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arrest. Being under the belief that one of the parties for whom they were looking was in Lewis's house, they took an erroneous view of their power and proceeded in break in and afterwards beat the proprietor. John Burns was criminal for having on the 4th of January, inst., assaulted James, a slave, on the public highway, and by force of arms, and putting the negro in fear of his life, robbed him of five dollars. He was discharged from the prosecution and ordered to be sent before the Mayor, to be dealt with for his good behavior. The case of two desperadoes named John W. Sartin and Gideon H. Thompson, charged with shooting Trenton Kennedy in the head, in a house in Screamersville, on the 7th of December, was partly heard and continued until the next term. Joseph B. Gondman was examined for having on the 9th of January stolen two blankets worth 600 the property of C. W. Spicer. He was sent on for trial before Judge Lyons and permitted to give ball for his appearance.
for trial before Judge Lyons for having on the 1st day of March received one cloth coat, or the value of $30, which had been stolen from Donant Frazier. John W. Sartin and Gideon B. Thompson were examined for having on the 7th of December, 1862 shot at and wounded Trenton Kennedy, a resident of Screamersville. The evidence showed that the pistol was discharged by Sartin, though he and Thompson were together on the occasion of the shooting. Thompson was discharged and Sartin remanded for trial before the Judge. Caroline Isaacs, charged with receiving a large quantity of dry goods stolen from Chiles & Chenery, was examined and sent on for finalSartin remanded for trial before the Judge. Caroline Isaacs, charged with receiving a large quantity of dry goods stolen from Chiles & Chenery, was examined and sent on for final trial before Judge Lyons. The Court refused to admit her to bad. Myer Myers, implicated in the same transaction, was discharged by the Court. The Court meets again to-day at 11 o'clock.
resent: Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Timberlake, Lipscomb, Beveridge, Regnault, and Gwathmey. Gustavus A. Myers paid into Court $310 the amount of his recognizance for a party who failed to appear at Court. The case of J. W. Sartin and Gideon B. Thompson, for a felony by them committed in Dec., 1862, in making an assault on one Wm. Rowe, putting him in bodily fear, and stealing a quantity of Confederate notes from him, was continued until the next term of the Court. Carter Tadlock was set to the bar to be examined for being concerned in the above affair, "in this, that he, the said Carter Tadlock, before the felony aforesaid was committed, did feloniously counsel, aid, and abet the said John W. Sartin and Gideon B. Thompson to do and commit the felony aforesaid;" when, for cause shown, the examination was continued, and Tadlock admitted to bail in $00 for his appearance. A nolle pros was entered by the Commonwealth's Attorney, with the advice of the
anni, (a free white person, in conjunction with others,) on the 2d of April, feloniously destroying the property of Minna Schweitzer; Thomas Samanni, robbing Schweitzer's store of $200 in dry goods on the 2d day of April; Sarah Clampion, for stealing, on the 2d day of April, a lot of shoes, &c., from the store of James Knotts; Thomas Alexander, for stealing, on the 23d November, a $30 Shawl from Chas. DeKobe; James Morries, for stealing sundry watches from Hammet A. Pearce, March 13th; John W. Sartin, for maliciously stabbing Trenton Kennedy, with intent to kill, on the 7th of December, 1862; James H. Gilman and Archer T. Walton, for stealing a sorrel mare from Clement C. Tinsley, on the 9th of March. James Organ was put on trial for garroting and robbing Wm. H. Hardgove of a gold watch, in conjunction with one Pat Martin. He was found guilty and sent to the State prison for three years. Martin will be tried on Wednesday. James H. Gilman and Archer T. Walton were next put
Hustings Court. --This Court met at 10 o'clock yesterday, Recorder Caskie presiding, and disposed of the following business: John and Julia Pitman, free negroes, were tried for violently assaulting and beating Ellen Kenan, a white woman. John was acquitted, but Julia was found guilty and ordered to be punished by stripes. Wm. Jones and George H. Willie, free negroes, for robbing Mat, a slave, of a watch, were found guilty, and ordered to be sold into slavery for life. John W. Sartin and Gileon B Thompson, charged with garroting and robbing William Rowe of $40, were tried and acquitted. James Smith, Michael Holland, Patrick Livingston, Wm. Baker, Wm. Brown, and George Brown, sent on by the Mayor for garroting Philip L. Gregory, and robbing him of $87 and a silver watch, were examined.--Smith, Holland, and Livingston, were sent on to answer for felony at the next criminal term of Judge Lyons's Court. The other three were discharged. Chas. C. Pedrick was arr
ng and beating John W. Carter on 17th st. Bound over in $100 to be of good behavior. George Todd, George Senders, and John Tanning, charged by Benjamin S. Robinson with threatening to do him personal violence, were held to bail to keep the peace in the sum of $100 cash. John Jiser, beating Laura Ann Metton, in the Second Market, on Saturday last, was held to bail to keep the peace in the sum of $300 Chas Goods, assaulting and beating his stapson. Balled until to-day. John W. Sartin, a man of very bad character, and without the means of support Committed in default of bail to be of good behavior. Louisa Jones, for throwing Ann Riley out of her door and fracturing her right collar bone, and for keeping a disorderly and ill-governed house, was held to bail to be of good behavior, and to answer an indictment before the Grand Jury. Gerhard Ross and Q. A. Vaughan were each fined $20 for keeping open doors on Sunday last, in violation of a city ordinance. M