Hustings Court.
--The Justices of this Court met at 11 o'clock yesterday, and tried the following cases:
John and
Sarah Gormley, indicted for receiving goods from Harriet, slave to John.
H. Blake, was tried and acquitted.
Andrew J. Myers, selling liquor to be drunk at the place where sold, without a license.
Fined $63 and costs.
Charles Russell and
Henry Jones, indicted for stealing, $180 worth of boots and shoes from
Henry Staub, found not guilty and discharged.
Richard, slave of
John C. Grayson, stealing a military overcoat worth $250, found not guilty.
Burwell, slave of
Martin Phillips, charged with stealing one barrel of
apple brandy, worth $1,265, from
Wm. B. Jones &Co., was found guilty and ordered twenty lashes.
Frank Pendleton, alias
Barrett, violently assaulting and beating
Cecilia Smith, was found guilty and fined $100. The
Court sentenced him to six months in the city jail and to be employed in the chain gang.
On another charge against the same party for assaulting and beating
Henry C. Hazelgrove in a gaming room on 13th street, he was found guilty and fined $10. The
Court sentenced him to three months imprisonment in jail.
The Grand Jury met and found true bills against the following persons:
Richard Turner, for assaulting and beating
J. W. Satterwhite.
C. W. Sims,
R. W. Brown, and John.
H. King. for resisting the police in the discharge of his duty.
Miles
Cary, beating
James Bennett.
John Barton,
Patrick O'Brian,
Thomas H. Wilkinson,
George W. Elam, and
Robert Burch, now confined in the city jail, for violently assaulting and beating two other jail birds,
James Armsley and
Thomas O'Neal.
Edwin. Nyer, receiving a pair of boots stolen from
John W. Sherrard.
William Bethel, assaulting and beating
Michael Sheay.
The Grand Jury will meet to day at 11 o'clock, at which time all witnesses should, be present.
