The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
LEGAL INTELLIGHHCE,

CeuFtof Quarter Sessaens-Ju Ludlow
AZ Judge Fierce had business in the Court of Com
Court to-day A the term OF the service OF the pre-
sent set OF jurors expires with the week Judge Pierce
xoIy kndly thanked the jurors for their strc. at
tendance At Court and faithful discharge of thslr
duties. He stated that during the present term 14s
bills OF indictment had been presented to the Court,
ana III had been already disposed Of
AS soon as the Court was opened counsel quickly
began applicati ns but tBis has readily stopped Dy
Judge LUDLOW who saId they need mot attempt o
commence miscellaneous bSsiness, as be had come
70 70 the Court mercy to accommodate judge Pierce,
TO carry on the regular business of the COurt aud
he desired the District Attorney to proceea as soon
as possible; and business was q1ickiy CONNER oed.
william Duboise. John Muller, and Charles Nor
Wood were u hered before the attention of the
nonoI able but awful tribunal laden with the heavy
eharee OF an attempted burglary IN attempting to
Horn, No 963 N, sixth street Mr. Horn was
aroused IN the night by very suspicious noise and
He, hike an honest gentle manly burglar confe Ssed
that he was about 10 take possession of the house
without Observing the clvilitY OF consulting the
The others, wisely but in vain thinking discretion
the better part OF vaor cleared out at o 40 rate
but BY the oommendaD,e zeal and excellent manage
ment oil some 5000 citizens and policemen the fagi-
tlves weIe cut off IN the 'front.' dankS, and rear and
captured Like al SURPRISED and routed sdUads IN
their hasty fight they threw off their arms for the
sake OF ease and convenience but they were DIS
covered by the pursuers, ana found TO be regular
burglars instruments nIppers, iimmies, skeleton
keys. blaokjacSs, etc.
The jury rendered verdict OF guilty, and they
were sent to the Eastern Pententary to work four
years for tho good of the community.
mary e hener VINO was Yesterday introduced to the
deratIon OF having been sent to enjoy for length
Of time the hospitality of the Hotel dc County
Prison, was acquitted OF charge of larceny
Our "Messenger-boy bundle man." William Dow
ling, was again before the Court charge of de.
celving and robbng more of these little fellows was
acquitted, having been yesterday sent 10 the County
Prison TO spend three years, well recommended bT
messeDRer.b0ys.
Frank Hans was CHARGED with very grave ofsnse
comm ting an assault and battery upon an Old
woman, Mrs Mary Posnelt
The prosecutrix stated, in brief, that Hans rang
her bell and that, when she opened the 1oor, he,
without being asked burst in, striking her in the
breast, hurting her seriously.
Hans tells us that be went to the house to settle
bill with Mr. POsnttt; and when he rang the bell
dat tanned old woman comes init pig butcher
KNIFE uD runs me into de shtreet. un her pad poy
tapped me In de neck, un peets me like de tIval."
Gmlty ..
| CHARLES Gfier and George Atshen we're charged
with burglary. in entering the house OF Benjamin
| Good WIN, No. 712 Germantown avenue.
Goodwin stated that these men entered the house
about ten O'Clock at night by the roof His daughter
saw Atsher, and gave the alarm. They to
| house ON Second rect, but pursued and
! caught They had bundled together a Rrge lot OF
| summer wearng apparei and bedding, but, fOrtu-
| nately, before they got off with their booty they
! were discovered.
| This George Attsher was convicted last week
upon the same charge, but Grierbe ng then out
bail did not appear in Court, consequently he was
not tried with the OF her man. Still on trial.
! Court of COmm0n Pleas-Presldent Judge
Allison and Judge Pierce The Contested ELectiow
| Case f6r city COMMISSIONER weaver VS. Given.
This morning the Court to hear the argument on
| the motion OF the respondents counsel TO refer the
case back to the Examiner for the purpose oftakng
| additional testimony.
The testimony desired to be obtained was in re-
| buttal OF that introduced before the Examiner bv
the contestant. and also testimony to show mfscon
duct by the election officers the Fourth and other
wards IN the performance of their duties.
| The President Judge, after the Court had heard
| the application, decided that the motion was to o
late; that il the duty of the Court to expedite
the decision of the case; and that the pondeut,
| having so long delayed the application, was not
entitled to have it considered by the Court now
The was then taken up and very ably argued
| on the petition and testimony already taken, by
Isaac Gerhardt and Henry NJ, Philips, Esqs., for
| the contestant, and by j. Alexander Simpson and
| DAVID W. Sellers, Esq, for respondent.