The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-21
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Trihing Cases.
Court Of Quarter Sesstons-A HtsOn, p. j,

Court Of Quarter Sessjon8-AH Hts0f1 p. j.
The business before the Court to-day was OF
very light character, consisting chiefly OF little
assaults and batteries
August Roberts aSd Christian Kerns prosecuted
each other for mutual assault and battery. They
are carriers employed at Mansyunk, aud during
their werk one day varied the monotony with
genuine quarrel and, smarting under the insults
they SO freely exchanged they started home at the
close OF day. They happened to meet upon bridge,
whacked Kerns over the head with club varying
in length from six inches to four feet according to
the mental gauge OF the witnesses who described it.
The lawyer said the terrible blow might have sent
Kerns spirit unpi epared before the awful Judgment
high up, and the soul Of Kerns never nutiered.
Roberts had story to tell, which was that Kerns
punished him in the ribs with his elbow and was
about TO mash his Uranium with saw log, but was
too soon anticipated, but which highly romantic
narrative the jury could not believe. Roberts was
convicted and Kerns was acquitted.
Anna Curren was tried upon the charge Of assault
and battery upon William J. Bruce This gentle
man may be remarkable for many things, but there
is no peculiarly of his complicated composition
more noticeable to the eye than his beard which In
cnSg snsh s tEq H & spd IN highly 6S e l.
not counted in as a lodger in the establishment.
on the ,23d OF May he called to see his
Objectionable ordered him to leave the premises,
which he declined TO do on the ground that "locts
uSoris est locus Uis which she said o1ldnt do and
she fastened her delicate hand to his royal beard,
and so conducted him to the street. ne Immediately
appealed to his peers for vndication, and his peers
sent the good landlady home in peace and directed
the noble Bruce to defray the expenses Of his vndi-
cation.
Interesting Land Sultan Effort to Dis
possess the ePrOperty-holders of Clayton,
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The Wilmington Commercial OF last evening
says:-
The U. g. Circuit Court, Judge Strong on the
bench met this morning.
The first case taken up was that of James Whar-
tonby VS.. Dr. William Daniel, Mason Bailey, and
james Gilmore, being a suit to eject the defendants
from tract of land IN Kent county, which includes
the site OF the town OF Clayton.
The facts In the Case briefly stated, are that the
property in question belonged to James Tibbett
who died, leaving 1t by will to his son, Richard Tib-
bett the heirs OF his body. In case he died with
out issue it to go to James Tibbetts daughters,
and In they died without issue it vas to go to
Thomas Whartonby. The claimant, James Whar-
Tibbelt and his sisters are all dead without issue.
But while the land was in possession OF Richard he
made attempt to break the entail, which the de-
PENDANTS claim was legal and successful effort,
and, at any rate, he becoming involved In debt the
property was sold from him at Sherih7s sale and
passed into the hands Of DR.. William Daniel and
Mason Bailey who laid out the town OF Clayton and
sod lots on it, and who yet own portion OF the
tract. James Whartonby does not appear IN the
case personally, and the only evidence taken this
morning was that to prove that there is such per-
son living, and that he is the son OF Thomas Whar-
tonby The remaining facts In the case were ad-
mtted by counsel, and the Court fixed tomorrow
for hearing arguments In the case.
The plaintiff Is represented by Hon. James A.
Bayard, Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, and Hon. VIM. G..
Whiteley, of this city, and the defendants by Hon.
Reverdy johnson and Charles q. Kerr, ESQ.,, OF
Baltimore