Evening journal., 1890-09-30
IT WAS MANSLAUGHTER.
PIERCE PAYS DEARLY FOR SHOOT.
ING YOUNG PlNkETT.

List Is Short.
The Pierce manslaughter case was re.
sumed at yesterday afternoons session of
Court of Oyer and Terminer. John
Dickery, colered. witness for the defence
testified that Freeney told him that he
did not see anything Of the pistol until
he saw it on the end of the counter
Police Officer Thomas J. Gainor testi-
fed that he arrested Pierce between two
and three o'clock after he, Giannr had
returned from his dinner. Pierce made
no attempt to escape. The defence here
rested.
Deputy Attorney General Davis ad
ressed the jury, and Charles B Evans
for the defence, followed him Mr..
Evans held that the evidence introduced
by the defence had disproved the testl-
monY Of William A. Freeney, the chief
witness for the state
Acknowledgement John Biggs made
strong address to the jury. explaining
the meaning of the statute passed in
1881, and showing how IL fitted the
present case. He declared that the ties
tinony for the state had not been i'm
peached In any point He said that the
act of Pierce was similar to that Of many
other fools who didn't know It was
loaded II was impossible for the boy
70 shoot himself in the manner in which
he was shot. Someone must have shot
him. The evidence shows that Pierce
shot him. 1t is a sad thing to this
prisoner, but hundred times sadder 1t
was to the boy, who went to meet his
God without a moments warning and
without single opportunity to bid fare
well TO those who were near and dear to
him. His life was snuffed out like
candle"
Chief Justice Comegys charged the
jury, and made the point that all the
testimony agreed that the boy was shot
Ia the barber shop. If he did not shoot
himself the barber shot him. It was
improbable that a boy so young would
take his own life. Certain positions Of
the evidence had been contradieted
Witnesses had sworn that Freeney was
not In the shop when the shooti took
place Ii he was not there he displayed
remarkable knowledge Of the events
that transpired. The jury was bound to
take the probabilities into consideration.
The jury was out fifteen minutes. Il
rendered a verdict OF guilty with a
recommendation to the mercy OF the
| court. The prisoner was remanded into
the custody OF the sheriff for sentence
this morning
Pierce was sentenced at the opening of
court this morning Chief Justice
Comegys alluded TO the wisdom Of the
Legislature in making The law covering
cases of the kind, and said that the jury's
recommendation TO mercy would have
effect with the court. Pierce was sen
fenced to pay fire Of 5000 and costs aud
| Imprisonment for three wears
In the case of the Union National Bank
versus Alfred Schneider, to recover
promissory note OF Sl,625, motion for
Judgment. notwithstanding an affidavit
| for the defendant was denied
Levi @. Bird, Esq presented "ab-
stracts' concerning the McComb case to
each Of the judges, who then retired and
] court was adjourned
At this mornings session OF court
john a. Rodney, Esq attorney for Mrs
o. A. Kanely, asked that certain money.
amounting to 81, 454 IS, which had been
paid into court. be invested for her The
motion was granted.
License Court.
The hearing Of applications for licenses
was begun at 10 80 o'clock. w. g.
Prickett, Esq, represented the Law and
Order Society and conducted the opposi-
ton to many of the applications.
Samuel Bell, Water and Market.
A general remonstancs met the appli.
cation of Samuel Bell for license for the
building at the northeast corner of Water
and Market streets. Frank Biggs and Levi
Q Bird represented him. Mr.. Biggs said
that, he had been turned down once and
! his request had been withdrawn once
| be hr,f1 Itv,r l.
1t contains twenty eight rooms and will
be TUNED into hotel IL the license is
| granted.
| long petition was received and on IL
were the names of Levy Court Commits
sioner Henry D. Hickman, Poor Trustee
John M. Solomon, and John Otto. the
cigar merchant. When Mr.. Otto's name
was read he came forward and looked at
the petition, and said. That's my sigma
ture, but if l ever signed It, it was
through deception. Several letters
recommending the granting, were read
and John q. Uber Henry D. Hickman
and Aaron W. Randolph testified to he
necessity for such place as Bell intends
TO keep. Mr.. Prickett said that the case
had been gone over before and the 10.
cality was we'll pplied with restaurants.
saloons and hotels,
Bull's Head Hotel
James Brown, owner Of No. 1O7 West
Fourth street, the Bulls Head Hotel
was turned down before because he was
convicted of selling liquor without
license. Henry @. Turner, Esq for Mr..
Brown, called several witnesses, John
Pyle, DR. j. B. WEIGH. Archibald Given
and ex-Justice ONeil Letters from
Cashiers John Peoples OF the Central
National Bank and John Dandy of the
Union National Bank were read Levi c.
Bird told the court that the site Of the
hotel was the oldest in the city that In
its early days the post Office was there.
Mr.. Turner stated that the hotel bad
never been without a license until the
present unfortunate circumstance He
prosecut ID the case In the Municipal
Court, aad knew that the law was vio-
lated by the barkeeper and not by Mr..
! Brown. Mr.. Pickett said that Mr.
Brown knew all about IL.
No Objections.
No objections were made against
David Collins, No. 300 and 300 East
Fourth street; Sarah e. Legg, No. 724
Market James Mulrooney, Lancaster
avenue and Franklin; John A. North,
No. 10 East Second George A. Robinson,
No. 100 West Tenth.
New Applications
Annie E. Clark, No 427 East Fourth
street. was refused at the last term, be-
he prno a me-