THE OWEGO, RECORD COUNTY COURT. The June term of county court closed yesterday, after having been in session nine days and transacted a large amount of business. The following account of the RECORD'S special court reporter takes us to the story where it was left off last week. The trial of William JOHNSON for rape was concluded about 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. The jury was out about an hour and returned a verdict of guilty of rape in the second degree. Yesterday morning JOHNSON was brought up for sentence. Argument was made by his counsel upon a motion for a new trial, but the motion was denied. He was sentenced to the New York reformatory at Elmira. The indictment against John KENT for manslaughter was brought up and trial was moved - only seven jurymen secured before adjournment. At about ten o'clock Friday morning the following jury was secured; I. G. LEMON, Waverly; Harvey J. WILLIAMS, Berkshire; Henry G. HART; Candor; James BEESEMER; Lockwood; William ISENBURG, Owego: Minor GAGE, Gaskill; E. G. WOODFORD, West Candor; Robert GILMAN, Candor; C. M. HUBBELL, North Barton; J. M. SLAUSON, Waverly; G. Q. HANNA, Waverly; William THOMAS, Owego. The crime is charged to have been committed by assaulting George BAKER, late of Apalachin, and thereby inflicting injuries which resulted in the said BAKER'S death. It was expected to be a long case, but everything went smoothly and the evidence was closed at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. While the charge is a grave one those who listened to the evidence could see that there would be great difference of opinion as to whether or not the defendant was guilty of that crime or of a lesser offence. The district attorney tried the case closely for the people and M. S. LYNCH, Esq., and J. S. GROSS, Esq., as closely watched the interests of Defendant KENT. It was 6 o'clock when the charge to the jury was completed and therefore too late to move the trial of another case. Court was held open until 8:30 in the evening, at which time the jury came to the courtroom and asked for further instructions as the lesser grade charge. Again retiring the jurors remained out for a short time and brought in a verdict of "guilty of assault in the third degree." KENT was then sentence to pay a fine of $50. or to be committed to jail for 50 days. Assault in the third degree is technical assault, and the prisoner received as heavy a sentence was warranted by the grade of the crime which he was convicted. He will probably serve his time in jail. Friday morning Herbert LeROY of Richford was sentenced to the Elmira reformatory upon his plea of guilty of petit larceny, second offence, committed by taking $15 from C. L. RICH of Richford. Saturday the trial of William H. VASBINDER of Halsey Valley for assault in the second degree was moved by the district attorney. A jury was procured and the trial was fairly underway at noon at which time court was adjourned till Monday June, 8, at 11 o'clock a. m. The trial was taken up Monday morning when court called and was summed up by J. S. GROSS, Esq., for the defense before the noon adjournment. District Attorney F. A. DARROW summed up as soon as court called that afternoon and the court charged the jury. The jury was out about five hours and late in the evening came in and through the foreman said that there was no possibility of their reaching a verdict. They were discharged and the case now goes to the next county court for a second trial. The trial of Stephen REEVE of Apalachin for assault in the third degree was commenced about 4 p. m. Monday. The main defense in this case was that the defendant had heretofore been tried, convicted and sentenced for this offence and could not legally put upon his defense a second time. The district attorney represented the people and CLARK and TUTHILL the defendant. The case was continued Tuesday morning and was given to the jury before the noon adjournment. About 4 o'clock the REEVE jury brought in a verdict of "guilty as charged to the indictment." A motion for a new trial upon the minutes of court was made by the defense. The motion was denied and the court granted a certificate of reasonable doubt. Stephen REEVE, the defendant, was then sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or stand committed to jail for not more then 25 days. He was given in charge of the sheriff until the papers were for appeal could be prepared or the fine paid. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Geo. M. GRISWOLD who had been indicted for grand larceny, second degree was brought up and allowed to withdraw his plea of not guilty and plead guilty to petit larceny . Henry E. BARRETT, Esq., appeared as his counsel and spoke on his behalf. The sentence of the court was $50 or 50 days. He took the days. The next case moved was the indictment against W. H. BOUGHTON for violation of excise. He was not present and his bail was declared forfeited. Patrick MALONEY and B. F. BIRDSELL were his bondsman. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest and court was held open. BOUGHTON was found at his home in Newark Valley and a telegram received from him said that he was sick and he would send a substitute. Court was adjourned until 9 o'clock, Wednesday at which time BOUGHTON was brought in by an officer and his trial upon an indictment for violation of the excise was moved. The evidence was finished before 11 o'clock and the case was given to the jury before adjournment. The jury did not agree upon a verdict until 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At that time they rendered a verdict of guilty. The district attorney stated that this was the last matter to be considered and therefore asked that sentence be passed at once. The court sentenced the defendant to pay a $75 fine or be committed to the county jail for not less then 75 days. The fine was paid this afternoon. Court adjourned yesterday until June 29 at the chambers of the county judge. Bill Grummons [email protected]