Evening journal., 1890-11-19
OYER AND TERMIhER
John d. Farra Now on Trial
for Manslaughter.
SENTENCES IN MINOR CASES

The Jury Panel In the Farra Case Harry
#. spark, Devine's Companion, on the
stand-His Testimony Does Not Agree
With Casper Conrad's-The Evidence IN
Brief
The Courts of General Sessions and
Oyer aud rerminer renewed at 2 30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, aud the jury
in Corteny hynch's case rendered YER.
dict of guilty of assault. The jury was
discharged half on hour for dinner
Lynch was fined $tO0 and costs ard SEN
fenced to be imprisoned six months
! George Clifton. colored charged with
larceny of money, pleaded not guilty
Harry Emmons appeared for him and the
case was postponed until ito morrow
morning.
The trial of Charles Scott, charged
with attempting to murder Isaac Ander-
son. seemed to be somewhat of q bur-
lesqus while Anderson was on the stand
Victor B WooleY for the state and
Thomas Holcomb for the prisoner, were
the attorneys. isaac Anderson, the prose-
cutting witness, gave his testi-
mony in such detail, especially
in the profanity expressed, that
Mr.. Woolley had to admonish him
to be more carefal. Scott was walking
with cololed girl when Anderson and
I he had Some words. Later they met, and
Scott started the quarrel and said that
Anderson had a knife on his clothes.
Anderson threw the knife away, and then
two shots we're fred The prosecuting
witness did not see their source. Edward
Wilkins saw the fash Ia Scott's neigh
borhood Officer William B Weldin
! caught Scott on the run on Water street,
and the prisoner said Anderson did
me dirty and went homo to get my gun.
and shot at him twice Ecott always
wore conspicuous shirt.
Louisa Harris was the principal wit
ness for the defence. and she denied that
"Charlie" did anything wrong, Several
other witnesses we're examined. The
case was submitted without argument.
The jury returned in ten minutes with q
verdict of guilty as indicted.
The following prisoners we're arraigned
William Fl. White colored, larceny OF
| a. pleaded guilty; John McOloskey, lar.
ceny of a pair Of shoes. guilty; John
Newell, larceny of harness, knew what
he was doing September al, but on the
Gath had no record Of the day. and there
fore would depend on the mercy of the
court; Andrew Wilkinson, larceny of g
chicken. said he did not carry it from tbs
| premises. The cases were continued
until this morning, when White was
sentenced to one months imprisonment
| McCloskey, Eve lsshes and one moAth.
In the case of Edmund e Rogers, who
is charged by his wife, Mabel w. Rogers
with non-support aud desertioR. Alto
ney y.General Biggs had corrected a mis-.
take made by the justice of the peace OF
the bail bond.
Half dozen prisoners were put in the
dock at this opening Of court this morn.
Ing, and several more we're brought up
later John e. Collins, James Smith
dublin Squire" with q high hat an,
frock coat. were each sentenced to tel
days imprisonment for carrying con
oealed deadly weapons.
Harry Reidsl, 16 years old, pleade,
guilty TO stealing ninety cents in none,
and bag from Norman Yerger, and wa
sentenced to one months imprisonment
The corporal punishment was omitted OF
account of his tender years. but he wa
warned never to appear on a simila
charge again.
Martin Joyce. who was indicted yes
terday for attempting TO murder Floren
tine Sherman, withdrew his plea OF no
guilty as indicted and entered plea 0
guilty of plain assault, which was ac
cepsed, The prosecuting witness wa
examined through Interpreter Alex
snder Jalowski. When the chic
justice asked her nationalit'
Mr.. Turner, the prisoners counsel
said she was a Polish Catholic She wa
sitting in her brothers house when
large stone came dashing through th
windsw aud struck her on the head
knocking her senseless. She looked ou
and saw the prisoner Sentence was dt
ferred.