Hustings Court
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Judge Lyons presiding.--The following cases were tried in this Court yesterday:
Amanda Logan, indicted for receiving a lot of sausage, bacon, lard, &c, which she knew to have been stolen from
Major William Allen, was tried, convicted, and sentenced by the jury to six months imprisonment in the city jail.
Robert Patterson, convicted of petit larceny on Friday in receiving certain goods which he knew to be stolen from
Major Wm. Allen, was sentenced by the
Judge to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Thos Collier, indicted for forging a certificate of deposit for $1,200 on L P
Leath, of
Petersburg, was tried and convicted, and his punishment assessed at one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Coliyer was recommended by the jury to Executive clemency.
Patrick McGowan, indicted for stealing a lot of bacon from
Lucian Peyronet, was then put upon trial; but at the close of this report no disposition had been made of the matter.
The
Court will meet again at ten o'clock this morning.