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

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This morning counsel representing the prosecu-
ton in the case Of William NJ. Bum, charged with
money by Illegal means, presented to the court the
afdavit OF Charles f. Hartnack, setting forth that
the Strand ony had IAN me % four & Of the ye wit
In such manner, ., as to conyInce them
o fai ignore the Bill that they had sent for the
remaining witness, Mr.. strang, and after exam
% n ss % the p
Withdrawing the bill from the further consideration
Of the present Grand Jury: Counsel said the Court
upon writ Of habeas corpus, and the President
Judge had refused to discharge Mr. Bum, saying it
petit jury, and now the Grand Jury were about
to arrogate 10 themselves the power OF saying that
there was not sufficient in the case to warrant its
being sent into Court. In the oden time, when
Grand Juries were composed OF Knights, gentlemen
viousy 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-
eressed, but he hoped not In such a manner as to
shield criminals. In that day, as he had remarked,
the Grand Juries were made up OF gentlemen who
were above suspicion, but now the world had so Inn
proved that, upon few turns OF the wheel, Grand
Jury would be drawn having eighteen politicians,
who would quickly enough present 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
action OF the Grand Jury in ignoring the bill upon
the same facts would be grossly against law.
Judge Paxson said this was 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
known. In their onicial capacity they were respon
sibe neither criminaly nor cyilly, and while they
were in some respect under the control OF the court
they were also under its protection, and the court
would not infer anticipate that they intended to
violate their oatbs and consciences The affidavit
was not permitted to be filed, and the application
was dismissed.
The McClOslxey Homicide.
of Grand Observation-Disclosures
letter.
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
| Michael McCloskey. Ihe defendant is respect
able man, some fifty years OF age, and drayman by
| occupation. The deceased was small boy, who
had suffered from curvature of the spine prior 70
O'clock in the afternoon the child was lying on hi
| face looking down cellar In Front street. near
| Bainbrioge, and his legs were across the gutter
| Snodgrass had a new horse in his dray, and was
trying his quality he and three others driving dowr
the street at pretty good speed, appearing to bf
| racing; Snodgrass was the side OF the stree
where the little boy was lying and the wheel OF the
| dray drove over his ankles, fracturing both. The
dTsys stopped upon hearing the child scream large
crowd collected and SRodgrass asked If the boy wai
much hurts the child said, "You are
am not a bad man; it was ali accident" Some on,
| in the crowd asked Snodgrass his name, but, with
rapidly or the boy was removed to the Pennsyl
| vania Hospital, where he was treated with SOM
success so That he improved fast ana at his own re
| 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 th
| 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 q history of the Dwight family
and supposed had every Dwight in the land II
IL. But the other day l saw that Post Dwight
of Syracuse, of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie had sent out some notices of a 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
There was curious scene In Richmon
Court on Wednesday. A man had been con
victed 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 10 you than any other-that am sittinI
here Virginia Judge. You elected me TO ad
minister the laws of the Commonwealth with q
upright and impartial mind, aud TO keep pur
the course of Justice In Virginia. know nc
how better l can justify your expectation an
vindicate the wisdom of your choice, belieyin
you to have offended against the laws Of Oh
State, than by imposing upon you the highef
! penalty of the laws fne Of $500 and the costs