The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-17
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Court OF Quarter SeasiOns-Judge Perce. -
and NO twithstandin the weather persons continue
to crowd the oourt-room, and the dock is every
morning Iull OF prisoners.
adj. ~. ...,.,4 . A CHEAT. -r.- rr.r.. o.. .--.
Mac Mccullough plead guilty to charge of
attempting to pass q counterfeit 81 NOTE knowing
To the same b 70 6s nase S SsSa ae
but did not succeed, as the bartenders were too
sharp for him.
Mary Moore plead guilty to charge OF the lar
ceny Of clothing, valued at $1l6 the property OF
George W. Metsker. She was employ ed as
domestic in Mr.. Metskers family, and in this capa-
city committed the theft. She was detected by a
policeman, to whom she confessed her crime.
STRUCK.
Jacob Cartwright plead guilty to q charge of
assault and bai terry upon William Williamson. Wiz
laws (who is CartwrighIs sister,; the accused came
up TO him, ana, after few words, struck him in the
forehead with loaded cane. e.. E.| f.
RAGS.
John Brown and John " ecorn were convicted
Of charge Of the larceny of Dag OF Tags belonging
to the Philadelphia aud Baltimore Steamboat Com
pany. Our detectives were upon the trail soon after
the alarm was given, and we're not long In over.
taking the culprits. he rags were recovered and
identified. $50 ..... ...
George Brown was convicted or q charge of the
stole the keys from the Merchants Exchange, and
offered to sell them to the very man who made
them, by which means he was detected.
' ILL.UsED POLICEMAN
On election day party of 'legal voters" were
politically excited, and were spreading their ex-
ctement all around the neighborhood of twentieth
and Catharine streets They even became 80 patri-
otic that every man who came that way was con-
sdered condemned traitor, and knocked do wn by
the party.
Sergeant Robert Walsh came along that way and
attemDted to pacify thus glorious crowd. Neal
McCaffrey, one of the political fanatics, would
listen offers of peace and commenced violent
assault upon the officer, which followed up by
the whole party and in which the officer was badly
bruised and badly cut The officers said that all
these men belonged 10 the Seventh Ward, and had
business on that day at Twentieth and Catharne,
in the IweDtysiXth Ward.
In consequence of these little circumstances Walsh
brought this prosecution CHARGING McCaffrey with
assault and battery and assault and battery with in
tent 10 kill. The jury rendered verdict OF guilty
OF assault and battery alone.
Supreme Court at Nisl Prius = Before
Judge lbompson.-Willam Cramp & Sons VS..
CYRUS j. Bull. In this case, plaintiffs alege that
defendant, on the ga daY of December, 1864, sold
TO plaintiffs as his property, 2948 pounds of copper
sheathlDg, which had been stolen from the United
States Navy Yard, at Philadelphia by some person
unknown to plaintiffs, and which copper sheathine
was the property of the United States Government
plaintiffs paid defendant $1471'50 tor the copper
and used 1t in their business as ship.builders.
The United States Government in December
1864, demanded pay ment from the plaintiffs 1oI
said copper and they paid the United States Gov
erdment $147 30 for it. This action is brought to
recover this amount back from the defendant Fer
guson and b. III Brewster for plaintiffs; Heyer an d
Arundel for defendant.