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The Fall Term of Wake Superior Court CLOS


ed its session in this City On Saturday Hast hi.


Honor Judge Battle presiding - = ~ 9
On Tuesday quite a novel case for this SECTION
came up before Judge Battles a4twasa Writ o.


HabeGs Corpus for the release Of a young man
by the name. Of Hogg who had enlisted under
Lieut.. Hawk kins, and whose friends came forward
in his. BEHALF alleging that he was insane, and
consequently incapable of binding himself by a
contract with the General Government. A mum
Der of witnesses were examined, and the case wa:
argued at some length, Messfs. McRae and Miller
appearing for the applicant, and MIR. Busbee fol
the United States Judge Battle stated that he
had no doubt as to his power toentertain the case


that he was sitting, not in tate Cours nor 10
the Federal Court, butas Judge, TO declare the
law upon the facts as they might arise, andto do
Justice in the premises. He said ,thatifthe young
man had lucid moment at the time he enlisted,
notwithstanding the existence Of general derange-
ment of mind, he should be bound to declare the
enlistment legal but tho evidence appeared TO
him to- preclude any opinion >6f this sort, as its
tendency was to The point, that the young man had
been affected with SPECIES and degree Of in





acting for himself Under the order Of the Judge
he was released and restored 10 his friends =.


On Wednesday Jesse Harris, a free negro, was
tried for killing another free. negro by the pame
of Matthew RUSSELL The evidence was strongly
in favor Of the prisoner, showing that he killed in
order TO save his own life or TO avoid enormous
bodily harm and the Jury, soon alter the case
was submitted to them, returned q verdict of ac-
qnitlaL Messrs. G: w. Haywood, McRae, and
Miller appeared for the prisoner, and Mr.. Auor'
ney General Slanly for the State. st., --...x ,, -


On Thursday the case of The S,a,eyrs. Henry
B. Watson, for the murder Of Lethan Nefwoods
was taken up, and occupied the whole day--the
following gentlemen having been selec.ed,as a.
Jury, to wit: Lewis Dupree, John Merritt Wcs-
ton King, Sion Rogers, Sr. David Honeycut,
Robert W. Haywood, John Watkins, Walter L.
Otey, Robert w. Seawell, Jacob Mordecai, GUM
ton U,Iey, and Edward E. Harris The prisoner
wa. defended by Messers. Badger and G. w.
Haywood and the State was represented, with
marked ability and eIoquence, by Mr.. Attorney
General Stanly:". The Jury, after rsmainiDg. out
a short time, returned verdict of ManslaxsAter;
and on Friday morning Wa,son was BRAIDED in
the hand and discharged - 'F..t p' 3 -: 80


Il affords us pleasure to srate that Judge Battle
fully sustained his high reputation and thai fNr.
Stanly, the Attorney General, discharged. hi. du.
lies in such q manner to win The respect and
applause of men Of all parties ::