Evening journal., 1896-05-16
ADAMS WAS ACQUITTED
The Jury Disbelieved Cath
arine Brogert's Story.
THEODORE OARLINs LUCKY DAY

Ward Sent Over for Thirty Dals-PnIory.
Lashes and imprisonment for william
Boulden-william King and Joseph
BristOw Gross ths River-Jeremiah Cor
nish Acquitted.
Criminal business is about over In the
| county court. Ii has been q poor term
| for the state prosecutors whenever the
accused set up defense, for there have
been many scquittals To compensate
for this most of the minor offenders have
pleaded guilty and saved the attorney
general and his deputy the trouble Of
prosecuting them.
Yesterday afternoon the Jury In the
Adams case, In which Horace &. Knowles
represented the defendant, returned
verdict of not guilty, much to the elation
Of Mr. Knowles, who had firm belief
that his client never used little girl
for immoral purposes
w. s. Hilles asked the court to extend
It's clemency TO John Polk who had
pleaded guilty to stealing 81 from Mary
MCCARTHY. In consideration Of the
extenuating circumstances surrounding
the case, nominal sentence OF five days
imprisonment was imposed
Peter Doris had sobered up by the time
that the case OF assault and battery
against Jeremiah Cornish was called for
the second time. Horace G. Knowles
scored another triumph by clearing
Cornish the jury only remaining out =
fe Nv minutes
William Boulden, coIored, was found
guilty Of breaking into Thomas Thigh
msn's house on New street The Jury
fan ha
one hour In the pillory and three months
impris onment constituted the sentence
imposed
Joseph H. Ward and Theodore Carlln,
indicted for stealing a set Of single har
ness from William H German we're put
on trial Carlin was acquitted because
Off, ser Shields testified for the state that
be had told him that Ward said that he
came by the harness straight Ward was
less fortunate, but the court was not
lard on him, merely imposing a thirty
dsys sentence without whipping post and
pillory bellishments.
A like senteIcs was imposed In the
case o. William King, colored. who bit
off the end of Rebecca Moore's finger. the
woman not wishing to pro secute. John
Bristow, colored, also went over for steal
ing watch
The bail bond of John Smith, indicted
for policy writing. was forfeited, be fail
ing to respond when his name was called
Ia the case of Charles Woodland, colored
indicted for fslonious assault, the state
entered plea of nolle prosequi.
The petit jury was discharged until
Monday
This Was DesertIon Day.
This mornings session Of the. Court OF
General Sessions was short and sweet
The desertion case OF James Higgins
against his father, Francis P. Higgins.
WAS dismissed the boy being II years
old, and In the opinion OF the court,
fully able to earn his own living.
Like disposition was made OF the case
against Alexander Irvine, the wife being
the prosecuting witness. aud Walter h.
Hayes attorney for the defendant.
A continuance until next Saturday was
granted in the dssertion case against
Norman YeatmRn.
Miss Katie Higgins Of No 1926 West
Second street, who was one of the prose
cutting witnesses In the Higgins case,
got an order on the Farmers Bank for
SO. her witness fees. When sbe reached
the bank she discovered that she had lost
her warrant. She immediately returned
to the Court House and reported her loss
to the clerk of the peace.