The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-26
LEGAL INFELLIaENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sEssIONs-JudRe I,ud-
In the matter Of Richard Lynch sTGesteG ed and com
mitied upon charge & Of II esal voting the slegstSn
Sixth Ward Of this city the District Attorney called
ately afer his arrert he sued ouI a writ of habess
corpus and then entered bail to appear at this term
this writ, but generally, and Then walked on 20 New
YORK an ana lhen asked Ihat me writ be dismissed Pc
tlon, Lynch had viewed his right TO the habeas
MT; Brooke, representing Lynch, stated that the
VIII In the case Was made Teturnable on Saturday
day Immt diaiely after the continuance the District
lynch, and had L found, ana The man was brought to
Court for trial Then 2 motion was made by the de
wIt OF ha6ess eSrPns In the case was pending and
meantime the defendant entered bail for his appear
This ball did not the least affect his right for be-
fore q hearing could be had on the writ of hRbeas
corpus It would have to be decided whether or not
this bill was properly found; and after that the writ
would come under the the eonsideration Of the Court
motion to quash had precedence OF the writ habeaS
The Judge said he would endeavor to administer the
law firmly and impartialy, but he would not strain
not hear iho case until the writ was pTeduced
The writ could not then be found, but when IL was
under consideration and this one couse.
quently was not concluded -, o.,
Kavanaugh. the writ was dismissed. -
Scherer, who was arrested and committed on the
evening preceding the election, was continued.
and Rachel Jones VS.. The Keeper of the County
Prison was called. twill be remembered that in this
murder Of the little girl Anna B. RicharGs. VI '"0
offended the reatOrs and incurred their III will. and
they out of revenge threw q poisoned peach 10 her,
which she ate. and whlch caused her death.
The evidence of the father and mother showed that
the relators had from time to time thrown TO the
child cakes. apples. and other eatables which she
would take up and eat that on the Saturday
proach to of the REALTORS and that said, "r
the following afternoon, which Sunday, the child
was seen eating the half of peach. which appeared
white powder or flour; the mother took the peach
away from the child, but not until she had eaten
part oft and death ensued at 10 O'Clock that nj yht
Mr.. Dwight representing the Commonwealth,
stated to the Court that he could produce q chemist
body, and prove that there was strychnne In the
child's stomach; but he could produce further
Commonwealth could not show that either Of the
relaors threw that peach TO the child, that the
been connected with the DEATH and were the case to
before The petit uly he could not conscentiouRly
press for conviction on this evidence.
Messrs. L. 9 Cassidy and ]. Rich Grer, who repre-
seDted the reators hen pressed for their discharge
stating that they had already been too long cause
lessly confined upon this most infamous charge.
justify the holding of the REALTORS; and 1t being all
that could be offered against them, he would order
DISTRICT COURT mo. Judge Hare-The new
trial motion list was before the Court to-day.
stroud.-The ordinary saturday business was up.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS-JudgeP Pelrce.-
vs. COmmodore selfridee. we're again continued Tor
two weeks because 1t was proven dangerous to pro-
ing ship Potomac, where the agne is now raging.
Hamiit9ns ease was resgmsd & the United States re
trial of the In a court-martiai upon q charge
q asssEtlSa @ Mt MI valentine admitted that the court
that there decisions which established the want
of Jurisdiction in this court in such state of ciTcum
stances. The matter has not yet been concluded.