The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-26
LEGAL rruTuLnxanMcn.
Supreme Court In Bano--Judaes Read
ARnew, Sharrwo0d, and Williams.
THE erUOEppR

Asnew, Sharrwood, and Williams.
THE sCH0BPPB CASE.
This morning George Northrop, ESQ.,, asked the
Court III they would pass upon q motion 20
bring back the case OF DR.. Paul Schoeppe, TO be re-
viewed upon the law and evidence as provided by
the recent statute enacted with special reference TO
Justice Read, presiding, said that since the writ
OF error had been heard and judgment given upon Is
before the act was passed. and the record had bee
remitted to the Court below before the application
was made, ne did not see how the case could agail
be brought INTO this Court, unless by new writ .
Mr.. Nortbrop said he was not aware OF the condi-
on In which the record stood, but would II steps
could DOL DE taken In accordance with the sugges-
ton OF the Court.
Nisi Prius-C Chief Justice Thompson.
A case was argued this morning testing the vail
ity OF the tax upon bank stock Imposed by the act
OF Assembly of December g. 1850 A Mr.. Pleish,
being the owner OF bank stocks, prays for njunc-
ton TO restrain the Auditor. from collecting
the tax upon the ground that the rate Is higher than
that allowed by the act OF Congress, which permits
state 10 levy tax upon moneyed capital In the
hands OF individuals, and which regulated all State
legislation upon the subject. The matter was argued
and held under advisement
THB CITY TRUSTS.
The Att0rney-G General notified that he was pre-
pared TO argue the prayer for an Injunction behaf
OF the new Board OF Directors TO restrain the city
from proceeding further to transact the business of
The Chief Justice asked if the city officials had not
already acceded to everything the new board had
The Attorney General said he did not know how
that was but he knew that counsel representing the
ueIenuhuJS WOulu not ODJeCb 10 continuance OF Lne
case with the order OF the court remaining as IL now
stonds
present at least the matter stands.
u. y. District COurt-Judge Cndwnlader.
In the case OF the young man, William Courtney,
tried for stealing valuables from the mall the jury
rendered verdict OF not guilty.
Court of Quarter Sessions.
In the case of Thomas Dooley, charged with ex-
posing faro board and gambling for livelihood at
q tavern in Third street, below Buttonwood, the
jury rendered a verdict OF guilty. This Is not the
kind of gambler, however, t0at the people are most
anxious to see brought to justice; he Is not Of
the dashing, nashy, genteel looking fellows,
who sport diamonds and other such
poor man fro" from % schuykiIi County, having large
family to support, and has been here but two
months. His conviction VIII serve, though. as a
precedent, and as insignificant as the case may be,
It can no longer be said that no man was ever con-
victed in the Quarter Sessions OF gambling:
servatOry Of Music, In Walnut street, above Tenth.
who was convicted OF au indecent assault upon two
little boys, was this morning sentenced to the
County Prison. for IS months.
In connection with this case 1t may perhaps be
proper to give our readers the following singular
card which Williams publishes to-day in morning
paper:-
A GARD TO THE PUBLIc.-.Three weeks ago il was my
orosh osand nDd ee musS IN tSe
in but Nsw tSe onpsr % e the
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my name has become by.word in the mouths Of the
Pharisees Of this great city 80
samaritanr would that If my life be spared
tude.
Many of those who will read these words have testi
fed and will yet bear witness to the untirng zeal
energy, and fidelity with which / have labored to
establish permanently in Philadelphia class art
school, winch should take high rank similar insti
tutions; and. although egotism Is not great
to lead to suppose that could at the present time
reestabsh the Conservatory without the invitation
and cooperation of its patrons and former friends it
sincere desire hope and trust that may yet be
has been remarkable during the last two and half
and by lite Of virtue added to the strict integrity
which has always characterized financial dealings,
to fellow that true manness Of charac
ter which every to his Creator and TO himself
JEFFERSON E WILLIAMS,
President of the American Conservatory of Music.