The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01
LEGAL INTELLIGENOE.


COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Judge Pelroe.
Tine Marcn erm Of he COURT was opened Luls
morning by his Honor Judge Pelrce. He ap.
point ed Thomas KEN ole foreman uf tue Gr md
Jury, ana proce eded 10 instruct Jnat oody as
tollOws:-
Gentlemen OF the Grand Jury;-The office of a
iuIUr Is one OF great trust and Inn porCance
Sou the UUmmonwenitn couhdes the inquiry INTO all
oIlenses sgaiDst her peace Rnd diguiLy, TO you 10
committtd he honor Of the state aud me protecGluu
and Dr. n tne i'a m sTs uas sHS
sccusAnons Your power ot invesis ,tlon & ends 10
have obs e,vs6 With pleasure that toe ,snd Jasy
s. S se s. and mas ahty spoken OF taem oSs Ss
"evioenc.n ng an oneuse bganst dece ICY anu
is TO keep them cesn, q, who have neg ecteu That
SS Tne eSr, @ ,b TO keep 1ee streets clssp from
miserable failure. Their condition is cuissoce en-
an a avs he De
quiIe in.o the cSuse OF thel bad condlon aud any
duty IN respe pect thereof you have the power 10 pre-
aIsrs jules had Previously done s 'eSefs Of ns
Vice seems to have premium awarded TO lt In tue
s IN Sose wao com one nsss @e ,s
the law, twas well said by Judge Ludlow, in a
prisons better fed caied for Than many Of
6s Oe out of ae I'D
many cases m .intSlneo in idlepess aud boon com.
the sOcitndes or which every man sss any ySo 90
y compelled to provide his own daily Dread Aud
reward tor evil doing. Offenders against the law
BDOui0 De taught tnat crime means punishment.
think the tine has come q review OF our whole
criminal system both with respect 90 The causes
Our phisntbrGpiss have owed madS atsataG m
but Il mot The s pSps Sna
II criminal system. The chief OBJECT is TO protect
TO end but but sociesy ua %ry Se pc po
I. cted. even II IL involves the prolonged and con.
has becsme a confirmed criminal It is
TO even n s % HSson TO az public
to support himself his vcs AZ the tsasfa cost OF
eeniy SAID thai for rs osnse the orsSder mas m,ret
For secona oSns his hdsd De
dog bleo de may yet be reco vered. But for Third
farther hope Of 6m duty Il N is simply Simply p1o '
ssond sSot be si S 81
The Inmates 80 OF our prso. should be compelled to
Psy 1snS
labor comes from me producing Glasses :canse he
fruits Of their own % aoos But this need no. be so.
iney Themselves Win on susSs sn prsos
S Be G m the S apa
sy cloth kha ans aas and she
bread they eat Quarry stone sna bu "a theis srsons
or o nsm End Il there should be
for hey could be % used 10 our almshonses for the
of the AlmshOuse who can work should be made TO
III Imitns The psodu,ts of these institutions to the
waits % the inmates O. them the rivalry with out, out;
Criminals VIII also Learn that they must support
o. them as are not hopeless bad may think I. alto,
large than within the walls Of prison, and may
n viii Se asssed eente en- 10 the discharge ot
your duties by the officers OF the Court and the Dis
dssire any in,ormaISn Of she Con tta poa he y.
in discharge of your dulles 1t will give easuIe
The Grand Jury has power over the costs In certain
SnGS u h
all prcsecn ions cases Of felony excepted II the bill
Grand JnIy returning the same shall decide and GER
ty on such bin whether the oohty prisoner shall
The petit Jury having been organized, the
Court proceeded to dispose of the prisoners who
John Williams pleaded guilty to the larceny
of several calfsKins. and was sentenced to
County Prison for six months.
Robert McClelland pleaded guilty to charge
of the larceny as bailee of two unmade coats.
and was sentenced to the County Prison for
William Butler pleaded guilty to the larceny
of one bride. and was sentenced To one year In
Frank StrechIer pleaded guilty to the larceny
ofseveral pictures and a dress coat. and was
sentenced to the County Prison for one year.
James W. Webb, young m an of respect able
appearance, pleaded guilty TO three bills OF
Indictment to charges OF Ihe larceny ora valise
fenced to the Eastern Penitenttary for one year
and tix months.
of the larceny of q pair of chickens, and was
sentenced to the County Prison for Two months.
SUPREME COURT IN BAEo = Chief Justice
Winisms-The following judgments were
Butcher vs. Yoc1m. Error to the District
Court OF Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed.
Mitchell 8 Kesneis Appeal from the o,phaa ns'
MON by Thompson. O. j.
Sharp, Weiss q 90. VS.. Garrett 3; Bills.
Error 10 the District Court OF philadelphia.
Judgment affirmed. Opinion by Thompson,
Keene's Appeal. Dismissed. Opinion by
ARnew.
The Berks county list was called, but prefer
ence was given to the case Of William Brooks
and Charles Orme VS.. The Commonwealth.
This was O writ OF error brought from the oyer
and Terminer of Monroe county. The plain
lifts, Brooks and Orme, were tried In Strouas'
burg for the murder of Theodore Brodnead,
were convicted OF murder In the hrst degree,
and on the I'd of January were sentenced 10
death. The facts OF the case, rs our reauers
will recollect, were that Broobs and Orme en-
tere d and robbed Thomas Brodhead's tavern,
-and were pursued and Overtaken by Thomas
| and Theodore who attempted an arrest; they
offered resistance, using pistols, ana Killed
Theodore. AT The trial, their counsel advanced
| the point that the two BrOdheads were private
citizens and not officers of the law, and there
fore their attempted arrest was illegal. ana the
| killing was not murder In the first degree. but
| mans laug hter, and their principal assignment
of error IL that the President Judge, Barrett
| overruled this point. Under argument
| Great preparations are making in Paris
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