The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-23
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

U. S. District Court-Judge Cadwalader.-
Charles Smith pleaded guilty lhIs morning to a
charge OF passing United States counterfeit ten
dollar note knowing the same to be counterfeit, and
was sentenced to an imprisonment OF eighteen
months in the Eastern PenitentiaTy. .
Thomas knipe was convicted on an indictment
charging him with having IN his possession counter
United States notes with intent to pass the same
and was sentenced to three years in the Eastern
Pententiary. KNIFE Is an old hanO at the business
of passing counterfeit money. In thus case his
was tai and was not Tor pursuing what may
be considered his usual business. He was arrested
for being "dead drunk" but when, after beng con-
veyed to the Station House, he was searched,
ninety nine counter felt twenty-five cent notes were
found in his pockeLs and only seven cents IN good
money. 1t Is because OF this unto ward event that
kmpe retres Tor three years to the shades OF private
Inc. -.. ...--. -....
The District Attorney mentioned to the Court
that, having noticed in the papers that an attempt
had been maze to break into house IN West Phi-
ladephla; that the occupants OF the house went TO
the lack-door and fired some blrdshot at the would.
be burglars; that man, John Campbell was
Smith gave securities for CampbelPs bail. Smith
had the az pearance OF man OF property and sald
Nos. 2Ol4 2O16, and 20lS Alder street, and also OF
lots. ...a
doubt this mans ownership, had Campbell ana
Smith arrested, and wished to prove TO the Court
that Smith was not the owner Of these houses The
tenants OF the houses were produced and they tes
titled that they had paid rent to Mr. Houston, the
agent for Mr. Middleton, who they had always
heard was their landlord These tenants said that
they had never seen heard OF smith before his
occurrence Mr.. Houston SAID that he knew no
other other than Mr. Middleton. l..
Mr.. Middleton was produced. He stated that ne
owned the house No. 20l4 Alder street; that MIR.
Houston his agent; that he bought tue house of
Mr.. Bunting; he knew nothing whatever of this
man Smith.
The District Attorney requested the Court to
cause Smith to be neld to answer charge OF pur-
jury at the present term OF the Court. The Court
reused to do anything at present in the case other
than to hold hlm in the sum of @3O03 to answer the
| charge OF perjury during the present term.
John Camp bell was then arraigned, aud having
pleaded not guilty, tried upon charge of bur-
glary in breaking into the store OF Preston L. HILL
! who keeps a store on the Darby road Mr.. Hill Was
| aroused curing the night by somebody working at
| his window-shutleTs. He got up, slipped on mis-
pants, and ran down with gun. The burglars
were Iben in the dwelling part OF the house. fhey
heard HIM coming, got out hastily, and jumped into
O wagon. Mr.. Hill shot, and struck one-at least he
| beard him "squeal," as he SAID. The wagon went
| off at q lunOus rate. aa
Ofhcer Dale hearing the report cf the gun, hurried
| TO the spot. He arrested Campbell about twenty
| yards from the store. Campbell had fresh wound
upon his face, which was bleeding protusey, as II
| he had JUST received a shot witness stated that
the wagon that Grove up to the "Bsll, where this
| wagon OF the burglars was dashed up was hired to
| John Campbell. -nh mo-.
The jury having q very clear case, rendered ver-
dict OF guilty. lie was sentenced TO Eastern Peni'
| tentiary for tye wears .
Charles Mcfarland, a mere lad, was charged with
the larceny of horse valued at tnlrtY dollars, tne
| property of Rose Ann Jackson IL seems that the
| horse was out on the commons and Mcfarland took
the horse and gave 1t 10 hueksfer. The huckster
was to give the boy dollars, but after Getting the
| mony. mcfarland himself told Mrs, JaoSson thus
there were three other little boys engaged IN thus.
| He expressed sorrow for having donr as he did.
! The defense was that the boys were merely riding
the horse about the commons, When hackstel cane