The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-08-25
Court Proceedings,

ceiving the reports ofthe Constabes hear.
ing the petitions of the different counsel,
calling and swearing and charging the
Grand Jury-calling the traverse Jury
going over the Trial list &C.
The Court then adjourned till half past
two o'clock k-Met agreeably to adjourn
mont and took up the leigned issue between
S. p. Kase and D. p. Davis.
The Grand Jury in the Case of the
Commonwealth VS. VIM. Lindon-on an
endiclment for larceny found a true bill
Tuesday, also in the case of Com. VS., John
p. Grove, Indictment larceny a true bill.
Also in the case Of Com. VS. VIM. Rey-
nolds alias James Egberton, Indictment
Larceny true bill.
Same VS. John Wilson, and Griffith ].
Davis-Indictment for not repairing roads
true bill.
Same vs. Michael Graham Recogni.
zance fornication and Bastardy,
Dan'l. S. Rissel was bound over.
Com. vs. John Pike, three several en-
dctments for larceny and in all true bill.
Com, VS. Harrison Summers, Indictment
passing counterfeit money-not true bill
same VS. Wm. Slenker indictment psss-
ing counterfeit money--a true bill-Same
VS. Jesse Crawford similar indictment "a
true bill,
VIM. Linden indictment Larceny-pleads
guilty-.-sentence one dollar fine and one
months Imprisonment in county Jail.
Com. VS. VIM. Slenker-Jury find him
guilty in manner and form &C. Sentence
of the Court--fne of one dollar, cost of
prosecution, and one year solitary confne-
mer in the Eastern Pennitentiary.
Another prosecution of the same kind vs.
VIM. Slenker, with the same sentence.
Com. John Pike, larceny--stealing Of
coat, guilty in manner and form &c.
Same VS. same, larceny stealing watch,
Deft. pleads guilty--in each cases one dol
lar fine, cost of prosecution and three
months in the county-jail
Creveling VS. Creveling--a decree of di-
vorce from the bonds of matrimony by the
Court.
WEDNESDAY, August %.
This morning jury was called in the
case of the Commonwealth VS.. VIM. Rey-
nolds alias James Egbertson. The de-
fendent then withdrew his plea of not gul.
ty, plead guilty and was sentenced by the
to pay fine Of 81, and suffer six months
Imprisonment in the county Jail.
The Grand Jury reported an indictment
against David Morgan for malicious mis-
chief "not true BILL" and that the prose.
cutor, VIM. Jones pay the costs. Jones
was sentenced accordingly and Morgan
discharged.
The prosecution of Jackson Myers was
continued to the next term.
The Grand Jury returned a true bill a
gainst the Supervisor of Berwick for not
repairing road.
A jury was next called in the prosecution
against Felix Kahn for pedling without H.
cense. Clark for Commonwealth, Ban
croft for defendant The evidence was
clear that the defendant had offered for sale
and sold goods, For the defence license
from Dauphin county was offered in evil
dence to show that there was no intent in
the defendant to violate the law; and il
was then contended that the defendant was
not aware of the new law relating to haw-
kers and pedlars, as extended to this coun,
ty, and which he had violated. 1t was ar.
gued that under present circumstances, it is
a mere fiction that all persons know the
law and that there was in this case no
: such intent to violate known law, as con.
stitutes an offence and is meant to be pun
ishable.
.4fternOOR-The Grand Jury reported
the following indictments the Supervisors
of Fishingcreek for not opening road, a
true bill against the supervisors of BrIar-
creek township for not repairing road, a
true bill; against the Supervisors of Valley
township for not building a bridge, a true
bill against Esther Burger for perjury, a
true bill against the Supervisors of Ma
honing township for not repairing a road, a
true bill i; against James Yetter, Hiram
Thomas and Jacob Kcrshner for rot,a true
bill apaist James Yctter and Hiram Thorn,
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