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Show A IIKAIII.OI'K. tlilcf Jntllra sun l.iuunts tho I'rc-queut I'rc-queut Hrls j lu HUl'eurl. In the case of Uenrge C Whllmore and William Hill, charged with assault ami batti ry uron oneWitllam l.uouard, Asilslaut District Attorney Htephens applied to 2 Igo ano this morning to have Ihe cnn continued for the terra, owing lo the absence of one uf tho prln. elf al witnesses, who, liifsald, up to the prescut time could list be found. Without With-out that witness It was Imposslblo for thu prosecution to prueeed. It Is thouiht that Hie n ltnes referred to Is lelngkeptout of the way for oh vlous reasons. Judge Powers, for the defense, did not oppose tlie motion In any way, nud the oentliiusnre was granted. AMI ANOTIIlll. The case of Hlephen iMnlelt el al., graud larceny, was continued for the term owing tu thu alaencu uf Ihu chief wltut.i. ANII nt ANOTMI n. John Doo Fisher was Hie next name ou the list for today. He Is charged with grand lirceuy, which In this In-stuiuu In-stuiuu meau the alleged theft of a horse. When the case whs cilled for trial it was discovered that, owing to n inUutiderstandltu somewhere, aomu of thewltneetes wire not resent, aud ns there was tiu other case set down for hearing today, tin ru was nualternailvo but tu adourn until o'clock, It being now only lu.St). WHAT JU1XJK 7.ANE TIIINIitJ. Julge sue cumnieiited strongly Uon the delay whlclt so frequently occurs lu Ihlsiourtln c nsequence of thu casva fixed fur trial uu given itatos having to go uver from various causes. His Honor sal I the civil aud criminal docket for thu i resent term contained some Dal caies. llecaure ef thisi' unfortunate un-fortunate delays the lu Iges wereoflsn doing nothing, people wore kept wall-lug, wall-lug, and theeases, therefore, fell rally In arrear. H jcii n statu of atlalts was to bodejlorid. |
