The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-02
CITY INTELLIG ENCB
[For Addiuorol Ct,y Intelligence see rim Pagel

THE GERMANTOWN MURDER-The fol-
| loving evidence was elicitel M Chs case yester-
| day attel nO0n:- ...
John II. Bates sworn 1--we IN Germantown;
| | was eXamil ed before the Coroner; | knew
| Miss Watt; passed her mouse the mornng OF
| the murder; recollect il, and always shall;
should Judge it was about seven minutes after
| seven clock: saw some one standing on the
| steps OF Miss Watts house. at the front door; |
! should Judge the door was open, because heard
| Miss Watt speak; l suppose she was speaking
! to the person on the step; it was % man on the
! step; did not notice HIS dress particularly; !
| took IT to be glazed cap that he had on bis
! head; he had on dark blue coat, thought; l
thought he had been IN the army; think he
| was between 30 and 40 years OF age; did
not notice whether his har was long or
short; knew he had a black moustache.
! Frederick w Lancaster affirmed that the pri-
! soner had been engaged at wool sorting, and LETT
| because there was no more work. Prisoners
| character was good.
! Frank Sweaten testified to the prisoners good
! character Richard Allen, Isaac Nathans. John
! Gallagher, Rex Begler, George Berger Sergeant
Holden, Christian Barth testified to the good
! character OF the prisoner Herman Bremen tes-
tilted that he sold the father razor about three
| years ago and identified one produced by Mr.
| Berger. Lewis Wolf, w. Horrock, MIR. Wiseman
| August Jacobs Patrick Malloy, Thomas PritCb
ard, j. p. Sallinger, Michael McMonegal Mrs
| Sieller, Frederick OFT, Thomas Carlyle II. Hare
| Conrad Albright, Frank Holden, tesuhed to the
! good character of the prisoner.
! DR.. Lewis, recalled Tor the purpose of cross
! examination by prisoners counsel-t1brin exists
in the blood OF all ANIMALS, warm or cold
| blooded; it exists in other substances, such rs
| chyle and lymph. The witness was examined
at great length in regard TO the chemical con
| stituents OF blood, the size and form of the
| globules, and the difference between the cor
puscles OF human blood and those of animals.
| He was satisfied that the marks on the razor
were blood. but would not say positively that it
was human blood although indications and
| tests pointed in that direction.
To Judge Ludlow-From the examination |
| SatiShad
! blood, but cannot assert positively whether
the blood is that of a man or hog.
The defense then called DR.. Leedum, aud Of
| fered to prove that the witness Ba ch was
| man who had received very severe injury by
falling down well, and that in consequence
! his mind and memory we're affected. Witness
| tesiihed-He knew Batch five years; attended
him five years ago; attended him from October
to November for this accident; he had an Incl
sion OF about three inches long over the lefteye:
he was unconscious; he had an injury of the
| brain; he was unconscious for about two weeks
| Benjamin Stevens, sWorn--I have known
Batch for twenty years; he is a machust; he
works for me; have had many opportunities of
| noticing him; about five or SIX years ago he had
an accident ana fell into a we'll; he worked for
me previous to that l visited him when he was
| sick and found HIM lnsensible; when he got
around l took hun into my employ, and kept
| him for week or two and found | could do
| nothing with HIM, and had TO DISCHARGE him;
he could not remember anything for five
| minutes. The case was closed on both sides,
|
lo oocioch'
CITY CoUNCiLs.-In Select Branch yester-
day, Mr. Freeman presented a resolution that
| Commltee OF five from each Chamber be ap-
pointed, to act with a similar committee of the
members OF the bar, to secure an increase OF the
number and compensation OF the Judges OF the
Court of Common Pleas. Agreed to. Mr.. Smith
presented an ordinance that hereafter the heads
of the city departments be elected for three
years instead OF one year. This was referred to
the Committee on Law.
Mr. Page introduced a series of resolutions
providing that the Mayor shall annually nomi-
nate and appoint all heads of departments,
superintendents of trusts, etc.
That the Mayor snail annually appoint at least
one collector OF taxes for each ward, who shall
be CHARGED with and give freehold security for
the whole amount Of the duplicate.
And that the Mayor, the Presidents of Select
and Common Councils, City Treasurer, Con
troller, the two members Of the Board OF Revi
sion (eXcluding the City Commissioners ex
otticio members thereon, shall constitute a
Board OF Finance, who shall meet at least once
in every month; shall keep minutes, etc.; shall
have power at all times to examine into affairs
OF any department or trust.
The resolutions were referred.
In the Common Branch a communication was
read tom the City Solicitor that the decision Of
the supreme Court IN Washington, IN the Ches-
nut Street Bridge case, has been in favor of the
city. There is therefore Lothing to prevent the
rapid completion of the bridge. Mr.. Griffths
offered an ordinance appropriating $ll, ,854'5O to
DOdIN VI huudSGIS VI Ju6 WITS I1OSplldl,
which was agreed to. Mr.. Nickels offered a
supplement requiring each passenger railway
company to pay municipal tax for every pas
seneer carried, the payments to be made on the
lst days OF APRIL July October, and January,
OF one-half cent when the fare is five cents
three-quarers of a cent when the fare is six
cents; one cent when seven; and one cent and a
half when eight; and TO repeal the ordinance
requiring the companies to pay a oar-taX of
thirty dollars. Referred to the City Solicitor.
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE ASSISTANT
TREASURER. following is q business state
ment for the month of January 1866, from the
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Phlla-
delphia:-
Jan 1-Baa ances hand at this date S1l $50 544 II
R' ceipts during the month, VIII
January 81.
Acct Genera Treasury, iBcudin0
toms ...,......,,, SO 065 42l 81
" Post Office Fund. 87,904 is
" Interest Fund. 250,948 SO
a" Dlsburser'S Fund. j l63, 1876 25
-- 1151 800 35
$23, ,104 14453
DIR.
January 31-Payments during the