The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-18

lHE NhEAT DNOW STORM OF SATURDAY AND
bUNDAY.-AbOuJ o'clock on Saturday morning
snow began to tall and continued to do so until
| 10 O'Clock at night, when il abated. The wind
was high from the northeast and it was almost
impossible to make much hcadway facing the
storm. The steam cars on all the lines we're
behind times In their arrival in the City. The
street cars made their trips as usual until about
10 o'clock in the morning, when four horses
were put on instead OF two. BY noon this addi-
uonal power had tailed to make much headWay.
At an early hour In the evening most of the
lines had found IL so difficult to make headway
that they ceased running entirely. The Fnth
and Sixth, however, was an exception, and
with six horses, TO the great accommodation OF
the public, continued till late hour to make
regular trips.
At intervals throughout the night slight falls
OF rain occurred, unul between and O'Clock
yesterday morning. The wind Veered TO the
southwest, became colder, aud for several
hours after daybreak the white flakes came
down thick and fast. II was a beautiful fail of
snow. The wind lulled for time, and the flakes
came down vertically.
Yesterday the Passenger Railroad Companies
had their snOw-ploughs out removing the OBJ
stTuctions, and in places where the sun could
strike the track the snow disappeared rapidly.
During the most violent part OF the snow
storm on Saturday afternoon myrlads of crows
showed an evident desire to effect lodgment
among the lealess 81 ow.clad trees of Washing
ton and Independence Squares They made
several immense circular movements, prepara.
tory TO swooping down upon the trees, but
finally left in au easterly direction. This morn
ing the snow was packed hard uoon the rail
road tracks and until the sun melted 1t the cars
had hard time to keep on the track.
Conclusion OF THE WILLIAMS HOMICIDE CASE,
AND THE VERDICT.-0u Saturday afternoon, after
Mr.. Worrells address, the District Attorney
made a very able address in behalf Of the Com
monwealth.
His Honor Judge Ludlow then gave the
charge of the Court. He spoke of the respon-
siblllty that rested upon the Court and Jury
and the two distinct functions of each. Then
of the different grades of the crime of murder,
and what elements we're necessary; of the dit
feTent kinds Of evidence, direct and cirCum-
stantIal.
As this case was founded upon circumstantial
evidence, he spoke principally of that kind.
''There are certain rules by which we may test
the accuracy and reliability OF Circumstantial
evidence. And, first, each fact in the chain of
evidence ought 10 be distinctly proved by dis
tinCt, independent, and competent testimony.
Second. Each should be consistent with the
other and with the main facts sought to be
established.
Third. The differences to be drawn should be
natural and'Teasonable, and TO moral certainty
certain: to establish a probability is not sutIi-
cient; the result of our investigation must be
reasonable and morally certain. Fourth. The
hypothesis or theory OF guilt must be such as to
exclude every reasonable and fair hypothesis or
theory of innocence.
The Judge then torcibly and very ably charged
the jury upon the subject Of doubt, explain
ing what the law recognized as such, and saying
that if that existed the controversy was settled
in favor OF the prisoner.
AT 81 o'clock the case was given to the jury,
and at 59 o'clock they rendered verdict of
guilty OF murder in the first degree"
STATIsT1Cs-THE GAS WoRKs.-During 1866
there were 10 625 applications for gas; Sl74
removals and discontInuances; 33, ,226 private,
and 1919 street lights added, making total Of
600, ,996 private lights, and 1896 in the streets.
During the same period 90, 945 feet of mains were
laid in the streets, making a grand total Of
1866 6l2 feet, or over 4S6 miles, now belonging
TO the Trust. The following shows the size of
the pipe in use:-6592 feet of l4-inch; 237, 1852
do, Pinch; 1,l20,l l04 do, 3inch; 766,Ss2 do,
20, l03 do, l0-inch; 43,ll7 do, l2-nch; 24,6O7
do. 16-nch; l8 do, lS-inCh and 24,S06 do,
2O-inch. The 53,945 feet laid in 1866 cost the
Trust S72, ,562'99, OF which amount $l5, 17S45 was
for labor and $40, s24's7 for main pipe.
DRUGGED AND RoBBED.-On Saturday even
ing, a colored man named John Harris, belong
ing to Bucks county, was enticed into den at
Sixth and Lombard streets, kept by Perry Phil
lips, also colored, and while there he AYERS that
| he was drugeed and then robbed of his pocket
! book, containing Sl15. He related the occur
! renee to Officer Leadbeater, of the Third Dis
! triCt Police, who went into the place and ar
| rested the proprietor and two colored women,
! who gave the names of Susan Brauson and
! Lydia Phillips. They were brought up before
/ Alderman Beitler yesterday morning, ana were
! committed III default of $500 bail each to answer
at court the charge of larceny.
| BUSINESS AT THE HAY MARKET.-During the
week 432 loads of hay and 6S of straw were
! weighed and sold at the Farmers Hay Market
North Seventh street. Notwithstanding the
unfavOrabe weather, the supply was an average
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