The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-19
Burns for twelve or thirteen years his roputa-

Burns for twelve or thirteen years; his reputa-
tun for order is good.
Hebecca Cunningham sworn-i went out 70
out with Jennie Arnold, and was with her most
OF the afternoons; l saw the commencement OF
the disturbance; first, there was young man
came up. and insulted. Jennie Arnold; ne
knocked her down twice; had not seen the
young man before that day; Jennie Arnold and
Murphey; was with her when she washed the
blood OH OF ms face at the pump.
Cross. .eXamlned-I heard no one scream out
about a knife.
John Denney, sworn.-was at Girard Park on
the sixteenth day of July; was standing on
table; SAY a man and woman wrangling down
the road; went down and saw short man, in
his shirt sleeves, beating Murphey; q crowd had
soon assembled, and they made a rush for the
fight; Creigh remarked he Murphy came from
spunky family; Richardson walked up to
threatened Swift "if he didn't keep quiet he
would smash his MOUTH" Richardson
turned around then, and made kick
at Burns, but his foot struck against
the tree the whole crowd then
up and went to the fence, and tumbled over
don't know where Murphey was when the
crowd were beating Burns; he had been taken
any difficulty or strike any one that day:
] didn't see Burns have the knife; If he
had one he could not have used it, was on
the fence, and could look over the heads of the
people and see all that was going on.
Cross-examined-I did not see Burns until
manhad clinched twice before it was formed.
After listening to some further evidence the
jury, without retiring from the box. rendered a
verdict of not guilty. On the announcement OF
which, the crowd assembled applauded, but it
was promptly stopped by Judge Ludlow giving
orders to arrest all persons indulging in ap-
plause in the Court Room.
The Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Supreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward,
and Judges Thompson, Strong, and Agnew.-
The following cases were argued
Justin's Appeal. Weiand VS.. Roinig.
M
The Equity argument list was called to-day.
Court of Quarter SessiOns-Judge Brew
ster'-The Court was not well attended this
morning, and when the bills were called but
few parties answered.
Theo. We'll plead guilty to a charge OF assault
and battery upon little boy named William
Lindig. The mother had sent the child to a
grocery, and a woman saw Well go to the gro
Gerry and strike him. II was very rough blow
for man to give little boy, for il left q spot
on his cheek for n week. Mr. We'll stated that
this little boy had been fighting his children,
and this day little Lindg had struck his child,
and he took it upon himself to correct him.
But he admitted that it was an imprudence in
him, and that he struck the child harder than
he should have done. He was ordered to pay a
fine of $40 and costs.
Lewis Ladner was acquitted of charge OF
assault and battery. Ladner keeps a saloon up
| Third street, and it seems that he one night
! put out disorderly man. This man prosecuted
| Iadner, had him bound over, but never
! attended Court. Hence the bill was submitted
| without evidence.
! William Roston, colored, was charged will
conspiracy with another to obtain money unde
false pretenses. He went into Hanos clothing
store, at Tenth and Market streets, saying tha
! he wished to get u suit of clothes. He repre-
sented that he was a seaman and had received
a check for 800 from the Captain of the Tona
wanda, to be drawn on William M'Guire, c
Front street. He offered this check to the sales
man in Hano's store, and upon doubts ben
expressed about IL, he agreed to let the salesma
keep it over night to see If it was all right. II
called upon him the next day and got tn
clothes and S25 in money for in the meantim
the salesman had gone with Roston t
McGuire's place in Trout street; had seen ma
who personated Mcguire, who gave RoS
ton check for one hundred dollars on tn
First National Bank. When Hano went to tn
bank to have the check cashed, he tod b.
the officers that no such person as Georg
Mcclure, whose signature was on the check
had an account there, and that the check wa
utterly worthless. When he was arrested,
| book containing number of such checks wa
upon the prisoner. 1t was alleged that Bryan
alias Mcguire. wrote the check, and in this tn
conspiracy consisted. Bryan could not b.
found, and his bail was forfeited, and the cas-
tried without him.
The defense was that this defendant haC
really been seaman and that his Captain
| had given HIM order for 5000 on Georg
| MGuire, a shipping master. That he was him
! self duped by MGuire's clerk, who gave him TO
! the orders these bogus checks on the bank. He
| showed plainly that he had no intention o
| doing dishonest act, since he gave the orde
| to the gentleman in the clothing store, anC
gave him plenty of time to inquire into th
John Rusk was charged with the larceny O
I nails valued at SO, tue property of Clarl
Merchan. The evidence was that the defend
ant, little boy, had broken open a keg o
nails. and was engaged in putting nails into
sailors hat when he was first seen by the prose
cutor. He ran away when he saw he was de
| tected.
The defense was as to the identity of the de
! fendant. Verdict, not guilty.
The Judge gave the boy wholesome advice q
to keeping company with bad boys, and dis
! charged him.