Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-26

first court Sentenced to pay fine of $4,000
and costs of prosecution.
Comth. VS. Samuel k.-Indictment-
sLarceny''-yerdict ..Eot Guilty.
Comth. VS. William, Evans.-Indictment-
s.Larceny''-verdict ssNot Guilty."
Comth. VS. Joshua Pennington Indictment
-ssAssault and Battery Confined, owing
to Defendants having cut his knee severely
and being unable to appear.
Comth. VS. Henry Davis, Robert Pennington
ST., Robert Pennington jr., Joshua Penning-
ton, J ohm Pennington, William Pennington,
Jacob Lingafelter jr., Wesly Toner, and John
Snyder.-Indictmen and Assault and
Battery' On the trial Nol. Pros. was en-
tered as to Toner and Snyder. Joshua and
William Pennington did not appear. The
facts, as developed by the evidence were, that
the parties, along with number of others,
were at a 'Scorn husking," at Mr.. James Cur.
ry's, on Chest Creek;-that while Henry Da-
Wis and a young man named LOCKER, were
husking by themselves in distant part of the
field, young Robert Pennington, Lingafelter,
and two or three others of ssthc tribe" came
to where they were, and after som prelimina-
~ conversation evidently intended to pick a
quarrel, Pennington rushed towards Davis
with bis coat off. Davis warned him to S:stand
OF - but he dsregardcd it, and struck at him.
lie then caught Davis, and when he had him
bent over, s.gouging him. pistol was dis
charged, the ball of which struck Aaron Pierce
who was standing some distance off and taking
no part in the afray. The senior Pennington
and others of the gang kept urging ''Bob, :"
who seems to be kept by his father as a sort
of game cock,' to ssgive it to- Davis, with
such other expressions as are usual or similar
occasions. The senior Pennington when in
vited to the huslling wanted to know ssif there
would be any chance for IL fight ~ When an
swered that sSprebably there would'' he re-
piled that he s'would have to take Bob along
them from which il would seem that Robert
is considered by his Sire as a sort of cock of
the walk and an honor to the family Under
this evidence, and the Charge of the Court,
the Jury for,nd the two Robert Penningtons
and Lingsfelter guilty of Riot, and Henry
Davis guilty Of Assaultand Battery! con whom,
the Lord only knows) and the Court sentenced
tho two Penningtons TO 80 days Imprisonment,
a fine of S10 each. and the costs of prosecutions;
-LingacoIter to 81 hours imprisonment,-a
fine of So and the costs OF prosecution;-and
Henry Davis to 2 4 hours Imprisonment, fine
OF SO and the costs of prosecUtion-the pen
atty nan has to pay for defending his person
and his lite from most outrageous premedi-
tated attack by a band of ruffians, who have
been heretofore convicted and sentenced for a
similar offence, and who are a disgrace to the
upper end of the county.
Comth. VS. William Z. Miller and Evans
-fndictmcnt-Assault and Battery
Thomas Beers, Deputy Constable went to the
house OF Nm. II. Millor, with an Execution,
to levy uron !, stove. Having arrived upon
the ground, he was informed :hat lie, and
those with him, couldn't take that stove from
the Promises, and lie was resisted, by being
struck with board, q stove-wood stick. Sc.-
Evans Miller assaulted him with an axe which
WIS wrested from his grasp, and loaded rife
was taken from one or both of them. They
were both found guilty, and sentenced to two
months imprisonment.
Comth VS. George Tate.-Surety of the
Peace.-John M'Guey swore that Tate had
threatened to shoot him. bat as M'Guey had
been in court before, and the Judge thought
George didn't look as if he would hurt any
body, the case was dismissed, each party to
pay his own costs.
In the Common Pleas, the following causes
were tred:--
Samuel Caldwell VS. Manning Stevenson
Action of Debt.-Judgement confessed for
Plf
Isaac Thompson VS. John NJ. Chase ct. al
Eicctment. Plff took nonsuit.
A. Gill, Exr. of Geo. Gill VS. Thomas Holt.
Action of Dcbt.-Judgt. for Plf. $3.50.
Michael Quigy VS. JAS NJ. Leonard Il co..
Replevian. Verdict for Deft.
JAS NJ. Leonard ct. al. VS. Michael Quigly
et al-Sum. Debt.-Verdict for Deft.
Michael QuigIy VS. Eyerhart Rahorn.--Sum.
Debt. Verdict for PlfT. for S5.
Francis M'Coy VS. Washington Watson
Fiectment for 90 acres land Verdict for Plf.
The Court also disposed Of long Argument
List, and on Thursday night adjourned. Judge
TArIoR, of the 24th District, Presided during
part of the week, trying some cases in which
Judge BURNSIDE had been concerned.
ROBBERY OF THE HARRISBURG ARSENAL =
On Thursday, the 18th inst, quite an excite
ment was caused at Harrisburg, by the arrest
of Anthony e. Drane, keeper of the State Ar
senal, on suspicion of appropriating state arms
to sustain fllibustering in Nicaragua. II
seems that a short time since several hundred
muslIets, estimated to be worth about 81 500
were taken from the Arsenal and forwarded by
| express TO New York, consigned to some indi-