The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-01
LEGAL INTELL1aENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sEssIoNs-Judge Perce.-
Jhe Court met this morning In tse old Quarter Ses
CITY VS., Samuel Farrel. The defendant was charged
vile for maintenance Mrs Fsrre Tp testaed that " hsr
husband had deserted her, and had not, for great
one three years old and the other mere baOe. she
dren about four months ago Her husband never mai.
treated her otherwise than by refusing live with or
The defendant said 10 the Court that he made only
90 per week and was compelled 70 stay away from
his wife great deal, In order TO attend to his work
well as his limited means would permit -
Upon re-examnation @ Mrs Farrel said that she was
and did not think that she would have left him had
ing themselves ladies' advised her to 90 To- the Aims
house. saying she would be better provided for there.
brought about by evll-minded medders, advised the
more peacesbIy In future The case was continu d.
in order to see how the parties would follow the Bug
. A hearing was had on habeas corpus, brought at
the Instance OF George LYMAN TO obtain support from
above Fifth. The reator testified that, far he
hospital about six months andVon the 5th of July
went to his fathers house and asked tor support his
would not give him a cent il he was dying! He him
was forced to throw himself upon the Guardians Of
the Poor
Upon cross-examination the boy said he left his
fathers home in 1863, about three months after the
death OF his mother and went TO sea; In February,
1864 he Joined the navy from which he was dis
charged in June iol9%ging on account OF sickness
since tnen ne mas at uluertDJ times Oeen at sea,
engaged In different kinds of business. but had not
received anything whatever towards his SUPPORT
Two certificates from physicians were produced:
showing that the boy was affected with disease of
Counsel for the father stated the Court that II 1t
were desired he could produce respectable witnesses
prove also that the boy was an exceedingly bad and
trou6lesome character and also that the father
the boy home and provide for him.
ened his lite, and therefore he afraid to go home.
The Judge concluded TO continue the case 1t being
day. and thus thus interfere WIFE regular SasHes
CITY VS.; John w. WoStGn In this case & the s defend
Ghtld and was sued by his wife for maintenance Mrs
on the Ist of August, 1851 ana has one child girl,
four years old they were lvthe on farm at Chestnut
her husband suddenly became sulen, refusing
%hattyer of her % he neglected his business and ne
elected his family; The table that once was sump
on he on hs
evening OF Wednesday June la \ he beat her severely:
three months before that he had not recognized
he divided oct the che and
ordered boy 10 take what she claimed to her fathers
house, in Coates stteeG above Seventh. He then
stated that he could not support more than one; he
afterwards this yerson whom She, the vile, had
heard called Elizabeth PerkeHpne. Went to live; i've with With
Mrs: Woison said that she had supported herself
and child recently by teaching music but that had
Mrs Harbach, Mrs Wclsion's mother testified that
daughter had been accustomed to take food from her
mouse In the city TO the far and when she left home
she saw marks of violence upon her person.
The young man who had worked for Mr.. Wolston,
at Chestnut Hill, testified that shortly before Mrs,
Wolston left her husband she came to him for pro-
tec.ion. saying that her husband had threatened to
poison her. Also, that in April, 1865 Mr.. Wolston
loaded wagon with furniture, that he said beOn ged
to his wife, and told him to take it to her fathers
house, No. 744 Coates street.
1t was in evidence that there more than one
hundred upon this farm and that another per-
son, who had to stock the farm and pay sSOO year
rent cleared yearly $780, going to show that the
iendan', who paid no rent Whatever, should be alb
to make more.
The hearing has not yet been concluded.