Daily Republican., 1889-09-23
NOT GUILTY.

inc jury In tho Cnse OF Samuel Peo
Aoquit Him and He Returns to His
stand-The Verdict n Surprise to
Almost Everyone-other Cases Dis
posed Of on saturday Afternoon.
Court resumed proceedings at lao
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, after a
recess of 35 minutes.
George Barton, colored, who plead
guilty to charge OF keeping q Ramb-
ling honse, was sentenced to pay the costs
Of prosecution and a fine OF S1OO, or 10
default, be imprisoned one month.
James Murray, who plead not guilty
to an Indictment charging him with the
larceny of $40 from Thomes Green, with.
drew that plea and entered one Of guilty.
He was sentenced to ray the costs, $40
restitution money, be Imprisoned three
months. and on Saturday be whipped
with 10 lashes.
A Jury was then drawn and the case Of
Charles Mccoy, indicted with assault
with intent to kill Allied Emerson, was
taken up for trial, with Deputy Attorney
General Davis for the State an willard
Hall Porter, ESQ, for the defense.
McCoy and numbsr Of other tramps
were indulgiug in drunken spree in q
woods IN ChristIana hundred, In which
beer flowed freely. Emerson was one Of
the party and made several threats
against Mccoy, who finally drew bis
knife and cut him so badly that for sew
erai days his life was despsired Of After
being 10 the Homeopathic Hospital for q
week Or two hc was disct arged, and has
not been seen since. John Reisen aud
James Dunn, two Of the tramps, who
were arrested at the time and committed
TO jail as witnesses, gave their testimony,
and the officers who made the arrest tes-
Emerson.
When the case was submitted 20 the
jury they retired for halt an hour, and
returned with verdict of gullty Of as
sault only. The Court eeiitenced Mccoy
to pay the costs of prosecution, n fine Of
sl0, and be Imprisoned three months.
Thomas Darrah, indicted for q violation
OF the new law relating to peddlers, was
put on trial, with Deputy Attorney Gen.
ercl Davis for the State.
George G. Pierson testified that the de-
fendant called on him one evening and
sold him ring for 81 cents, which he
claimed was gold. He tod the witness
that he wanted to buy o ticket for Bslti-
more, and was short that amount. After
wards the witness learned that he had a
number OF the rings In his pocket that he
was selling to others, and he had him
arrested.
The act under which this case was
brought provides severe penalty for
peddling from q wagon OF with q pack
without license. These iicenses must
be issued by the clerk of the peace and
numbered consecutively from one up
wards in each year with the date of the
Issue thereon, which numbers shall be In
figures not less than inches IN length.
Any person to whom o license shall have
been granted shall expose his license
upon prominent and conspicuous place
on his carriage, wagon, cart or other We
hicle or upon his pack. The Chief Jus
tice, after reading the act, said that he
douoted whether bundle Of rings
wrapped In piece of paper and carried
In the pocket constituted peddler under
this act
Deputy Attorney General Davis
thought that 1t did, but tie court said
that az the act provided tlfnt the number
OF the license must be intcribed- on the
pack, inches In length, II was evident
that the defendants bundle OF rlngs did
not come within the meaning of the act.
He, therefore, Instructed the jury to rem
der verdict OF not guilty, which was
done without leaving the box.
A jury was drawn to try the case OF
John Lanner, alias Charles Reynolds
indicted for the larceny OF 12 pounds of
cattle iood IRON Thomas Duffy, The
evidence showed that tho prisoner went
into Duhy's store and bought . box Of
matches, aud as be went out, picked UP
tbs package OF cattle food. When he was
arres'e1 he admitted thotheft and offered
to pay for the stuff. The jury, without
leaving the box, rendered verdict of
guilty, and no was senteuced to pay the
costs of prosecution, Si.50 restitution
money, be imprisoned three months, and
on Saturday be whipped with 10 lashes.
Elwood Clarkson, colored, indicted Tor
carrying a concealed deadly weapon,
was the next and last case taken up for
trial. Deputy Attorney Gsnfral Davis
appeared for the State, and Francis NJ.
Walker, Esq, for the deiens,. The tes-
tlmony shoEed that t; Q prisoner attended
4 meeting at a colored church in Hcckes-
In, en- Augu II, at which disturb
lncc occurred, Curing which he drew
revolver that he flouri.bed and threatened
10 shoot. The defense proved by the
prisoner's father and othtrs that the re-
1olyer lad no chambers, and therefore |
vas not deadly weapon 1t was pro
luced in court and the Jury, after exam |
ming it, rendered verdict OF not guilty |
md he was discharged.
PEo ACQUITTED.
At 8 O'Clock in he afternoon the Jury
n the case of Samuel Peo, the Italian
udicted for murder of the first degree,
ent word to the Court that it was i'm
possible for them to agree, and asked to
'e discharged, but the Chief Justice sent
hem word to keep on trying to arrive at
! verdict. At 8 o'clock 1t was reported
hat the jury stood ten for acquittal and
wo for manslaughter, but in little
ime tho two men came over and a YER
lict OF acquittal wss agreed upon. AT
J. 45 o'clock it was announced that the
ury had greed upon verdict, and
ew minutes later they filed into the
curt room. From the expression of
heir faces It was evident that the YER
lie. was not against the prisoner. At
orney General BiQgs and Mayor Har.
ingtou, who defended the prisoner, were
ummopej, and Clerk Cochran called the
oil of the Jury.
The prisoner was brought 10 and placed
a the dock; he seemed more excited and
i at ease that any time during the trial.
lis wife was also In the court room and
coupled seat Just in front oi the dock.
Clerk Cochran inquired: Gentlemen
{ the jury, have you agreed upon ver-
icti"
1--WE have" replied several.
''Who shall answer for you2" interro-
ated the clerk, when the answer was
lade, "our io.eman."
"How say you, Mr.. Foreman, do you
nd lmnpi Pan the nrIsnner at tha hur |