The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-23

there Il no o'se in which 1t has been ruled that
ru tee Of stock, whose certificate shows declared
without showing a power beyond his cerh6cate
II never has been decided that a corporation may
disregard the rights of known equitable stock
holder IL would To an anomaly were there any
such decisions. An obhgor in bond must take
obgee stakesolder cannot safely oay | over We to
him who has the legal night when he knows an other
70 o DC the beneficial owner With equal reason, at
aid In destroying the title OF cesui que trust to its
stock without being satisfied that the trustee has
therefore, that the plant f had no right to insist
upon being allowed to make transfer of stock
which he held ostensibly in trust for Mary tiilpn
without exhibiting TO rhe defendants an autho4ty
to transfer, beyond the certificates. The judgment
United states District Court.-Judge Cad.
walader.-DanIel A. Yeager was put on trial yester-
day, charged with forging power OF attorney, with
intent 10 defraud the Government, IL was alleged
that the defendant forwarded to Washington a
power of alto ney purportng 70 be drawn by Will
liam Matthews who claimed S120 as due to him Jr
services as Master OF Ambulances. The claim was
suspected at Washing ton and papers were prepared
cam A letter was sent directed to William Mat.
thews. informing him that the money would be sent
by Adams Express.
and watched at th3 expross office until the defend
ant presented himself with the letter directed to
William Matthews. The package was given TO the
defendant, and he signed the receipt 'Wiiam
Matthews" " He was then arrested. The defense
set up good character, and contended that there
was no evidence that the defendant had forged the
power of attorney.
The jury tins morning returned verdict of guilty
Augustus King and Lawrence Ktug we're put on
trial tins morning. charged with making counterfeit
fractional currency. At the house of the defend.
ants in ansOm street. the officers who made the
arrest found large quantity of counterfeit itty-
cent notes, and large bundle OF banK-note paper
and gold leaf. On trial.
District Court No I-Judge Hare.--William
HauPhey VS.. The Germantown Passenger Railway
Company. An action TO recover damages for in.
jurIes sustained by plaintiff through the alleged mis-
conduct OF a conductor OF one of the cars of the
COMPANY, defendant Before reported After the
plaintiffs case closed yesterday, the Court directed
q nonsult to be entered.
Frederick Fisher VS.. the Connecting Railroad Com
pany. An action TO recover damages for tle loss
sustained by the plaintiff by OF the oca ton of
the line OF defendants railroad through his farm in
the Twenty.fiith Ward, whereby his crops were de.
stroyed. The defense set up was that the land had
landlord of paintif-and that he had received
notice thereof three months before the expiration of
his year, and before they had located their line On
trial.
District Court No. 2-Judge Stroud :
William II. White VS.. Joseph ID. thornton An ac-
tion TO recover damage for the alleged breach of
contract for the conveyance of certain house and
lot which plaintlf alleges he had purchased from
the defendant through his agent, one Isaac M Post
paying $40 at the time the agreement
was ente red into but which house and lot the de.
endant subsequently refused to convey. The defense
denied the agency of MIR. Post, and any authority
IN hlm to enter inIO an agreement to convey the
property. Verdict for plaintiff for $10380.
Thomas j. Hemphil administrator d. b c. {. a.
of Thomas McCormlck, deceased, VS.. James Boyle.
An action to recover balance leged to BE- due on
settlement OF accounts between defendant and
Thomas Mccormick The defense set up is a set-of
Tor work and labor alleged to have been done. On
trial.
Gordon Mckay VS. Mendal & Harman An
action 10 recover on draft accepted by defendan s.
which the draft was drawn was worthless. Before
reported. Verdict for defendants ...