The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08
LEGAL 1NTELLIGENCE.

Court of Quarter sessions-Judge Lud-
low.-Mary A. White was acquitted of a charge
monwealth was that in 1864 an advertisement
appeared in the Ledger for the sale of one hum
described as rich valley land, situate in Gentle
county, within a few moments walk of q rail-
road. The name signed to the advertisement
street. Mrs. Mary Work was induced by this
advertisement TO buy the land, paying down
the money and getting a deed for the property.
Shortly after the purchase she went TO Centre
country to look at the land. but when she
arrived there she found no such land as was
described by the advertisement, and her land
in Miffiin county on the top of mountain.
and owned by another party, The Common
induced by that advertisement to part with her
money, and in return she received neither the
land she barganed for nor any other.
The defense was that the advertisement re-
ferred to by the prosecution described exactly
another piece of land that Mrs. White had for
purchase this land, but another tract that lay
in Centre county. before the division of that
county, and afterwards fell in Miffiin county.
The Jury in rendering a verdict of not guilty
placed the costs upon the defendant.
Chauncey johnson was charged with entering
a bank with intent to steal. On last Tuesday
Johnson went into the Philadelphia Bank, and
was observed standing at the wire guard nea
the desk of the paying teller. After remaining
there few moments he turned around and
walked hastily towards the front door. The
Teller noticed a one dollar bill between the
wires, as ii IL had been pulled through by some
one on the outside of the guards, and suspect
ing the defendant, had him arrested before he
had reached the street. Johnson was taken
into the Cashiers room, when he said that he
was stranger in the city, and had come into
the bank out of mere curiosity, with no intent
to do wrong.
Hetold the Cashier that he was In bad health,
and would be much worse If imprisoned; and
that ne had an aged mother and a sister in
Brooklyn; and for these reasons begged him
not to send him to prison. The Cashier asked
him what his business was, and he answered,
"That of gambling; am gambler" Cashier
"Do you consider gambling q reputable buS1-
ness? Johnson-"All men gamble; am not
able to gamble in stocks, and therefore resort to
cards." -f--t
The Cashier sent the defendant to an Alder
man, who committed him to prison. There
was a theft of 500 in the Bank that day. There
were packages of 500 each, put up in one and
two dollar bills, and were held together by a
hand, upon which was marked the amount Of
the package. When Johnson was arrested, q
torn band was found, with the mark $780, And
outside was found a bunch of notes crumpled
up, where they had been thrown away. Or
trial.
District COurt-Judge Sharswood.-Stingel
VS.. Lenier. An action to test the right of
water-course, and to recover damages sustained
by plaintiff in having his land frequently over
run with water thrown back by dam built by
defendant. On trial.
Court of Common Pleas-Judge Ludlow
Dilmore VS.. Dilmore Before reported On trial
Supreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward
and Justices Thompson, Strong, and Agnew.-
Grouse VS.. Crowd. Argued