The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-02
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Court Of Quarter SessiOns-Allison p j.
The first business day OF this term finds the dock
well crowded with queer-looking de inquentS Of all
sexes and ages Prison cases are before the Court.
THE KNIGHT OF THE BROOM.
Jeferso Mealy pleaded guilty 10 charge of the
larceny OF six broOms. valued at six dollars the
property of Alexander RUSSELL On the 29th of last
month, while passing the store of Mr. Russell Mr.
Nealy very "mealily" took possession of bundle
took the Mealy man. and learning that he was
go ng to sell the brooms, took MIN to near Gus
toner, neighborlng Alderman, and got the stock
OF 6rooms tor nothing ana neatly sold this crushed
Indian corn individual"
LOST INEBRIATE.
A gentleman bearing the somewhat classical name
OF 5. w. Crawford, being passlonately fond OF fine
liquors, stoe about thirty dohars' worth of wlne
etc., and when accused in Court of having done so
he, not ashamed of his natural weakness manfuly
acknowledged all that was preferred against him by
pleading guilty to the charge.
MYSTERIOUS JIMMY
James Wbetmore well known among our police
as Mysterious Jimmy" was convicted OF u charge
OF assault and bate upon william Brotherhead
with intent TO kill. The officers were chasing this
Brotherhead, who was standing on the street that
gentleman put out his umbrella to retard his
The Mystery" not thanking this fair play, and
determined to chastse the lnterloper for his teme-
rlty, fired his pistol at the head of Mr. Brotherhead
but fortunately the ball, being Ue,y hIgh-nnded
passed through the upper story of his beaver hat
Jimmy was also convicted of q charge or carr, INC
concealed deadly weapons
United states Circuit Court Judges Cad
Walade1.-J. Aztec White VS.. The Commonwealth
National Bank.-This is an action to recover from
the Bank the value of the contents oil a certain box
containing United States Seven-thirty bonds ana
other papers, which was deposited with defendants
to be placed in their vault lor safe keeping
The box was so kept by the bank for several
months pr1or to September 1866 the plaintiff in the
meantime having had access to 1t at tne bank on
several occasions and once on the 8th of Sepe nber
at his office, No l44 s. Sixth street. On THAT day il
was returned to the bank by the hands of Plaintiffs
search WAS MADE r R 6S the w"S cF Rss %S o & sn t.
and he was informed that 1t could not be found-it
was lost or had been stolen
The defense deny their pecunary liability for the
DoX ana Its contents upon the ground that 1t had
not been received q special deposit and thai in
than 10 use ordinary care safely keeping it, such
care only as prudent PEOPLE would exercise in pro.
tecting their own property.
hat they had exercised such ordinary care the box
having been placed along with the property OF the
Rank IN the Bank vaults, and that therefore there
should be no recovery in this case On trial s. G.
and s. III. Perkins for plaintiff; + G. Brewster and
John CLAYTON for defendants
District COurt-Judge Stroud Charles Ii.
Fawcett VS.. James Callen & John Sherrin trading
ance drawn by Cav, Rose 6 Co, on defendants
accepted by them and endorsed by cav, Rose &
Co. to the plaintiff.
Defense. that ,he bills were accepted under an
agreement between defendants and Cav, Rose &
Co that the latter should furnish the Others ice;
TO deliver the balance; and that the plaintiff knew
these facts at the time he took the acceptance from
Cav, Rose & Co.
District COurt-Judge Hare Chester Nervin
VS.. James DeVerauX executor of Richard GarWood.
verdict by agreement, Sl2l0l6
Court of Common Pleas-Judges Ludlow
and PIerce-The CertIorari List is still under con.
slderatlOn,