Daily Republican., 1888-02-10
CRIMINAL COURT.
Yesterday Afternoons Prooeeaings-
Several Usass Disposed of-Neariag
hho 8snd.

Yesterday Afternoons Prooseaings-
several UAass Disposed of-NesriaI
hho snd.
Court resumed prcc ssdinRs promptly
q. 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon witt
Chief Jus:ioe OOmegys aud Associates
Houston ana Paynter on the bench.
Henry Riedel, who is Indicted for tn,
murder OF his wife and child, wa
brought In court, and II. II. Ward
Esq., his counsel, said that for fea
There might be nm error in his motor
for new trial In the absence of tb,
lor the purpose OF renewing the motion
IN his presence. The 1Ath Of May wa
fixed for the trial
rhs case OF Michael Guianapo, In
dicied for larcsny, was resumed, aud
several other witnesses fxamined fol
tt Q defense, but their evidence did moi
differ materially from that previously
given.
The Jury was charged by tho Chief
Justice, who said that thi, was . VERY
peculiar case. The prisoner 10 unable
TO speak or understand q single word oil
our language, and had to make oil his
defense through the medium oi an in.
terpreter, aud IL frequent y happens
that In interpreting one language into
another great deal Of the meaning IL
Lost The Jury should therefore be
fully convinced before rendering YER
aics Of guilty, as this mAn is stranger
in Att'Snss land. The jury then re-
tired, but returned in twenty inmates
with n verdict OF not guilty, and he
was discharged from custody.
Isaao p. Carty, colored, who plead
guilty 20 writing policy, was brought
in court to be senteuced. George Lewis
testified tha; he is veil acquainted with
t1e prisoner and that he has always
borne good character. In view OF this
testimony the court made his ssnteuce
as light rs possible. and only I'm osed a
tine Of $i0t with Tbs costs OF proseou.
tion, or In default OF payment an i'm.
prisonment OF three months.
David j. Ray, c0lored, Indicted for
an assault on Peter Hayes, also oolored,
with intent to commit murder, with.
drew that plea and entered one OF guilty
Of assault.
Attorney General Bggs said that
Shile be had agreed to accept this plea,
he wanted TO have the man who was
assaulted examined.
Peter Hayes was then sworn, and
said thAt he knows David j. Ray, the
prisoner. The witness lives By himself
In little house In st. Georges Hun
tred. About two weeks before New
Years the prisoner came 10 his house
about Z O'Clock in tho evening, aud
without any pr0v0cAtion struck him o
bow which knocked him senpelesa
He sOon came TO and found that he was
still beating him. He did not know
wIAt bis object was unless II WAS To get
his money, but he could not have found
that as he had 1t buried In the garden.
He had ten dollars put away there.
The witness was cross. examined by
Francis NJ. Walker, Eco, who had
been assigned by the CouIt to defend
him, but nothing different to his direot
testimony was brought oct.
Ray was then sentenced to Day q fine
Of 500 and costs and be imprisoned one
year.
A Jury was drawn and the case of
Charles Vincent, oolored, indicted for
assault with intent TO kill, was taken
up for trial, with Deputy Attorney
General Davis for the State, aud Wi.
lard Hall Porter, Esq for tho defense.
The case WAS opened to the jury by
Mr.. Davis. after which he commenced
the examination Of witnesses.
William Skeggs, an aged and infsm
mar, with n hand keroliuf tied around
nis head, WAS sworD, and testified that
he resides near BlAckbird, Appuquini
mink hundred. On Deoem Oar the
prise ner, with auothtr man, cams to
his houBe and asked him II ne had q
strange pig. The witness replied that
he nAd not and asked the prisoner what
his name was, when he replied Sam
Groom. He askei the witness to ooma
out with him 10 look for the pig aud
then started off, but bad not eoUe far
across the field when he called to lhs
witness that he his d found tho tracks OF
his pig, and would know them wherever
Ge SAW tlem. The witness went to the
place, bat could not see any tracks.
After looking At second place aud
not finding any tracks the witness
turned TO go TO his house, when the
prisoner or the other man threw = brick
at him and Afterwards stone. The
color,d man went away and the witness
went In the house aud loaded his gun TO
defend himself. The gun was after.
wards taken out OF the house, and In
the afternoon while he was huskiuk
Dorn, some one came up behind him
and struck him with the gun, breaking
he stock and knocking him ssnseless
20 the ground, but he did not see tho
prisoRFr either before or after he had
been struck.
Purnell 8. Daniel was sworn, and
sst,tied that he resides In Appoqnini.
mink hundred opposite to William
Six ggs. He rem mbered the day of
no assault, and saw a ooIored man on
ikeRRA' place In the afternoon, but WAS
lot ciose enough TO Identify him.
William DuhadawGy testified that he
y the constable of AppoQuinimlnk
hundred and arrested the prisoner. Ha
iaw stoue and 3 brick which SaegRs
Identified as having been thrown At
iim.
ruls was the last witness oalled by
he State, and Mr.. PoItsr asked the
)ourt to instruct the Jury TO render =
1srdiot of not guilty without hearing
witnesses for the defense. He said
hat there had not been the sliKhtest
ividence TO CONNECT the prisoner with
his assault, which was committed at ,
east eight hours after the prisoner had
'e n at Bkspgs' house In tho morning. .
The Court, however, decided that the
ase should 60 to the jury.
Mr.. Porter then opened for the de.
enae and comm enced the examination {
u " illnesses.
Marietta E. Groom was sworn. and
est ded that she lives AOont two miles
rom William skeggs. The pli,orer
'Oards with her aud her husband; on
he morning of December 9th tho 40. !
used got up and ate his brCakfaLt,
when he went ont tu. returned In y
ew minutes. About o O'Clock the wit
Tess and the prisoner went out to I
,ather Christmas green's aud did not
eturn until about IL O'Clock. After
,oiBg home they had dinner and went