Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-24

OtahdIS SLOne, Oh the Zzu uay vi OePseni"e'
last. Defendant arraigned and pleads not
guilty whereupon jury called and sworn,
Morrow, District Attorney, and Mereur Tor
commonwealth, and Baird for Defendant.
After a hearing, the Jury return verdict oil
of not guilty. Defendant Is thereupon dis
charged.
Conn., rs Reuben Morley-Indictmen for sell
ling louor without license Bill found at Sep
tember sessions last Defendant appears and
pleads guilty, and is sentenced to pay fine
of ten dollars to com'th., COSTS &c.
Com. Is. Richard NJ Johnson Indictment
for selling liquor without license brought up
at the present sessions. Defendant appears
and pleads guilty whereupon he is sentenced
to pay fine of ten dollars and costs of prose
cution, and same day also sentenced to pay a
line of twenty dollars to Commonwealth, and
/ undergo an Imprisonment in the County Jail
for ten days aud costs. Also an indictment
brought at the present sessions on charge
for selling liquor on Sunday upon which the
said Richard appeared and plead guilty.
Con. as. Frederick .ScArader-Ass and
Observation-Disclosures at Sept. sessions last -
Defendant appears and pleads not guilty. Ju-
ry called and sworn, Morrow, District Attor-
ney, and Lyman for Commonwealth and Wat
kins for Defendant Same day, Jury returns
verdict of not guilty and the prosecutor, Alb
ner Hail. for costs.
On Saturday in the afternoon, Court ad-
journed over to meet again on Monday, the
l4th inst, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Monday morning, Dec. IA. 1857, Court
| again assembled, Judges present, WILMoT and
LoNG-JOHN PAssMoRE having been recently
appointed to supply the vacancy occasioned by
! the resignation of Hon Aaron Chubbuck, al
so appeared, his commission being read in open
Court After which hearing was had in the
| case of Joseph Ingham against The Barclay
Railroad and Coal Co., and the report of the
appraiser finally confirmed
At the coming in of Court in the afternoon,
the dockets were read over and judgments ta-
ken in the usual form in open Court. On
Tuesday morning the following case was taken
up in the Common Pleas -
c. " .Shipman rs Leuis Bortrse-This
! being all Issue to try the right Of monies arising
from sherf7s sale of the property of !. L. Quinn
by, Jury called and sworn and same day after
full hearing, return verdict in favor of the
Defendant.
Sarah Ogden rs. W. IT. H. Bropn, and
others-Action in ejectment for the recovery
| of certain portions of land situate in Franklin
township Plaintiff claiming right in land by
heirship Elwell and Watkins for Plaintiff, and
Mercur and Adams for the Defendant De-
cember 10th, Jury called and sworn, and a
| hearing of the evidence was continued from
day to day until Saturday December 10th, at
which time the cause was submitted to the
| Court and Jury with argument to the Court
only on a question of law. The Jury therenp-
on by direction of the Court render verdict
| in favor Of the Defendant.
During the week, the petition of William
Woohizer was presented setting forth that
Hamilton Woolhizer, brother and resident
of Litchfeld, is lunatic, and has become in
capable of managing his estate and upon which
an inquest was ordered, and same held before
the Court and six Jurors and the said Hamil-
ton Woolhzer is found by the inquest so held
to be g lunatic"
Also the petition of Mary Horans being pre-.
sented setting forth that her son Cary Horans
had become 1unatic, &c, upon which an in
quest was ordered and held before the Judges
of the Court and six Jurors, and the said Cary
is found to be lunatic, and order made for his
removal to the State Lunatic Hospital
Sasam AhpOrt rs. Iceland Hport-Appli-
cation for divorce, December 18th, on reading
depositions, and ON motion of Mr.. Watkins
the Court decree divorce to the said Susan
Airport from the bonds of matrimony
In the matter of the Pleasant Valley Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Sprinfeld, Decem-
Der 18th, the Court make the final decree and
grant the Incorporation, as prayed for by the
petition.
The Court makes the following order in ref
ere nc to the Stay Law on execution
That in all applications hereafter made to
the Court, to obtain stay of execution under
act Of October l3, 1857, on the ground that
the party claiming the benefit of the act, is
possessed of freehold estate of a value above
all encumbrances and exemptions sufficient to
pay the Judgment, &c, three days written no.
tice of such intended application shall be Civ
en- to the plaintiff, if he resides within the
County, and if the plaintiff be not resident
within the County, then that like notice be