Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-03-08
Court Proceedings,

Court Proceedings.
! The February Term of the several Courts of
| Monroe county, commenced on Monday, the 26th
ult; presen, Judges Kidder, Coobaugh, and Mer-
! wine.
There was but little business for the Grand Ju-
ry to perform; no bills of Indictment whatever
were laid before them. Two applications for new
bridges were returned with negative recommen-
dation.
The following report of the proceedings, are la
ken from the Democrt.
The first case called up was Amm,el Orerfeld
VS.. DR.. Thomas Grattan, both parties of Middle
Smithtield township. This was writ of Habeas
Corpus to recover the body of Hannah Overfeld,
an infant about two and half years of age. The
circumstances of the case appeared to be that a
! few years since Ammiel Oterfeld was married 10
Julia Kerwin a niece of DR.. Thomas Grattan, be-
ing daughter Of his sister, and that Hannah
Overfeld was the issue of said marriage: Julia
Oyerfeid died in December 1876, leaving this
child in charge Of her mother, first exacting from
! DIR. Grattan upon her death-bed, promise that
he would take proper of it until it had arrived
al the age of maturity. In July ls4S, Mrs. Ker-
win, mother of Julia Overfeld, also died, having
! first exaced from DR.. Grattan a repetition of his
promise to retain possession of the child Ammel
Overfield, having made application for the recov
cry OF this child, on the ground that lie was the
father and lawful protector, it resisted by Dr.
Grattan, the ground that shortly after marriage
Overfeld had separated from his wife, that he had
exhibited no interest in her welfare, and made no
provision for her support or for the support of the
child, that even at the time of her sickness when
lying the point of DEATH he seldom or never vis-
lied her, and that there was virtual abandonment
other on his part,-also, that he was an improper
person to be entrusted with the charge OF the child
on account of his being single man, not keeping
house, &C. &c. After great many witnesses had
been examined, and the case submitted to the
Court, Judge Kidder decided that the child, for
the present, should be retained in possession of
DIR. Glat,an. Davis for plaintiff, Dimmick and
| Reeder for defendant
Bossard Us. Word.-This was an action brought
by the plaintiff TO recover debt due for hauling
some goods and furniture for defendant, from
Philadelphia to Stroudsburg, for which plaintiff
claimed $50. AS the debt was contracted some
seven years ago and has been tried since before
/ Justices arbrators, and once twice before in
this Court, as we'll as in the Supreme Court, the
plaintiff also claimed damages for remuneration
of his vexatious delay and trouble in endeavoring
to collect the money, claiming for debt and DAM
age $95. The claim was resisted on variety of
grounds.-that the contract was entire one or
that Bossard was to bring all of Wards goods and
only brought part,-that by his nattention Ward
| benefit he had derived, &c. The Jury brought in
verdict of S93 o3 for plaintiff. Reeder for plain
| tiff, Dimmick for defendant.
In the case of the Commonwealth US e. Is. ShdaU,
| Esq the motion for new trial was ably argued
/ by Reeder for Commonwealth and Gibbons for
defendant. The Court decided that the grounds
set forth in the application for new trial we're In
sufficient and therefore refused to grant it.
After disposing of number of cases upon the
argument list, &c., the Court adjourned on Thurs
day moining.
The following applications for Tavern Licen-
ces were granted by the Court:
Sroudsburg-Jos. ]. Postens. David Keller,
Jacob Knecht.
Stroud townshp,-Philip Fisher, Ezra Marven.
Hamilton,-Jacob Spraigle.
NJ Smithfeld,-Melchoir Depue.
Tobyhanna.- Joseph Fritz, John Smith, Sarah
Stoddard Samuel MildeIberger.
Chestnuthill, l,-Melchoir Kresge, John Kerch-
ner.
Pocono-Mannasseh Miller, Gideon Burriett,
Thomas Knecht.
Coolbaugh,-Robert Keiple, George Eley, John
Vliet
Polk,-Jacob w Kresge, Ephraim Christman,
Adam Bowman, Henry Neff.
Ross,-James Ely, Michael Cover.
L. Smithfield,-Peter Tribe, VIM. A. Brod-
head.
The following applications for License present
ed to the Court were not finally decided upon, but
were continued over until May Court for final de-
cison
Il L. SmithfeId.--A. A. Long.
Ha,nilton,--Henry ]. Weller, Thomas Sigfried,
Jacob Shaffer, George Swartwood.
Pocono,-Jacob Long.
Ross.--Jos. Greenswig.
Cooibaugh, Jesse Weiss, o, D. Smith.