The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-22
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Court OF Quarter SessiOns-Judge Ludlow.
-kmons NJ. Parkins was acquitted OF charge OF
pOyer. The defendant, 1t appeared had been in the
employ OF the prosecutor, but was discharged In
June. In July he collected sum OF money on
account OF prosecutor, but without his authority.
Not beng IN the employ Oh prosecutor at The time
OF the collection ana appropriation the money, he
could not be convicted under the ind ctment
thomas Fleming was charged with assault and
battery on George w. Evans, and also assault wtn
intent TO kill. The circumstances as dstaiIed by
Evans are:-On the evening OF the Sd of July he
was walking along Seventeenth street and as he
drew near New Bedford street, Thomas Fleming,
from the opposite side OF the street, pointed pst)I
left arm.
The defense was that there was general firing in
that neighborhood, and that when this shot was
fired 1t vas dark and improbable that Fleming
could have seen Evans whtn he shot. lie shot the
pistol because friend had been unable to fro It,
1he wOunding of the man was entirely accidental
The jury rendered verdict of guilty on the first
count, and not guilty on the second.
Jacob Randall was charged with assault and bat
terry upon John Hagarty there was nothing IN the
case, il being nothing more than a trihlng affair
growing out of one accidentally throwing water on
the other. The jury rendered verdict OF not
guilty.
Vauls we're charged with the larceny of one bed
quilt valued at $15 and eight blankets valued SIS
each, together worth $50, the property Of Mrs
Jameson Mrs. jameson keeps boarding
house. She missed some articles, and from
inf Tad received ,osa the
having discovered one of them In her house, and
having ordered him out. A witness, WIN lives just
in the rear of Miss Jamesons house saw one OF
them throw bundle of blankets out of the third
story window.
One defendant brought some of the stolen articles
back, and offered to return some OF the blankets
On the night OF the larceny. Ponceman saw
Vaulls come out of Mrs. Jameson's house about IL
O'Clock, with trunk on his shoulder. He took the
trunk about square, and there received assistance.
On tral.
U. S. District COurt-Judge Cadwalader.-
The United States VS.. james Logan. The defendant
was indicted for passing United States counterfeit
money on Mr.. Lakemyer the proprietor Of Smith's
Island MIR. LakemYer testified that on Sunday,
the 22d of July, the defendant, having had three
drinks, offered in payment therefor $40 green
back WIness TOOK the note as genuine and re.
turned so 70 change.
soon after the defendant called for and had other
drinks. In payment therefor he offered second $40
note This excited the Suspicion OF Mr.. Lakemyer.
who scIutinized more closely both the notes. and
was satisfied they were counterfeit. An officer was
at once called IN, and the defendant wRs given into
custody. The defendant set up in defense that he
The jury without leaving the box, rendered YER
dict OF guilty. '-.. --...,.-. 80.
The United States vs. Charles Moothart, John
Moothatt, and James Foster. The defendants
indicted for having In their possession plate for
the printing OF United States postage currency
notes of the denomination OF fifty cents, with and
for the intent to use the same in counteTfeiting
United Stae currency, were being tried to-day
The authorities, from Information received, des-
patched force of officers 70 tavern at the corner
OF Dillwyn and Willow Streets on the Attn OF JulYi
and, being satisfied that the parties suspected and
the cOunterfeiting apparatus, OF which tney were