Proceedings of the Courts.
Mayor's Court, Thursday, December 18th. --
Jerry Devine and
Joseph Starkey were brought up, charged with robbing
Lieut. Warren L. Story, of the 9th Georgia regiment, of a
silver watch, on Cary street, Wednesday; also, for stabbing
Lieut Story, in their attempt to get his watch.
The witness related the circumstances attending the robbery, which were substantially those contained in the account of the affair which appeared yesterday.
The parties, who it seems were known to the police as suspicious characters, were easily traced out and captured, and the stolen property recovered.
Davine halls from New Orleans, and was formerly a soldier.
Starkey came from
Fredericksburg, Va. They were committed for examination before the Hustings Court, on the charge of robbery.
A number of negroes arrested for petty offences, were disposed of in the usual way, and the
Court adjourned.
Hustings Court.--
Judge Lyons's Court has been in session during the week, but the business transacted by it has not been of such a nature as to interest the public.
Yesterday the
Court took up the case of the boys
John and
James Barry, charged with feloniously stabbing
Henry Ross, on the 13th of last February, on Byrd street,
Mr. Cannon, counsel for the defendants, submitted a motion for their discharge, on the ground of informality in the proceedings heretofore had against them.
They had formerly been indicted for the murder of
Ross, he having died several months after being stabbed, but on their arraignment to be tried for murder the
Judge quashed the indictment, and remanded them to the
Mayor, by whom and the
Aldermanic Court they had been sent on for trial on the charge of felonious stabbing.
The attorney for the
Commonwealth replied to the argument of prisoners' counsel, insisting that there was no informality in the proceedings, and that they should be tried for the offence for which they had been indicted.
Judge Lyons coincided in this view of the case, and the trial was ordered to proceed.
The jury, after hearing the evidence, retired, and after a consultation of half hour, returned with a verdict of unlawful cutting, assessed a fine of one cent, and ascertained the arm of imprisonment of the parties at six month in the city jail.
