The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-11
LEGAL INTELLIGENcE.
Court OF Quarter sessions-Judge Br

Court OF Quarter SessiOns-Judge Brew
ster-In the case OF the Commonwealth vs.
McCann, Currey, Conway, aud Toner, charged
with assault and battery upon Onicer Con-
way, tried and reported yesterday, the jury,
after remaining out all night, this morning re-
turned toethe Court what they supposed to be
a sealed verdict. But upon being told that their
verdict was not IN proper form, and that 1t was
susceptible of different and contrary interpre.
tations, they retired to correct it. After having
sealed the verdict last night the jury sep trated,
and this morning they met to reconsider anu
reframe 1t. 1t is question now whether
the Court can enter judgmt mt upon
Hict OF guilty, were such verdict to be re-
Henry, alias dutch" Ahern was charged with
the larceny, from the person of Cossuth Willtz,
of $1,000, the property of j. Ridgway. Willtz
testified that he had been in the employ of Mr..
Rdgway. whose place OF business is at No. 81
went to the Union National Bank and drew
$4,000 tor Mr.. Ridgway; he put the money in his
inside breast pocket, and started to his place of
At Church alley he met some men going In an
opposite direction; these men passed him; one
Of them brushed against him, and he missed
$1,000 of the money he had. A gentleman named
Henry, who was standing by, told him that
the defendant, who was standing across the
street, was the man who had stolen his
money. He went over, and gentleman
named Hunter came up; he accused the defend
ant OF having his money, and the defendant
answered that some one had his watch; Mr.
Hunter then caught him, the defendant by the
collar and gave him such a round shaking that
he as Obliged TO put his hand into his bosom
and drop $1,000.
The bill OF Indictment was found at the June
term, 1866, but the defendant fled from the
State, and was not caught until very lately
and, as the District Attorney said, THE nsh
must always be caught before 1t is cooked" this
fish, after considerable swimming around, has
been caught and well cooked. Verdict guilty;
Adam Hill was convicted of charge OF the
larceny OF bride and bit belonging to John
w. Stetzle.
Henry B. Swain and John Crayton, were
charged with the larceny OF ofmeerschaum pipes,
valued at Sll7OO the property ofLouis z. Grim
The store, No. 33l Arch street, was entered last
Saturday night. The Detectives received infor-
nation of the affair and upon nearing that
Crayton had been giving cigars away and show
ing a number OF new pipes TO his friends, they
arrested him. He acknowledged that he had
entered the place aud stolen the goods. But IL
was also found out that these two boys had
been selling these pipes at very low prices
several of them were recovered from the pur-
chasers who testified that Swain was in COM
pany with Crayton, wheh Ihe pipes We're sold.
Swain was arrested, anu one or the pipes was
found upOn him.
The detectives recovered twenty. three pipes
and ten cigar-holders,
Swarm of receiving goods knowing them to
have been stolen.
District COurt-Judge sharswood. d.-Comey
VS., Biles. An action To recover for the use and
occupation of a mouse. Defense, payment. On
District COurt-Judge Stroud George Hill
VS.. William X, Hopkin. An action 10 recover
for work ana material as mas n, done on
restaurant at Ninth and Chestnut streets.
Defense that defendant was merely carpen-
ter and colaborer with plaintiff, and that the
proprietor OF the restaurant, and not he, is
Responsible Tor the payment OF plaintln's bills.
on trial.
The Washington Building and Saving Fund
Assoc iation, No. 2, VS.. John Hulseman. Before
repor ed, Verdict for plaintiff, S22227S. Remak
for Pl Ainti1; Hyer and Archer f0E detendAnt