The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15


Mr.. Worre-1 wantto show by the brother Of the
prisoner that ne made every search to find the man
that he offered a reward Of hundred dollars, and
published M IL IN % me papers; % ~, 4, .,,,,.,, ,rt
. The District a Attorney may say ana very properY
& &sy bTr maze R heps 9G Sh4 @ 70 m ana ay Rs nS %
attempt TO hnd thls man with whom SoteO Wlliiam55
Of twenty-five dollars and then afterwards Increased
Lcgc journal that goes almost everywhere, but he
MIR. Manu- object, may It please your Honors, for
ns reason lHeg g PuGr pT0o tnat the geie96inuS % i6i
to show In that there was such man in existence.
They should first bring some proof that they saw him
should give some testimony to the existence Of the
man bgore they prove that they made efforts
myth, mere creature OF GotleibWiliams' imagina-
S HeS & g s saw 9e that sc
NAH was in existence, and that they made an effort
to find him. In Armstrong; they advertised
for the man and woman that were in the wagon
they didn't get them and didn't prove that there
were such a man and woman.
man unless you show there was such man to be
amount to no6ng Il is not U Tea S5a & ng
Until they show there was such person, they ought
At this juncture the Grand Jury came in, and pre-
sented the following presentment:-
PREsENTNsNT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To his Honor James r. Ludlow, Judge OF Court
d rFaGe IIr IC Ie Gy y b SS TOng ol m ma
inquirng for the city and county of Philadelphia tor
February sessions, upon their respective oaths and
sx 6undTed aRd TS sseyentynne bs four hn9Gred ] and
twenty OF which have been found true bills, and two
hundred and ffty-nine ignored.
The Grand Jury have visited the Almsheuse, and
well s H go8d 6e aS 6unP
House oiReiuge. and Eastern Penitentary and found
them be i'm good order, and under excellent manage
ment. In connection with the above, we fullq endors
With population OF over 5000 souls, in the above
urgent necessity for such institution, aud that the
proper authorities will take immediate steps to carry
The Grand Jury would recommend that more re-
and tayerns which nest our city, being convinced
iicous mSchief When have been before this Grand
Jury have grown out OF disturbances at these places
Court upon last having obtained for the transaction
SnareF by GSe erection Of the new Court House
WILLIAM w. GRAHAM, Foreman
Judge Ludlow in receiving the presentments, said said
ba beep beFore the Court number of times and he
understood the Councils were max ing efforts TO build
Ene ansaeon ase ocP@R9a Pr2R9G Business
Mr., Worrell then submitted the following to the
The dee ndant offers to prove that he made every
whom the fight occurred az Twelfth and Willow on
Advertised and offered a reward OF Sioo to any one
other than the man himself who will give notice or
'ns MT. TRSFs4eHef %oTreiiTSat S tfs IS oar Offer
The beneft Of an exception was asked for, but not
The defense here closed.
Detective smith recaed-on the morning. or
graph gallery; he walked from the Office down the
iron steps to the gallery without any cane and up four
back again in like manner; not present at any
time when he boasted being strong; remember his
saying previous to his being parayzed he was able to
me stang ID regard @ & 10 ms nresGnSe @ MI M d6SSa66 3 m
liaIns and he was in the habit OF coming there and
Wednesday. but could not tell the time.
wen R"ge liz reeSPed the IN evene S
thought the jury could have no difficulty in convict
During M pwghts wight add address. 5 M. MI NAM Mann called Mr
to Mrs Alice Holden, and that he had rePoIted to Mr.
Mann that she was in critical condition. su6se-
was well enough TO be out in the morning. and that
The District Attorney asked that she be called.
Mr.. Holden sworn-I am slightly acquainted with
killed; saw the prisoner on the morning ofthat day
between and o'clock in the morning. or Ateep teen
lams' COURT had fair view Of him; he looked as
MSmilton street, a,'r Upstairs ''p''''
! court; know him when see him; have seen him
there hundreds OF times, going into williams court
the court; just turning the get into
the court his back; didn't see his face il was
/ the upper corner OF the court saw him turning;
did moi see him on Tuesday; can reeoect where
ceGSg also on the day before that; was ia bed for
three months previous Gaughter); twas about fifteen
| minutes past when saw him.
Mr.. Dwight then resumed. He said you, could not
ma another man VINO Walkeu aS w lIllans nsnce
this witness enabled TO recognize him though she
did not his face. When Williams was seen Goiug
! into the court at quarter before o'clock nothing
noticed unusual in his appearance; but when he
Buttonwood streets, his appearance noticed TO be
peculiar enough to cause the exclamation, why, Got
leib looks as If he had fallen down in slaughter
! house"
The statement OF the prisoner. made, to the Detec
| tves, might be true and II might be false. he was
innocent he would tell the exact places he had
been that day that they could be corrooorated but
II he was guilty he would Invent falsehoOd in order
! 10 screen him from consequences which he dreaded
Part OF his statement was true, and part was not,
In reference to the place where the cuff was found
statement in reference to the fight is utterly false
! Let him show us-he has had nine months TO do 1t
the human being after he left Fishers that morning.
| that saw him go up Noble street TO the corner OF
| IL was invented for the express purpose of
! ceHling his accounting for his whereabouts from
quarter OF to quarter OF eight on wednesday
| morning IL was the mingled emotions Of the mind
that flushed his cheek above and left II pale below
The court took at half past one until three
Court OF Quarter SessiOns-Judge Brew
| ster.-Morris Holland and John Powell were
! put on trial, charged with picking the pocket
! of p j. Aiken, of Nashville Tennessee, in the
| neighborhood of Thirteenth and Chestnut
streets. The defense is as to the identity OF the
Robert Benson and Franklin Mcbride were
! found guilty of the larceny OF some chickens.
! John Kelly was found guilty of the larceny of
watch. He took it from the pocket of the
PSWpreme COurt-Chief Justice Woodward
| and Judges Thompson, stroud, and Read.-The
! following cases were argued:-Oakes VS.. Dram;
| IackaWanna Iron and Coal Company VS.. Fales
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