The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-21
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

An application was made to Judge Allison this
morning in relation to the assessment OF the second
Ward.
In consequence of the death of James T. Harmer
one of the Assessors OF the second Ward, whereby
appointed Edward f. Hilferty to fiji the office which
became vacant by the decease OF Mr.. Harmer, and
question arises as to the powers and duties OF che
Assessor thus appointed. The two Assessors had
mace an assessment OF the ward but all the books
had not been copied and returned the City Com.
missiOners at the time OF the death of Mr.. Harmer
Judge Allison instructed the Assessors that every
assessment must be made by both Assessors Join-
ing in the performance OF the duties winch the law
being incomplete at the death OF Mr.. Harmer under
the provisions OF the act OF April 10 1884 It be-
an assessment OF the ward, IN which they cou
both join by attestine the correctness Of the same
by their joint signatures, ana to which both OF the
authorizing an appointment to fill vacancy oc.
casioned by death or otherwise, gives The person
appointed the same powers; MAKES him liaOe TO
the same penalties and entities him TO scelve the
same compensation as II he had been elected to fill
the office. That inasmuch as the appolntee OF the
Civ Commissionsrs cannot certify or m Ike oath TO
the correctness OF an assessment made oY another
per- on the present assessors should make assess
ment OF the Ward for themselves, and make due
and proper return of the same,
. United states District COurt-Judge Cad
wa ader John H. Hiah peaded guilty to a charge
of having in his possession with intent to pass and
attempting to pass counterfeit u 8. Treasury notes.
intending to defraud the UDned States.
Enos Weikert was charged with having IN his
WeiEert was the proprietor of a public house
Ellsworth House) in Harrisburg.
Intelligence was received by the authorities that
Hiah, who has pleaded guilty to the same charge,
had taken sixteen counter tet United 6tates notes
from Philadelphia to Harrisburg.
Hiah Was arrested withou difficulty on the 10Th of
July.
oficers mentioned 10 HIM that they had heard that
Hick had deposited the notes with h'm, he denied
having any knowledge whatever of the notes. The
officers then took Hiah TO see Weikert. WicRers
lighted o Gao die and went to his cellar. When he
returned, he placed IN the bands oil hiah email
nackage Cher Campbell, OF the Harrisburg police
took the package from Hiah and discovered that lt
contained these sixteen notes. Welkert was then
arrested, and the two were then brought on to
The Court remarked here that there had, as vet,
been no hing proouced which went. in the least, to
move WIckert's guilt But It desired TO know some
thing about the place in which the notes were Kept;
whether it was an ordinary place for keeping Valu
1t seems that no one could say anything about it
In any way. On trial.
VIM Ringgold Cooper, who passed forged check
Tor $4,000 upon the FIRST National Bank, repre-
senting himself 10 be Purser A. K Allen of the
Navy, was this morning arraigned in this Court
upon the charge OF passing forged check with In.
tent to deiraud the United States and he pleaded
guilty. He was remanded to prison.
Court of Quarter SesslOns-JudRe Ludlow.
-Jehn sullivan and Edward Alattison plead guilty
to charge OF larceny, committed at the restaurant
OIL Christopher Norris, No. 503 Chestnut street. The
defendants, 1t appeared forced open the back door
OF the establishment at night, and TOOK from the
money drawer S4s7 so. One Of them was few
days after arrested In New YORK oiT' ana the otner
at Rome N. Y.
From each of the prisoners portion of the stolen
money was recovered, amounting 70 something
more than $500. At the time OF their arrest they
robbery they proceeded TO Camden, and divided
their booty, and thence took an early train for New
James Malon pleaded guilty to the larceny of
eighteen yards Of carpet, the property OF Thomas
Btroh 9 Sons. Aucuoneegs. ..