Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-03
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Haines and Clement Must 60 to tho Peni
ioNtiary.

Haines and Clement Must 60 to the Peni-
ientiary.
The supreme court, sitting at Pitts
burgb, has rendered decision in the ap-
peal of Haines aud Clement, convicted of
conspiracy in connection with highway
department contracts in Philadelphia.
Judge Sterrett delivered the opinion. The
case was appealed to the supreme court
on the right of the commonwealth to
stand aside jurors in case of misdemeanor,
and the court decided, after five months
deliberation, that the district attorney had
the right to challenge jurors. The find
ing Of the lower court Was affirmed, and
the costs Of the appeal were put upon the
appellants. This decision leaves no cs.
cape from the penitentiary for the defend
ants. Unless they are surrendered by
their bOndsmea before certified copy Of
the opinion reaches District Attorney
Graham he will apply to the supreme
court for a warrant upon which they may
be apprehended.
Judge Stcrrett also rendered the deci-
sion in the Robert Lister Smith appeal.
Smith is now serving his sentence in pri-
son. Tie court sustains Judge Briggs in
his decisions Oh the trial and dismisses the
appeal. The court atfirms the fiuding OF
the lower cotlrts in City VS.. Wrights, and
Malone VS.. City.
Judge Turnkey decided that railroad
company must honor its tickets no mat
ter who sells them, and that therefore the
ticket on it's face entities the holder to the
rights of passenger between the points
named on it. This rcverses tho decision
of the lower Court aud pats new phase
on the ticket sca'ping question.
a SUIT involving S45O,OOO.
The trial of bank suit involving $3.50,
900 is in progress in the circuit court at
Troy, N. Y. The action is brought by
the Hon. c. Z. Patterson. receiver of the
Merchants aud Mechanics bank of Troy,
which failed in 1878, against D. Thomas
Vail, Charles r. Church, James E. Pink
ham, Daniel Robinson and Frances Sims.
The complaint charges, in brief, that tho
defendants, who are alleged to have been
largely interested, in g financial sense, in
tue Merchants and Mechanics bank and
the Schaghticoke wcolen mills, connived
to defraud the bank Of about $3.50, 600,
and thus caused the failure of the institu-
ton. The bank handled large amounts OF
the woolen mills paper. Most of the de.
PENDANTS arc wealthy, and all have Occu-
pied high social positions.
Norrisuown's Town Council.
The trouble which has existed in the
Norristown town council since last April,
has ended by tho fusiOnist returning to
the council. They will issue a manifesto
to voters giving their reasons for this
action.
An ordinance granting the right of way
over Lafayette street to the Philadelphia,
NOrristown and Phoenixville railroad led
to an exciting discussion, and was finally
referred to a committee of five, who arc to
see the officers of the new company and
try to protect property holders on that
street.
A Desperate Horse Thief.
Joseph Bradley was arrested yesterday
in Frederick county, Nd, on suspicion OF
having stolen i pair of horses and wagon
at Hagerstown on Saturday night, and
was sent to Jail in charge Of Constable
Ryan. Upon reaching tho Jail at Frcder-
ick, Ryan alighted from his wagon, when
Bradley drew a revolver and fired at lin,
missing Ryan, but wounding Deputy
Sheriff Benner. Bradley then drove off
with Ryan's horse and wagon, followed
by large posse of citizens.
"A Dead Drummer.
Yesterday, at Americus, Ca, stencil
arising from 4 water closet of the Com
mcrciai hotel, attracted the attention of
passers by, when the door was broken and
the dead body of Isaac Stcyerman, 4
drummer for Bernheiin, Rexinger Il Co.,
whiskey dealers, of Cincinnati was found.
He had been dead since Friday, and as no
marks of violence were on the body foul
play is not suspected. 1t is Thought he
died from apoplexy.