The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-24
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The Bunn Case.


This morning counsel representing the prosecu-
ton in the case of William M. Bum, charged with
conspiracy to obtain from the city Of Philadelphia
money by illegal means, presented to the court the
aidavt OF Charles +. Hartnack, setting forth that
the Grand Jury had examined four OF the five wit
nesses endorsed upon the BILL and had treated them
that it was the Intention Of the Grand Jury Jury
remaining witness, Mr. strang, and after exam
nng him i was believed they would ignore the BILL
withdrawing the bill from the further consideration
OF the present Grand Jury. Counsel said the Court
had slready heard the merits OF this prosecution
upon a writ of habeas corpus, and the President
Judge had refused to discharge Mr. Bum, saying 1t
was matter which should be inquired into by tue
petit jury, and now the Grand Jury were about
to arrogate 10 themselves the power OF saying that
there was not SUFFICIENT iu the case to warrant its
being sent into Court In the olden time, when
Grand Juries were composed OF knights, gentlemen
above suspicion, finding OF theirs against the pre-;
viously expressed decision OF the Court rendered
them liable to fine and Imprisonment.
Judge Paxson said the world had progressed since
Counsel replied that he knew the world had pro-
gressed, but he hoped not in such a manner as to
the Grand Juries were made up of gentlemen who
were above suspicion, but now the world had 80 Inn
proved that upon few turns Of the wheel, Grand
Jury would be drawn having eighteen politicians,
who would quickly enough present q pauper for
stealing an egg, and would quickly enough protect
Golfers. he really did think that after the Court
had upon habeas corpus remanded Mr.. Bum, the
| the same facts would be grossly against law.
Judge Paxson said this was q novel application,
and so far as the court was aware without prece-
cent The official proceedings OF the Grand Jury
were not known to the court, and should not be
sbie neither criminaiiy nor civiy, ana while they
were In some respect under the control OF the court
they were also under It's protection and the court
violate their oaths and conscences. The affdayit
was not permitted to be filed, and the application
was dismissed.
The McClosISey Homicide.
Court Grand TPr7niner-.Ttsd1es Kim
| letter.
| A session OF Grand Terminer, TO continue during
| the week, was begun this morning.
The case put on trial was that OF Samuel Snod-
| grass, charged with causing the death OF the boy
able man, some fifty years OF age, and drayman by
occupation. The deceased was small boy, who
had suffered from a curvature OF the spine prior to
O'clock in the afternoon the child was lying on his
face looking down cellar In Front street, neal
snodgrass had new horse in his dray, and was
trying his quality he and three others driving dowr
the street at pretty good speed, appearing to bt
racing; Snodgrass was the side of the stree
where the little boy was lying, and the wheel or th'
dray drove over his ankles, fracturing both. Tit
dTays stopped upon hearing the child scream arg,
crowd collected and Sgodgrass asked II the boy wa
much hurt; the child said, 'You are ,
bad man to drive overImy legs" and he sad mo,
am not bad man; it was all accident" Some on
in the crowd asked Snodgrass his name but with
rapidly of. The boy was removed to the Pennsyl
vania Hospital, where he was treated with SOM
|
quest was taken home; the removal injured him
and on the 18th OF November he died. AT the tim
OF our going tc press a jury was being selected
Henry Hazlehurst and Moses A. Dropsie, Esqs., ap
pear for the defendant.
"A Syracuse gentleman tells bit of a story
about friend which amuses members of tn
Grand Army of the Republic, 1t involves
letter written by that friend to himself, wherein
| he says:-"I have been for some years engages
| in writing up history of the Dwight family
and supposed had every Dwight in the land Il
| il. But the other day saw that Post Dwight
of Syracuse, of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie had sent out some notices of military sor
to the said army. / write to ask If you know 0
such a man living there. If so, what is hi
business? Is Post his whole Christian name
-Tbere was curious scene In Richmon
Court on Wednesday. A man had been con
vieted OF an attempt improperly to influence
trial, and the Judge, In passing sentence upo
him, said:-"I owe IL to you and others-perhap
more to you than any other-that am sittinl
here Virginia Judge. You elected me to ad
minister the laws Of the Commonwealth with a
upright and impartial mind, aud TO keep pur
the course of justice in Virginia. know nc
how better can justify your expectation an
vindicate the wisdom of your choice, belieyin
you to have offended against the laws of th
State, than by imposing upon you the highei
penalty OF the laws fine OF $500 and the costs