The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-17
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLEADED GUILTY.

COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Allison, P. j.
John Stock, colored, pleaded guilty OF assault
and battery upon man named Blacksman.
George Hall pleaded guilty to a charge of
entering the Counting-room OF a Mr.. Negey with
intent to steal.
HOTEL THIEF.
Charles Muller was convicted of entering a
room OF the Continental Hotel on the night of
the lOthCof March last, with intent to steal.
Before going TO bed, the gentleman who occu-
pied the room, by way of precaution looked
under his bed, and there he found Muller with.
out hat or boots. When questioned as TO his
reason Tor being in the room, Muller could give
no answer. He said in Court that he was drunk,
and in coming from water closet mistook this
room for his own, and must have fallen under
the bed in attempting to lie down upon it. He
did not know how it was.
The Prosecuting Attorney said that, generally,
u drunken man knows all or nothing about a
circumstance; but as neither of these cases
applied to Muller he thought him sober and
guilty, and hoped the jury was convinced of the
same. Verdict accordingly-guilty.
William Sexton was convicted of stealing two
caps, valued at $3.50 each, the property of Mrs.
Lowe.
John Stihe was convicted of assault and bat
terry upon John Meyers.
DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY.
Jacob Volmar was charged with assault and
battery upon an old man named Richard James.
1t appears that in the evening of March l9,
Volmar was sitting at the front window OF
had rented for the use of himself, his mother,
and her children, in conversation with Miss
James. Richard James came to the window,
raised 1t, and, without provocation, used some
insulting and threatening language to Volmar.
Volmar wishing to avoid difficulty, retired to
the back window, where he was soon followed
and attacked by james, who struck Volmar
several times with his dst and then struck at
him with knife. Before this, Volmar struck
the old man several times. The whole family of
James testified tor the defendant Jury rendered
a verdict of not guilty.
ACQUITTED.
Christopher Riley, charged with assault upon
Antonio CeIighino, with intent to rob, was ac-
quilted, Cerighino testified that he was as
saulted by party of five or six at night one of
whom took hold of him, and another OF whom
attempted to take his watch. He said he did
not identity Riley as being OF the party.
DIsTEIcT CogRT - Judge Stroud. = James
O'Reily This was feigned issue to determine
the ownership OF certain personal property,
levied on by the sheriff under the execution of
defendants, but claimed by plaintiff as his pro-
perty. Verdict for defendants.
Samuel Leeds TO the use OF Samuel Ullman vs..
Aaron Picard. An action to recover on q bond.
The defense set up was payment. Verdict Tor
defendant. IH#IIi
Thomas Waterman VS.. The Black Heath Coal
Company This was an acuon to recover for
the services of the plaintiff as the Secretary of
the Company defendant. Verdict for the plain
tiff for $93l'9O. L'.t.l. KS ~. 1
Walter Adoiph Schmidt, by his next friend
George +. Schmidt, VS.. The Union Passenger
Railway Company. This was an action TO re-
cover damages for injuries sustained by the
and injured by one OF the cara of the Company
defendant, the allegation being that the acci.
deut was occasioned by the negligence of the
driver of the car. On trial.