The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-12
LEGAL INTBLL1oENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sEssIoNs-Judge Ludlow.
Of prison cases was resumed this morning.
Wlllam Stnver was charged with larceny. as baiee.
was % N he emIloy Of Mr. stetzel who 6 huckster
with which to buy vegetables, etc. for trade, and
instead Of 90 doing the defendant bought himself
But Ihis was held not 70 be larceny as baee Ball
wneTe man an Win money III osne5
somes other person named, or TO return it 70 the
Srehde Ss R Of TO Certain No.
And the misaPprOPraton Of money 50 entrusted g
a case. In this case the money was given the de-
be returned Ssei TO the prosecutor but 70 spend in
The ofIense Of larceny as baee was not created to
punish every ~ Of personal goods 6o.
the one made out in this case Under these circum
stances the deiepdent not crimnalIy reponsIble
1els 9 q S S no Sasg % s6s %
scqSIt,sa Of charge arg cf keeping
and growled a. man one m,oerning. but i was not
ay S he ese Esy OF n q It
eS " s 81 s s
become nuisance and terror TO the good citizens or
as hse ao
Sydney was charged w Sasay
snG with 5ecelying goods kPowing them have been
pen street broken into between the hours Of II
%oTns "a Of the day Ey that 4ornS he awe
man a pair of shoes. that were pledged at pawn
and identified as shoes that were stolen from the
hGSse SSt was lS r.
and argued that this evidence entirely reconcla
Charge In the Ssy we're e p
ned on Iaat point 6en there was sufficient sun evidence
charging receiving stolen goods with guilty know.
The jury rendered verdict Of guilty on the second
c0nn sentenced to the County Prison for two years
Patrick Forrest was charged with assault and bat
Matthews The officer testified that on the I'd daY Of
this month he arrested the defendant at Sixth and
and Spring Garden streets the defendant drew knife
The prsoner had the appearance Of an honest, In
dusIious workingman. he stated that for some days
about the city in search of employment and, being
Ssss 10 Iay ey had
become Intoxicated 10 such degree that he was
he had no reason to doubt the evidencene Sad mo-
knowledge whatever of It, He regretted it as much
Tine jury looked at the evidence to establish the or
was aggrayaton and rendered verdict OF Saty
Tse J1dEe In passing sentence said that drunken
sentence according 70 the degree OF
to County Prison for IS months.
Ellen Wells was charged with the larceny of a pair
The evidence that the prosecutor Intrusted the
another woman pawned Dar sue and
sembled those that bonged to the prosecutor' but
and when the prosecutor asked the defendant for
The bill Of indicnent osly lyepy Charged larceny
49, stealing or feloniousy taking the articles and not
them ana afterwards dishonesty dsposing
oIthem; and hence another question Of law arose
whelher the ohense made out or attempted TO be
maqe out by the evidence larceny; or whether
tne nll was properly drawn The Judge said he would
reserve the decision of the question: and at present
lsaVe only The question of fact to be dealt with And
Lne jury. though the pants alleged to have been
guilty. y 'SAN'N' VI
Joseph Turner was charged with assault and bat
terry npon his WIFE, Mrs. turner Kept a lquor store
and Mr. Turner was hard up He Went To- Mrs. TnT,,
ntrs moneydrawer, and endeavored 10 take out some
money; she pushed him away and he struck her
Mrs, Iurner was carrying on this business with her
own capital before she married the defendant and
then after her marriage the proceeds OF the business
were her own property, and subject execution Tor
ner debts; ana the defendant had right thereto AZ
ne would nave had had she started the bu ness after
marriage, But though he had been entitled IN the
lence against his wife, Verdict guilty. Sentancad 10
County Prison for week. ~
This case concluded the business of the day The
Jurors. having served two weeks were dIschar0aS
rom further attendance