The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-24
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

DISTRICT COURT-Judge Sharswood-Atw
VS.. Penney. An action Jon a book account. Verdict
tor plaintiff s7 81 aud ior the defendant, on the plea
Potts & snyder The Feeder Dam Coal Company:
An action recover the balance ofs6SOO. to be paid
for the manufacture of coal-breaker. The defense
contract, the agreement being that the IN machine &c @
being realyto break only twenty-five car loads per
DisTRICT CoURT-Judge Hare-Catharine Wan
ner vs. The GiTaTd College and Ridge Avenue Passea
for the loss Of plalntiHs son who was run over AZ az
fendants cars, and died in consequence. II was
alleged that the boy attempted to cross as two cars
were passing, and was prevented from seeing one 3y
the other he passed one and got on the other taGK
was unable TO get away, and was knocked down and
run over; oyer on on trial tria,l,,,o,, Drz,c 1,d,,o 1,d,ou -
Henry NJ. Watts VS.. James Hunter landlord and
tenant to recover possession Of premises
COURT OF QUARTER sEssIoNs-Ju Brew
aa ana bsery p6n ee0 William
also to charge of GesGIng prlsoneT he gGeT aS
Wood streets, and when he was taking ms prisoner q
several blows, He was soon followed by others aud
the whole party gave the officer pretty severe beat
the bad character of The prisoner.
Mary Vanse plead guilty to charge ers St Sssaq bs
two women one day had some words about some table
Not water upon Mrs. Brtten. scaldng her badly.
Aachariah r. IheTegoo9 coloTed Plead guilty 70 3o9
been in the habit Of going to certain house 70 get get
a
were missed by the lady OF the house. Several weeks
ago he called at the house the usual day and asked
and the money were given him. and he went his way; M
The next morning the lady was surprised py y,9 tag
! washwom an, who came bright and early and asked
Thomas Hughes and Thomas Crawford, consta-
BILE, were charged in bills with assault and bat
5sgy upon each other The constable esed m M Ia2 a
he SAID" H@ughes @ 81, I've a warrant for YOU R ana
resisted with such violence that it amounted to an
as auit and battery upon his constableshp finding
! nprE
MS MS import important duty GTGyi he caught Hughes by
he lying unwell, struck him the head with
blackjack dragged III across the room, and admin
alter which he took him efore an Alderman wthogt
him he had warrant, he told him TO produce it, so
| that II could be seem
the authority by which another enters his house, and
especially on such mission as an arrest: But this
| seems to have been an alwise ana self-important
officer OF the peace he refused 70 show his warrant
blows above mentioned. After lhey had arrived at
the Aldermans office, that officer bound Hughes
this constable merely upon the bare statement not
These were the statements of the two sides OF the
case. The scene of action is laid in the Nineteenth
MT Mann for the Commonwealth arg1ed that the e
arrest such persons as il directs; and for the proec
non Oh such constable, and the more easy perform
tbg tbg 20 be used when they become necessary; and ID
| ths case the o1icer did no than the law per
nm 10 do In order to enforce obedience TO us
,;A Mr. Brooks, who appeared for Hughes, contra.
and vI ar MT Manns law as he applied it TO this case
Igueu 10 the jury II ever there highh handed
Outuiage committed by officer under cover of the
1anOgy asn entrusted 20 him by the community. this
| NS * ohe DSlor0 them one And In the course
EI 'S 'nS Behueman's argument the following remarks
/ ,r.vIeoonaassatuCe - were made, which, though very
nppieaSsSant II may be feared &c ome decree true
l That all the aldermen In thi sith tha eycep
| ton or very few should appea s Corst ,s 90 de
eb % ana not as officials; o came as 10 con
stnuies VIII the exception OF one or two who arr
now tolieerlng on the verge of the grave AM havt
| years. VI iorty OF nv!
In the answer OF the District Attorney be
the Judge 70 charge the jury that the be Wa
So 10 snow his warrant when required by
man Issued 10 the conItabe the WarTant M "a M
such an action, and this the proecnpO W ~ % t cou
trial, 'NN' WIN H. "