The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-05
lThe PryIssian Navy,
LEGAL INTELLIG ENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Judge Perce.
The prison calendar %ns & taken up this morn
Mr.. OByrne applied to tho Court for the dis
charge OF Michael Mcbride. Dennis Mcbride.
Thomas Cleveland, Joseph Cleveland, and
Thomas Holland from prison, where they have
been confined four MONTHS two terms, accord
ing to the old arrangement and the meaning OF
the hobeGs corpus act. TO await trial upon the
charge of having murdered Michael GaIleu
the night of June % last and have not yet been
tried.
Mr. Sheppard stated to the Court that he did
not gaipsay the rule OF law bnt Lnat this was a
matter coming into his hands from the former
and 10 which he was perfect stranger. He mad
only received notice of this application late
opportunity 10 look into the matter therefore,
he would ask the Court not TO dispose OF the
matter summarily. but continue IL for q day or
So in order that an Investigation into the facts
should be made. This his Honor consented
George Washington Smart. a lad of seventeen
years, was found guilty of charge of arson. IL
was proven that he was an Inmate Of the House
a pile of Mexican grass that was placed near
barrel OF oil in one OF the workshops. Fortu-
naely The flames were extinguished before
they had spread far. Upon being taken before
the Superintendent he ack knowIedged that he
had done this and that he had long contem
plated the burning of the building. Tue parents,
though aware that he was committed for trial
upon this charge, did not appear before ID o
jury. The Judge sentenced him to the County
8. Ha, Iison Colsnower was tried upon the
Mir. q. A. Souoer, upon being sworn, testified
that the prisoner was in 1866 the treasurer OF
Improvement Lodge, No. 3ii,. Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, having given his bond as
that officer on the 81 of November of that ye
Before giving this bond four Government
were entrusted To him for investment. and sub
st QUE ntly an order WAS drawn by the Secretary
upon him for the bonds which order was never
complied with. Consequen ly suit was brought
aeaipst him in The District Court, wnere ne
openly sck nowIedged that on The light prior
10 the sig ming of his bond OF Office he had ap-
proprjaied the ese bonds TO his own use. He has
never made restitution. .-
MIR. UIwiler and Mr.. Rhodes testified that
tb ey were present when The secretary's order
| was presented TO the prisoner, and that he did
| not repay the bonds. The jury rendered ver-
| dict of guilty.
DISTRICT COURT, No. l-Judge roud.-John
| McGrath vs. ChaI les Magee. An action to re-
| cover Tor property alleged to have been placed
in the defendants hands for safe keeping.
and by him applied to his own use. Toe
be went to Ireland, but before taxing pas
sage he placed In the defendants hands a
| large smount of property, consisting
| OF sums of money and lots of household furni.
| ture valued at SIS 600, under an agreement that
| they should be safely kept and Iedelivered to
| be did call for them and the defendant refu sed
| to give them up. On trial.
| COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Allison. p J-W.
| TO recover for goods alleged to have been sold
| to the firm of Clarke d. Pearson. The defense
| set forth that the goods for which payment was
claimed wei @ sold after the defendant had dis
| solved his connection with the said firm and
| therefore he was not liable for them. On trial.