The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-17
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sESSIoNS-Judge Brew
ster-Henry Becker was tried upon charge of keep
several of these cases have during the week been
well acquainted with the nature Of this charge The
bills OF Indictment charge merely the keeping open of
in order to a conviction The Jury must not only find
the fact Of the place being open on the Sabbath but
must also be satisfied that the proprietor doing
business daily under license. =.
son, and Hess testified that they the defendants
tavern No. 5S3 Chestnut street open on Sunday, July
liquor. Some Of these officers noticed the wall of
the % ,s frame eHScy % p In a
Court of Quarter Sessions to all licensed tavern keep
in which to place their licenses and expose them
view and could distinguish the paper contained
in that frame the words "hOtel" and tavern" the
lady testified that on sunday Aug 4th she went out
to lo9k i3r heT & husband VINO nae pee9 absent from
and found him drinking at the defendants tavern
to the defendant could not be found and on this ac
count the defendant pressed for an acquittal
very careful in trying these cases stuly them
IMPARTIAL use In these case i aevoved 10 Gpo2 S
the commonwealth to prove that the defendant was
necessary could not be found by the keeper them
The police officers had described what they supposed
that article 10 prove that it was not license They
conformed with the requirements Of the law ia con-
Quoting his daily business under a lawful license.
morning, communicated their Inability to agree, and
The Judge said he Thought the case very plain one,
and thai Il this jury could not decide IT, very likely
further consideration of the matter would keep them
still longer from their business and families still they
owed duty to the public that they should 4 possible,
perorm therefore, the matter Stood he did not feel
inclined to discharge them. After further delibera-
on the foreman of the jury asked the Judge why the
records OF the Court had been produced to
til at this man had license.
His Honor replied that the license if existing, was
hands OF the defendant and not with the Court
If the bond given by the defendant In taking out his
license were produced, ii woud only be prGnId Jucte
evidence of the existence of the license. ..
But in this particular case the papers could not be
found and accordingly the best evidence that we had
should be received. The witnesses nad testified in
garu the license had been before stated In such
a case the Commonwealth had a right TO demand the
production of papers in the hands of the defendant.
and his refusal to produce them went far to corrooo
rate the allegation OF there being license.
After another short consult alton the jury rendered
verdict OF guilty. $500 -... - .
charge of entering q house with telonious intent
There was no doubt of the entry, but no proof OF
malice was made The relator was, therefore, only
ordered to give security in $500 to keep the peace.
In the case of the Commonweal eX rel. William
Home vs.. The House OF Refuge, writ of habeas
corpus for the discharge of the reator from the House
of Refuge before reported evidence was heard this
morning to prove that the boy was not a fit subject
for confinement. But the evidence failed TO prove
this, and the Judge remanded the boy back to the
custody of the respondents