The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-30
LEGAL 7NTELLIG ENCE.
The Hamilton Homicide.

COURT OF QUARTE2 SESSIONS-Judge Ludlow
Jury the jguored iudictment against PJIice,aAa
Ro6e5' 5 s%s1n SG the Of hssnog,0n ,
1 eIGsy by w NJ. Cassidy, me JndSe summonsd Lha!
the @ moiop. lie sSid o then:- '1. p'''eA'e s'~N's'
Gentlemen OF the urann Jury:-I hand back to you
mute TO me yesterday wncn established the fact
dortd d on tho bill were not examined. or co1tse I
do not know The reA' on ior ns 1t does not appear
ance and the case presented 10 me men is this;-A
Mn o e S wss 3 ali e
tH .ea "a teee or Ga c @neSa y tssmS92eaH t mS2a s u
mon "a TO q snd tae Grand Jury have since !ne
my coeagH whom it was p6ssoe f 0f me ssA9S sss S
aud am ol opinion that pending session of Grand
OF noe m to mas n6ber M5 ss @ 70 se9n sn on
another ltrm, while the uniform urao Ice of this
Court has been ears past TO send back bills to the
Grand JuIy 10 ahom lnty were ginally submit ed
whrrs witnesses whose namss are on the bills have
OF tie Court, IN the abs of testimony inpu. Ming
while was as clearly opinion you might have
been misled In dsposng OF this case, from tn fact
and, II therefore re ore; II the o will by my direction,
ion tslre fully to l0struct you upon yonr duty At
The c, Improvement Of tbs term told you that You
eussr ser ana the accused without yo,r atilrm yive
chsTg Win Grim; AM In di posing ofcases broGsht
sn SeS,e S Soa mo riSioGs y, Soca or poseai tslag
OF our duty.
Inow raiIirm emI hatIcally what I then said and
be controlled by anything except the law a I'd the
evlden he deliberately eommits psIjury Further
more. IN e1amlna'iOns before y, the one question
he 9 he pFmH ana ne
jury In no instance have you 70 determin guilt
deremiSe wheher there is sucsSs evde6oe before
yon Of pIna iacle nature reqnring an explanation
The question OF the degree OF murder dors not rise
the b a~ eS
dence is sufficient to cal upon the de,endsnt TO
mIde cut q prma facie case you cannot decide the
to y qure his .ttendapce before court OF justice,
the bill must be found true bill" II the evidences
does not establish such a case, the bill must be
I co not calm ihe right to indicate any opinion
the vdence which Is before yon. the test mony IS
| heiore 600 and man, not mine But l warn you Ia
You tai e Il Is b into your CONSIDERATION ana that
consider the evidence whic1 is subn iIted aud apply
a 1Ss one o eaYs a stated s nil
stouid be ignored make that di position the case
the ev nee w sustain The charge, you viii return
Which S @ 1Ss4 mse Of sae aSST
the lespontibihty imposed upon me by my oath OF
you leaving TO you hat snare OF spOnsibliy when
win be yours II NOT now. must certaioly here. fter
drfCt nbI issue The witnesses vet
examined .iore this Grand Jury, az d Will dis.
pred or until am satisfied that every ress "a a6e
eort has been exhausted n the attem TO procure
| Nhen lhe JuCge hau nGlsh2u' the 6rhnu Jury le-
| tired to their room,
| DIsTRTCT COURT. No. Judge stroud.-Clty VS.
John c(Slnris, Patrick Levy, and j, w. trllE An
action recover REM for the CaOwh rect Wha 4,
hlleged 10 bs he'd by the deeL ddnti under lease
The deieuse led That lbey were Jhe occlpsuts OF
the misses, hut set rOrh that their lease had
| nRularly assigned TO other pnrlios, On rria.
OOl RI OF COMMON PLEAS-JudRe Peirce.--
! "A Mnt2er 81 Co, to use OF John w. sBsey vs. A NJ, &
J, I. Asay. An acton TO recover for goodG SOLD ana
delivered which the defense alleged had been paid
for On trlal Dnrlng the trial OF mi, case. while
OF The lawyers as ado reGslpg the jury, rough
| looking fellow holding an elevated position In the
auditorium and feeling important under The inhnence
Of be1zne. took exception TO certain Ideas advanced
claiming. 'Thats id lie" This iurned The minds
OF II from sober law end logic To The cOmlca ity OF
snch an intrusion and right hearty laugh was IN
| dulged m. But the original cause OF this mlrth
was Judely snstcN cd nom mis- high throne hind the
door, ard almost with the rapldtY OF thought hustled
out OF the court room and Into the street,
Contested Elections.
Petitions were thls morning pre- ented contestinR
me tlhc9s Or Oity Commssloner and City Con-
| tht course OF those already filed.
The coal tonnage on the Canal Of the Schuyl
| kill Navigation Company for the week ending
Oct. 70, Inst, inclusive, was"...35 437 10 tons
Corresponding week last year," S3 923l0 "
Increase for the week l,6l4O0 Z"