THE STANDARD.

R.ALEEGH w. q.

wednesday. April o, ls4S,

WAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
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AT the Superior Court for Wake held here
last week, Matthew Johnson and Lewis Dunning
were convicted Of mansIaughter upon the body OF
Josiah HoIloman, late of Johnston and branded
on the hand with the letter NJ and sentenced, each
ofthem, to nine months imprisonment. The pros
ecution was conducted by Mr. Attorney General
Whitaker, and the defence by Messrs. George W.
Haywood, Miller and McRae.


The free girl, Martha Dickerson, was tried for
the murder of her child and acquitted but was
afterwards indicted under the statute which pun
ishes for concealing the birth of bastard child,
convicted and ordered to be sold for costs.


We learn that in the case of the Raleigh and
CASTOR Rail Road continuance was ordered on
the ground that process had not been properly
served on the President Of the Company.


Judge Dick presided with his accustomed pa
ticnce, ability and impartiaIity.