The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-27

THE NEW JUDGE.


...vn,no. in the Court OF Common Pleas, the
nan Edward NJ Paxson, attended by Judges Allison,
InSIow. and Peirce, made his appearance upon the
tnnH and his commission from the Governor was
eaN lecitinQ the vacancy caused by the resignation
~ J1dge Brewster and the appointment OF Judge
r,aetson and his successor duly elected. All the
md0es rising the affirmation OF once was aunnls-
teTed by President Judge Allison, when they all re-
nared TO the Court OF oyer and Termner, where the
Commission was recited
Court of Oyer md Terminer-Judges Ludlow
and PaxOn.
THE WELSH HOMICIDE.
In the case Of Annie Peoples, charged with the
murder of James Welsh, before reported, verdict
Of guilty of manslaughter was taken by consent OF
both SIDES -. .o,, r,o,,,,,,,v
This morning Daniel Reading, represented by p.
VI Ransford, Christian Kneass, and Joseph A. Bon
ham, Esq vas p put MPTfop SPTn o oS st SgGs g @ w' e
A nry was selected from the regular panel and
sworn, and Mr.. Dwight for the Commonwealth, pro-
eeded 10 state the facts OF the case as he expected
to he able to prove them In the evening of Oct 13,
isGs election day. party OF lawless men were roam
armed, and dlschargng their weapons careessly in
tnS nsn""}he dn }he deceased who had been in tavern
a. tSe corner of Sixth and Tasker streets, went to
The door of the building, and Reading. the accused,
standing on the opposite slde OF me street. sn9J nun
e~ino 7frhe deceased was mOrtally wounded, and
1ied of the injuries on the 18th of November fol-
lowing coronar,s nhvsician. sworn-I
" ip a,1nrte,, examination OF the body of the
ncaosed ON the 18th Ct November, 1855 aJ tue Penl-
sylvanla Hospitals found Two wSS S ont one o the
nds was on the anterior portion, and the other
INST opposite on the posterior the anterior wounl
was nearly healed; the other was iaIge
MM,"Hohing sore. around this wound there
were appearances in the skin OF Sulall SuoUi tle
tissues Of the lower part OF the thgn d WeIe Fo
and in diseased condition; the leg ana IoOI were
also diseased from Inflammation; the thgh DOne was
broken Off at the lower third and the lower Irdgl9nS
into the Joint: the body was extremely ema-
ciated; the deceased came his dsatn ron ~
10 have been inflicted by gun shot; have some shot
that were extracted from the tissues aoouU IuG
posterior wounds; the two wounds have described
were / think, caused by the same pail; l
can't saw that the small shot were 1red at the same
time there were no shot the anterior they were
ali on the posteror the ball went clean through the
limb: there had been no amputation of the limb,
Michael Burns sworn-William Morton was my nephew
his s%b SSdS at tns No. ves M
have Reading before did not know Merton S 6I.
evening sSw al% from about CLOCK until S couldn't posi-
GTeasys Tes ysA barroOm about twenty minutes O'clock
this was at of Sixth and Tasker streets >
n he shot me in the left arm back to
back Ras sG hffs IN Se { Rnd nG f th
was all done at the same time nearly ~, ,oo ,,.;u,
sHeet @y uncle Ys lives at the southwest Sixth
ST PSs 6S neS e %u SfSsS morton s my
election night 1865 was there az daS until oG2GS @ az
quarrel began about quarter after SIX qcocH party o
came down from the S1th 2n apa do na So
who they there little cheering gong on inside
ties and begun firing pistols and guns; Reading came
down with the party from Sixth ana D9kerson streets ne
went and up Sixth street and came back agair
when the firing going him take han in the
firing with the rest him shoot from the middle o.
the street. and make run towards the Taske
street door of my uncles tavern and shoe
again; Morton the only | knew
him fall did not know it he until he taker
up stairs when he fell he just going out OF the door
Reading said How you, - Just as Morton wa
going to the door; didn't ham do anything there
three four others fired the time; Reading fired
twice while Morton in that doorway: he was in the
middle of the street when he fret first and the
load ed from the cubstone he in Tasker street
when Reading first fired Morton running from to
wards Seventh street to the Goor, AID when Reading
fired the second time ,Morton was about going int
time heard Morton hallo and when | looked around
saw him lying the floor; aftorward | saw Reading a
Sixth snd Dickerson streets maybe it about Quare
half hour after the shootinE he talking with
policeman, but don't remember having heard what h
said.
There was firing going from opposite sides of tn
streets when Morton fell, and there firing from m
uncles house
At IL o'clock, when report closed the C9urt took
recess until 3 O'Clock.