The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-16
LEGAL INTELLIGE ENCE.
Prison Cases,

COURT OF QUARTER sEssIONs-Judge PeIrce
was again niied t6 prf oners who we're accused Of
all manBer OF crimes. but principally petty lercene,
stephen Otis was convicted OF charge of larceny.
eeny Of piece OF hanHel from lady's store in &c.
William Monk was tried for the larceny Of coat
or tb 'pe on tesed the coat 81 an
employe In the establishment was last there at
mssad SiGIn next W mcrSag OSioc and When next
iCnnd was In the prS possession and was ider
Of two years standing, and by It's blue
"PE ns pisGn %na peFs Tss OF St
teIed an alibi u being testified ina! from oclo Ik in
the eighth with friend in the third story OF
Church was situated His lawyer also used This iHge.
nlous argument: Now. geatemen. how does this
was 6lsT Look a. the iass ana t6sP let apply
SRF m % e a as He says hs he Pss s9
coat by the blue lining and torn arm. Gan he pre-
s 0SH %hy Sna
there are ten thousand coats In the city wsS
velvet collar here might have bean some sense in
this your experience gentlemen? Isn't il the exoe
Tlence OF syery M sensloe nan - the community9 In
A. the close Of our report the Jury had not been
William Monk Mon I was fried upon second charge of
the Larceny Of GS@o1ds ana sa other precious Stones
FRIDAY. December 4, and ga O'clock the following
morning, the Academy OF Natural sciences was for:
E
the articles mentioned In the Indictment stolen
@ & Sg en- e were sPg rom grn
the prisoner had sold them to him. On trial.
The O'Shay Homicide.
COURT OF OYER AND TERAIINER,-Judg
wealth vs. John Grace, on trial for the murder OF
John O'Shay, on the tn of August IasI before re-
ported the jury last night rendered verdict of not
This morning District Attorney Sheppard stated to
The jury That the case against Grace was stronger
1hah @ Sganst either OF he other dsendants indicted
had claimed separate trials, and the jury after full
hearing, having acquitted him. felt his duty with
the approval o. the court, to submit the indctm
against these Two without evidence, aud ask thai
verdict Of acquittal be rendered as to them, which
NIsI PRI US-Judge Agnew.-Haslett VS.. Haw-
lhorpe. An action of sander. Before reported.
Samuel Ward by his father, Richard Ward vs.
Thomas r, Rhodes, An action TO recover damages
for false imprisonment Verdict for PLAINTIFF, slOc.
recover damages for Injuries sustained through the
alleged eglgence of the defendant The plaintiff
set forth in his declaration that the defendant
Market streets which hopse had been destroyed by
fire, and that he allowed the said wall to remain
falling. or the Sith o. December he the plaiH.
tin was walking along the street when this wall fell
upon him. doiI him the most serious injury. On
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Judge
CadwRlad er-The United states VS.. syrups of Sugar
ana Sugar Cane Juice claimed by Madeira G. OabRda
An Information for forfeiture the ground that the
gooos were fraudu.ently imported molAssss.
before reported. The case OF the Government being
experienced witnesses that The goods seized were jus.
what they were imported as, namely molasses; and
Also that there was no attempt desire TO defraud
COURT OF ooMMoS S"P PLE2sGHIiison, p. 1.-THE
miscellaneous argument list before the Court
to-day,