The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-29
LEGAL INTELL1aENcR.
The Contested Eleotion Casos.


COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Judgss Allison and
morning the contested election cases
Thomas b. Reeves sworn--Am clerk in the office of
the Pt,Eothonotary Of the Oo1rI Of Common Pleas;
these are the aI EstnrSs reInrns pToducsdl
BoaFa 30 Of betnrH }gdgss M Papers shown yitness
Orphans Court-Richard BattdTs. 5O'iIs; Josenh 3.
Sss john S4 BSer sSh cry 81 a f. ofwer
Thomas Reeves tecailed.E have the returns OF the
Ware; these the hourly urns, list OF votes aud
papers TeceVed Spss offered ia Sidence sTs only
Cross. examine ned.They have never been out OF the
ofthat division which had forgottsb that return Isl
is6 BaeF bsS UrwieP III; sSs Wss dled SS on cohes
1857; II was taken out of the ONCE that day to be
hous this was done without order OF the Court it
chief q Police R5ggles swern-I made search for
and brought into Court the bog of the Eighth Elec-
Crosse smined-Itwas in the custody OF the Mayor
Mr. Mann said that the law required the election
% @ u put m II b the 60T SsTs and cepy
.ba that M % have mo not been re SrpSd
being made the Court directed the box 10 be opensd
TSpnS
voters, beginning No ending at 65s the oaths
Of the and other ocers the returns of the
of PSlP Maiden Was sisSed WiIho1t the csoss5 % the
nsStans SrhsSeG 70 the efsotion @ e& ocers BY the
Mr.. Mann desired 10 call the attention of the Court
SeSs Opposite o any name Showing that Sad
o. en- V9ted nor any name added as ga yoncher Mr.
R SS S6s s % n
&c ooURT TJis @ OF oyer OYER AND TERMINER-Judges
Peirce and Ludlow; T. b. Dwight, Assistant District
This morning the trial Of James Erwin, upon the
charge of involuntary manslaughter, in causing the
death Of Caroline Winmaier. was begun
were that on the 2eth of April last In tue upper por
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fendant Tocured gun ana fired AZ 1t, ana the ball.
missing the dog, struck this lady, and caused her
The intention Of killing the deceased the defend;
result of an unlawful shooting, which made occur
DR., Edwin Heilier sworn--I was called to see Mrs.
Of Xp1 2Sih az No iSS Front street. she was lyinE
IN an unconscious state from the shock Of the wounds
sn inch from the left angle Of the hip bonei az
dead; assisted Dr. shAp elgh In making post NOR
tenn examination of her bodyi she died from internal
WoSs dssSS Il
Jacob wIttmaIer sworn--Caroline wittmaIer was
my Te waS s she Lost neT s Was %
alley in which this shooting took place has name;
from This alley into the yard; saw my wife when she
was shot she was standing i9 the gAte she had an
IN the alley; U I went 1' ia and saw Mrs. Mr..
TS Oopt snOO and before Ss turned PnS GOuS SS
and e a ss AVA wss II RS y5d ANA 5 % gss S hq
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sS there ire was Ss The gate 5sswesn my Nile and
the ball passed through the gate about foot from the
Dr. Sbapleigh sworn--Corroborated the testimony
or Dr. Heller: ne stated that ne ssw the me groove
| LEI bad run along the plank, struck a knot and
Francis ]. Ward sworn-l was present when Mrs,
Went out to my front door; saw MT Erwin ana an.
other win standing the curb in front OF
just saw the 9moke going up from the gun MT;
saw Mrs witmaief down, and Mi, witlrnaler leaning
over she in the Of this little alley gate
boards; the bullet made groove In the fioor struck
knot, and glanced upwards, and that Is the only way
nom where Erwin stood. one could see MIS-, VIII
maier leaning over the gate. . u -.
Erwin shoot up the alley; did not see up she alley:
before MI Erwin shoe heard the cry mad dog
John Reed sworn-That morning some one came
] to where was working. and said there WAS mad
| alley; MIR. Erwin then came oyer with gun; the
dog started 70 run out OF the alley. and Mr. Erwin
S s4uc S be se aeor & near &
dog; the gate on the same side OF the curb that
meDt At ne centre Of the sey' and then glanced OF
| In an angle and struck the gate
MI Dwight stated 20 the jury that Il was lawful to
| Kill mad dog; and this man was sxcusabe Ia firing
dos Nv WAS or WAS not mad But a man must in such
cases use his weapon with care and skill He thought
man had used reasonable skill Therefore according
70 bis views he hsd done swigI aeI i'm IN a. sw1I ,CIId
hand the bill TO the jury and ask them 70 return
TSe court ot ala Sustain this upright View ana in
srncted the Jury that the dsienaant az tae was
the Indictment charged Involuntary manslaughIer, 1t
was only excusable homlcldei and; therefore, the
been