The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-19
LEGAL INTELLIG ENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER SKssIoNs-Allisou, p. ].
Prison cases were be'ore the Court to day.
Charles Brown, colored, was tried upon q
charge of the larceny of i've dollars. A colored
woman testified that she went into tavern to
have five dollar note chan ged, and as soon
she laid the note upon the counter, the prisoner,
who was standing by, snatched 1t up and ran
out, but was followed and arrested. Tue pri.
soner said 1t was another man .who stole the
money, and that this woman was 30 drunk at
should not be allowed TO testify. He offered to
prove this If the Court would permit him to
opportunity, the District Attorney Withdrew
the bill from the jury:
charge of the larceny OF thirty-fv pounds of
sugar belonging to Henry q. LippiucoJt. 1t was
Lppincotps store with bag OF sugar on his
shoulders, he having gone into and from the
basement through hole that had been made
by pulling slab from the basement door. The
prison er stoutly denied that he had stolen any
thing, but acknowledged that he was very hun
cry at the time and longed for handful OF
Hyland Reed was convicted of charge of
the larceny of n half chest OF tea valued at $50
the property of John D. Lentz. He was seen
by q little roy to take the tea from Mr.. Lsntzs
store, at Ninth and Locust streets, and walk OF
wit h II; the boy raised the cry of "Stop thief"
and the prisoner dropped the box and ran, but
William Rinkie. colored. was convicted of
charge OF the larceny OF a roll of carpet valued
at 81 so. Bernard Rafferty, testified that on the
5th inst, upon returning home from funeral,
he saw man pitch piece of carpet out of his
house, and the prisoner take IL up aud ruu
away with IL. he Immediately ATTEMPTED To
arrest them but succeeded in catching only
Henry Carr. colored, was convicted of
charge OF stealing cut fur valued at $40 The
goods were missed by the owner and found in
The prisoners possession. he giving no expla'
nation OF The manner in whicn he got them,
the irresistible conclusion was that he stole
them.
picking a lady's pocket at Vine street wharf.
The lady, resident OF New Jersey was not In
attendance, and she was the only person who
xuQS nGaIf In 0 V n no
Frederick Kibbler was found guilty of the
ofiense OF getting boozy on election day and
Mr.. Sheppard stated to the Court that in the
Bower, the Grand Jury mad found true bill
charging manslaughter, and the defendant was
still At large; and therefore he would ask that
his Honor would allow process to issue to bring
him in. which was granted.
walader.-rhe business of to-day was chiefly
directed to the Richmond whisky men.
The Unised States VS.. Michael MacNamara.
This was criminal prosecution. the defendant
being charged with the o1ense of dtstilling
without having paid the special taK. Proof was
made that defendants dlstillery, In The Rich
mond district, was visited by the revenue Off
GERS and found in operation, and no special
license had been taken out for II. Verdict,
The United States VS.. Michael MacNa Namara
A., criminal prosecutor on upon the charge OF
| OF The pTeceding case. Verdict. guilty.
The United States VS.. John Mooney. crimi
The United States Vs. Patrick Devlln. John
| MoVey, and Thomas McVey. A criminal pro.
secution for the same thing Oa trial.
| DISTRICT COURT, No. l-Judge Thayer.-La-
| vinia Roberts, trustee and guardian, Va
| McCalla and others Fegned issueF. Before
| reported. Verdict for plaintiff.
| Il X. Cliff vs.. George r. Kresser. An action
| to recover for goods sold ami delivered Ver-
| dict for plainliff, S299 IL
| Philip SchwiId and jacob Deckert VS.. The
| Glrard Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF
| the city OF Philadelp phia. Au action to recover
| the amo unit of policy. On trial.
| DISTRICT COURT, No. 2-Judge Hare.-Wm
Creagmile VS.. John GalOreaJh, administrator
| of Samuel Address deceased An action on q
| book account. No defense Verdict for plain
| tiff, 1929 75.
| Joseph Burlington VS.. Hugh Lane. An action
to recover s3O00'50, the price of an organ manu-
| factuIed for and delivered to Saint Theresa's
Roman Catholic Church, at Broad and Oathe
| rine streets, last winter. The defense answered
| that the instrument was not flushed according
| TO contract, and that IL was 30 defective as to
| be worthless for the purposes II was intended
| for, on the part of the defense a number OF
| professional OF ganists were examined On trial.
| Ruch a. Co. va. Clendenning. Before re-
ported. Verdict for defendant and rent In
| CoUsT OF COMMON PLEAE-Judge Brewster.-
| The Commonwealth ex rel Haskell VS. Has.
| keI AN issue OF lunacy. Before reported. On