Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-04-12
Court Of Quarter sessions Of mflln County.

The entire week was taken up Win sessions
business. In the case of the Commonw ealth vs.
Rarick and Marks for burning Shull's ten-pin
alley, (noticed in our last,) the prisoners were
sentenced to seven months Imprisonment in the
Eastern Penitentiary, and to pay fine of five
dollars and cost. Of prosecution Marks made
a statement in Court of the whole transaction,
acknowledging that he had set fire to the build
ing, but implicated the principal witness against
| them as the instigator Of the act
/ Commonwealth vs.. Michael T. NJ Ennis, Samuel
| Marks, Geo Rarick Jno. Spiece s. Jas. M'yNeaL
| These parties were indicted, under different
! counts, for riot and malic ious mischief. nj I'm
mis- plead guilty, and the others, with the excep-
! ton of Spiece, found guilty as indicted. The
! latter was found guilty of riot. Rarick and
| Marks were sentenced to pay fine OF S5-
1 M'Enns and M'Neal TO be imprisoned in the
county Jail for 40 days, pay fine of s5, and
costs of prosecution-and Spiece 90 days inn
| prisonment S5 fine, and costs of prosecution.
| A. P. JACOB, Prosecuting Attorney, and S. S.
WooDs for the Commonwealth, and A. PARKER
and G. w. ELDER for the defence.
RoBLRr A. Robson, indicted for an assault
and battery upon the Commonwealth in the per-
son of SAMUEL HoPrER, was found guilty upon
one indictment, and sentenced to pay a fine Of
$50 and costs of prosecution. A. P. JACOB, w.
II. IRWIN, and K. l.. BENEDICT for the Common
wealth, and A. PARKER and S. S. WooDs for the
defence. On a second indictment Robson was
! found not guilty-HopPer to pay costs. A cross
action, brought by Robson against Hopper, was
ignored by the Grand Jury, as was also another
bill by Hopper against Robson.
MILLER, tried for an assault on J. DAVIS,
plead guilty, and was fined 50 and costs
Commonwealth VS.. James Cuppies, Jr.
The prisoner, boy but l3 years old, was n-
dicted for feloniously breaking into the store Of
JoHN HooPEs, and taking therefrom sundry PEN
kives and other articles. The case was rather
clearly made out, it having been shown that
considerable tact and ingenuity had been exhib-
tied in efecting an entrance, the shutters having
been bored in the most approved style; but in
consideration Of his youth and probably a doubt
to the felonious intentions of the boy, the
Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. A p
JACOB for Commonwealth. ALEXANDER and
j. w. PAREER for defence.
Commonwealth vs. Martin Hanlty.
Hanley was indicted for stealing lot of dry
goods from the store at Freedom Forge Drs.
Ard and Hoover pronounced the man insane, ard
the prosecuting attorney having satisfied himself
OF the fact, did not ask for conviction His
case will be disposed of al an adjourned Court
to be held shortly.
Commonwealth VS. John Uagner.
The defendant was indicted for fornication and
bastardy-M Margaret Houts complanant-and
found guilty. The usual sentence in such cases
was given. JAcoH for Commonwealth, Woops
for defence.
The following is list of Tavern Licenses
granted at April Term, 1850:
w. +. Meyer, Lewistown.
Jacob Beariey,
Joseph Sourbeck, d"
John K. N M'Dowell, Z"
Daniel Esenbise, "a
Thomas Maycs,
Thos. f. M'Coy, M'Veytown.
Elijah Davis.
Charles CaughIing, Newton Hamilton.
John Robson. Beleville
William Brothers, Reedsyil!e
:. w. Stewart,
Abraham Mutthersbaugh, Decatur.
Jesse Wingate, Armagh.
Isaiah Copln,
Abraham Lewis, Wayne.
John Lowther,
{. &. HemphilI, Allenville.
At adjourned court in March, license was
granted to James Allison, Granville township.
Two or three applications for new stands were
rejected, and the application of Collier Wix
laid over to next Court.