The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-18
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

For additional Legal lnteUtgence see Sirtt Pagel
Court of Oyer and Terminer-Judges
Ludlow and Peirce-William B. Mann, Esq,
District Attorney; T. Bradford Dwight, Assist
ant District Attorney.
Notwithstanding the most important case or
this term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
was tried last week, the excitement over the
homicide cases, and the eagerness to hear the
cOnsummation of those to be tried, still con-
tinues, and the Court Room is crowded The
number assembled this morning was equal to
iiams' trial, except the last, when, no doubt,
many learning that the jury would return
verdict, came in to hear it, having read the pro-
ceedings in the daily papers.
The Trial of owen Burns, who is charged with
killing Joseph Murphey, at Glrard Park, on the
10th of July last, was fixed for to-day. Burns
has been out on bail since the commission OF
the crime with which he is charged. This
morning he appeared, answered to his name,
and the trial was commenced.
Supreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward,
and Judges Thompson, Strong, and Agnew.
Opinions in the following cases were delivered
by Judge Strong
Winchester VS.. Beroult & Davis. Error to C.
=. of LuZeTne county. Judgment reversed, and
V. f. d. n. awarded.
Gardner VS.. Sisk. Error to c. 2. OF Wyoming
county. Judgment affirmed,
Souder's Appeal from Orphans Court of Ches-
ter county. Decree reversed, and the sum of
S2Sl4'22 awarded to John Lancaster Is decreed
to Joseph w. Souder assignee OF Henry z.
Powell. Costs to be paid by John Lancaster.
Court of Common PIeaS-Allison, p. j.
The Road" argument list was before the Court
Court of Quarter sessiOnS-Judge Brew
Ster,-The Court was as busy as ever tnls morn
ing in the trial of the ordinary cases. Robert
Stewart was charged with perjury. The alega-
tion was that the defendant S sister was arrested
for some misdeneanor, and locked up IN the
Twenty fourth Ward Station House. The defen-
dant was there at the time, and created some
disturbance in offering TO go his sisters bail,
and defying the authority of the officers. After
wards this defendant Stewart went before an
alderman and swore that the Turnkey OF the
Station House, Thomas Holloway, had struck
him. tore his clothes, and pushed him about
rudely whereas this oath was false, and known
so to be by the defendant. In the taking OF the
testimony some of the witnesses for the Com
monwealth testified that this oath was taken,
and some that IL was not. The defense was that
the defendant endeavored to go bail for bis
sister and was not allowed to do so: and that
when he attempted to leave the station House
he was violently pushed aside by Holloway,
which amounted to an assault. On trial.
At one o'clock the Court took recess until
half.past two. 49,, .,.
up with empanelling jury. ,.z,.z
Two OF those called had formed impressions,
but could go into the Jury-Dox ana uecluS tne
case according the evidence ana Ihat aione, t,
but IL would require positive evidence 10 take
the impressions away. One was objected TO by
the counsel for the defense, ana the Otner chal"
lenged perem ptorily by the eCommohWealtn
The Jurors who were empaneIleu 10 tIy WIZ
lianns were put aside by the Common@ealtn
until the panel (out OF when Ten Jurors were
obtained) was exhausted, ana were tnen calleu
,,,1Oy1 and the remaining two secured. The jury
,ieTa uPTa than sworn by the Clerk Of the Court.
Jobn Cochran and Lewis o. cassidy, EsqS.,
counsel for the DEFENSE