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Rutherford Convicted.At ton o’clock oa Saturday morning, the Quarter Sessions Court room was crowded withspectators. Soon after tho assembling of the Court .Judge M’Cluro delivered his charge to tho jury in tho case of Thonms tt. Rutherford, charged with adultery. The charge was lengthy and able, and bore strongly against the accused. The jury retired at eleven o’clock, and aftor an absence of twohours came in with a verdict of guilty on the “first; second, third and fifth counts in the . indictment, and not guilty on the sixth. The fourth count was withdrawn at tho beginning of tho case. The sixth charges tho commission of the offence alleged with Maggie Elliott, who did not appear as a witness. After tho verdict Mr. Hampton mado-a motion in arrest of judgment and for a new trial, and asked that Mr Rutherford b« allowed to give additional bail and to go atlargo until tho motion was disposed of._Tho Court said it was its duty to commit Mr. Rutherford to jail—if, however, other cases against him were to bo taken up] (which would be decided by Mr. Collier today ) Mr. Hampton’s motion might be considered, as it was the right of Mr. Rutherford to have timolo preparo his defence.Miss Davenport—Tm?hvblt;■11tjIJ‘ticlt;h
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Pittsburgh Post
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Nov 14, 1859
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