The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-07
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

U. s. District COurt-Judge Cadwa ader.-
William IlngPod Cooper, who some ume ago
pleaded guilty 10 charge OF having passed forged
ChecB, thus detrauding the Cove nincnt large
GmCunt of money, was sentenced by the Court to
undergo an imprisonment OF five years III the East
CTn PeDlten lgFy.
Cooper's counsel, David Paul Brown, ESQ, stated
TO the Court that Cooper hao served N the navy as
captains clerk with great credit; that De,orc the
commission OF this deed he had led an honest, up
right HE; and that he mad teen induced to commit
tins act ty embarrassed circumstances, ana assocIa-
tons with loose and prOGIgal Young men
Tie Count replied that alth ugh amDle restltu-
tion of the H. Oney lad Deen made a gross vIo alton
oI the Jaw of the country had been committed; and
over and above these statements, which could not
be OF mucn weight, duty must be done, and the
crime must be punIsheo rs 1t deserved
Cooper also mentioned his mari iago, saying that
it mad nothing whatever to do with toe commission
OF n" deed, ahd he sad thai he earnestly hored that
tle public would not, for hsl crimes, the less
es, III his young ana ttnder wife, upon whom this
Ransom Abrams, convicted of a charge of passing
counterfeit money, was sentenced to the Eastern
PenentiarY Tor three wears,
John n. HYeTs convicted OF q Charge of counter
teling was St ntenctd d 10 the Eastern Penitentiary
Frank Moskay, convicted OF a charge of coun-
terelung, was sentenced TO the Eastern Pententary
for three years.
Charles MooIs convicted on q charge of counter
feiting, sentenced TO the Eastern Penitentlary
William Stewart convicted on a charge of coun-
terteI,ing, and recommended by the Jury to the
mercy OF the Court, account of illness, was SEN
fenced 10 an IMPRISONMENT of sixteen months.
Court of Quarter SessiOns-Judge Ludlow.
Jared InpeTsoll was charged with She larcenV or
number OF valuable books the property OF the MeI.
camille Library. From the evidence, it seems that
Tor some time past books have been fIequantly
missed by the authorities of tn institution, and
clue could be obtained of their whereabouts. Lately,
the defendant was seen gong out OF the LloIary
with larPe book the History of the Life and Reign
OF Queen Anne" partially concealed under his coat
he not being subscriber, the officer who OBJ
served him told HIM that he must not take the
book away. The defendant said he would return
it, and started to walk away. But he was oetained
untli an officer was brought, and he arrested
This circumstance led 10 Suspicion, and his room
was examined In the search, books that had been
missing from the library were found, some OF them
having the library marks and some with them OBJ
liberated.
The defense maintained that no evil intention had
been sworn. Still more that no taking at all had
been proven, for as the officers of the Library adj
mtied, many books had b. en- sold by the Library
TO outside Look vendeTs and il had not been sworn
to that the defendant did not buy these books from
q book store.
After n able charge from the Court, the jury
j. Bu dstone was charged with forcble entry and
detaIner Ii was a legged bY the Commonwealth thar
Dr. jackson bought house, ana allowed the lady
or whom he bought 1t TO rtmaIn IN it TIL she could
find another house. About week afterwards, when
uassng the house he saw defendant there lie told
the man TO cave The emses but defendant refused
TO do so He sald that Or Jackson came inlo the
house would do so at the peril OF his life. 1t was
also urged that defendant went to he house and had
the doors opened bV torce, in order that Il might
take possession On trial