A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=32445 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Star Article Date: January 17 1853 Article Description: JOhn Long Sentenced in Assault Case Article Text: The case of John Long, tried for an assault with intent to kill Rezin Pumphrey, the particulars of which we gave in Friday's paper, resulted in a verdict of "guilty of the assault simply," without the intent, &c. He was sentenced by the judge to 2 years' imprisonment in jail. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com