Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-12-12
COURT PROCEEDINGS,
DEC EMBER TERM, 1852


The Court met in Bloomsbury, on Nor
day December 9TH, Hon. WARREN J.,
WOODWARD, Prest; and Peter Kite and
Jacob Evans associates, on the Bench.
Commonwealth rs Mayberry Hughes
Rccognis sar &C in Fornication and bastardy
Commonwealth as jesse Frcasc 1t
d;ctmcut, Fornication and bastardy-a
true BILL
Commonwealth IS Geor- Ruplc-In-
dictment passing Counterfeit money-true
bill Little, Dist. Attorney for Prosecution
Hurley and Clark, for Dcfeudant.-
Verdict, Guilty in manner and form as he
stands indicted. Sentence, eighteen months
to the p0nitentiary, one dollar fine, and
the costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth Us Benjamin Winters cen
& John Winterstecn-lndlctm assault
and battery. A true bill.
Commonwealth Us Mary Sillvan-Tn-.
dictment selling Li1uor-Defcndan plead
gulty--scntencc, $40 90 fine and costs.
Commonwealth rs William Houghton-
Indictment, Fornication and bastardy-
Little, Freeze Und Writ for Prosecution
Clark and Hurley for Defendant The
Jury find defendant not guilty.
Commonwealth Us William lloughton-
Indictment, assault and bnttcry-Littlc.
Freeze and Writ, Pros CLARK and IIur-
ley FOR De t. Plea Of "suilty" put in
Sentence, ono dollar iuo and the costs of
prosocuion.
Commonwealth Us JAG 10 Harvey III
ii tment, Larceny a true bill.
Several Indictments, were found against
different parties, for nuisance, not repair
ing, or not opening roads, and other mis-
dcmc lnors.
Commonwealth uS William Struthcrs-
Ind dictmcnt, selling liquors without license.
Dist. Attorney for Prosecutor, Clark &
Hurley. for the defendant. Verdict, not
guilty,
Commonwealth as Eliza Struthcrs-
RGcognsan c to appear at tue next session
Of court,
There was upon the whole, an unusual
amount cf busino in the Quarter Sessions
on the civil list
Fletcher b. Dodson as William Long
Action on note, which had been given
for the right to make and vcnd in certain
territory, patent churn. The defence
was that the Plaintiff had no, performed
an agreement made II. the time and as part
OF the consideration, TO wit; to furnish
certain patterns; md W n, of cou,idera =
tion. Freeze for Plain iff Clark fl
Defendant.
William Rit enhouse rs s. T. Hcadle,
Action on a pr misc by the Plaintiff tc
pay the Defendant q corlain sum of none,
for in consideration hat be would vacate
a house III which he then resided, Jack
son for Plaintiff, Hurley for Defendant
Verdict of The Jury finds for The Plaintiff
ninety one dollars,
John Snyder ss Levi i. Tato, Sui
growing out of The ordinary business ,rans-
actions between the parties, and whicl
they had failed to settle. Several point.
of law were involved in The issue, discussed
by The counsel and decided by the court
Verdict of the jury is that they find 10
the defendant 50 so. Clark, for tn
Plainliff;-Frceze, for the Defendant.
Kahler for the use of William Robson
Us Frederick Rabb-Action on Scirl
FaCias. Under The evidence, he Cour
charged the Jury 10 frd for the Defendant
Freeze for the Plaintiff, Clark FIR the De-
fendant.
Court adjourned on Fliday forenoon
The next session begins on Monday, III
first day Of February.
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