The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-25
LEGAL INTELL1GENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sESSIoNS-Judse Peirce.-
John Gardener was conyiG5ed Of charge of assault
was that he purposely collided with Mr.. Bondeneler
Twenty.second, and afterwards Str uck him o. ~
John Mccain was charged with assault aud bat
sheris deputies te3titd that on the 9Th OF July last
G S to he COX She
plaintiff the writ TO the defendants place to point
the pianif pointed out the mare and he, the deputy
f3E the E5 staGf With m ns b as
III e de endant saw him he rushed at him; he pro-
Gha he e"S was an officer Of the law but 10 had no
effect for the defendant directed yoent blow at his
The defendant was charged with assault and ba-
5e5s 6s IpeRee epSR nee Was the same the toTeeong
defense ALLEGED that the the dePaS Sps sss seR
ana that they did aporise him of the fact that
ney heG uty TgS to % do FS Stable having
been burned but short time before this, he had
entering in .he premises; and seeing two men at his
stable not knowing who they were tmnH,9g oed Gney
ran towards them and drove hem maway with Ii whip,
Some of the Witnesses called by the defense testified
in support of this allegation and some dldnt YER
dict guilty
ANOTHER MILITARY sQUABBLE.
Affidavit was made to the Court this morning ofthe
service of writ of habeas corpus upon C3mm0G9Ce re
selridge, commanding him to produge tae % DUuy & Ul
sresstsnt an Tinted States District Attorney Valentine
dore Serdee to read his return to the writ and then
haS been eguay eneG IN the naval
the United States and that under recent declsi0n
the Secretary of the Navy be compelled TO re-
fuse to comply viii the writ and that this was merely eG
the eXIecGSn OF h SSa to S honora5e
! court William L. Hirst, Jr., who appeared that lyt
though thIe was denial Of all disrespect to TINS TINS
Court in the return, yet that document Itself cleag
that the Commodore was forbidden by me S
! n order
the question Of jurisdiction should be SO ueotTn tnTn
re- Read H was Su at @ refusal to obey the wE[ and
forever and under all circumstances Wn'S why an
attachment should not issue for the Commodore % nhs
Court and slii the military auThoriies would con, on
tnne to resist It's command The seeresfy e1ayyed the
part Of s yTsnE an{t and rutSn uGnnrt Without
doubt he had commanded the Commodore OF Of the ne
Navy YARD to prevent service and o6eaenSs IN the
navy and he understood. the house OF IN tne carry this
command into excon ny uoSS Now ndes the
Court nsued and II It's dignity was 10 Py and respect
70 r be Sc secured for honor and ntegTh it, Therefore
he asked that an attachment issue TO bring ln Oo-i
Mr Vsientine replied that he could assure sGe
Court that Commodore Serldge was ~ Sstaad o. If re-
nate and to him. painful position; ana to the
Court he rather deserved sympathy He ne
thought himself bound obey the o9m@9nSs Se trans RI m
superior officer. But these matters snou'O
There was grave aud important queston ypits OF
all this, namely whether the right OF ls Y
habees corpus for persons in the SERVES 10 ne
cusVely 10 the United States Couis5 s5nrts ALSO and
this question should be speedily decio az this He
prevent such unpleasant occurrence ~ rule re-
therefore hoped the Court WOulu sLtthSS, attach.
turnable Saturday, to show cause VIZ VIZ rnodore
ment should bring IN the et modore
The Judge said he felt satis1eo Infense to this
Coz ri; and II is and has always Dec
this Court TO act deliberately uPG uPtT 9o he heard, he
and to give all parties OppOrluhltS for Nv Er Val
would grant such rule was askeu ioA ~ ~
entine. -. ooncIuded the
This matter being for the present o9no'uoeu' ''''
ordinary business OF the was res9nle of tho
Ann DOugherty conVlcttd " "a ~ Gat.iron The
larceny of pair of shears, kete anu ~ nj
goods were recovered on the eIsoh Vi 'A0
, and Identified by the owners N n charge Of
George ID Dngerdocker pleaasu, - Iii1 The prosecu
assault and battery with intent 10 XIII me torme
tor and defendant Wee playing caIGs 10 oassed be
accused the latter Of che itng. ~ defen dant
tween them and the prosecutor struo ~ ~ ,1Snseento
| who then drew a knite and staoDeu 'no P
: | seven times -. A.. n on ar0e Of assault
and battery upon George a. lhVinaP ViaP coas and L
ordered to pay a fine OF $50 ana the ba ,neace
enter security In the or 5000 70 keSp
Michael Sharp was charged with the aanca 9f In
hawser valued at $40. There was no Ntteeshi6sd tina
| larceny of toe hawser but witnesses 9ssns " er
other ropes that had been stolen from me i nv sfen
= found In the hold OF a canal boat IN "hi'A VIZ
dant arrested. tha river oil
: The defendant stated that he was on t the s0 mi
the night OF August 10 and had gone hslsS p.aat n
found pile OF ropes there, which he khe" "osnin nosii
t about and which he didn't touch. In lhe m ~
parties came board the boat and ad the oPSs os
l0Dged 70 IhemS ana That they would hhfV !" "'AF'