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Mayor's Court. --The Mayor disposed of the following cases on yesterday: John T. Ferneyhough, arrested for fighting in the street on Saturday, case continued, and party committed to jail to await an examination for stabbing two men (one of them named Kelly.) on 2nd street, twelve months since last Christmas, in company with Robert Burch. Both Ferneyhough and Burch went off at the time, and have but lately returned — Thomas Dobson was required to give security for using obscene language aFerneyhough and Burch went off at the time, and have but lately returned — Thomas Dobson was required to give security for using obscene language and threatening to shoot Jas. Henry Franklin, one of the city watchmen:--George and Eva Kline, for abusing and threatening to kill Wm. Kahle, held to bail — James Turner was committed in default of surety for being one of the party who beat John L. Cusry at Solitude, on Cary street.--Ann O'Shay, who had abused and threatened the life of Roland Williams, gave $150 surety to conduct herself in a law-abiding and proper manner in fut
Stabbing case. --John T. Ferneyhough was arraigned before the Mayor, yesterday, for feloniously cutting, stabbing, and wounding George McCarroll and Hugh Kelley, on the 25th of December, 1859, on 2d street. The defendant escaped at the time, and has been absent till a short time since. He was sent on for examination before the Hustings Court.
Hustings Court, Senior Alderman Sanxay Presiding. --This tribunal transacted nothing but criminal business on yesterday, the Stay Law having cut off all of a civil kind for the present. The case of John T. Ferneyhough, charged with stabbing Hugh Kelley and George McCarrall, on the 25th day of December, 1859, was continued till the next term, the defendant having forfeited the recognizance by not appearing when solemnly called. The Grand Jury met at 11 o'clock, and found true bills against Caroline Cates, Caroline Carr, Elizabeth Beatty, Eliza Ann Johnson, David H. Hughes, John Delworth, and Richard Morris, alias Johnson, for misdemeanors. The Grand Jury then adjourned till this morning at 12 o'clock, when witnesses will be prompt in attendance. A German, by the name of Julius Saeft was examined for stabbing Philip Lange and August Wittsorf, and discharged, it being proven to the satisfaction of the Court that the prisoner acted in self-defence. A fine of ten
The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Fourth in Halifax — Creps, &c. (search)
Hustings Court --Tuesday, July 9th.--James B. Royster plead guilty to allowing his slave to go at large, and was fined $10 and costs. Two indictments for misdemeanors, pending against David W. Hughes, were dismissed by node prosequi; and two indictments against John T. Ferneyhough for felony, were dismissed in the same way. The Clerk was directed to have a new seal of the Court made, at a cost not exceeding twenty-five dollars. Adjourned.
following list embraces those of most interest to the public: Lieutenant John T. Ferneyhough re-appeared, according to postponement of the case, to answer the ce circumstances of the shooting; he assisted Justice Regnault in taking Lieutenant Ferneyhough to the cage; but did not do so because of any resistance of his, for hemore willing to go along than the accused was. While on the way to the cage, Ferneyhough expressed the deepest regret at the occurrence; said it was an accident, anden he stated, with a consciousness of his approaching dissolution, that Lieutenant Ferneyhough was an intimate friend of his, and the wound from which he was about to die was purely accidental. The deceased informed witness that Ferneyhough was about drawing a pistol on an individual with whom he had a difficulty, when he attempund he had received. At the conclusion of the evidence the Mayor discharged Ferneyhough. Andrew H. Thompson, charged with cutting and stabbing William Williams