The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-01
LEGAL INTELLTGENCE.
rHR NEW oLRRK INSTALLED.


Court OF Quarter Standardization, r. j.
lh,s morning, at the opening Of the Court, ms
Honor Judge Allison directed the Crer 20 read
aoud the greeting Of the Governor 20 John q.
Butler, Esq, who was at the late election chosen
Clerk OF tbis Court The greetings were read and
Mr. Butler was duly installed IN the Office of Clerk
OF the Court Of Oyer and 1erminer and Quarter
THE KILLING ON LAST ruEeDAY.
This morning an application for the DISCHARGE {
Hugh Cochran was made He was charged wit h
the killing of George McNally. One witness only
was examined Thet witness, little girl, said she
saw the deceased standing near the railroad track,
wnep fire steamer, driven by Cochran, come run
The crowd called to McNa ly to get away and the
driver ha l0oed also, but he did not seem 90 hear,
and before the steamer could be stopped McNally
SAID there was no necessity for going further into
the case, for whore life is taken the case must go
to The jury.
Joseph White, convicted OF charge of the lar
ceny OF a trunk, or participation in the larceny,
was sentenced to two years and six moD'hs in the
County Prison.
james Wetmore was next called up for sentenoe
HIS case Is no doubt fresh in the minds of the pub
lie Colonel William ID. Baker applied to the Court
for new trial of the case reading affidavit made
by New York gentleman to the efect that Wet
more did not fire the sho, set forth in the bill
Mr.. Baker referred also to the great harm done
O % s OF s 6Ss tSs by his
Jimmy - but this was answered by the District
Attorney by stating 1t was necessary for the pur-
pose of identity to put in the bill such name as
defendant was known by among his fellows.
The motion was overTued, aud the prisoner was
sentenced to the County Prison for two years and
SIX months
John Mason and George Roberts, the two men
whose wonderful feats of burglary have of late
created such q tensatIon throughout the oOmmu-
nifty, Notwithstanding motion for new trial
made and strongly aroued by Mason aud very
severe slap at reporters in general were sentenced
each to Comfy Prison for five years.
Morrsey and Deurlck, convicted of a charge of
larceny, were sentenced TO County Prison tor one
year.
Washington Hamilton, connected with the Second
War affair, and convic'ed of charge of assault
and battery. was sentenced TO pay flne OF 500 the
cost, and undergo an imprisonment In County Pr-
son for one year. a~&
John Lutz, convicted of charge OF assault and
battery, was fined $20, and costs.
IL the case OF Catherine StokelY, convicted of a
charge OF larceny, the verdict was set aside.
Christian Mil er, convicted OF a charge of larceny
was next called Tor sentence. Christian Kneas,
ESQ ably argued a motion for q now tria' saying
that the Commonwealth's case lad been entirely
founded upon al eyed confession of the prisoners
WIFE, and that recent investigation had brought out
had been confined in the AimshOuse for INSANITY.
He also argued the other usual reasons, INSULT
cency of L testimony, ity OF the verdict, etc
But the motion was oveTruled and the prisoner was
sentenced to the County Prison for two years
Benjamin Wallace, convicted OF charge of lar
ceny, was sentenced 10 the County Prison for one
year.
son, Ludlow, and PIerce.-Judges Pierce aud Lud-
low came into court about nom, end session of
the Oyer and Terminer was held for the purpose of
imposing sentence upon those convicted during
the trial of homicide cases.
At the close OF our report Mr.. Bre yster was ad.
dressing The Court IN reference to the oSse OF Dennis
Leary. who was convicted In the early part of the
DYE and Terminer OF mans auphter
Newton Chamuion, William Mcguire, and Thomas
McVey, we g in the COCK.
John Clegar, committed this week in the United
States Court was sentenced TO line of S5oO0 and
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