The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-17

Supreme Court In Banc-C Chief Jn:tise, ~ ,Thomp-
Judge williams having recovered from his recent
spell OF Sickness was this morning on tne pencn
But Judge Read being Temporarily ous OF Lne Guy
the contested election cases were again postponed
until tomorrow. -
small case from Indiana county w, was argued
after which the Montgomery county llst was taken
up, the Philadelphia list having been suspended
~A''- NIsi Prius-Judge Agsew.
The case of Jermon VS.. Rhoads and Coughlin,
which was to recover damages for an alleged con-
spracy to cheat and deiraua ssnw tSat tSe was
perty OF which the plaintiff complained he had been
defrauded was only held as security for money
loaned. On trial.
Court of Cannon Pleas-Judge Ludlow.
The case of the Evangelical Lutheran Church vs..
John Born, which was fixed for argument to-day,
quence OF the engagements OF counsel out OF the
City.
District Court, No. 1-Judgo Stroud.
comnaSy OF IyerpooI This was an action to re-
cover policy OF insurance for the loss OF dist-
ery property at Seventeenth and Christian streets,
which was burned the night OF June Is, 1868. On
trial.
District Court Ne. 2--Judge Hare.
Charles B. Holbrook VS.. David Cook. An action
to recover commissions for the sale OF petroleum, as
agent for the defendant The defense alleged that
defendant had broken faith by selling the petroleum
for less than the market value. ON Trial
Court of Quarter Sessions-AIlisos, P.J.
The second period OF the January term began to-
day, and considerable time was consumed by the
applications made for exemption from service on the
new jury.
Sarah Young was tried for the larceny Of $25 from
Mrs. Fannie Reisberg, by whom she was employed
as cook. A little girl, who was also In the ladys
service, testified that one night she was sleeping
upon the floor OF Mrs. Reisbergs room when the
prisoner in an intoxicated state, entered with knife
In hand, woke her and directed her to take purse
from her mistress pocket, which she declined to do.
The prisoner herself then took the purse and walked
out.
young lawyer representing this woman asked
the little girl II she hadn't taken this money, to
which she replied in the negative. He then pro-
ceeded to ask her If she expected the jury to believe
her when she said-but here his Honor Interrupted
him by informing him that his question was highly
improper and directed him TO desist from asking it.
Verdict guilty.
Joseph Hernandez, little Spaniard, was acquitted
Of the larceny OF gun. Two men, it appeared
from the testimony, were one evening returning
from days shooting in the Neck, both pretty well
liked in liquor and a boy named Sterling insisted
upon carrying their guns for them, and when the
guns were given into his charge he ran away with
| them. When Sterling was arrested Hernandez was
| summoned before Alderman Dewitt as witness
and there testified that he met Sterling with the
guns and received one of them from him. and upon
this statement the alderman committed him to
| prison, but whether as a witness or as defendant
was not known to the District Attorney. An indict
| ment having, however, been found, Mr.. Gibbons
said he could not ask for conviction under these
circumstances and therefore verdict OF not guilty
was rendered.
| Hugh Brown was acquitted OF charge OF assault
and battery with intent to rob Patrick Marley. Tn,
prosecutor not attending, the Indictment was sub
| mitted without evidence.