Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-03-04
Court.

The February term OF The Couils OF Monroe
coun,y, commenced on Monday the 22d ul,.--
The sieighing being very Gne. large number
of persons were in attendance. The following
cases were disposed of.
Commonwealth us Joseph L. Keller lndic..
mcnt for an assault and battery upon George
Phillips. |, appeared from the evidence, thai
The parties had been engaged pitching quoi's.
some time during the pas, summer, in the rear
Of Places Hotel, in Sroudsburg, when dis.
puie about The game, or whose treat il was led
from words TO blows. The prosecutor flourish.
ed his fists about Keler's face and dared him
10 fight, Offering to gise security lha, he would
not take the law of him il he struck The de-
feadan, at length gave him a blow upon the
jaw, (which appears TO have been very ,rou-
bIesome member,) and fell upon him and gave
him a sound drubbing Verdict guilty. De-
fendanl sentenced TO pay fine Of SIS and the
costs. Walton and Dimmck for Common
wealth, Davis for defendant.
Commonwealth Us. Samuel J Price Assault
and battery upon John Secs. II tsppeared that
Price had ia his possession yoke of cattle
which were claimed by Sees The prosecutor
wen, 10 defendants in order 10 get them, and
whilst in defendants house. dispute arising
as TO The ownership, Price ordered him ou, of
the house, and no, having patience enough to
ha ,t,oo
kicks to hasten his exit. Some pretty hard
threats, made by the defendan. at the time,
were also proven. Verdict guilty. Sentenced
to pay fine Of S and The costs. Walton and
Dimmick for Commonwealth, Davis for d-ft
Commonwealth Us. Frederick Dei5ler and
Charles Henry, Supervisors Of Price toscnsh;p
Indic,men, for not opening State road in said
township. There were great many witness
es on both sides. The Commonw eaih no, be-
ing able 10 prove that the Supervisors ever had
legal notice TO open said road, and The Commis.
sioners who laid ou, said road, no, having sta
ted in their report of what width said road
should be, The Court were Of opinion, and so
stated; that the defendants could not be con-
victed IL was left to the Jury TO determine as
TO the costs, tho found the defendants not gull
ty, and that the county should pay The COSTS
Brown, Walton and Dimmick for Common
wealth, Reeder and Davis for defendants
Commonwealth rs. Gorer Ekret, Derr and
others. Indictment for forcbie entry upon the
premises of Jacob Shafer. The indic,men,
charged tha, The defendants had made forci.
bic entry into certain dwelling house, &C.,
situate in Chesnu,hill township. in the posses
sion Of said Shafer. II appeared that Jacob
Shafer, the widow Olewine and Henry Shafsr
were all living in the house, and i, was doubt
fol whether The widow lived with Jake, or Jake
lived with the widow--n other words " ho had
possession. Moreover i, was proved 10 have
been one Of the mos, pcaceable +" forcible en-
tries' possible. Verde, not guilty, and the
prosecutor Jacob 7Shafer TO pay all the costs.
Morris, Dimmick and Walton for Common
wealth, Reeder, Brown and Davis for def'is.
Commonwealth rs. Frankenfeld, Derhng and
others. indcmen, for an assault upon Cons,a.
Bile Myers--for o5siruciing him in The execu-
ton Of his office. and for riot After hearing
several Witnesses upon the par, Of the Common.
wealth, il was stated lha, one Of defendants
witnesses, who had been duly subpenaed, had
left town, upon which, by consent, the case was
continued Reeder, Morris, Walton and Davis
for Commonwealth, Porter, Shaw and Barry
for defendants.
The civil lis, was not touched, and bu, few
cases on the argument list disposed Of The
Cour, adjourned on Thursday evening, the
President being unable TO remain any longer.