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e amount of civil, and some little criminal business. We note such as are of public importance. Jackson Crouch, Allen McGregor and Alfred Wright, indicted for an assault on Justice George E. Sadler, appeared in Court and being arraigned, they entered a general demurrer to the said indictment, and also pleaded not guilty thereto; and the Attorney for the Common wealth joined in the said demurer, and took issue on the said pleas; and there upon the cause was continued until the December term, and the defendants were admitted to bail to answer. Albert, slave of Junius Clark, charged with stealing a trunk of shoes worth $60, from Jno. C. Page, on the 4th of November, was led to the bar and plead not guilty. After hearing the evidence, the Court rendered a verdict of "not guilty," and the prisoner was discharged. John O'Keefe and Arthur B. O'Keefe, indicted for misdemeanors, and Charles Colgate, charged with felony, will be tried to-day, if absent witnesses can-be found.
r trial, and entered a general demurrer to the indictment, the Commonwealth's Attorney joining in the demurrer. Joseph Woof, convicted of a misdemeanor in August last, and sentenced to three months imprisonment and to pay the costs of prosecution, was discharged from jail yesterday, the Court being satisfied of his insolvency. Joseph Calvin Henry, held in jail to be indicted for a misdemeanor, was discharged from jail yesterday, the Grand Jury having failed to indict him. Charles Colgate, charged with feloniously assaulting and beating Elizabeth Talley with intent to maim, disable and disfigure her, on the 13th of October, was examined before the Court yesterday for the offence, and sent on to be tried before Judge Lyons. Richard, slave to Thomas W. Wooldridge, was convicted before the Hustings Court yesterday, of stealing $600 from Pleasant Hill, a free negro, and ordered to receive nine and thirty lashes. The trial of Allen Nunnally, indicted for keeping a d
Assaulting a Woman. --Charles Colgate, indicted for feloniously assaulting and beating Elizabeth Tally, with intention to maim, disable and kill her, was put on trial before Judge Lyons yesterday, and plead not guilty. The examination of the witnesses commenced at a late hour, and as a consequence, was not concluded at the time we left Court.
Convicted. --Charles Colgate, indicted for feloniously assaulting Elizabeth Talley, has been found guilty before Judge Lyons, and sentenced to the penitentiary for eighteen months.
Hustings Court --Judge Lyons presiding.--The Court yesterday sentenced Chas. Colgate to eighteen months imprisonment in the penitentiary, for a felonious assault upon an aged woman named Elizabeth Tally. The execution of sentence was delayed thirty days, to give the prisoner an opportunity to apply to the Court of Appeals for a writ of error. James Azibean, charged with stabbing John Louis, was admitted to bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance next term.
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Carried to the penitentiary. --Charles Colgate, who was convicted at the last term of Judge Lyons' Court of a felonious assault on Mrs. Elizabeth Talley, and sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in the penitentiary therefore, and who was respited for thirty days in order to allow his counsel time to apply for a pardon, was carried to the place of punishment on Tuesday, the Governor having refused to extend Executive clemency to him.--He was convicted, it will be remembered, of having nearly deprived Mrs. Talley of life, by striking her on the head with a two-pound weight.
Court proceedings. Mayor's Court Friday, March 13th. --Andrew S. Kerns was held to bill for his good behavior for assaulting Charles Colgate. Alice Sounders, who had been picked up by the watchmen on Thursday night, while wandering about drunk, and having no place to stay, was committed in default of surety for her good behavior. The case of William slave of Arthur Ballook, charged with entering Joseph F. Dabney's store and stealing sundry pairs of boots and shoes was partly heard, and continued, on account of the absence of important witnesses, till Monday, March 16th. Virginian, slave of B. Jones, was examined for stealing a trunk and carpet bag, containing a lot of wearing apparel the property of Peter F. McNames, and sent on to be tried before the Hustings Court for grand larceny. Jane and Lucy Bathtuck, two free negroes, were committed for migrating about the city without copies of their register. Frederick Grusler was examined for stealing two