Daily Republican., 1884-09-17


This MOrninG's Court.
The bell in the tower at the Conrt
House had scarcely ceased tolling the
hour of ten this morning, when Crier
lSmith declared the Court open for the
transaction Of such business as might
be brought before It. Il
Cornelius Leahey a native of Ireland,
Iappeared before the Court, and after
making the necessary affidavits WAS
declared citizen of the United States.
The securities Of Zach Gamble, who
plead guilty to an assault on Henry
Rogers, were present, and entered bail
lin the sum OF $500 for his future good
behaviour.
Il About 10. 30 o'clock Adolph Kettner
Twas brought In Court between two
, lbailiffs and placed in the dock. A few
minutes afterwards the prisoner was
Iordered to stand up and raise his right
|, hand, when clerk Cochran read 10 him
the long indictment, profuse with legal
= phrases, charging him With causing
|. the death Of Patrick O'Brien on the
might Of june 25th, by shooting him
!, with q revolver.
The indictment contains three counts,
and when the clerk had finished the
+ reading, the prisoner, who Is q German.
When asked the usual question.
, i" How will you be tried ?" he replied,
! "by God and my country !" "and may
a God send you safe deliverance," said
n the clerk.
Attorney General Gray said that AZ
= There were a number of minor criminal
- leases to try, he thought 1t would be
- well to fix next Monday as the day for
:, commencing Kettner's trial, and AZ
> Levi G. Bird, Esq, who represents the
Iprisoner, said he would be ready At
that time il it was set for that day.
The prisoner was taken back 10 the
NJ cells in the basement, and jury drawn
81 10 try the case of the State vs.. Frank
% Stanton, indicted under the law passed
., by the last Legislature, which makes II
~ misdemeanor for person TO hire
~ horse of another and not return II
* within the time agreed upon, or to TAXI
70 horse to drive around without leave
~ of the owner.
W The State was represented by j. X
ID Bradford, Esq, but the prisoner had M
M counsel.
go Joseph H. Gould, sworn, and testitie'
ue that one day last June the prisone
au came to his fathers stable at Third AM
sn Orange streets, and by representation
III which he made to the hostler, obtaine'
TO possession of a pony belonging the vii
ner ness. He saw him and another ma
ne have the horse over Third street brid2
~ in the evening.
re- Pierce Gould, the father of the PR
lor yious witness, testified to the fact of th
ner horse being taken, and of the efforts b
,ne made for its recovery. The witness di
vi not give the prisoner permission
sas have the horse, neither did he kno
~ ~ that he was going TO get 1t.
.oi Nathan Crispen, colored, testihe
'es' that he is hostler at Mr.. Gould's stabl
70, and that on the day in question u
prisoner came TO the stable and TO
10 him that Mr.. Gould said he could ha'
per ths nonv and he thinking il was a
fright harnessed it to a buggy and
him go. He did not see it again uni
ma in the evening, when Stanton was q
go rested.
Perry Chase, colored, testified to st
ing him with the team, and Sergea
Tucker to the arrest. Mr. Bradfo
Sc said he had no more testimony TO OIL
. and az the prisoner had no witnesses,
90 was allowed TO make statement.
% admitted taking the team, but said
&c only done 1t to have ride, and was
"a his way to return 1t when he was ARE
. ed.
+. The Court briefly charged the ju
@ and at ll.30 o'clock they retired. AT
% an absence of twenty minutes, they
g turned with a verdict of guilty, as
:, manner and form indicted. He '
:, immediately sentenced To pay the &C
% lot prosecution, fine of $50, and
% imprisoned ak months.
:. The Grand Jury came in at ~ 10
90 clock, and after making returns
i. several bills were discharged unit
4. o'clock this afternoon. Frank Con
colored, was arraigned on an ind
ment charging him with the larceny
81 80 from Daniel b. Anderson, ;
plead not guilty.
LOCK Edwin Redden, alias Edward Fren
plead not guilty TO an indictm
,, charging him with the theft of he
from Jacob Kroner
~ d. Attorney General Gray gave NO
that he intended to apply to the Ga
for writ of certiorari, ON the reco
of tine Court of Oyer and Terminer
yions, the case of Lewis johnson, indicted
> CEN a capital offence, and the Court dire'
tates. that Anthony Higgins, Esq, the at
ather ney for the prisoner, should be
n the for.
5, re When Mr.. Higgins came, John
South who is a colored man, was brought
sorth Court and arraigned on an indlctn
warm charging him with murder in the
degree, in causing the death Of ia
Warrington, at st. Georges, on Jul
Inv beating him on the head with IA
e An The prisoner plead not guilty, and
Royal day was set for his trial. AT
ate of o'clock Court adjourned until 8 o't
were this afternoon.