The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-14
LEGAL INTELLIGANCE.
Country Caaea.


Supreme Court in Bdnc-Chief Justice Thompson ana
Judges AgneIo aud ShdTstoood
No judgments were given this morning, the
judges having held but a short consultation last
week. ana the court was engaged with the lists for
Luzerne, wyoming, Susquehanna, wayne, brauloru,
and Tioga counties.
A Curious VIII Case.
Registers COurtJudges Allison and Ludop, and Re
gister Leech.
This morning rather novel will case came be-
fore This Court possessing features tnt are rarely
Legislature to avoid mischief winch OTHERWISE
would have resulted from an innocent lnista<e
which Is here sought to be remeded. IL appears
that George A. Alter and his wife, both Germans,
had, after a long life OF industry aud strict
economy, succeeded In saving up right hant-
some little fortune, and having no children
and being far advanced in years, were deslrou5
SO to dispose OF their little wealth tnat the survivor
should have 1t and enjoy it alone. In pursuance OF
this wish they sent for a gentleman, to Whom tney
made known their intention and who at once drew
up Two separate wllls-one OF the husband, leaving
to his wife all his estate and the other OF the wfe,
leaving all her claims and titles to the property TO
her husband and his lawful representatives, which
being explained to them, approved OF, aud left
to be signed by them. Neither Of them could READ
English but each signed a Will, and the documents
were placed in separate envelopes, which were
sealed and put away In August last MIR. Alter died.
On the 23d Of last month the envelopes were taken
10 a Mr.. Horstman, who broke the seals, ana dis
covered that the wife had signed the husbands will
and Uice versa, pure accident, resulting from their
ignorance OF the English language. Here tne IN
tenton OF the parties To provide for each other was
plain and undOubted, but so long as this blunder
remained uncorrected, no will was In force, and Mr..
intestate. But an act OF Assembly was obtained,
authorizing this Court, upon petition and proofs,
to reform the will OF Mr. Alter, by decreeing that
the name of his widow be stricken from his will aud
his own name signed instead thus giving
effect to his intention. This petition was
accordingly presented to the court this morning,
when set forth that Mr. Alter left no children
grandchildren, out only collateral heirs, brothers,
sisters, and nephews, all residing in Germany. The
Court made an order appointing an examiner TO
take the proofs and directing notice to be given
the collateral heirs 10 appear on the 18th OF May to
show cause why the petitioners prayer should not
be granted.
Revenue Case.
u s. District Court-Jttdge CddiCalader.
This morning the court and Jury were engaged
with the Vi the United States vs. IL barrels OF
whisky and other property claimed by John NJ.
Kelly. This Is an information OF forfeiture under
the general allegation Of fraud against the revenue
laws, the Government setting forth that in August
last the revenue officers visited the claimants dis
tillery at Thirteenth and Buttonwood streets, and
found the Twelve barrels OF spirits above mentioned,
upon which no tax had been made, discovered an
apparatus by which the whisky could be secretly
diverted from the general relieving cistern also in
accuracies in the accounts kept Of the business
transacted there, and finally learned that whisky
had been spirited away from the distiery TO place
other than a bonded warehouse For these reasons
the place was seized and an information OF forfeiture
against all the personal property upon the premises
is sued for. The amount involved is about $4,000.
On trial.
The DIR. Garrison Case.
Court Of Quarter SessionS-Judge ParSon.
This morning DR.. Charles Garrison was put upon
trial charged with stealing $lO5 from Mr. JOS Fack.
IL was alleged that the latter went into Garrisons
place on Eighth street, to be rubbed with liniment
for the cure OF neuralgia; was stripped of his cloth
ing, shown into little closet, and there rubbed
down by the doctor The latter, however, left the
closet several times and went into the room where
the clothes had been left, and when the operation
was concluded, Flack found his money was gone,
and caused the doctor to be arrested as the
guilty party.
The defense denied the charge, and offered evil
dence to prove that Flack had been gone from Gar
risons place upwards of ten minutes before he re-
turned and announced his loss and then he told
several different stories, saying the sum he missed
was S6O, SIS, and 500. On trial.