The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-16

prosecutor had been ordered out Of the room, oyer
which defendant had complete control, ana naF'nae ae
more than necessary force having been nseo, sbort
The jury, after considering the evidence snuntS
whine, requested the Judge TO charge them conoernns
this space In dispute; and his Honor told them sm"
written agreement given the defendant right TO the
space, which bad been reserved al the original eaShS
seemed TO the Jury at the time ane ySy
there was such vital difference In the conclnsyons
they had come ~, that IL was utterly mposs9@o @ W
a further consideration Of the case.
It may be Christian care and conscientiousness
that prevent the jury from making verdicC but as
the same thing has happened within ten days In COM
paratvely simple cases, It may also be elther SIuo'
William Powders and Cornelius Butler were charged
with having assaulted Calvin Sower, ana having
taken from him pistol and some money. Omcer
Hoover testified that on last Friday evening he saw
appeared rs If he had been severely beaten his Iace
man said he had been beaten, and took the officer 10
the place where he said the men had attacked him;
coRniEe any one, and had started away when Butler
told me oihoer to arrest him The result OF IL was
that SOwer was taken before an alderman, and Butler
and Powders arrested the next morning. pistol and
some money were taken from the defendants. -
sower stated that he came to the city last Friday
from MidoletOWni Dauphln county III TINS state, 70
merchants; he went To Butlers house to see him. and
not hndng him there, he went neighboTng lager:
offered to shake hands with Butler, who said he
out: he followed and Started to speak again, when
Butler knocked him down; he was badly beaten, and
aiIray was over Powder was seen to have the pistol
and during the fight he was seen to strike Sower with
the pistol,
the saloon Sower came out aud took hold of him by
the shoulder. Butler turned round, caught him by
the collar ana struck him. Sower drew his pistol and
cooked it. Powders then took the pistol from him.
No money was taken from him, and the pistol was
only to prevent bloodshed. II also alleged
that SOwer had been to Buffers house several times
chat day and had been repeatedly ordered away and
on GoRT S eTcVSPt or omN a9sy Ge fEddw
George @. Miller VS., Benjamin II sleeper An ACTON
to recover commission upon sale Otreal estate. Yer
dict for defendant
Adam p Young VS.. Nicholas P. Harris. An action
torecover Tor work and labor done Verdict for plain
tiff. S55gi
Streets Passenger Railway Co. An nction TO recover
n balance due on horse sold by plaintiff to defea-
dants. Verdict for plaintiff, $3.50.
DISTRICT COURT-Judge Sharswood.-Eza II
Hester G.. McNutt, Administratrix of William
McNutt deceased Verdict for the plaintiff for SlS5S
Henry Wallace u Co. VS.. Hester McNutt, Admtnls-
tratrix Of William McNutt, deceased. Verdict for the
Henry DuhrIng, Assignee OF Charles Dupree VS..
i. Carroll Brewster and NJ. g. Morris, Executors of
Morris, terre-tenRnt Verdict for the plaintiff for
S6067
Thomas stewardson Executor VS.. John Rogers,
Adm inStrRtOr. verdict for pIalntlH TOR T2569.
William p. Hafla e Co. An action on book
account. Verdict for the plaintiff for SllS2L
Robert M. White VS.. Joseph J.. Moss and John Crhw-
ford An action OF repleYin for rent in arrears. Yer
dict for defendants. sl5O
b. Franklin & Co. vs.. Margaret Moitt. administra-
triI OF Adam Moilitt deceased. An action on pro-
missOry note, on trial.
DISTRICT COURT-Judge Stroud.-J M. Blood
Joy, Coe & Co. a feigned ssuetO test the owner
ship ofcertain goods. Verdict for plaintiff
Samuel Cooper VS.. Thomas Gready An action 70
recover damages for alleged breach of contract On
trial.