The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06

Eliza Castor, recently deceased, bequeathed
$1,000 to the Presbyterian church at Frankfort.
Last evening woman named Thompson
walked overheard at Queen street wharf She
was rescued by private watchman.
"A barn at Frankroad road and Junction
Railroad, owned and occupied by Henry Quade
was slightly damaged by fire yesterday morning
about half-past 10 o'clock.
Charles Shavely, eighteen years of age, re-
siding at No. 1417 Cadwalader street, was run
over yesterday afternoon, at Front and Poplar
Streets by three coal cars, and seriously injured
was taken to st. Mary's Hospital.
Mr.. p. b. Delaney, salesman for Mellor
Bains & Mellor, No. 40 N. Third street, fell yes
terday afternoon from the first floor of the store
into the sub-cellar, injuring himself severely.
He was removed to his home, in Twentieth
AT meeting of the Board of Wardens, held
yesterday afternoon, the following licenses were
granted
To Moro Phillips Esq. to widen and extend
his wharf into the Delaware river to the War
den's line, south of Almond street. Q. j. VOL
bert, Esq, to extend his wharf into the Schuyl-
kill river north of Spruce street, to the Wardens
line. John j. Ridgway ESD, to extend his
wharf at Callowhill street, Schuylbill river.
Charles ii. Crawford had a hearing before
Recorder Givn yesterday, charged on the oath
of Mary Devlin with obtaining S723'20 from her
under false pretenses. The allegation of the
prosecutrix is that she was induced to invest her
money some months ago in the stock of COM
pany formed to run distillery at Twenty-frst
and Federal streets, upon the false representa-
tion that Crawford was the owner of the dstil-
lery, and that operations were going to be at
once commenced. The accused was bound over
for trial.
Charles Spicer and Franklin McNamee were
charged before Alderman Kerr yesterday with
the commission of series of offenses. There was
testimony to show that two places in the State
House Row, used by persons connected with the
building, had been broken into recently and
robbed; that the store of George w. Middleton,
No. 100 Market street, had been robbed of wine
and other property; that the store No. 900 Mar
ket street had also been robbed, and the store
No. 902 Market street, besides the cigar shop of
g. w Eckert, No. Ill S. Fifth street. Some
goods stolen from all these places were re-
covered, and the prisoners were committed for a
further investigation.
On Saturday night Detective Callahan was
sent to the Academy of Music to look out for
pickpockets, and in the rush upon the opening
of the door discovered man he had for years
known as professional thief. He at once Sc
cured him, and yesterday had him before Alder
man Kerr for a hearing. The prisoner gave the
name of Philip Thomas, and said that he had not
been in Philadelphia until recently, for some
time. Detective Callahan stated the circum-
stances of the arrest, and ii. Conner, police
officer at the Academy, testified that he saw
Thomas and another man in the "push," and
heard Thomas say to his companion, Let us go
through the old man, which was followed by an
attempt to pick old mans pocket. Witness
said that he interferred, and was assaulted by
Thomas Alderman Kerr committed the accused
under the ninety-day law.