The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-29
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Court of Quarter SessiOns-,Judge Ludlow.
-Habeas corpus cases and miscellaneous business
were before the Court to-day.
his being the last day of the term, of course it is
| the day Ior winding up the business of the term
there were very many recognzances forfeited
Arguments on motion tor new tral of Jared
lngersoll were made by David L Bro wn, Esq the
| grounds Were:-First The verdict was against the
! evidence Second. That there was no proof Of q
| teOniOus intent in the taking of these artic es
| Hhnd There was no PROOF OF the value of the art
| ces taken Fourth. The recommendation of the
Jury 10 the mercy OF the Court Indicated doubt in
| the minds OF the jury, or some of them Fifth The
verdict was contrary to law.
| After hearing a very able aud eloquent argument
the Court said that after careful considers ton of
| the facts and long reflection over the whole case
| 1t appeared that the whole had been conducted
according to law, and that the verdict was strictly
according to the evidence; and upon conviction of
| this 1t was necessary TO overrule the motion.
In imposing sentence his Honor Judge Ludlow
said that he was about 10 perform the most painful
DUTY that had fallen to his lot during his judicial
| career. After a mild reprmand and an adm irable
eXhOraton for reformation, the Court imposed the
sentence OF Imprisonment In the County Prison of
two years and one month, to date from the day of
| IngeTsol's Incarceration
In the case of Mary Denny, convicted of a charge
| of larceny, the verdict beng contrary to the evil
| dence, was set aside by the Court
George Eanage, convicted in the early part of the
eXpilnR term of a charge OF conspiracy to rob,
! sentenced to the County Prison tor four years.
Application was made by l. q. Cassidy, Esq, Tor
charged with the killing of Maggie Baer in the New
| American Theatre The grounds for the application
we're that Mcclure has been now IN prison for about
| six months without trial, and that the length of
| the imprisonment was very detrimental to the
recovery OF his sanity, which is already very much
impaired. And that the 20th of the present month
was fixed as the day for his trial, but that he was
ot then tried. The Court held the matter under
| consideration.
| Application was made for the custody of a child
more than even years old. AIR Peirce, the father
aier separation from his wife, took his daughter
from her mother telling the mother that he intended
20 take the child on an excursion Instead of taking
| the child ON excur sion he took it to Delaware
| CITY, where he put il to board with respectable
! family, and seHtit to school. The mother went to
! Delaware City and took the child away.
| For the present the child was remanded to the
custody OF the mother.
| PETITIONS.
! The following petitions presented to Judge
Ludlow this morning for his decision The Judge
SAID II made no difference to him. They could ap.
| point the,ofcers themselves -
| sixth Division of the Seventeenth Ward II is
agreed to recommend TO the Court to appoint Ed
| ward Sherry, Judge; james Walls, James FloVd
| Inspectors; Peter McSegan, William Mcclellan
Return Inspectors. as the election officers TO con
duct the next election In said division in said ward
| Eleventh Division of the Second Ward-It is
agreed to recommend the Court TO appoint james
Janson, JudRei James Wade. Edward Ellis, In
spectoTs; and james ARner, Oliver p. White, Re
turn Inspectors, the election officers in the next
| election IN said Division and said Ward.
| Seventeenth Division of the Seventeenth Ward
1t IS agreed to recommend to the Court to appoint
| Francis Casey, Judgej James Cassidy and Charles
| Manuel, inspectors; James hahOney and George
| 6chnaidt Return Inspectors.
Petitions were also presented to set aside the OFF,
OF the Fourth Filth, Sixth Seventh, and Eighth
| Divisions OF the Fourth Ward, All having been
elected IRON one nde,