The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-25
LEGAL ENwELhTGENcl.
COnrt Of Oyer and Terminer - Judges PcIrct
and PaXsOn.
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THE CHEsNUT STREET BRIDGE MURDER.
The trial Of Edward Smith for the murder of John
October still the attention OF the Court The
ings closely but his sto botrayng great
G and en he smiling s but dSEng @ @ S Whole rs
narrated how the prisoner and his companions entered his
while he the cellar drawing it, ran away This little
G to a @ bdTy @ an 6U ms 6os
fenso was qpsnsd by Mt Bspham' and Witnesses
examined the principal OF whom boy named Henry
droSscd the brdgd % in Company @ With william H. AibsTgor
young fellows lighting tin man one OF these was tan ana
struck thIs large one who turned and called Others
70 come away and while no and one 81 his companions
man eayng he wcad "Trip his CUTS out the man startod
@ S % GS wSn Ss he Sd sS ond aS
u9on me sde ak e1agfeh Aberger went ITO to him aud
rceeyed no reply the man was ePeeqhe1s m a 80 o
msnonId aa to the movements o the pa9nor tn AZ night
called the boy JOHN iIoue and made 6m oTpose his ieft
arm to the Jury which was disloGaed at the elbow and had
but IN cross mnation the defense caused him to exh bit
ms Ieht arm, Whi0n @ 9aq muscle "Ih was eSCrs9r1i, M
small boys who were SMITHS companions the Ii ue Of
lunge at the deceased. lie said he aimed
see what kind Of man he was Conway was between him
and smith at the time the latter was seulng with the
6d hear any such expression as i cut your CUTS out
pc pSsd i % Only in g but he leaned w4s
fun when Smith told him what he had done.
John Conway recalled Said he did not mako thrust
at all at Hughes; did not his hands up him.
him than half thgwid'h the
any time during the Bcue; ce d not hear such
prefEiOn as I'm cut YOur CUTS out"
In tn wer ,o question by the Court Hope said that
while the ule was gonS on ne saw no one on or about
the bridge.
Here ie testimony both sides closed and the nrgu
pressing verdict Of urder in the first degree against
Emb.
District Court, No. I-,Eudge StrOud.
john j. Fulmer Alderman George III, Eullner, Con
stable John j. Barton and L. II. Cardweli An action OF
trospass damages for alleged unlawful evic
tOn from n at No b25 Pine street, The defense
swered that the plaintiff put out of possession be
Of his failure the rent and the proceeding
Stevenson q Hughes Aaron H. Huuter. An action To
bapHco due for work done and materials fur
nshed ON the building oi Methodist church at Nice
! town. On Trial.
District Court, no. 2-.Iudge Hare.
Bernard Bevens vs.. William Rasch. ct al. An action of
eigotmCnt tho title to real property In this
number Of bonds had been stolen from Dr. Bevens by
private secretary, who tried and convicted in the Ur
undergo imprisonment under the sentence OF restitution
the property bought at Shorts sale that of tho
convict, when the defendant found In possession
! under previous purchase. Jury out 49,,
Smith Board vs.. ID. III. Levitt 90. An action 70 re-
cover on prom3sory note The defense an9dged that
me plaintiffs mao accepted another party as debtor and
| therefore they not liable. Jury ont.
u. y. District COurt-Judae Cadwaindcr.
The Court was this morning engaged with the trial OF
John W. Kelly and James W cir the chHfge OF pass
ing counterfeit twenty dollar noto at lager beer snlo III
hnts played cards there and OF them offered the note
IN payment OF the amount they had lost, ana received
change in good money.
The defense denied any knowledge Of the false earac
ter Of the note. On trial j. Davis Duield ana Charles
| IL. hidebotham, hsqs, for tho defense.