The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-06
LEGAL IWTN1LTaNWcn.

supreme Ccart IN Bnnc- Chief Justice Thomp-
Conrad Cart Va. hargle I3aer. Error to the Com
mon Pleas of Lancaster county In this case, which
was heard at Harrisburg. the Chief Justice this
morning gave the opinion Of the court affirming the
The first calling of the city list was resumed.
Nisi Prius-Judge Agnew.
Mccartney vs. Bishop. An action to recover for
the keep Of horse before reported. On trial.
District Court. No. Judge stroud.
The Government Oil and Mining Company vs..
Henry Sim0ns and w. Ii. Weeks. An action to re-
cover the sum OF ss0,000 with interest from 1865,
under the following alleged circumstances:-The
defendants, as officers and agents OF the company,
were employed to buy oil lands in this State and In
Virginia. and having selected the tracts and made
arrangements for their transfer drew from the COM
pany funds $4,000 as the price to be paid; but In
approprsted the balance to their OWN use On trial.
Court of Quarter Sessions Allison. r. j.
The trial of Robert Hamilton and James Atwel
and battery upon Revenue Detective James j.
Brooks, having been hled for to-day their counsel
were In Court prepared 70 o. proceed me District
the necessity OF asking for further continuance OF
q few days on account Of the absence OF material
Witnesses and the failure OF all the efforts OF the
officers to bring those witnesses in, and proof
made OF these facts. Counsel for the defense OBJ
ected to postponement, saying that under the ex-
press understanding that the cause would be GER
anly tried to-day they had gone to much trouble and
great expense to be ready, and continuance would
add still more to their expense. His Honor deemed
it proper to grant few days time, and named next
Monday the day for trial "a ad a-il
Francis Giingham, q boy, pleaded guilty to @
charge OF stealing some cigars and q handful OF
pennies from saloon at the southeast corner OF
Sixth and Arch streets. He entered the place on
Sunday, by climbing over the door, and helped him.
SELF He was arrested short time afterwards and
confessed his guilt
Jonathan Williams, alias Francis McFalls, was ac-
quilted Of assault and battery with intent TO rob- the
proof being that he met theprOsecutor
and Calowhi streets, about O'Clock on the morn
ing OF December IS, INDUCED freely in the ardent,
and amused themselves by q drunken street ngbt,i
but there was nothing to show that any attempt at
robbery was made.
James Carson, colored, was convicted OF an
aggravated highway robbery The evidence was TO
the effect that at half-past O'Clock last Saturday
evening, Isaac b. Cox, colored man, and his wife,
were passing along Sixth street, and his wife
he remaining out on the sidewalk. While he was
standing there, the prisoner and two white men ap-
preached him, Knocked him down, and stole his hat
and watch. The prisoner was fully identified by q
Witness who saw him walk away from Cox with
hat under his coat.
Court of Qunrter SessioDs-Judge Pa xson.
In the case of Mrs. Mary Trneman, charged with,
abductng her grandson, before reported, the Jury
rendered verdict Of not guilty, imposing the pay
ment OF the costs upon the defendant.
Policeman German was tried for assault ana bat
terry In making an illegal arrest. It was alleged that
Policeman Gnase sprang his rattle without cause
great crowd TO the spot, curious to know what was
the matter. Ofncer German then arrived and pro-
ceeded to arrest the prosecutor who was only one of
the innocent spectators The defense maintained
that the policeman endeavored to disperse the
crowd which had become noisy and took the prose-
cutor into custody as he deemed IT his duty to do so.
Jury out