The daily gazette., 1883-05-11
REpaINrED FRoM YESTERDAY
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Fun Particulars of THIS Mornings Pro
ceedIngs of Court.

Fun Particulars of This Morning. Pro-
ceedIngs of Court.
Court opened at 10 o'clock Thursday
with Chief Justice Comegys and Judges
Houston and Wootten on the bench.
The case of the State VS.. Ella Brister,
charged with the larceny of wearing ap.
parel from Margaret McGrenra, was re-
sumed. Walter Bacon, Esq, continued his
remarks for the defence to the jury and
asked he Court to charge the jury upon the
value of hearsay testimony claiming that the
testimony of Mary Bowers was insufficient
to prove property from the fact that it did
not belong to the witness, the owner being
absent from court.
Thomas Davis, Esq, counsel for the
State, then addressed the jury upon the tes-
timony of the prosecuting witnesses, show
ing how strong and conclusive the evidence
of the State was, and asked a verdict of
guilty.
The Chief Justices charge was very
short merely calling the attention Of the
jury to two facts, viz: That the must first
be positive that the goods were the property
of Margaret MeGreupa, aad secondly that
the prisoner took them iGloneously, further
stating that goods taken openly could not
be claimed as larceny. The jury then re-
tired az 10. 25 and returned at 10.35 with a
verdict of guilty.
Patrick Lynch was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty on an indictment charging him
with the larceny of a pocket book contain
ing S4 SO, lhe property of Sarah e. Brown.
The case being ready for trial the jury was
drawn and the trial proceeded with, the pris-
oner being represented by Lore and Emmons,
the State being represented by Lewis G.
Vandegrift, Esq. who addressed the Jury,
reviewing what they proposed to prove by
the evidence and then called Sarah E. Brown
who testified; On the 10th of February
went into Mr.. Walkers shoe store on Third
street between Market and King street;
bought pair of shoes; John Burnett waited
on me; gave him a S. bill, he gave me 50 so
changes; placed my pocketbook
in the basket; the prisoner who
was in the back part of
the store; as he passed between the basket
aud myself stopped and put his hand in
my basket; discovered my loss and followed
him, overtaking the prisoner about three
doors away; | accused him OF the theft; he
denied the charge and asked me
to search him which l refused
to do; be threw down pair of boots he
was carrying in his hand and went away;the
prisoner in the dock is the man who was in
the store; never recovered my money; when
he threw down his boots he said he was go
ing to get some one who would prove that
he was not the kind OF man to steal
Miss Brown came in and bought a pair of
shoes she gave me s. bill and gave her
$500 in change; went back to replace goods
and saw Lynch and Walker talking; did not
notice him when he passed me in going out;
the change was three silver dollars and two
quarters.
Alfred d. Nimocks, sw rn-Am in the
cigar business; on Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 10, heard Mr. Brown accuse Lynch of
stpnliup D1pkpthnnly. ba .clyaI MI
Brown to search him; he then asked me to
search him; | refused; saw Officer Osborne
to whom told the story; we went to Front
and Market and arrested him.
John 7. Walker, sworn-Live at Is
East Third street; am proprietor of the store
in which the theft was committed there
was no one In the store but myself aud two
clerks; Miss Brown came in for shoes: John
Burnett waited on her; shortly after she
came in Lynch came for his boots, which |
had repaired; be then left; don't know any
thing about the THEFT.
Joseph Osborn, sworn-Am a policeman
on the lhird district of This city; ON SaJur-
day, February 10, saw q crowd at Second
aad Market streets and Miss Brown was in
the crowd; Mr.. Nimock said to me he could
show the man; he was very violent and
abusive while being conveyed to the Hall.
Inc state helc cstci its case and Harry
Emmons, Eeq., ad4ropood tho jury aud a1s
planned that they would prove the mans
character to be such that no man in his posi-
tion would be guilty of such crime and
claimed III the testimony of the State
was purely circumstantial and then
called George w. Tavlor, who was affirmed;
live in the southern part of Pennsylvania;
have known Patrick Lynch since boy; he
worked with me until he was of age; trusted
him implicitly; his character is exception
ally good; was very much shocked when
heard OF the charge brought against him.
\ number OF otner witnesses were called,
all oi whom testified to the good character
OF the prisoner.
The defense closed and Charles b. Lore
made Y ry strong appeal to the jury on
behalf Of his cliant
Counsel for the State then followed in
briet yet stroua address when the Court at
o'clock charged the jury and they retired
to their room.
The jury in the case OF the State VS..
George Miller, charged with the larceny of
wagon from George H. Raymond, OF
Christine, was drawn at 1.O5, and sworn,
when court adjourned until o'clock.
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