Daily Republican., 1888-09-20

charged by the Chief Justice and re
tired at 4.30 O'Clock. They came in .
$50 O'Clock with o verdict Of not guilty
and the accused WAS discharged Ant
told that he was st liberty to go whtr'
he pleased.
Vim. Ford, colored, was aFrAignet
and pleaded not guilty TO an indictment
charging him with committing an ~
sault on Thomas Roston, with intent LC
kill, on May Goth, As the prosecutor
was not present the case was continued,
and the accused WAS ordered 10 furnish
81, 900 bail.
John E Williams, colored, pleaded
guilty to q charge OF carrying . con
oeA.ed deadly weapon, and was sen.
tenoed to pay a flne OF 626 and the costs
OF prosecution.
William Hamilton and Robert Levi
two oolored boys, who plead guilty tC
an indictment charging them with the
larceny OF three picks from the B & D
Railroad Company, were sentenced tC
psy % restitution money and be i'm
pFitoned two months, the whipping
being omitted on account OF theiI
youth.
Isaiah BeechAm, colored, pleaded
guilty TO the larceny OF q quantity Of
hRrti ware from James store, and was
henteDoed to pay the costs OF prossou
tioD, 90 IS restitution money, be i'm.
priaoned three months, and on Saturday
next be whipped with five lashes.
Elijah Blake plead guilty 70 charge
OF gambling, and WAS ordered TO pay q
Hns of 500 or be Imprisoned six
months.
A jury WAS then drawn and the case
of Even o. Holland, oolored, charged
with the larceny OF q ooat, pants and
vest, the property Of John T. Williams
on July 28th, was taken up for trial.
The State was represented by George
Lodge, Bsq who after making an
opening to the jury commenced the
examination Of Witnesses. The prison.
or was not represented by counsel.
John 7, Williams, ooloTed, testified
that he lives At OZletoWn, and that on
July 28sh he came TO this city TO buy
some CLOTHES. He met the prlhoner,
with whom he was acquainted, and he
asked the witness to treat They went
into 4 place together and the witness
gave the prisoner the bundle containing
The clothes to hold while he went ont,
When he returned Holland was gone,
and from information which he re-
oeiVed he believed that he stole the
clothes. He afterwards saw the pTii-
oner and he denied ALI knowledge of the
clothing.
Jacob Arnold, coloFed, testified that
be saw Williams and Holland together
on July Fsth, and saw the former have
q bundle. He afterwards ERw Williams
leave Holland In house on French
stIeet with the clothes, aud saw him go
out with them.
Charles z Evans testified that he is a
police offiosr In this city, and that from
information which he received be ar
rested She aocussd.
Holland made rambling statement
to the Jury declaring his innocence, and
the case was submitted without argu
ment.
The jury rstired Mt O'Clock, and re-
turned at $50 o'clock with q verdict Of
guilty, and he was sentenced to pay the
costs of prosecution, be imprit oned
three months and be whipped with 10
lashes.
Nathaniel johnson, oolored, who Was
convicted Of burglary and larceny, WAS
sen fenced to pay the co1ta OF prosecu-
tioD, 50 10 restitution money, he imprts-
oBod one year, aud on Saturday next
htAuu bub muir IL tuo tAAASAJ HAA 70
whipped with 20 lAshes.
The grand Jury came In 81 10 o'c ook
and reported on several bills that had
been submitted to them,
Lewis Pyle was arrAigned on an iu-
dictment charging him with the larceny
of a coat on July 10Th, and pleaded
guilty.
Harry Willis pleaded not guilty to an
tu1lntppaut nbuPpfnU hi M With the lar.
osny of door mat.
Harry Sharper, colored, WAS ar.
raignsd on an indictment charging him
with the larceny Of pistol, ,and pleaded
not guilty.
George Oummins, = colored boy,
plead guilty to an indictment charging
him with the larceny OF two shoeB,
valued at 80 cents each.
Another jury was drawn and the case
OF Thomas White, charged With policy
wrltipg, was takou up for trial, with
Deputy Attorney. General Thomah Davis
for the State.
David Oosden, oolored, testif d that
on December 9th the accused sold him
a policy alip numbered IL, 2, IL, which
drew So, but White only paid him
50 so. The witness had warrant Is
sued for him, when he told him that II
he would 90 to Chief Dongherty and
have the warrant withdrawn, he would
give him f5 in addition to what the
ticket had drawn.
This was the only witness examined,
and the case was submitted to the jury
without argument, and they rendered q
verdict Of not guilty. Attorney-Gen
erAl Biggs called the attention OF the
court to the fact that he had two other
charges against White, and asked that
he be EemRnded to the custody OF the
sheriff, which was done.
During the afternoon an tnquisition
was held In the law library in the case
Of Oliver W. Eastburn vs.. Peter Mur-
ply, at which the Jury awarded the
plaintiff 6265.39.
AT 9 O'Clock court adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning. 1t 10 probable
that all the criminal business, except
that for the Court OF Oyer and Ter
miner, will be flushed to morrow, when
court will adjourn until Monday, oo-