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Hustings Court, Monday, May 25th, Judge Wm. H. Lyons, presiding.

--The Grand Jury of this Court reassembled to-day, to take cognizance of the cases not heretofore acted on, John Parcell, Esq., acting as foreman. After examining a number of witnesses, the following parties were indicted: James Williams, stealing a pair of blankets and a coat from Aun Turney, and a number of articles of wearing apparel from Thomas Kelley, on the 15th of January; Mary Conners, receiving on the 7th of March a lot of goods stolen from Chiles & Chenery; Caroline Isaacs, receiving on the 27th of February a large quantity of dry goods stolen from the same firm; Ann Murphy, stealing on the 16th of March $30 in C. S. notes of John White; Thomas Samanni, (a free white person, in conjunction with others,) on the 2d of April, feloniously destroying the property of Minna Schweitzer; Thomas Samanni, robbing Schweitzer's store of $200 in dry goods on the 2d day of April; Sarah Clampion, for stealing, on the 2d day of April, a lot of shoes, &c., from the store of James Knotts; Thomas Alexander, for stealing, on the 23d November, a $30 Shawl from Chas. DeKobe; James Morries, for stealing sundry watches from Hammet A. Pearce, March 13th; John W. Sartin, for maliciously stabbing Trenton Kennedy, with intent to kill, on the 7th of December, 1862; James H. Gilman and Archer T. Walton, for stealing a sorrel mare from Clement C. Tinsley, on the 9th of March.

James Organ was put on trial for garroting and robbing Wm. H. Hardgove of a gold watch, in conjunction with one Pat Martin. He was found guilty and sent to the State prison for three years. Martin will be tried on Wednesday.

James H. Gilman and Archer T. Walton were next put upon trial for stealing four horses from Joseph E. Ledbetter. Messrs. Gilmer and Nance appeared for the accused.

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