The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-14

Supreme Court in Banc-Chief Justice Thompson
and judge Ag,e,O and Williams.
Upon motion OF Furman Sheppard, ESQ, Messrs
Charles HowsOn and Thomas j. Grier were this
morning admitted as practising attorneys OF this
After hearing few miscellaneous motions the
court went into consultation
Criminal Gases
Court Of Quarter Sesstons-A Hison, p. j.
Lazarus Leary, bootblack, was tried upon the
charge OF stealing records from the Supreme Court
ONCE. ltwas testified that an entrance was one
afternoon made into the vault beneath the Registers
Office, where the records are kept and Leary was
seen standing short distance of conceallpg cork
screw with his foot Upon examination it was found
that a number OF old records had bet stolen away.
soner was concerned with the theft and therefore
he was acquitted. 1t is believed that these boys
found ready market for these records In the shops
OF Junk and waste dealers, who buy them as old
paper and the main object OF this prosecution was
10 discover who these dealers were-whicn object
Michael Bowling, alias ''Noodles was put on trial
charged with assault and battery upon John A. Men,
1t alleged that Mr.. Nef at one OF the polls
during the recent Senatorial election as a special
Deputy United States Marshal. and arrested William
Bowling, the prisoners brother, for attempting to
vote fraldulently. Juss as ne had taken him into
hin and tried 70 preTe5T him "a. ting William
to the station house Al thS close OF report the
case was stA on trial
The seuth sfr eet Bridge Dinicultv.
Court OF Quarter Sesstoas-,Judas Pa1soE.
A hearing unon habeas corpus was had this morn
ing in the case OF Contractor Murphy, who has
cnargo OF the erectlon OF the S0utn street bridge
When Mr.. Murphy began excavation ON the bank
Of the river at the foot Of pier of the Junction
Railroad bridge, the railroad company compelled
him to withdraw from the ground, and
when he attempted to resume the
work they arrested him and had him
bound ever TO keep the peace. He now asks the
Court TO discharge him, and argued that this bridge
State work, and he as contractor for the Com
missioneIs appointed by the Legislature, is the
agent OF the State, and therefore he is bound by
command OF the Commonwealth to enter upon the
ground in question aud complete the work. On
the State granted them their franchise 1t parted
with the property In their ground and therefore
could not authorize its use for another purpose.
The Judge said the only question before him was
whether he should preserve the public peace while
the parties settled their differences before the pro-
by requiring Mr. Murphy to give security In $1,000 to
keep the peace for the period OF one year.
Forfeited Bail.
The case of the Commonwealth Vs. Il. l. Williams
was upon the list to-day, and usual nat answered
by counsel. Thh Is a matter growing out OF the
February, 1869, by the wealthy sugar rener Fieken
who gave bail I'm 500 for his appearance for trial
and then fed to Europe. The bail was forfeited and
an execution was issued against the property OF Mr.
Williams, who was Fickens partner. The execution
was stayed by Messrs. Mann and Cassidy who on
the forfeiture should not be RENTED.
The rule has been on the list since, delaying
the execution. ana the counsel representing IL have
never taken any move upon 1t. The case was an
outrageous one, creating great public Indignation
at the time, and one Ia which the community think
the law should be enforced.
Acting upon the suggestion we made yesterday,
Mr. Sheppard asked the court t0 put ths case, W th
all other cases OF bail, upon next Saturdays list,
when he will insist upon its being hnany disposed Of