ON, March 22, 1784.

At the Supreme Judicial Court, lately held here, the following
persons were arraigned, viz.

_Thomas Hastings_, indicted for selling corrupt swine's flesh,
was found guilty.--He was sentenced to pay a fine of twelve
pounds for the use of the Commonwealth, recognize himself as
principal in the sum of thirty pounds, with sufficient surety or
sureties in the like sum, for his keeping the peace and being of
good behaviour for the term of one year, pay costs of
prosecution, and stand committed till sentence be performed.

_John Boyd_, for stealing, pled guilty:--sentenced to pay to the
person injured, treble the value of the goods stolen, receive 20
stripes at the public whipping post, sit on the gallows one hour
with a rope about his neck, pay costs of prosecution, and stand
committed till sentence be performed.--He was, upon another
indictment for theft, sentenced to pay treble damages, whipped 15
stripes, and pay costs of prosecution.--Upon declaring himself
unable to pay damages, he was for the first offence sentenced to
be sold for 9 months, and for the second, 2 months.

_Lewis Humphries_, for stealing, pled guilty:--sentenced to pay
treble damages, receive 20 stripes, sit on the gallows one hour
with a rope about his neck, pay costs of prosecution, and stand
committed till sentence be performed.--Upon declaring himself
unable to pay damages, was sentenced to be sold for the term of 5
years.

_William Padley_, for an assault upon his wife, with an intent to
kill her, was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to sit on the
gallows one hour, there to receive 30 stripes, pay costs of
prosecution, and stand committed till sentence be performed.

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Sentences by the Supreme Judicial Court at Salem, Nov. 18, 1786.

At the Supreme Judicial Court, holden in this town, for the
county of Essex, which adjourned on Thursday last, several
persons, criminally indicted, were convicted and severally
sentenced. Isaac Coombs, an Indian, was found guilty, at last
June term, at Ipswich, of murdering his wife; at which time a
motion was made to the Court, in arrest of judgment, on which the
Court suspended giving judgment thereon until this term; but the
said motion being overruled, the Court gave judgment of death
against him.