The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-25
LEGAL x2G9ELLxGENcE.
In Interesting Casr-it0nOpOly in the shipping



Daniel Tracy VS.. William Blanchois.-In this case,
which was tried in the Court of Common Pleas be-
fore Judge relree plaintiff claimed the sum Of 500,
three sailors at $50 each. he facts detailed by
the Witnesses were that painti paid the advance to
BlanChois, who keeps a sailors bOarding-house
Almond street. below Second, aud is secretary of the
Landlords, Association Mr.. Tracy shipped the men
on board the barque lmpeHlor, but the men were
driven OF the vessel OF compelled TO leave by the
acts of the BOarding-hOusc Association. MIR. John
OGrady the President uI The association, was pre-
sent, and one OF the witnesses testified that OGrady
said to planti, 'lon o!d =, you shaut nave
go lie also said 10 me men, Il Will get you
another voyage up the Mediterranean or some
where else. You needn't he detained il you leave
The vessel" lie assisted very actively in preventing
Mr. Tracy from gettngthr men on board, and keep
ing them there John Little, runner for one of the
members OF the association, and whO it was testi-
lied, is non the police. was present, and took the
baggage of the men ashore. Also Thomas Boyle
and other members OF the association The men
then went to Blaucbois' b0ardng-housc and in a
few days afterwards he reshppcd them, receiving
! pay back to Mr.. Tracy the 500 received
| from him. Mr.. Tracy IS not a member OF the
! that the members of the association hHd adopted
! rule (ths was testified % hy Mr.. Blancbos, the Sc
not allowed permit any OF their boarders 70 90 to
/ sea in avesse, through the agency Of any person
not connected with the association.
/ Ills Honor Judge rcrrc, in charging the Jury,
sad before this case was tried he had supposed that
/ Philadelphia was Il free port but this case shows
/ that there IS combination or association of men
established for The purpose of mo-
! nopolizng TO themselves the shipping Of men.
| He was free TO say to The jury that under the
evidence in this case, there was sufficient to ground
! an Indictment in the Criminal Court against mem
bers of this association for conspiracy, No body Of
men has the right to pgu,cut others from engaging
in legitimate business He instructed the iury that
| Mr. Bancbois, as,secTctary Was presumed to know
that there would or might be trouble in the shipping
Of these men, and it evidence OF bad faith on his
part when he received the money. The jury rendered
| n verdict for plantT for the full amount Of the
claim, SlO395beng the 800 and interest. Alexander
r. Cutler, ESD, Tor plaintiff John Cochran, Esq.,
| for defendant.
Court OF Oyer and Tcrminer- Judges Ludlow
nmd Peirce.
! The list OF homicide cases was begun this morning
/ The case Of the Commonwealth VS.. Annie Peoples,
| charged with the murder of James Welsh. The allie
CATION was that the prisoner inmate OF No. 1892
American street, on lhe in Of June threw lighted
/ coal Oil lamp al deceased, which broke, and the
! iamng oil covering his person burned him so badly
that he died at the Pennsylvania Hospital on the 23d
! Of the same month.
The Commonwealth lid not deem this case that
called for the death penalty, and proposed to press
! only for verdict Of murder in the second degree
The only witness examined up TO the adjournment
/ OF the Court was Dr Shapeigh who simply testified
. in regard 90 the pust-uOrem examination Of the
/ body Of the deceased.