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The Daily Dispatch: October 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Proceedings in the courts. (search)
Richmond Circuit Court, yesterday.
--Irz Parker, Thos. Wilson, John Westerfield, alias John Farrer, Jas. W. Wood, William Tracy, alias Wm. Smith, and Joseph Lawrence, indicted by the Grand Jury for a conspiracy to escape from the penitentiary, on the 9th of May, were set to the bar, L. W. Tazewell, Esq., Commonwealth's Attorney, Jno. B. Young, Esq, for the defence.
In consequence of the witnesses being the same in all the cases, and all implicating each alike, they were all tried together.
After hearing the arguments of counsel, the jury retired, found a verdict of guilty against Ira Parker.
Thos. Wilson, John Westerfield, Wm. Tracy, and Jas. Lawrence, fixing their term of additional confinement at one year, and solitary confinement one-twelfth of the whole time.
Jas. W. Wood was found not guilty.
A motion was made by defence for an arrest of judgment, which will be argued this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: November 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], A disastrous balloon excursion. (search)
Circuit Court of Richmond.
--Judge Meredith had the following criminal cases before him on yesterday:
John Westerfield, Ira Parker, and James Morris, penitentiary convicts, were brought before the Court and arraigned for attempting to escape from the prison.
After a hearing they were each sentenced to five years additional confinement, and one-twelfth of that, with their unexpired terms, to solitude.
James Lawrence and John Parsons, also convicts, charged with attempting to escape, were each sentenced to one year's additional confinement, and one-twelfth of the time to solitary confinement.
Elias Vanderlip, for the same offence, was sentenced to like punishment.
John A. Whitner, a mere youth, for the same offence, was found not guilty.
In the case of Ann Euroughty, one of the April rioters, a nolle prosequi was entered.
In the case of James W. Wood, one of the penitentiary rioters, a nolle prosequi was entered by the advice and consent of the Court.
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