Daily Republican., 1884-11-19
CRIMINAL COURT.
ISAAC HAYDEN T8IED, CON VIC
TED AND sENTENCED- TAE
JURORS SDI0CUARGED.

Court resumed proceedings at threo
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, with JUDGES
Wootten and Houston present. A jury
was drawn and the case of the State W.
Isaac Hayden, ind icted for the larceny
Of watch valued at $50 from Patrick
Finn, was called. The State Was rep
resented by VIM. T. Lyman. Esq, bus
the prisoner had no counsel.
Patrick Finn testified that he resides
In this city, and that about o.: ock
on the evening of October 9Th he was
passing along Front street pesr King.
when two men passed him, ono OF
whom snatchsd his watch, which ha
did not see again until 1t was given
him at the police station. He had only
owned the watch about eight mon tho
and paid $32 30 for it. When the man
snatched the watch, he tore the ring
William Marques testified that ON
the nineteenth Of October, he wss told
that William Riley, q second hand
dealer had bought q watch that answer-
ed the description Of the one stolen.
He called on Riley. and at first h0
denied having bought watch, until
the witness gave him the plumber he
then said that he had bought watch,
but had leaned it 10 q friend. Tie wit
was at watchmaker's having a new
ring put on.
He went to the place, and after see-
iug the watch, fonnd that 1t was the
one he was in search of. After It was
returned to Riley, the witness Obtained
1t from him, and learned that be had
bought it of Hayden. When he arrested
the prisoner he admitted selling tho
watch to Riley, and that he had reeeiv-
ed 80 cents for it.
Millard Davis testified that he sold
two watches to Mr.. Finn for $65 90.
and that the one stolen WAS one of the
two. This closed the evidence for the
State and the examination Of witnesses
FOR the defense WAS commenced.
Elizabeth Hayden, the mother Of tho
prisoner, testified that on he night Of
October 8tb, be came home ard went 70
bed before 9 O'Clock, but OH cross.ex-
animation, she became little confused
about the date.
Viii liam Heal testified that the niphe
tie watch was taken Mr.. Finn came to
him and informed him of the fact. Tho
description that he gave of the man
that took the watch, corresponds with
the prisoner
The prisoner addressed the jury At
some length, and protested his inno-
ca nee. Judge Wootten charged the
jury that this was merely question Of
tact, and they would have to be govern
ed by the evidence. At 4 o'clock they
retired, and at 4.15 O'clock the Grand
Jury came in and returned trne bill
against James Watson, q color.d boy,
charged with burning barn in ST.
Georges Hundred. Hts trial WAS con-
tinued until the February term and the
bail tixtd at $500,
The jury in the Hay den case C. me in
at 80 O'Clock with a verdict of guilty
as in manner and form irdicted. The
Court imm. diately septepced him to
pay the cost of prosecu tion, $50 resti-
tuton money, be imprisoned six months,
and on Saturday next, between the
hours of 10 o'clock IN the morning and
2 O'Clock iu the afternoon be whipped
with twenty lashes. All the Jurors
were discharged until Monday morning
10 o'clock, and at 6 o'clock Court ad-
journed until the same time.
The following bills were ignored by
the Grand Jury: That against William
charged with killing an
Italian on Front street, last summer,
and the bill charging Emory Blatchef
and Emory Brown, both colored, with
the murder of colored man near
Green Spring last summer.