Daily Republican., 1885-05-13
FIT TIL EDITION,
Uounty Court.

clock this morning, with Chief Justice
Comegys and Associate Justice Hous
ton on tho bench. A few minutes after
Court opened Governor Stockley came
in and took seat alongside of the
Chief Justice.
The names Of the General Jurors were
called, after which the trial of Brown
and Adams, the alleged train robbers,
was resumed.
Joseph II. Greenman was recalled
and cross examined at great length by
the prisoners. William T. Jones testi-
fed that he IL special officer employ ed
by the Pennsylvania RailroadCom pany
and that he arrested Adams on the
night Of April oath.
He found watch on him hich was
Identified rs the one stolen from Mr.
IGreenman on the night OF the 23d. He
made the arrest in Obsd tence to dis-
patches which he had received from
philadelphia, telling him to look out
for the Tep.
Benjamin j. Clark was sworn, and
identified the watch found on Adams
as one he had sold to Mrs. Greenman
some time ago, as present for her hus-
band. He was positive that 1t was the
same watch, an he has the number re-
corded in his books, with the date of
sale.
VIM. McFaddeu testified that he is
Especial officer at the p, w. & b. Rail.
road station in this city. On the night
!, of April oath he saw Brown walking
along the platform tapping on the win.
, dow with u small cane at the same
) time another man was inside the car
3 Immediately opposite the window that
r Brown was tapping on, and while the
3 passengers attention was attracted to
3 the window, the man inside the car
' picked up a valise and walked out.
The witness saw officer Jones when
he arrested Adams, and he then arrested
t Brown, as he had been instructed to
J. look out for him. AS usual he was
i. cross-examined by the prisoners, blu,
they failed to shake his testimony.
Joseph Rue was sworn, and testified
that he is detective employed by the
a Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
# is stationed In Philadelphia. He has
been employed as a detective the past
:, sixteen years. He knows both the
y lprisoners. and had conversation with
!, Adams since his arrest, and he offered
~ to "squeal" on a job no had done at the
g Broad Street Station, If the witness
;, would have him taken to Philadelphia
for trial. The witness has likenesses o.
IA both the prisoners, and they are wei
= known az a,lroit thieves.
, He was cross-eSamined by Adams
:. and said that he Is known as" Pet
y Kale," and that on March 24.h he sto;
20 watch from man FAMED Morrison
w he knew that Adams had taken thi
- watch, and he also confessed to hin
that he did. Adams continued tn
-, tcross examination for some time
a, hut it was evident that he hal caught
:, tartar in the detective, and he fnall.
took his seat, seriously discomtitted.
', This closed the testimony, and tn
. Jury was addressed by both prisoners
~ latter which they were charged by tn
~ Chief Justice and retired at lilo O.
clock.
A jury was then drawn and the cas-
of tho State VS.. Sewell Sharkey wa
II taken up for trial.
gI Alexander b. Cooper, Esq, stated t,
:. the Court that Thomas Butler, indicted
o. for pointing Il gun at a man, was il
u Court, and wished to plead guilty. ii,
was sentenced TO paw the costs OF prose
10 cution, and a fine of $40
all The trial of Sharkey was then pro
y coded with, Thomas Davis. Esq az.
" pearing for the State and Walter Bacon
il Esq. for the defense.
gl Frank ii. Thomas was sworn and tes
y titled that he resides at No. sol Frank
|. lin street, and has resided there TO
IN some time. About January Goth, 1884
q his house was broken into and robbed
OF number of articles of silver war,
II and other things. The stolen good
,ei were rec )vered few wesks ago, an,
" returned to him.
lel Rachel Ewing, coloref, testif ed that
d the goods were recovered at her house
ID having been brought there by Sharkey
She kept n boarding house and h
boarded with her for three or fou
months during the time she had seye
raj other boarders.
VI Chief of Police Mcconnell testifie,
y that on February 25th, oficsr Marques
~ brought silver spoon to him with Ger
IL tain initials on 1t, and he recognized i
II al being one that had been stolen from
81 Mr. Thomas.
Officer Marques testified that h
went to Mrs. Ewing's house in search
OF sone stolen chickens, and il
nj hunting in an old trunk, he found the
ne silver ware in the bottom under som
90 cid rags, and Mrs. Ewing said tina
% they had been given to her by Sewel
& Sharkey. lie Afterwards ascertane,
al that Sharkey was at Concord, Mary
y land, and he arrested him at that plac
ID after long chase. This witness di,
81 not show HIM warrant, or tell hin
VI what he was arrested tor
CT OHiCer Mcbride testified that he wen
to Concord with officer Marquess, an.
assisted IN making the arrest.
Tins G osed the testimony, and Mr.
We Bacon Tor the defense, asked the Cour
ln to instruct The jury TO render verdict
10 OF not gnilly, ON the ground that N,
'seviaeace bad been produced to show
that thu spoons found in Mrs Ewing
house were the ones that Sswell Shark
icy gave her eleven Months previously
10 Alter consultation, the Court decided
'e' IL was a matter that should be passe,
or upon by jury, and Mr.. Bacon ther
addressed the jury in behalf of hi
client
He made an able argument, and con
80 TENDED that nothing bad been shown
w. That would nstify then in rendering
verdict OF guilty. He was followed b,
Mr. DAVIS, who male the c.osing argu
ment Tor the State, after wnich the iur,
was charged by the Cniet Justice AMI
retired at II Is o'clock.
At IL 40 o'clock, the Jury in the cas-
!, of Brown and A ANS came in with ,
verdict Of guilty OF the larceny OF MIR
Greenman's watch. Tho prisoners
seem I'd greatly disappointed with tn
Tor verdict, As they are evidently afraid O
the whipping post. The detective ha
p!cturas of both these men in his nos
session, and says that Browns prone
uame is James McGiue, and tn at be i
what is known AZ a Film Flam
= worker aud confidence man : that for
long time he had operated in New
IYOrk, here la ia well kpoyn 90 ~