The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-19
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sEssIoNs-Judge Brew
ster.IThe Courtroom was crowded to excess this
pearsnces the business Of the heated season"-so
Increasing At the beginning of the term i as pro-
posed TO try nothing but prison cases. In order to
now being taken up by bail cases, and of them
Ivan Bealer pleaded guilty TO charge Of as sAuit
and battery, with intert to kill his wife. This was
week in which the prisoner stabbed his wife severely
In the face, and was prevented from numbering her
by the intervention or young man who was present
In a habeas corpus for the discharge Of minor
q writ was Issued TO Captain A, NJ. Brown, command
declined TO obey the writ saying that he was eom
m9n6ed PE superior IoI officer to do So Hence. on
the Captain this morning Upon his appearance In
had bee done on Saturday and also that his return
TO the writ was insufficient He then ask ed If he
under the orders o. his superior ofioer he did The
ge ssd Ms Ty a sen IN @ o lie me sc
States did not exempt him from obedience u the
stlI citizen for his refusal to obey process o;
the law and persstency in that refusal he there
The Captain asked time to consult the District
Attorney OF the United States, which was granted.
Upon returning to Court he expressed his willing
ness TO obey the writ and upon application of counsel
should be made. The return was Immediately made
gosep DALI JT Enlisted n q The sns nsSsss gpo6
sentaton of being tweutyone years Of age: and that
city by order Of the Secretary Of Ws that from shs
day OF mis- enlistment, early In July, TO
day the relator has detained by the respondent
by order Of his superior @ officer MaloEGeneral D. B.
sIhe case was then continued until this morning.
Susan McKeever was charged with assault aud bat
terry upon Mary Stevenson. The testimony of Mrs
mouth with her fist, and that she threw a brl K a
Mrs. McKeever. Verdict not guilty, but Mrs Steven.
Mrs Stevenson was then tried upon charge Of
mony on this side Of case was that MIS-
struck Jhe Rr9seeTtr1 ecu w Ia orGk Without proyooa.
Thomas Bruner pleaded guilty to a charge of sell.
ing liquor on Sunday. officer Krant tesGided that
about nine O'Clock on the evening OF sunday July 2s,
streetopen, and saw persons In there drinking liquor
all around him were doing business on sunday ana
that being under heavy rent, he was bound to keep
that he saw the defendants place open that sun
There were some mitigating circumstances in this
case and the defendant faithfully promised to OBJ
serve the law In future. The Judge Imposed iSne or
Henry Becker, convicted of a charge of keeping his
drinking saloon No 53S Chestnut street open on Sun.
days before reported was on the two bills fined $40
each, and In default OF payment, To County Prison
Mary Moran was acquitted of the charge of mali
prosecutrx did not appear aud the bill was submitted
John Robbins was acquitted of charge of assault
and battery. The prosecutor did not appear aud the
Mrs Hughes was acquitted OF a charge OF assault
and battery upon her husband. Patrick Hughes. The
prosecutor In this case was not In attendance aud
District Attorney expressed his belief that Patrick
was crazy because MS vile without
cause. and submitted.th bill without evidence
George Lukens was acquitted OF charge of the lar
ceny of a silver watch, valued at $40 belonging to
Samuel Mills The prosecutor not attending the bill
submitted without evidence.
Thomas Martin convicted of a charge or the
larceny OF q bride saddle and pair Of martin
Who was In Mt stinsons employ was see 10 ssss
these articles from the stable one night.
John Robinson was convicted of charge OF assault
and battery upon Annie Gilmore Mrs. Gilmore testi-
fed that the defendant came into her house one day
very drunk, and committed a brutal attack upon her
Robert Hill was acquitted of a charge of assault
bill was submitted without evidence.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-JudgO
CRdwalader.-The August term OF this court began
this morning There are some eighty three informa
tions in whisky TO be disposed Of and thirty
nine or forty criminal returns have been made
though how many Indictments there will be cannot
yet be told. John OJames, ESQ, appointed fore
man OF the Grand Jury Without taking up any
business the court discharged with petit jurors until
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, and adjourned
until that time.