Daily Republican., 1883-05-09
.F|FT TIL EDITION
CRIMINAL COURT.
This Mornings Proceediaxs-c.I
tinustiOn Of the Trial OF &C.,
MILLER.

iinustion Of she Trial Of C..
miller.
Court opened at 10 o'clock this IN.
ing, and after the Grand and Ge"a'
Jurors were called, the first ns'
retired to their room. There is a m,,I ".
falling of in the number of srecta,A
and this morning there was hot ma
than a hundred present. -''
The trial Of George Miller, indie,
for receiving stolen goods, WAS
suned.
Sarah Coston, colored, was called
the defense, and testified that on j.,
Sunday evening on which the bows -
they sold the boxes TO Miller, he ~
not at home, having gone to chm,
with the previous witness Ross n
Monday morning the boys came Ia \
house, on Sixth street, and asked if
know where Miller was, and upon h
saying that she did not, asked if n
husband bought brass, and she ID
them he did not.
On crOss-examination, she said 4
knew Miller had gone to church ,h
evening, from the fact that he stop.|
at her bouse as he was going. Saw Ii
on Monday afternoon, when he cam
home from buying rags.
IN answer to the searching question
Of Mr.. salisbury, she said that Millr
left town on account of his wife telin
him that All officer had been to III
house, while he was away, about III
brass boxes went away because h
was frightened, but the witness did n,
leave her husband and 60 with him;,h
was away while Miller was absent, bu
was not with him she was on Wis,
to her brother, but could not tell wha
State he lived in.
and testified that he lived in the nous
with George Miller at the time of iii
trouble about the box, $. Milleranh lio
were at church Oh Sunday evvnMp
they left the house between 6 and
o'clock, and when they lett, said the
intended to stop at Coston's and theI
go to church. Miller came hom. abou
half past ten o'clock.
The defense closed with this witness
and the State recalled spec,al iRce1
JoncN, who lestitied that when he wal
searching for Miller, he came to hons
near krnton, where he found Sarat
Coston, who told him that Miller wal
not at home, bmt had gone TO Kcuron
About II quarter Of a mile from thd
house he met Miller, who objected ID
leaving the woman COsion alone, as Id
said she had no money.
The State closed with this witness
and Francis NJ. Walker, Esq, addres~ei
the jury for the defense, and conI
tended that they should not place any
dependence on the estimony Of thd
boys, who by their own admiSsonl|
were the ones who bad stolen the boxes
and he thought that they, Instead d1
Miller, should he in that dock on tHa
Mr.. Walker spoke at some length, audi
made telling argument in tayo. Of hiS
client. 1t was his maiden etlor, Al lls
bar, and the manner in which he
handled the case, and the many w
ce!lcnt points he made in the closing
argument, stamped him as young man
Of great ability.
He, however, found a toeman worthy
Of his steel in the person of Mr.. Saus
bury, who conducted the prosecution III
an admirable manner. In his search
ing cross-exanination fthe witness lol
the defense, he displayed an amount o.
legal ability that would have r.tierh
credit on older members Of the bar
His closing argument was eloquent aud
exhaustive, and he handled his suGjcc
in a mastrrl y manner.
The Chief Justice charged the jury
and ca efullv reviewed the evid'nn
that had been adduced ON both sides
He also instructed them in the Law
bearing on the case, and said tia
where property was offered for sal
that contained marks, as these boxc
did, it would afford ground
for reasonable supposition that the!
were stolen, and if the jury believe,
that he had such knowledge, when b.
purchased this property, they mus
render a verdict Of guilty. But if, o
the other hand, they believe the wi
nrssrS tor the defense, and discrci'
that of the principal Witnesses for N
State, they must render verdict OF Nc
guilty.
The case was given to the jury, an
they retired AZ l.55 o'clock.
The Grand jury came in, and reppFl
ed on he last of the bills in their hand
after which they were thanked by N
Court for the faithful manner in whIr
they had performed their duties, All
discharged from further attendance
this term.
A jury was then drawn and Villa
Brown, colorej, placed on trial for r
ceiving quantity of stolen mra
knowing it to be stolen.
Deputy States Attorney AlcXandt
b. Cooper conducted the prosecute
bat the prisoner had no counsel.
Adele Hopkins affirmed that he reside
ia Mil! Creek Hundred, and that ON u
morning Of the I'd of March he ioul
Nll' his smokc-house had been brok'
INTO, and robbed Of II large quantity
meat. From Information which he !
.ived he visited Browns house,
company with Squire Nallandigham,
Newark, and "A constable.
Brown was very anxious to leave =
house, but the witness prevented II
while the constable made II scare
The greater part "i he stolen meat "
found concealed IN different paris OF 7
house. Brown told him that he L.
bought the meat for three or four dolIa
There was about thirty or thilty-i
dollar wort h.
Peter B. LcgatcS sworn, and tesllh
that he IS IL constable III New Cas-
Comfy, and resides in Newark.
accompanied Mr.. Hopkins to Brow
residence and found the meat, VIII
he identified as his property, and
arrested Brown. TEu pris, ncr niad
few remarks to the jury, denying
charge.
The case was submitted without ar
ment, and the jury Immediately rcnI.
ed II verdict OF guilty without leavI
tLeir SEATS.
The Chief Justice then sentenced i
to pay the costs Of prosecution S52 80
s'llution money, be imprisoned one yr
Iald Oh Saturday next stand one hour
the pillory. The trial, conviction a
sentence of this prisoner occupied j
fifteen minutes
George Miller, colorcd, pleaded
,rnilty ia an Ii.f,n.nt ,,L,rt no Ii