell liquor to Jacob Trusty in the
presence of Cassidy's wife; Trusty asked
for liquor Cassidy set out bottle and Trusiy
and both took drink of liquor and paid
for 1t paid 10 cents II drink on Sunday
Cassidy charged 10 cents and during the
week cents.
The court asked If the whisky was good
to which the witness replied that ''it was
pretty good for five centt."
On cross examination witness said he
wasn't noisy: that Cassidy didn't offer to
give them drink if they would 20 out, as
she wasn't that kind Ola man."
Jacob Trusty told In substance the same
story as the first witness.
Witness also stated that he had received
overtures from Cassidy to "ship out" for
$40, but he refused as he had been sub
pGnaed. The statement was in answer to
question from Mr.. Bacon as to whether or
not the witness had not offered to settle the |
matter for $40.
The case was submitted to the jury after |
the defendants counsel, who failed to pro-
1uco any witnesses, had impeaehcd the |
witnesses. The Attorney
General and the Court had nothing to say |
and the jury left the room. The jury rer
turned In about one minute with a verdict
of guilty, and an attachment was issued for
Cassidy.
At lilo the petit jury was discharged
until next Monday morning.
The court had no other business before 1t,
lut awaited the result Of the attachment
ssued for Edward Cassidy, in order to pass
sentence
At 11.35 Cassidy was brought in by the
Deputy Sheriff, and sentenced to pay fine
If 500, costs of prosecution and to undergo
IN imprisonment of three months, He fire.
Iuently interrupted Judge Wootten during
he passing of the sentence and asked how
ie could be tried without being present.
On being taken from the room he cx-
.laimed "Why don't you give me a fair
rial Give me a witness. That's pretty
ough. It's worse than In England" Court
adjourned at noon.
LOCAL LACONICS
A drunken man fell between the ties of