The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-10

IS James Martin, residing at NO sO7 Noble street.
Challenged 6y the oommonwe 49,. -,,.,.
S :. & ~ sao ~ pe nau reno sne d
that Impression still remained. He had not formed
and Thought he could decide The case aceordIqg @
the evidence Challenged for cause but notsustansd
Samuel Forth, residing At No. 900 North Thirteenth
This compietsd the twelve jurors and they we're
Mr.. Dwight then said:-with permi isson OF the
Court hold In my hand the bill which is now sub,
atten lion 70 lis contents because We can better asce:
tain the charge which We are % examine by under.
bring forward Witnesses who WIN support lt
ing Mr. Meeser WITH libel. ana the SrSIce pSblishsd
That was he sI libel Witch the Commonwealth com
plains Of in the case. NoIhng 90 belOus and scan.
daous had ever been published before ia the city Of
clIzen but public oiHcsr, whose duty 8 20 gnSrd
them Witnesses would be called upon the stand who
son that s meant in The article Is William b Mann
bs would prove that bs T 10 anog
The s5aminStIon Of witnesses was then com.
Michael Byrne svorn-ResIde No; 81 MagaOlla
SSIg6bt t y g the ESS 81 the SSdg % %15re s5 at
ined edo Got It about ten minutes before IL
Meeser In the office at the time; was requested TO
Re-examined-T bought the paper on the "a OF De-
Charles c. Wilson sworn--Know where the onice OF
tbs TBS SSgg %eE M o s snd n Shs nSsneFS part Of
Re wife the %dSV % Mercury IN S the caPeoS @
advertislns aRent cannot say OF my own knowledge
curry; have known him for fifteen years should
judge he was printer have seen him at work In the
flee of the Sunday Mercury the clerk pays the hands,
paper handed 70 witness II is copy Of the sun
who the N r. Meeser printed in the corner is.
Q: Have you any doubt as to who It is? Objected to-
Witness:-T have seen Mr.. Meeser working in the
paper but cannot tell whether II Is the same; as a
general thing the great public would suppose It
pIoyed me; Ihe gentleman who is in co Irt,
Char es Grattin sworn-know the defendant; he 70
of6ce have seen Charles Wilson there: "a paper
y hs % meessr hS Mr. SeY G not Hs & so
publisher ofthe Sunday Mercury there is another
local EDITOR the cashier paid me; Mr.. Meeser enl
John W. Frazier sworn-Am Assessor of the First
Districts know where the office OF the sunday Mercury
Of William Meeser & Co.
General a, /. Magilton sworn-Am employed IN the
ONCE Collector Internal Revenue OF the First
District the tax is paid In the name OF William Nee
examined Meeser never paid me the tax;
den know Of my own who pays .he taxi &
Messy these are the records or the Court of common
ber 4 1885, the second time November s. 1862 the third
time November g. 1865.
Philadelphia Bar and have been for about twenty two
Of the city ana o
pnia; have known him for fully twenty five years:
read the article; In Court while the aricte
being read; hadn't the remOtest doubt in my mind
but that Il refers d to William B. Mann.
Cross xamined-Read 1t on Sunday evening,
week ago; did not find the name of William b. Mann
in the aTticle have seen the name written In my
Office in German characters, Bnlman.
SUPREME COURT AT N1sI PR1Us-Judge shars-
wood.-Beddar Robertson vs. Bracken: An An
plaintiff S32 e7S56 f. B. Gowen for plaintiffs. q.
NJ Dallas Tor defendant.
The Mahanoy and Broad Mountain Railroad Com
pany Thomas Richards and Howell Fisher, CO.
partners as Richards q Fisher. An action for
damages for alleged breach of contract. The de-
claraIlon painIns set forth that In March, 1864
they contracted with defendants TO build branch
of their rOad Into the coal breaker of coery at
Wolf Creek, Schuylkill county, so that their coal
could be transferred to the main line: and further
agreed TO transfer the defendants coal and the de-
PENDANTS the other hand agreed and promised TO
nay the plainti1s much the construction OF the
branch would cost, liberal price for the carrying of
oy plaintiffs in fulfilling this agreement the plain
tihs performed faithfully all the specifications OF
their contracts; and the deiendanls. though the
money due In January, 1865, have not paid any
part OF the money they promised to pay; and the
pAintifs claim damages In 00O1. On trial. J. II
Gamen for pantits g. J.. Craw ford for defendants.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Judge
mate Of the ship Joseph Fish, In this case the de-
fendaDt charged with cruelty and wantony beat
ing Uriab NJ. Wederman, seaman OF the same ship
in The high within the maritime Jurisdiction Of
this Court The evidence OF Weidern an and several
fellow seanen That The defendant had repeatedly
withC any provOcatiOn cruelty and brutAlly beaten
Weld dsrman while the ship was at sea- On trial.