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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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County Court proceedings under Judge James Sangster: cases include road change application, turnpike company rule, Washington Bell's attempted rape trial resulting in guilty verdict and 18-year sentence, perjury indictment against Peter Harrison, and juror contempt rule.
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In re Fairfax and Georgetown Turnpike Co.; rule; continued until the next term with order for peremptory trial.
Com. vs. Washington Bell; attempt to commit rape; motion to quash; minutes of yesterday to be corrected so as to show the impaneling and swearing of the Grand Jury; motion to quash overruled; exceptions; demurrer to indictment overruled and exceptions; three pleas in abatement; 1st plea overruled on inspection of the record; replication to plea No. 2; issue and jury; demurrer to plea No. 3; demurrer sustained and exceptions.
Rule vs. Wm. H. Harrison and others to next term to show cause why they should not be fined for contempt in failing to attend as jurors on the 2d day of this term.
The Grand Jury appeared in pursuance of their adjournment and presented an indictment against Peter Harrison for wilful and corrupt perjury, a true bill; continued to next term and recognizance enlarged.
Com. vs. Washington Bell; attempt to commit rape; instructions by prisoner's counsel refused and exceptions; verdict on the issue on plea No. 2 for the Commonwealth; exceptions by prisoner's counsel to Commonwealth's Attorney writing the verdict, and exceptions to verdict; application for sixteen jurors to be called and application overruled and exception.
The court then took a recess.
Com. vs. Washington Bell; attempted rape; verdict of guilty, and eighteen years in the penitentiary; motion for new trial overruled.
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Fairfax
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washington bell found guilty of attempted rape and sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary; motion for new trial overruled. peter harrison indicted for perjury, continued to next term. other cases continued or ruled upon without final outcomes.
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County Court session with Judge James Sangster: application for road change in re Wildicombe; rule continued for Fairfax and Georgetown Turnpike Co.; multiple motions, pleas, and exceptions in Com. vs. Washington Bell for attempt to commit rape, culminating in guilty verdict and sentence; rule against jurors for contempt; Grand Jury indicts Peter Harrison for perjury.