The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-15
LEGAL INTELLIGE ENoE.

suPREMB CoUR1 IN BANs Chief Justice
Thompson anu Judges Read, Agnsw, and
Was thai Of A. Hart vs. H. wilets. error 70 TO The tns
Common Pleas OF Bradford cou lty. In wnic1
The Judgment Of the Court bslOv was afficm I'd.
Opinion by Agnew, J. Ing his case the Cour.
ssy:--
since the year 1880 shows that the acts against
hawking and peddiing Without license EN-
brace both TO eign and dom estic goods. wares,
ana mercnandise, and the exception is made OF
citizens of this Common wealth pedding goods
OF their own man uiacture. IL is very OBVIOUS
that ihe act of 10Th of April. 1910, section 2,
standing midway in the current OF THIS legi sIa-
tion, dropped the word domestic" through the
iDadvertsnce of the penman. orr through the
omission of the iranscTioer. This is evid mt
not only from the course of legislation, but
this Commonwealth peddiipg goods of their
own manufacture, which is wholly useless aud
domestic The penal'y Seins dIpec,ea spsost woia
hawking and peddling foreign goods. by force
OF ats own terms would not reach the ale of
only. We are therefore compelled TO
soy that the learned Judge below was right Ia
atty, the candy he peddled though IN Ade In New
York, not being foreign goods within the mean
ect OF making and peddling are In part n. 1terta,
ard serve to Interpret the word "forega" In
the act Of lsi0 Being used collectively with
domestic" IL is very evident the word "for-
the United States. 0Su but fsfers aea Sas To tnose
Is the common meaning of the term in Is zap sp.
plication to goods. and we must su ppose th at
the Legislature, In the act of l8i0 used tn 1T
word In Its ordinary acceptation, especially as
IL has been so often written in acts upon the
same subject In contradistinction to domest G
goods.
An examination OF the original roll of the
act proves 1t TO be correctly printed in the
pamphlet laws.
NIsI PRIUs-JudRe Sharswood-Iu the case
OF Dovey vs.. the Pennsylvania Lite Insurance
and Annuity Company, administrators OF
Hunter, deceased, before reported, the jury
rendered verdict for the plaintiffs for Sl283 90.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-Judge Cad
walader.-A jury was In attendance to day for
the purpose OF trying the case of Tue oited
States vs. Twenty-nine Barrels OF Whisky
claimed by John Carr. This was an informa-
tion of forfeiture on the ground that the claim
ant was guilty of fraud In the conduct OF his
business of distiller, at Willow and New Mar.
ket street. On trial.
COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNs-Judge Peirce.
The second period of the term was COM
menced this morning. and q very large panel
of jurors was In attendance. In order to divide
the labor the Judge retained all the jurors
whose names begin with letters above 81" and
dismissed the others until Thursday next
/ Ellen Wood was put upon trial charged with
perjury. 1t was alleged that she leased a place
a. No. 4204 Market street, to Amos Briggs and
wife, where they kept a little variety store, aud
wishing to get rid of them. she appeared before
Aldermen Randall, and on her oath falsely
accused Mr. Briggs of melting his wife to set
fire to the place. He was sent to prison in de-
fault of $500 bail. ar when he was ree ssed was
cOun llpdt n a x q On trial