The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-20
LEGAL INTELLIGEHCE.

Court OF Quarter SessiOns-Judge Allison -
In the case OF William Wolmensdorf, charged with
assault and battery upon his wife Elizabeth, the
jury were out at the adjournment of the Court yes
terday. 4 he afflicted wife told O very, very sad
story. On the 18th of September last, to her the
rOm friends house in Charlotte street she was met
by ner husband, with whom she had not cOhabted
for some considerable time,
He whispered something sweet in her ear and
most ahectiOnately clasped her wrist; then, by
o. iun and sport, slapped her in the face ,sq1oze"
violently In the gutter. She was taken intO house
entirely ipsensible and It was with difficulty that
consciousness was restored
The husband says that his wife embraced him very
suddenly as she stepped on the street, and very
roughly, so much so that his SHIRT bosom was badly
damaged. That he used very gentle efforts 10 avoid
repetition of such nice demons ratiOns of coDjugal
love; but that the lady merely INDUCED in theatri
cal swoon, for the amusement and ediicaton Of the
curious BelRhbors.
The jury this morning returned verdict of guilty
Preparations were begun Tor the trial of the case
OF the Commonwealth James Bows, who was
charged with Deng an accessory TO larceny before
the TACT, larceny alleged to have been committed
by George Roberts and John Mason ApplIca-
ton was made by counsel for the prisoner for
SO erance of the case, to have Boys tired sepa-
re- tely sm Mason and Roberts stating that the two
latter were wel-known professional burglars and
the latter highly respectable person, never sus.
pected OF anything dishonest, but through malice
brought into the case b. the testimony of Has.
lam an accomphce OF the burglars, who has turned
The Commonwealth stated that Boys was in
reality the guitiest one of the party, having
AIMED all thngs, and having given all necessary
and for the commission of the burglary. The court
refused the application, and the trial
The bill of indictment charges George r. Roberts
and John Mason with burglary IN breaking into
on Market street, between Fourth and Fifth, and
James Boys as accessory before the fact Jacob
store, and said that 1t entered by boring holes
through the windows The burglary was committed
hs had See OF ta 20 been tas
Many valuable papers, deeds for real estate, secu-
Tties etc silk thread, jewelry and other notIOn',
and also watch, were recovered. The parts of the
books that peTtalned to the cash business for elgh-
teen months prior TO the robbery had been torn out
and burned. Boys had been introduced to him by
Mitchell his defaultlng clerk in the tall of 1866 He
had been often In the store visiting Mcne Mitchell
was arrested on the Sth Of March, and has since
Detective Taggart described the condition of the
store when he examined 1t next day. The store
bad been entered by means Of boring holes through
the window-shutters and removing the fsstenings
ON the inside. The treproof had been entered by
means Ia OF Key. Mitchell the clerk, was arrested
John Haslam was next called He SAID be came
Market street Boys asked him to call and see him
at his pace in Third street, He called
where there Job here OF about S8l 900, at
No All Market street. If he could get any one to do
with him. and sent on.to New York and cot Mason
and Roberts here Magep and Roberts were at first
afraid to trust Boys but he having said something
OF himself soon SET their iears at ease.
MIR: Boys then got some wax. and took the i'm.
preston OF the key. He gave the impression to
man in SAMSON street; it got to Roberts The wit
ness then went to Ne York. Roberts came in soon
afterwards, and SAID that the had been robbed
He brought on the things he had stolen. He had
$21 600, $4,000 in gold, bonds, and other money.
! he money amounted to about $807. Roberts said
that Boys wanted the store burned, that the
blame would fall on the clerk; and that he had
after the robbery. He asked Haslam tor his share
of the money, but Haslam said that they had paid
out counterfeit money for his share Haslam after.
wards gave him $76 in gold.
hason, one of the defendants having no counsel,
in the cross-eXamInation OF Haslam endeavored
hard and with much sdroitness to confuse him IN
his statements, bringing home to him many affairs
In which he had been nearly concerned. He said to
kind TO you almost a regular Mr.. Peabody, and all
that KIND OF thing, will you please tell me why you
turned against me, and had me apprehendedH"
Haslam answered that he became ashamed of hav-
ing anything to do with such dishonest transac-
tons and thought 1t best to up and confess all
Haslam IN his crosseXaminatlOn on the part of
Boyer, SAID he had lived in New York five six
months before he saw Boyer IN this city; before
going to New York he had met Boyer In Strouds.
burg. On trial
District Court-Judge Sharswood - Charles
LanninR VS.. Central Oil Company An action 10
recover for services Verdict for plaintf for 1925
@John c. Ciapp & Son VS.. Adam Warttman.
An action to recover the difference in price paid by
plaintiffs for Hestonville Railroad stock ior defend
ant anO the amount brought when sold at his risk
Defence, that plaintiff had agreed to carry the stock
Tor the defendant. and that when they wanted more
margin they were to give him notice thereof On
trial.
District COurt-JudQe Stroud.-Hess vs. West
cou Before reported. Verdict for plaintiff, $S 16
James Shields VS. Hestonviile, Mantua. and FAIR
mount Passenger Railway Company. An action 10
recover damages for refusal of defendant to CON-
stock OF said Company IN cancellation OF debt. On
trial.