Year: 1867

COURT OF QUARTER sESsIoNs-Judge Brew.
% ian knesSs Esq: Prosecuting Attorney
TO supply the Court with business for the day. D. "
requested the JUDGE to strct that body that in the
case OF the Commonwealth VS.. McMullin ct al
on The testimony offered BY the Commonwealth,
without waiting 10 hear % from the ds6enoants
know how it was that Mr.. Kilgore mad received his
and how he had placed himself in communication.
This matter had caused great deal of public ciamor.
justice. that Mr. Kigore should explain his reasons
Tor asking the Judge to lecture the Grand Jury in


Mr. Kilgore answered that he did not wish the


matter Of law As to bis information his suspicious
had been aroused by rumors from the defendants that


The Judge said to the Grand Jurors that their oath
would Of course teach them their duty They were
wealth alone; if they were to hear both sides they
the guilt or innocence of the defendants. They were
TO hear but one SIDE and the peIt jury were 10 hear
counsel, it supposed, because certain bills had
been sent in, and had not been returned No doubt
the Grand Jurors had done their duty


Norris J. Hoffman the foreman OF the Grand Jury,
their ifr sworn duty These bills had been before them
and it was expected to resume action upon them
orsr S o act @ b epG IL
in order to send business to the Court One bill will
understood that the witnesses were discharged until
then, They had done their duty we'll as they knew
how and If anything wrong had happened they didn't
know it.


Inls was satisfactory, anu Ine jury was ul5nSbeu 20


Mr. OByrne then asked the Court for writ OF
why he had not as yet, granted hearing to young
seaman named Yomell, who was arrested on Sunday
and committed on Monda) by this Alderman. for a
further hearing on Tuesday. The young man, who IL
said to bear ex celent character is seaman; he
has been confined In prison since his arrest and his
hao. Complaints of this kind of conduct have fire.,
quently been made by the prison officials The Court
granted the writ, and officer was despatched to the


Mary Welsh upon being arraigned upon a charge
OF the larceny OF beet and tea, pleaded guilty on
drunk the latter part of the plea, OF course, help
ing her along wonderfully. The bad effects of
perpetual drunk are evinced in this case, poor Mary
forgetting what she knew before taking to drink
that drunk is rather an aggravation than mit
CATION of an otfense officer Ritter corroboreted
every word that she had said about being under alec
holic influence Sentenced to County Prison for


Peter Coppe was convicted OF a charge of assault
and battery upon Anna Faust. He struck her while
County Prison for 10 days.


James Wilisms was acqsitted of charge of the
and the hill was submitted without evidence.


Franklin Burton was acquitted OF charge OF the
larceny OF money This was also submitted without


John ouinnman was charged with larceny Of a coat
that the defendant went to 9oldburg's store with
three other boys and while the others engaged the
he stole the coat and ran away. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to County Prison for nine months.


Jehu Prizer was charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill Robert A. Craw ford Mr. Craw ford
testified that while he sitting with several friends
last Sunday evening" the defendant knocked at the
door, and asked If he could certain party; he
not; the defendant Immediately struck him on the
temple with blackjack and ran away as hard as he
fenced to County Prison one year. anu


William Myer pleaded guilty to a charge of the
O'clock last Monday morning the defendant crept
through hole into Mr.. Reinhardrs basement saloon,
and stole the money from the drawer. Sentenced TO
County Prison