The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-26
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE
Court of Common Pleas.

The decision of the Court to the construction to
be placed upon the 9th section OF this law is to be
announced tomorrow (Ihursday) morning, at ten
O'Clock.
Court of Quarter SessiOns-Judge Ludlow.
In the case OF Silas Fuller, charged with keeping
for sale burning oil with 40 degrees Fahrenheit be-
fore reported the jury rendered verdict of not
guilty.
larceny. The defendant was employed by Etting
Co., No. 143 North Broad street, Keeper and
few months ago his services were dispensed with.
The weigh-book and lading-booR were missed, and
could nowhere be found; but subsequently he called
upon the Messrs Etting and told them he had those
books, and unless they would pay him the whole
years salary which he claimed to be justly due him,
he would keep them and by them expose to their
insurance company fraud in their insurance account
They refused TO pay him, but demanded the return
OF the books. He failed to send them back, and
was therefore arrested upon this charge.
The defense, proving the good character of the de-
fendant, argued that no felOniOus intent whatever
had been shown. The jury rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
Supreme Court in Banc.
The following opinion was delivered at Harrisburg
by Agnew, j., all the judges being on the bench:-
Septlmus Thomas vs. The Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania- Error to Quarter Sessions Of Schuylkill
county
Per curiam-The decision made in this mandamus
case two years ago, upon the act OF Assembly in
question: in this case requires us to affirm this udg-
ment Judgment affirmed.
The Court rises at Harrisburg to-day, and will re-
sumo its sittngs in Philadelphia on the 1st Of July
next
District Court, No. Judge Thayer.
James ii. Graham VS.. Peter NJ. Hendel and Amos
Kennedy. An action to recover damages alleged TO
have been sustained by plantin by an overflow OF
water into his cellar from pipe laid by defendants
for building purposes. Jury out.
District Court, No. 2-Judge Hare.
Ellis vs. Brown. Before reported Jury out.
A. j. Gallagher VS.. B. Wharton Illins An action
on a promissory note No defense. Verdict for
paintin, S91S43
Mag & Stingel VS.. The City of PHILADELPHIA An
action TO recover damages against the city for neg-
gence in leaving a large hole open on Front street
near Arch which resulted in flooding plaintiffs pre-
misses with water. On trial.
Court of Common PIeas-,Iudges Peirce and
Brewster.
The list Of exceptions TO auditors reports was
taken up
u. y. District COurt-Judge Cadvalader.
The United States VS.. horse and wagon, claimed
by Charles Donely. Information for forfeiture on
the ground that the property engaged in the
moyal val OF contraband whisky at night Verdict for
Bankruptcy cases were then taken up.
The lady POSTMASTER" of Centreville, Indiana
is commended as ''both obligng and gentlemanly."
Nearly 200 babies have entered for the jubilee
show in Boston. Only cat-harmoncum is now
lacking.
Savannah is having a bicycle war, The police
drive them from the streets and the COunch from
the parks
"A smart Indiana couple, both still under age,
have found time to be married, divorced ana married
again.
"A Norwich clergyman preached an hour and
twenty minutes but kindly had the DoXology sung III
the middle .
An Ohio cOrOner's jury has been sitting on suI
OF old clothes stuned with straw. The Verdlc1 was
'.PQt Eply,n