The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-17
LEGAL. INTELLIaRNcE..
THr o,roou111 Ho,r1oIDE.

COURT OF OYER AND rTERMINER-Judges
Icndant was charged with having murdered John
Murray on Christmas eve plight last at his par ROOM
was reported yesterday. Eyewitnesses to the occur
renoetestined that the deceased, young man OF
eighteen years, with five or six companions, had been
going round 70 various public housts on this night,
pes They we're received at all these places;
were treated TO drink, and went away Wishing all a
place and had made their hearty, Jolly flourish with
foeEhIy denied rs the defendant pTouced Sisoi and
The boys We're wounded at such treatment but they
lad gained the street the defendant pointed tue pistol
Tie left breast and the poor boy fingered but rev
weeks and died. Thus light he hearted, happy youth
making the gayest festival Of the year merry, was
grave. Such Was the case as made out by the Com
The defense ATTEMPTED to prove that these young
men were rlotous, ana several times refused 70 leave
s hs %hen hey had sone out the
left hand and knee against the door 70 Keep ~ shut
the sy @
young men from the outside Violently pushed the
opGf o she ea ps s @ s & CAUSING S to of nd
hs % %Ss ne % II sesS: the But %o
nesses were examined as to the occurrence and they
pistol was fred and cGHd p3tsay whetherthe shoot
imprs sssye. Counsel for the defense followed in q
In closing, the DIstricE Attorney warmed with his
SUBJECT, ana protested strongly against the low
value that some people In our time set upon human
lfe proved to the jury their plain, undoubed duty OF
cOnVicting under the testimony, and expressed an
apprehension of not dong the cause and the public
full justice when he did not press for verdict OF
murder in the first degree.
The lengthy and able charge OF the Court was de-
lVered by his Honor Judge Allison, and at7 o'clock
yeh erday evening the case was given to the Jury.
diet before night, the Court at IA O'clock adjourned
This morning the jury came into Court and rendered
q verdict OF guilty of nanslaughter. 'N3
At the request of nse for the defendant the
was polied, and each juror repeated the verdict
given in by the foreman. 'st.-. -
The Court then discharged the Jury and adjourned
r. COURT OF QUARTER SESSlOHS-Judge Brew
ster-T Bradford Dwight, Assistant District Attorney
prosecuting There being no Prison case ready for
trial this morning. though these cases not all dis
posed of yet bail cases were taken up.
The first case called was an unlucky one, occupying
the whole morning session. In It Frederick Helt
charged with assault and battery upon Louisa Weber,
Johanna Helt, with malicious mischief in breaking
the windows OF Henry Weber's house; aud Louisa
Weber with malicious mischief In breaking the WIN
COWS OF Frederick Helps house. i. N- .4
These bills OF indictment were tried together The
allegation the one side was that Mr.. Het, his wife
and ole family committed an Outrageous assault
and battery upon Mrs. Weber, because of some dirt
that thrown upon the pavement, and that Mrs.
Helt Individually broke MIR Webers windows; aud ON
the other side the allegation was reversed. and
buckle of water was added-it being that Mrs. Weber
threw dirt upon Mrs. Hets pavement, threw burket
OF water upon Mrs. Helt, and also threw O broOmstcS
l through Mrs, Helts window, On trial,