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BOSTON POST COURT RECORD, Serrence Jopicia, Court—in Chambers—Satur day—Before Metcalf, J. In equity. George H. Kuhn vs Hannah R. Web ster et al. Motion to vary a decree to refund to the heirs-at-law of Joseph Rowe, certain legacies paid by him as residuary legatee of his sister, Mary Rowe. The court ordered the decree to be modified so that all swims paid as legacies under the will of Mary Rowe by Seam be deducted from the fund bequeathed to the legatees respectively. KR. Fletcher and S. E. Sewall for the heirs of Joseph Rowe, P. W. Chandler, Emory Washburn and EF. C. Langdell for the retatees under the will of Mary. Surxmior Court—Criminal Session—Monday— before Russell, J. Charles Green was tried on a complaint charging him with stealing $4 in bank bills from the store of Jacy Melotosh. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and Green was discharged. David Hefferman was found guilty of the larceny of certain articles belonging to Jeremiah Harriman. Henry Sherwood alias Wm. Howard was found guilty of dealing a quantity of silverware from the 1ouse of Geo. B. Emerson. Under the name of Wm. Howard, the same indi vidual was convicted of attempted larceny from the person of a man unknown. Howard has served sen- Sents in the State Prison, Charlestown, and at Sing Sing. Wm. Powers and Remembrance K. Knowlton were convicted of the larceny of $65 oseneing to Gibbons Libber, keeper of the Exchange Hotel. Sentences.—Wm Howard, attempt to steal from the person, pleaded not guilty, one day solitary and one year in State Prison; the feame party, for larceny from the house of Geo. B. Emerson, five years in the State Prison. _ David Hefferman, larceny, fined $10 or two months in the House of Correction. John Hayes, assault with a pistol, fined $50 and re quired to give sureties for conduct. Wm. Powers and Remembrance K. Knowton, lar ceny, two years each in the House of Correction. tm. Stevenson, assault with a knife, two years in the House of Correction. Daniel Oasley, per two vents in State Srives ay, assault and batte urteen months in the House of Correction, ae Pouice CxcKT—M ovkt—Monday—Before Maine, J ane J. Wheeler and Geo. W. Marshall were — i the charge of circulating various forged Sonia Hydartin Waived examination and were + the Ruppries Court ove St the September term as. Green, the young mi ~~ Superior Court on the anes a aes ra of ry. from the store of Lucy McIntosh, was immedl y rearrested after the verdict of the jury was de ait and brought before the Judge of the Police ‘ourt. His counsel, Mr McCartney, moved his dis charge on the ground that he could not be tried Vice for the same offence. He contended that the implaint failed to identify the bills at the trial in the Sperior Court, and for that reason the jury acquitted the defendant. Assistant District Attorney Brew star e that he presumed the jury were redeemed in air verdict by the fact that the indictment charged the defendant with passive bills belonging to Lucy McIntosh, whereas the lady's real name was Lucy B. McIntosh. Owingto an teaboutime on his part he ns got to see the woman to describe the bills and she was to so. Therefore the question was raised bound to semanas boxing alleged certain bills was /udge Maine said thet at first he w think that the defend wilted os pos of the mistake in the aaipament's patos bet us = — eee he vel the case was ‘d on ite real merits, and he the gasbernetrefore ordered Green to be
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