The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06
THE BOGUS AUTOGRApH. YRrrER.

IhE bVUUS AUTUGRAPHsW
New Dodge for Procuring Ai0neyJ
of William Emerson, alias DR.. HawleY. alias VInS nr
Redburn, alias Fannie jackson, ETC., orders have
been issued at the New York Post ONCE to stop any
by the prisoner Yesterday Major PetheTidSe a
snecial agent Of the Post once Department, arrived
in this clty lth letter containing e2O draft from
England.
warrant was issued by Recorder Giyni anu ,
Emerson was again arrested and taken before that
magistrate, where he admitted that the letter was
intended for him, ana stated the circumstances
under which It came to the city. IL seems that ne,
f6IS nTs 81 ina an purchased LondSn 1e aaa W
letter. he wrote over the initial e.. 70 my KIND
nenefactor" The substance OF the letter was that
an unjust charge and that the money which my
kind benefactor had last sent TO him was all gone.
He was also sick, and was being attended to by a
DR.. Hawley who with his wife was deeply interested
In his The doctor was so positive Of his inno
cence that in conjunction with some friends, he was
about procuring pardon, which would require
money. The tone ofthe letter was to convey to the
wife, or the executors of the deceased gentemans
estaSe that the writer was an illegtmate child, who
had been sent to TINS country ana Nv wh9 was 3e,nS
funds be sent in care of DR.. Hawley.
Accompanying this document was another eplstle
signed pr Hawiey in ~ which tn9t gen gentlemen h writes
taken considerable interest In his case. a pardon
was being procured, the expenses Of which were
upon the friends OF the young man to recompense
him In the amount.
possession is che answer to these communications,
and is nom the exec1tor of the estate who is de-
cidedly socous about the welfare Of "E., and in-
forms the doctor not to spare any expense In having
the young man released from Jail. He sends q re-
mittanCe of twenty pounds
The Special Agent in order to trace this letter to
its proper source, visited the Elkbon Tost Oflice,
where he found an order directing the letter, when
II reached there to be sent to the LazaTetO. At the
latter place was similar ORDER directing it to be
forwarded to phiadelphia and even at that post
the kelyville Post ONCE, where tne prisoner in
The Recorder then committed the prisoner to
answer the charge 'of frauduently making and
uttering written instruments to the prejudice OF
other persons rights
THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT will hold its
next On this occasion the new Judge to be ap-
pointed in accordance with the provisions OF an act
passed at the last session OF Congress Will preside
| There is much speculation among the members OF
the Bar who the lucky candidate for Executive favor
| will be. New Jersey presents the names of Cort-
land Parker j. H. Bradley, ex-senator Frelinghuy
sen, Secretary Iobeson, eX-Judge Gale, and others
| From PENNSYLVANIA the names of Judge Joseph
Judge +. Carroll Brewster, Aubrey H. Smith, Horace
Blnney, Jr.; Judge Pearson, of Harrisburg; Judge
Williams, OF the Supreme Court, and many Others
| The selection will be made before the lst OF
| December.
The Admiralty calendar of the United States Dis
trict Court has 1windsd down to eight cases, show
ing either very aaliable spirit existing among our
maritime population, else no vast Increase In the
commerce OF the port Most OF these cases are those
arising from collisions, or differences in regard to
| wages supplies, and repairs
There will be no session OF the Register of Wills
Court until December. General William A. Leech,
the Register, has gone to Florida on a brief trip in
pursuit of his health, which has been so much I'M
paired owing to that brave officers sunerings while
| a prisoner in Andersonville. We hope that he will
regain, in some respects at least, his former con-
| dti0n.
Charles b. Roberts, ESQ, Commissioner Of the Court
in place OF David Paul Brown, Jr., ESQ.,, deceased.
ministratOrs, guardians and trustees for condrma-
tion in December next is Thursday, November 25th.
The official trial lists are much larger at this term
than they have ever been for corresponding
period, and the legal fraternity generally speak OF
trade as being active and fees satisfactory.
THE RIGHTS OF LUNATIcs.-For the sake of this
class, the number of which is largely on the increase
new newspaper enterprises that are warming into
life we publish the following extract from decision
OF cX-Judge f. Carroll Brewster, made Immediately
before he left the bench to accept the position of the
highest law ofllcer of the COMMONWEALTH, in the
case OF one Joshua lSaacS. In the proceedings II
appeared that Commission of Lunacy was ap
pointed under the act of April 90 1862 but that the
commission did not examine the lunatc himself, but
relied on other peoples testimony, thus defeating
the very object of the wise statute which excited SC
much feeling in the community, both pro and con,
at the time ofits passage only a few months ago:-
also appears that the alleged lunatic was during
asylum Personal service of notice of the time and place
the & @ M" Ws qa 10 IN b a9 form to upon m m
warning and keep him in custody OF course he coulC
% S be wnee to
say that he has been found lunatic We guarC
here sgainst all possible mistakes, and there ho
atwhenever is possible to do the defendant SHOULD
be brought before the jury and have the fullest opporu
nifty for defenfe.
If it is dangerous to the respondent TO others t.
adopt this the commissioner and jury should
the asylum, and not only see but examine the alleged
lun9rtic r os ou.o L... o..,,..,,o.,.o. 49,.
where the respondent is at large But the record ought
show whether he is in confinement at liberty and
the former the nquisition should be super usu coror
This view is sustained byauthority Bright, Rep. lS
Barb CHI 58, andia confirmed by Of Justice"
The report OF the commission was therefore re
! committed.
OUTRAGEOUS CONDDCT.-At noon to-day, as tn
students of the Womans Medical College wer
leaving the clinic of the Pennsylvania Hospital, the
were surrounded by large number of the male stu
dents, who were lying in wait in the yard of the hos
pital. AS the ladies made their way out, they wer
assaed with geers, insulting remarks, and howls
| The scOundrelS followed the females as far Eight
street, continuing their noisy demonstrations an,
raising considerable excitement among the Othe
pedestrians. All this was done, and not an arres
was made by any of the bue-coated fellows whit
always manage TO be about when they are no
| wanted.
| CHANGES AT THE NAVY YARD-Iieutenant Charlie
ii. Stockton has been ordered to the Navy Yard
Commodore j. X. GoldsbOrOugh has been relieves
from duty in the Ordnance Departmental take efieC
on the 18th instant, and ordered to command tn
| Mares Island Navy Yard, Cal, on January /, 1870
He viii be relieved at Philadelphia by Captain ThOs
| G. COTbin, who is now here on Board duty. Louis
1 York and Carey n. Sanders, of this city, have bee
| appointed Assistant Paymasters There are owe
| four hundred scamen on board the United State
Receiving ship Potomac, most of whom are intendc
FOR vessels now repairing here.