Hustings Court.
--The regular monthly term of this Court commenced yesterday, at 11 o'clock, at the City Hall.
Present —
Jas. R. Caskie, Recorder;
Jas. Bray,
W. W. Timberlake,
Wm. B. Smith, and
John J. Binford, Aldermen.
George A. Freeman, who has been appointed by
Gov. Letcher a
Notary Public, gave bond for the faithful discharge of its duties.
Twelve jurymen were ordered to be summoned to appear to-day to try misdemeanor cases.
Wm. McDonald was examined for stealing a navy pistol from
Charles J. Clements on the 1st of February, and remanded for trial for felony before
Judge Lyons.
Frederick, a slave, the property of
John Snead, was tried for stealing, on the 12th of January, $162 in bank notes, the property of
Robert C. Sutton, Jr., and acquitted.
Charles Girth was examined for grand larceny, in stealing, on the 16th day of January, two overcoats from
Frank Dickman.
He was sent on for trial before
Judge Lyons.
The Grand Jury assembled and were sworn in, after which they were charged by
Mr. Daniel, Commonwealth's Attorney, on the character of the offences which they were expected to take cognizance of. Among other fit subjects of presentments he mentioned extortioners.
The following is a list of the
Grand Jury sworn in at this term.
Geo. W. Smith, (
Foreman,)
Wm. H. Haxall,
Wm. Palmer,
John D. Quarles,
C. H. Powell,
Samuel P. Mitchell, Mark
Downey,
James T. Butler,
Geo. D. Shell, Theod'k
Robertson,
Wm. Beers,
L. W. Glazebrook,
Wm. S. Donnan,
G. F. Watson,
Alex. H. Rutherfoord,
Fleming Griffin,
Alfred T. Harris,
Samuel C. Greenhow, and
Geo. Whitfield.
The following parties were presented by the
Grand Jury for misdemeanors, viz:
Andrew Muller,
Frank H. L. Allen,
Richard Copeland,
Carlos W. Ellis,
Jesse White,
Henry Holman,
John Gentry,
Wm. Henry Selden,
Edward Kelley,
Martin Maddux,
Thos. J. Goodrich,
James F. Magee,
Algernon Adams,
James H. Keyser,
Wm. Appleyard, Stephen Page,
Arthur Fergusson,
Wm. Barnes,
John Denzler, and
Wm. Wayne.
The Grand Jury, after making the above presentments, adjourned until 12 o'clock on Wednesday.
