The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-01
LEGAL 1NTELL1G ENCE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURr-Judge Cad
walader.-The United States vs.. Robert Kiefer,
alias Louis La Piere. Tue defendant is charged
with forging the ''Rnal statement" of one Ed ward
Jordan, private in the army, with intent and
purpose OF fraudulently obtaining from the Gov
ernment the sum of S476, alleged to be due TO
Jordan for back pay, bounty, and on account of
Gle thing not drawn. This "dnal statement"
pm ports to be stgned by Henry W. Closson
CItain lst United States Artillery and Breyet
LeutenantCol0nel United States Army. The
case l. on trial
SUPREME CoURT OF PRNNsYLvANIA--Ch JUS
tiCe Woodward, and Justices Thompson, Stron0,
Agnsw, end Read:-The Court met this morning
for the pcrpose OF hearing counsel in those cases
in which arguments were ordered. The follow
ing cases were disposed off,:
Moss Appeal.
Disbrow.
The Court also entered an order resembling
section third of rule third OF the rules OF Court
This section authorized the admission OF Bache
iors OF Laws as Attorneys OF the Supreme Court
without having praotced two years in the lower
Courts.
Jhe Weaver and Given Consestsd EIec
tIOn Case.
Court OF COMMON NPLEAs-Presdent Judge Ali
son and Judge Pierce.-After our report closed
yesterday testimony was offered to snow that
canvass OF the Seventh Division of the Fourth
Ward showed the non-residence of a large mum
ber who on election day voted in the precinct rs
residing there.
This morning the case was resumed William
Donald testified that he voted for Mr.. Given in
tho Sixth Division of the Fourth Ward, and
Daniel Hatfield testified that he voted for Mr..
Given in, the Seventh Division Fourth Ward.
George p. Finney was then recalled, and gave
the names of number of persons who voted IN
that Division, who cannot be found.
COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Judge Ludlow
The case OF Mary Mcdonnell charged with re-
ceiving money stolen from man named Null
Inns knowing the. same to have been stolen, the
trial of which was begun yesterday, was con-
tlnued this morning. The evidence of the Com
monwealth tended to show, that, on gone of the
coolest nights last winter, the prosecutor, who
was lying drunk in the gutter, was picked up by
man named Strain and the defen dant, and was
taken, in an insensible condition, into the house
No. 1920 Swanson street, and was there robbed
OF $50, all or part Of which the Common wealth
allege was passed by Strain to the defendant,
Mary Mcdonnell.
The defendant denied that the prosecutor had
been robbed at all, and said that if the prose-
cutor had not been taken az an act OF charity
into the house, that he would have been frozen
to death. Witnesses as to character were also
called.
Robert Morris, alias Powell, alias Purcell,
pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining money
and goods under false pretenTes, from the firm
of StIlton 4 Boyer, of this city. Morris repre-
sented himself as q member of the firm of PaZ-
zine q Powell, of Richmond, Virginia, which
was false.
John Kughler and Charles Haines pleaded
guilty to the charge of entering the house of
Margaret Jones, No. 1923 Ogden street, with in-
tent to steal.
Philip Davis pleaded guilty to the larceny OF
two kits OF fnackerel, the property of Albert G,
Roberts.
Alfred A. Fleck and John Conley two boys,
were then placed On trial, charged With the lar
ceny of quantity of balmora skirts, and their
case was on when our report closed.