The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-13
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT or PENNsYLvANIA-Ch JUS
tice Woodward ano Justices Read and Agnew.-
The Philadelphia list was resumed this morning,
and the following cases were disposed off,
4eGger VS.. Wallace. Certificate from Nisi
Prus. Argued by IL. HubbCll, ESQ, ior plain
tll in err.r, and E. II. Neal, Esq, for defendant
in error.
Stetson vs.. Crosby. Ordered thata reargument
be had in this case on an equal division of the
Court.
Mary Jane Williams, by her guardian, VS..
William L. Nell. Netfs appeal. Two cases from
toe Nisl Prius. Areued together by William A.
Porter, Esq, tor Neif's appeal, and by John B.
Gest, Esq, Tor Williams.
SUPREME Court AT NIsI 'PRIUs - Justice
Strong.-Henry b. Ashmead VS.. The Protestant
Episcopal Book Society, late or otherwise known
as the Evangelical BOOK Society.
This was an action to recover the sum OF
SAL 1876, with average interest, from March l,
1866, for large number of religious tracts
alleged to have been printed for the defendants,
for distribution in the army by the Christian
Commission.
There was an immense number of these tracts
printed aud delivered and payments made there
for. The suit is to recover Tor those printed
IRON September, 1864, 10 June, 1865. On trial.
Samuel G. and Samuel Fl. Perkins, Esqs., for
plaintiffs, and X. G. McMurtrie and George NJ.
Wharton, Esqs., for defendants.
COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Ju Ludlow
Henry Watson plead guilty to the larceny of
So bill, the property OF Joseph Hazel.
Jacob Jones was convicted OF entering the
mouse OF n. y. SIaWDrlQ8e, traQktOrQ street,
with intent to steal. He was found by Mr.. Straw
bridge in closet OF the third story OF his house.
Edward q. Clarion was charged with receiving
q coat belonging 10 MIR. Holllngshead, from the
house of Mrs. Stevens, Germantown, knowing it
to have been stolen. The defendant, negro,
did not steal the coat but pawned it. He denied,
however, that he knew it was stolen. He was
acquitted.
fatrick HARRINGTON and James Murphy were
charged with stealing six bags OF coffee, worth
$500, the property of DalletG q Co., two weeks
ago last Saturday night A man named Stew
art was indicted with the defendants, but for
teited his recoenHance, and was not on trial.
The three were seen in possession Of two OF the
bags at house III Penn street, which was subse-
quently identified by Daett d Co. as part of
that stolen from them. Murphy after his arrest
made a clean breast OF the matter and said that
Harrington and Stewart stole the coffee, and
that be was requested by Stewart to help carry
it away; but Murphy denied that he knew at the
time that the coffee was stolen. The statement
OF Murphy being made, however, not IN the
presence OF Harrington, was therefore not
evidence. He was acquitted, and Murphy was
convicted.
Isaac Purnell a negro boy, pleaded guilty to
stealing So from Mr.. q. p. Williams, in whose
employ he was as an errand boy. Sent to the
House of Refuge.
Joseph d. fully pleaded guilty to having
stolen cloth worth $l2, the property OF Charles
Veazy, at the office OF the Delaware Avenue
Market Company.
John Cahiil vas convicted of assault and bat
tery on John X. Goodwin. The assault was COM
mitted few nights since at the Casino, and,
according to the testimony OF Mr.. Goodwin, was
entirely unprovoked. Cahlll was witness in
the Mary Ridley case, and was present when the
Sides were killed. judge Ludlow alluded to that
tact in passing sentence. Two weeks in County
Prison.
Michael Cook was charged with stealing a
boat, worth $25, the property Of Brazilla Frank
I'm. The boat was in the possession OF the de.
tendant when be was taken into custody by the
officer. Franklin testified that the boat was
taken from the dock, where he had moored it.
The jury convicted
Joseph Eberly was charged with stealing Sl4
worth OF iron from Mr.. j, b. Bishop, at a burnt
mill at WIssahickon, and Charles Ziroth was
charged as accessory to the larceny. Eberly
acknowledged to the officer that he took the
iron, but TESTIFIED that he, being in the employ of
Ziroth, took it by his direction, HirOth inform
ing him that he had purchased IT. Verdict
guilty.
James Donnelly was convicted OF stealing an
overcoat the property OF Mr.. Prettyman. The
coat was stolen from st. Paups Church. and
| when found was on Donnellys back.
Sarah Cole was charged with receiving coat
and other clothing, the property OF Benjamin IL.
| Hollingshead. The defendant acknowledged to
the officer tnat she had received the goods from
the thief and had pawned them. Convicted.
Important COunterfeitIng Case.
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