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| of death was passed, The prisoners We're. not
perceptibly affected. and il is doubtful If they
knew that what the Judge said meant death
TO them In less than two months.
| Mr.. w. G.. MCGOWAN, who represented the
condemned prisoners: has circulated peti.
their sentence to imprisonment in the peni.
tentiary. The extreme youth OF the boys Is
the basis Of the petition. 1t Is being generai'
y signed. ana notably by the jInse in ass ana eac
| The next case was also q mnrder case
John Connor was accused OF having snot u
young woman. with malace q forethougnt,
John pleaded that the shooting was accidental
The Jury wanted to enter II mistrlal, Gut We're
ordered bnck To their room. Ihey linen
brought in verdict Of manSlnnghter. JohE
was sent to the penitentiary for inur years.
He was represented oy FRANK ID. o"iS'
Esq. .,,,,o
Savage Logan was pat on trial for selling
LIQUOR without license In Grecnwoou. ~ up
peGred that Savage had acted us Pn,eSdi ~, y,
of communication between purchaser anu te.
taller, the purchaser not being aole 10 get Inc
whiskey without the intervention OF Logan
The Judge churged that II Defendant was alu-
Ing or a6etling or assisting In selling liquor
he was rs guilty as the principal. Inc Jury
couldn't agree, and mistrial was oruereu.
Andrew Pail was f9nnd guilty & oi !he m. o,.
fense above charged, and found guilty. An
drew did not appear for trial, 50 Il sealed SEN
| Lence WAS passed. ,,,,on
Of contract and had Hesp tried oe1Te from That ,hnt
court, and WAS sustained by the upper cCut C,ia :,
The following Jury heard the case OF tne
State against the Two Nahces "iu
w ". r. Branch, J. NJ. Norman, $: o. Bolts; W y
w. Lawson, Tom Reid, j. NJ. Brooks; u.
Hannah, W. j. Milford. A. F.. Carwile. Jr, W.
A. Stevenson, V. Griffin, A. W. Suthertanu. 49,
The following Jury heard the Johh oonno'
+. B. Aigary, Thos. E. Edwards. Berry Bacon 3I
(coi.)J Il. Buchanan: w. p. Williamson, w
q Sisklsi, M Misfisn e. r. r. r. fo Gordon j. H. Bramie
The following Jury tried Savage Logan Tor
Se,l'"E W + Rranch, ]. NJ. Brooks, IL. W. Bowie
d. p. Hannah. Tom Rled, II. e Henderson,; W a, a.
r. Ellis. A. w. Sutherland, Max Below, VIM.
Lawson, A. NJ. Du Pre-, V. Griffin.
All the cscs on the criminal DOCK '!rhnrss
been disposed of, the court ad)onrhea inufs'
day evening nt3:3D O'Clock. -,
Immediately after the adJoul nment OF
the Criminal Court on Thursday evening, tne
| Court of Common Pleas WAS convened; anu
| for the next two days such matters were as-
posed OF az were to be passed upon oy ms
Honor. Judge Norton. Many cases were com'
tinued, while others struck off the ca:enuhrs'
| The two following cases were set Tor near
log on Wednesday and Thursday of This week
| rrspectlveIy: The Ca, Carolina and NORM
| ern II, r. Company against Frances armoiu
aed Geo. NJ. Sibert against JON +. "iue-
Quite a number OF cases were heard ana
fnnncialIy disposed OF by the Judge during
| those two days which need not be mentioned
On Monday morning the, petit Jury was was
called, the following answer ed % their names:
q. A. douglass, Mat Barnes, N. e. Johnson,
[ShR H GaY iapes Mor9ow AnSSrsGnW v " Bran
van, Gro. VI. Smith, r. NJ: liaddon' e. a.
Henry. {. H. Dodson. G. r; Carter. D; X.
Cooley. ThoS. NirkleS. II. +, Mc!l waihe,J;; ~
| f.It (l.
wards, j. 4. Smith, Joe Patterson, B; o.
Verreil. w. p Adkins, 6, +. Burdett; }. a.
Carley, j. Il. Brown, J. W. Duckett. l. n: Al
exnnder, T. 4. Graham ana U. y. burnsat
| The following presented excuses snfhcie NJ
To excuse them from duty b, }. Ntrreii'
C. P. Carter, ]. o. Hemminger, and j. W.
Duckeit.
sisting off. Allen Smith, Foreman, John q.
Edwards, Edwin Calhonn. II. +; Mcliwaine'
Geo. NJ. Smith, q. F; Bnrdet'", W; 4, T; @ AdKins
]. II. Gray, Tnos. Nickles. j. w. w. Branynn,
c. II. Do laon, Il. NJ. D ldson.
Jury No. . was as follows; ~,
J. II Stark, Foreman. Z. a. Moore. -. ",
Jay, W. +, McCoId, james Anderson. d: X.
Cooley. .. o. B!rnctt, y. r. Johnson Johnson maH !
The first case tried was thatrof 4: Salinas
and Son againstbeila Knox, and was com
plaint for relief, &c. Jury No. heard tnis
case, and rendered verdict in favor Of Mrs.
Knox.
The next case was for the recovery OF the
possession ofreal estate. and damages. The
Plaintiff was Willis Erwin. and the Delenu-
amt. lace Jones Jury No. heard this case,
and gave Il verdict In favor of the Plaintif.
The parties TO this suit were negroes:
Jury No. l heard the case OF Jas. Il. Cheat'
ham against Basil Maddox and T. j., M0rrl-
son, Which was nm action on bond. The
Jury gave the Plaintiff q verdict for the full
amount OF the bond.
The titles 10 tract of land was contested
by ]. l.. Addison and G. w. Anderson, Plain
tifts against A. w. Lynch, Defendant. This
case occupied the greater part OF Tuesday.
aud at this meeting the Jury (No,O had
not reached conclusion.