The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-15
LEGAL INTELLIG EWCE.
The O'Shay Homicide.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.-J
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John Grace, on trial for The murder OF John Snay,
If he deceased whose testimony was being given
AZ the aojonrnmept OF the curt yesterday at aoon,
Rdy given in report. ana other witue 20 were
According 10 This laoy'a statement hef husband
wss dragged out or Glsasous tayera by srace sud
Burns. and b. aten by item, she was bea5en by
OHaTa until insens BILE ana whea she recovered her
sRos having aRs
Mrs EIizsbeth Keen thl, morning testified that
nesr2 oc ock ON the light Of This occurrence, she
Was lying in ,he ieet IN tne front OF Is,easoh's
,svern aud saw one q them M .he prossrate mans
prisoner Grace upon cross Samlpa'iTn the witness
married, and then she went On little spree in
John shehan sworn-Descrlbed the fight that oc-
eGIISd cary in ne evening Ons SAT-, saI he did
here the CommvnweAl' h clcs. d
The defense Was opened 3y Baius r. Shnapey ESQ,
prisoner Advering 20 the three principles Of law.
reven Rs OF Two co strSctlons to any point
In The case that hIcb Is consise9t With the theory
that conviction should De Warranted ony b. proof
doubt the gentle said these were TO govern The
Jury in the III OF mis- cause ana every otnee and
for the prosecution had swor falsely, most
@ S qS 1SnK non ~ as nd 81 % &
would rest confident o averd c. of acqui "a.
eIe ason a9CT when o,sSSy came from !oMSrdS TIE
%hs aqd HHs % In and 9as m ID & ne ~ the
wa, young JehnIy o'shsy, and MIS-, os ay said
names ana she punched him On he SIDE OF lhs head
aGd ne he husband came "
told her, husband that o'Hara had broken
IS IS Ss ss M f5s 1Shf$ %
hg6?g ana him down several
them and ~, y ent away from % them john ,0saay
Gfd eft Sa %Ss @us Grace S se
md and
taid he could make, peace, he then
ssT @ hi! sRs % GS ns s
Tct cs9t say who % atrsc6 & her a she was was 6ea:ng
O'Clock went back there saw John O'Shay and
s em BSF 6y e Ses SAG MI have
whCm he was talking OF; know no more aboutis
The GRIIen Homicide.
In the matter OF Denni. Mcbride and joseph Greve.
land, who, being iD custody under a charge OF toe
murder OF ichae Gallen discha ged un er The
and for whose discharge a motion was made last Sat-
Hdsy, his Honor Judge Brewster this morning said
Of opinion that the pEs6ners entitled
9urlDe them 10 enter security In $1,000 each to keep
the % sGd BE- o. gSSd Oshsyi1T oE one
Assistant District Attorney Dechert.-Pflson cases
Iayld Butler was oonvIced of larceny
w llliam Smith was convicted OF larceny.
John Hill and James Quinn were oOnVic ed otIAr-
Charles Carter was convicted ofIarceny.
John Logue and James Hughes were convicted OF
Thomas Jones was convicted flarceuy
Alfred Foster and Henry Homer We're convicted Of
These characters generally come under the head OF
'snef thieves" committing the slyest and smallest
COURT OF COMMON PLRAs-AllIs,n. p. j.,
and Regis'eT Lee ALescn-heEister's Court business was
9he Andrade VIII Case.
The appeal taken by Miss Elizabeth Phillipson De
% s ffS%dns
this moISiI by stephtnS g. RemSE' Esq for shs Sp
peiiHant' & ana joseph o. H%GsenSSrLen % for MessrG
The approsch to will that was found among
the papers of the deceased aud upon it the Register
II Lave destroyed al my villa, AND this Is the be-
exeGpcrs hereof my friends Peter McoSli asd ~ D.
HSIeHESGeRb p6iEs6epb,a 2ad July 1877 oSAFA ANDhADE
The grounds taken by the appellant in this contest
That S6 she il is GGCsm Of Joseph AnSgads the de-
guage Of the of Assembly, TO contest the decision
O. The PAPER admitted to probate is no will.
w Il ps n no py WShbGf Hbeb w
son axes disposition OF his properly 10 take effect
after his decesse and which is IN us own nature am
BIts q n % @ W5sss are 'f
med G 6y ondon @ 10 lis Speraon be
admitted to probate a will after the failure ef the
ToaaRs %soSe
execution Of that his last WIN ana testament III
she wss entitled TO letters OF admlnistfation' for
The Court held the matter under ns,dsration.
NIsI PRIUs-Judge Agnew.-Jury trials engage
the attention OF this Court.
jeremiah &. Black VS.. The Quoksiver Mining
Company A set IA. against garnshefs TO recover
the sum OF $4,000 alleged 10 be held by them for
James Eldridge. Juror Withdrawn and case con-
Linued.
Francis Haslett and Jane. his wife. VS.. samuel
HaWthorne and Ann, his WIFE, An action OF slander
TO recover damages Tor opprobTious alleged
have been applied by defendants TO MIS-. Haslett.
The defense alleged that they spoken In the
heat OF quarrel and without malicious Intent. ON
o. s. DISTRICT COURC-Judge Cadwalader The
United states 44s hogsheads 33 teTces OF sugar
syrup and sugar-cane Juice, claimed by Madeira Il
Cabsda. An Information for The forfeiture OF these
goods which were imported from Man7anilla, In the
brig Lila ana seized at this port last spring. on the
ground that they were Imported fraudu emily as
molasses upon which the duty Ia much higher Than
upon the mere juices On trial.