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IJurrus* to ko (o Penitentiary.Judge Moncure delivered the opinion of the court to the ca?e of Burrus m. The Commonwealth. Roger D. Burros5, formerly aechoed‘teacher, of Goochland county, was first tried iu the Hustings Court last spring on the charge of forging the name of Allen Brother lo nn order on Truman A. Parker Co. for §47,25. After the jdry had been sworn in and the order produced in evidence ' it appeared that the order was for §47/23. On account of the variation between the allegation and proof a verdict of *• not ‘unity *' was rendered by the jury. Accused was held to answer an ether indictment. The second indictment stated the amountnamed in the order correctly, and Burruss was found guilty and sentenced totwo years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. There were variousbills of exceptions iiled during the second trial, but none of them held good, and the judgment of I be Hustings Court of Richmond was affirmed. *Burruss* who has been in jail for eight ornine wooth, will now go to the penitentiary to serve out his term. He is aboutfifty years of age, is well educated and respectably connected. Fondness for opium is said to be his besetting sin. * ISummary of the Day’s Work.The following is a summary of the cases disposed of by the Supreme Court yesterday :Burruss vs. The Commonwealth. From the Hunting* Court of the city of Richmond. Affirmed, Judge Moncure delivering the oninionof the court.
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Fri, Jan 14, 1876
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