The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-19
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
LARCENY oF DRY GOODS.

Court OF Quarter rSesSIOns-Judge Fierce -
james Mccormick was charged with the larceny OF
Anderson & Cernea On he afternoon OF October
10, McCormck put his hand into the show window
OF the above mentioned firm. draw out two pieces OF
goods, and ran. He was captured IN the Eastern
Market.
After testimony had been submitted, and before
the bl had been yVen over 10 the jury, counsel for
the prisoner came into Court and said the defendant
deslItd to withdraw the plea of not guilty and enter
of guilty stating that he was a penniless stranger
the city, and was intoxicated when he committed
the larceny. The plea of guilty was entered.
LARCENY OF S515 IN MONEY.
Joseph McClintock was charged with the larceny
OF S5l5, the property oI Alfred George. Mr.. George
bearded with the mother in-law of the defendant.
One day, while he was out the defendant came with
arother young man to the house, went 70 the
kitchen, and commenced drinking beer. The Young
man sent his mOther-in.law ont several times Tor
beer. Once when she was coming back she met the
shortly afterwards the wife of the prosecutor
cine to the room where the young man had been
locked up her money before going out. She found
tie drawer that she mad put her money into
snghtly open, aud the money zone. Inc money
it ur English half crowns, On trlal.
John Gallagher pleaded guilty to charge of
assault and battery upon Nicholas Stoke.
Phiip Dougherfy was charged with assault and
battery and assault and battery with intent to kill
Ia utcnant Jacoby was the only witness IN the case
affair. An assault and battery was aleged to have
been committed upon Officer George q snyder at
Dougherty was committed TO prison ON the 10Th OF
September. ,
officer Snyder told Mr.. Jacoby in the presence oil
IuugheTty, that as he was passing the alley men
toned two men stepped out, and one OF them
ptruck hIm violent bow on the breast lie fell
senseless and remained so for some ttme lie also
80 ia that he did not think Dougherty was the man
who struck him. Mr.. Snyder died shortly after
wards OF hemorrhage of the lungs. The jury rem
dered O verdict OF not guilty a.,
Louisa Hutchinson was charged with receiving
cprpenters' tools belonging to Thomas .. Cobb,
knowing them to have been stolen Inc toois were
stolen by some bOts from No. AZ North Eighth
street. about the middle of last August. The car
pt nters got out a search.warant, searched the
house Of the defendant, and round the toos In her
bed. ,. -, -
away from her house week before the search was
made; that the tools were brought TO the house
during her absence, and that she knew nothing OF
them until they were found by the searchers'
The jury rendered verdict OF guilty
District Court-Judge Stroud-EmorY Hiss
vs. William p. Wesoott, who was sued wlth Joshua
p Richards, lately his cOpartner, as 10 Wnom there
was return Of fnihH hdbet An action 70 recover
for stock sold but not taken aJ the expiration OF the
time agreed to. On trial.
District COurt-JUdge Sherwood. - Charles
L1nning Vs. the Central Oil Run Petroleum Com.
pany. An action 70 recover 800, salary a. agent
! Ter The Company. ON U1S.