Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-21
CeurG Notes.

Before United States Commissioner Platt, yesterday morning at II o'clock, was heard the of Miles Mcfarland for illegal vot. ing in the Seventh ward last election day. he having been convicted on January IT, 1881, of theft For the government appear ed Assistant District Attorney Hart and for the accused T. J. Fox. The first witness was Assistant Registrar Baldwin of the Seventh ward, who testified that when Mcfarland came in and offered his vote the witness challenged it The matter was referred to Moderator George M Grant and the accused was allowed to vote. Before Mcfarland ] voted the witness told him that he had been in trouble since coming of age and had bet ter not vote; if he did he would make trouble for himself. The young man said he would take the responsibility.
 MT. Grant was called, but could not iden- tify Mcfarland and was positive that NIT. Baldwin said nothing on election day about the accused having been previously convicted of theft
 James Hood, of v William street, testi- fed that he was box tender in the Seventh ward on election day and deposited Mozart challenged. The witness heard Mir Baldwin warn the accused against voting but nothing was said about theft
 Deputy United States MarshaIs Bill testi- fled hat while he had Mcfarland under ar rest the accused admitted that he had in 1881 been convicted of theft.
 This closed the governments case. MT. Fox did not introduce any testimony. Mir. Hart claimed 8 conviction MT. Fox briefly replied, his main point being that the convic tion for theft was not plainly shown nor clearly fastened upon the accused. There might have been another of the same name, and again it was not shown that the accused had been convicted after he had been made a voter.
 The commissioner reserved his decision until week from yesterday morning, and fixed the bond i'll the case at $500.
 In the City Court yesterday morning the case against the Jubilee singers was tried The facts in the were given in the COURIER Monday morning. MT. Plunkett appeared for Clark Peck After the argu- ments on both sides. MT. Plunkett claiming that tho failure to apply for license was chargeable more to the police than to Mir. Peck, and Mir. Pickett asserting that the vio- lation of the law should be punished by Q suitable penalty, Judge Studley said that the law had evidently been broken and that he must fine Messrs Peck, Dwinnell. Forbes and Scales $2O each, but that he would discharge Marks and Wilson on account of the lack of very positive Identification. MT. Plunkett immediately arose and showed the court that the prosecuting attorney had altered the con- plaint against Forbes since Forbes had plead ed. and without the knowledgesof the court or counsel for the defense. Mir. Pickett did
 
 the ena. ndation erased and suspended judg- ment in the case against Forbes. Clark Peck appealed his case to the Superior Court, but Dwinell and Scales paid their 1926 97 each, because they could not be here when the case would come up again
 For theft the sentence imposed yesterday morning in the City Court upon the boy John Moran was $1 and three months. His father said he had nothing more to say.
 Before Justice Wood yesterday and jury of six men was heard the case of Mrs. Mary Hoffman against Henry Rice Mrs. Hoffman, the complainant, was the first witness She was dark, little, excitable woman, and she told her story in most vigorous language. She said she lived at 45 Broad street on the morning of October last she was going to market it raining and in one hand she carried basket, in the other umbrella suddenly the defendant, young Price, came up, struck her in the face, called her names tore her shawl and otherwise abused her, winding up by taking her umbrella and run ming off with it. In consequence of the abuse she received she was confined to the house for two weeks In addition to having Price arrested and fined in the City Court, she brought the present civil suit for $1OO damages, The case occupied the entire day, and will probably occupy day or two longer.