The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Hosen Case.

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The HOsen Case,
COURT OF QUARTER sEssIoNs-Judge Brew
forgery ne case OF w. M. D. A. Hosea charged with
as sery & was hxed for this morning The Court Room
cats Ss crowded to hear the details of this interesting
The prisoner was arraigned and plead guilty To
of os ct indetment-one Of forging s6SO6 and the
natl 'O''V' Oh the First National Bank OF Cncin-
.ed4p Hoyer testified that he received the one for
about the other; Hosea said he had been IN the
sbowng SSscn mad received letters from him deters
next Sas; MoTGa had LEFT the city then VIC
am about $500 ont ot nIoeSeyed $780, In gold, back
s,56d SShp Dnees testified that he received draft for
$1,000 but paid no attention to it Iaerwards saw him
handed the draft and bandPeSe Sim again & ne
watch Wills traH ei,iny err ne asked me TO his
from Detective Bennet the note is IN the custody of
Detective BENJAMIN Levy testified he found some
papeIs pp CaTos etG IN Hoseas possessions; one of the
9 sAIus , h"o Oh L. NJ Hosea, Lieutenant Colonel u.
Il M Hosea Ghe origneD testified he was connected
known in that city as William WInton Hosaai gsea & rs
him until yesterday; have had bills preSentad saw @
articles never purchased; don't know when be ars
count in the First National Bank IknOw Of NO ot6er S
H. M, Hosea connected with the army, i
Mr. Gartley testified that he saw him I'm the r,or,h
OF m ,Septemoer or october last year; knew him as
a clerk in the First National Bank of Ctnonnat,
1estihed-There was no account kept there by L. NJ
L. NJ Hosea recalled-The signature to the drafts
90 m, MT Cassidy pleaded the extreme youth of Hosea
saying he was only tweuty-one years of age and he
Mr. Mann said his youth was the only thing that
would entitle him to mercy but he was guilty Of false
ought to be punished for it. The worst part Of the
case was his assuming the name and uniform Of a
him. anu passing himself OH Ior
that had been submitted by both sides f'O''Su all
T5e prisoner was directed to stand up Judge
Which yo1 have plead guilty you aresentenced to pay
an imprisonment in separate and solitary confne-
Inent ~ the Eastern Penitentiary for two years
are to pay fine of ST. the costs Of Prosecution and
undergo an Imprisonment in separate and solitary
years; commencing upon the expiration of the term
OF PHI NO 6S and that you stand committed until this
Thomas MCGOWAN was convicted of the charge of
girl six years old named Jane Mcknight The con-
lction was from the evidence of the prisoners state
was one OF the most heinous repulsve cases ever
lnolshlng He was sentenced to pay fine of ST. and
undergo an Imprisonment of two years in the County
Frank Laughln charged with the larceny of
boots valued at S5l The allegation upon the part of
part of January the defendant went to shoe store
and looked al several pairs that seemed to suit MIN
very Well He did not purchase just then, but. saying
the following day he went to the same store broke
the window entered and ran away with several pairs
were missed and were found upon the prisoner when
stolen three weeks before the arrest
The defense alleged that there was mistake as tC
the prosecutor claimed as his LaughIln had had lon:
before the larceny is said to have been committed
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Cad
oda and the nroEs Who Wers @aS not ST sT
the case were discharged until Tuesday next
thomas Nichols, Of the state of New York, VS.. the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co, doing business il
York Pa. This is an action to recover the amount o
furniture at Franklin Venango county, Pa The
$1,000 and the policy took risk from October 1865 &c
the Let of February 1865 and the damage said TO have
been sustained amounted to qPwards OF 5000 The
Due notice Of the loss was given to the
Was effected. and by him sent to the Company:
and this agent testified that the President
With his Blanks Few Weeks after the notice had BEEN
hs S in TO as shOT & hSt @ @
PENDANTS, which the defense deny. The amount
dey aS Sg the the neres hereOn %ay 49,
when the insurance fell due. ,u -.
that he was the owner Of the premises when he aP;
piled for insurance; and there was mortgage Of $1,000
Worth $4,000 as inr ured worth more than $1,000
pian ownea nOthns @ Pus ad Do
in the premises before he leased them. 49,,
fifteen days thereafter. whereas the policy required
immediate written notice This neglect Is M therefore
4. The plaintiff insured the building as hotel put
used 1t as dsrepuaole mouse when inGPesse3 tne ne
trial. Bddle and Sellers for PLAINTIFF Wharton and
Martin for defendants.
DISTRICT COURT-Judge Sharswood.-Osborn
Conrad VS. Lewis r.. Brooma Before reported.
Verdict for plaintiff, S45Sl'60.
Ella Maloney, by her next friend, John Maloney,
VS.. the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company An
action to recover damages for injury sustained
by plaintiff through alleged negligence of defend
ants.
The allegation was that the plaintiff little child,
being led across American street by LADY, Wnen
reaching the track the lady struck by an engine
belonging to defendants, receiving such as
cause her death. and running over the right arm I U
plaintiff injuring IL badly that II had 10 De anpu
lated little below the shoulder, street car at the
time standing In such position as 70
obstruct the plaintiffs view Of American street,
and the engine was moving at rapid rate,
the fireman and IengIneer looking 6ehinG tI theLn
instead of In front, neither giving warning by oOW-
ing the whistle ringing the bell. The defense was
q general deuial OF the allegation of negligence, say
ing that the accident the result of rashneS upon
part of the woman who had the plaintiff In charge