Year: 1869

THE ESTATES OF MINoRS-AN IMPORTANT DECISION


The following decision has been made by Judge
Peirce, in the Court OF Common Pleas in the matter
of the estate of Lucy A. Packer, a MINOR


In the month Of February, 1866 S. Leaf Smith, of
the CITY and County OF Philadelphia, guardian of
Lucy A. Packer and Mary c. Y. Packer, minors. The
said minors were owners in fee in remainder of
tain real estate in the city OF Reading, in which
Catharine Zeber and Mary r. Packer, mother Of the
said minors had an estate for life.


In the month of June 1866, the said guardian pre-
sented his petition to the Orphans Court for the
county of Berks where the said real estate is situate
and obtained an order of the said Court for the sale
of the said real estate, including the estate OF the
tenants for life and the estate of the said minors.
This sale was made under the act OF the 18th OF
the guardian gave security under the act in the
of ten thousand dollars. After the said sale, and
after the said minor Lucy A. Packer had arrived at
the age of fourteen years. she came into this Court
by petition, and elected and had appointed as her
guardaa George s. Adler h IN place % OF the SAD s. s.
the said minor, showing balance in his hands of
s275O, subject to the life, estates OF Catha-
sum sum AeGl being the proceeds Of sale Of her
moety of said real estate subject as aforesaid The
said guardian, George S. Adler, then applied to the
Court for an order on the said S. Leaf Smith to pay
to him the said sum as guardian aforesaid To this
the said S. Leaf Smith objected and the Court de-
cded that guardian having sold, under Prices Act
an interest. OF his ward in real estate, and having
given security to the Court OF the county in which
the land lies Is trustee under the control OF that
Court and cannot be required to pay to another
guardian appointed by the Court of another county
where the ward resides


Supreme Court.


BROAD STREET.


The Supreme Court Of this State has unanimously
determined to re-hear the argument In the case Of
Hammitt VS.. The City OF Philadelphia. 1t will be
membered that in this case the Court decided the
act of 23d March, 1866 authorizing the Improvement
of Broad street. to be eunconsttutiOna on the ground


thar property holders could not be taxed for second
pavement having already been taxed for the cobble-
stones to which decision Mr. Justice Read dlssented.
The case viii be re-heard In January next and its
ultimate decision will settle the question whether the
citizens generally the persons chiefly benefited
are to be Charged with the new pavements which the
people are now demanding.


Court Of Oyer and Terminer-Judges Peirce and
PRxsOn.
THE KILLING OF COLONEL sEIBERT
In the case of the Commonwealth Vs. Philip Flan-
nigen, charged with the murder OF Colonel James
j. Seibert on the night OF the 18th OF September at
18th and Wood streets, jury was obtained from the
regular panel and the case OF the prosecution was
proceeded with.


The Testimony OF four witnesses examined made
out the fact that about 81 O'Clock In the evening OF
the 18th OF September, the deceased standing at
the northwest corner OF Thirteenth and Wood
Streets with Moses B. Horn, when the prisoner and
man named Murphy walked up TO them, and the
prisoner struck both OF them on the head one Of the