A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Genesee http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=637 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44434 Submitted by: New York Contributors Article Title: Spirit of the Times Article Date: August 31 1861 Article Description: Court Matters Article Text: Originally submitted by: Linda Conpenelis Schmidt Present Moses Taggart, County Judge, andJ M Foreman & J S Stewart, Session Justices. Constables. - L H Olcott, P S Davis, M W Heal, Wm Matoon, Lyman Rice, J T Buxton and Carlos A Hull. Appeal Cases. James Craft, Resp., vs Jonathan Phillips App. - Judgment affirmed with cost. Dennis Downing, Resp. vs. Giles Miner App. - Judgment affirmed with costs. Anna E Mair, App., agt. Joseph Mecullant, Respt. - Judgment reversed with cost. Amasa E Johnson, Respt; agt. Henry C. Adgate and Joseph Adgate, Appts. - Judgment affirmed with cost. Harriet Clifford,, Rep., vs Sanford Emery, Appt. - Judgment reversed, with out cost. Criminal Cases. The first criminal case tried was an Indictment against Azel Deming, a farmer of Bethany, we believe, for an indecent assault upon a young woman who was then a hired girl in his family. The Jury brought in a verdict of guilty; and the Court sentenced Deming to pay a fine of $25. The case which occupied the most time, and about which the greatest amount of interest was felt, was the Indictment against the notorious Henry H Norton, for passing counterfeit money. We heard but little of the trial and therefore cannot from any knowledge or information of our own, question the correctness of the verdict of "Not Guilty," which was the result of the Jury's deliberations. We however feel warranted in saying that it literally took every one by surprise. Bar. Spectators and Court seemed alike astonished that the Jury could have hesitated on such evidence as that adduced to pronounce Norton possessed of guilty knowledge in passing the bill in question. Such a verdict must have been refreshing intelligence to the numerous blacklegs, men about town, and "gentlemen of leisure," who swagger and bluster through our streets, and - so far as they dare, - haunt and infest our Hotels and other public places. Norton will be tried at the next Oyer & Tominer, for the rob! bery and intended murder of Mr Stevens, of Corfu. Thomas Johnston, indicted for stealing a horse from the Indians, at Tonawanda, was found Not Guilty. The evidence it is claimed failed to justify the defendant as being the real horse thief. Hiram Gay, indicted for selling liquors to the Indians, plead Guilty and was fined $25. Other liquor indictments were, for cause shown, ordered to be nolle prosequed[sic]. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com