Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-02-24
COURT PROCEEDINGS.


L Bar3eybs Stuckey, SANDER Mann and Spang
for Plaintiff Cessna and Hall for Defendant Con-
tnu' cd
,. Halter Us. Sil, Assumpst Cessna and Spang
for Plaintiff Russell, Kimmell and Lipgenfelter for
Defendant Settled.
3 Somerset Hutual Fire Insurance Company,
rs James Burns, .jr, Appeal from the Judgment Of
P. f. Lehman, Esq,-The jury were instructed by
the Court to ind in favor OF the Plaintiff with leave
of Court to file its opinion.
l. Hossr rs. Miller, Summons Trespass Quare
.elausum Mann and Spangfor Plaintiff, Cess
saa and Reed for Defendant. Continued
). Nary 1oser ct al rs Miller, summons on Par
dtion.-Spang for Plaintiff, Cessna for Defendant.
Continued
6. Beegle cs Went and Feather, Ejectment-
Spang for Plaintiff Cessna for Defendant. Contin-
ued
:. Commonwealth cs Mitchell Indictment for
Fornication and Bastardy.-Pluries process awar-
ded
s. Commonwealth es JOS. N. Cook Indictment
for Seduction, Fornication and Bastardy.-Pluries
process awarded
9. Commonwealth rs. Daniel Coagheaou, In
dictmeAt for Seduction, Fornication and Bastardy.
Continued,
10. Commonwealth rs Hurley, Indictment for
Assault and Battery on oath of Henry Shafer.-
Leave to enter Mol. Pros. granted.
H. Commonwealth rs. John Ham, Indictment
for Assault and Battery.-Plu. Process awarded.
u. Commonwealth IS. I'm. Drerning, Indict-
ment for Fornicatiou and Bastardy.-Alias Process
awarded.
IS. Commonwealth rs. G. D. Trout Indictment
for Assault and Battery Riot, &c, oath of John
W Crissman and John Aldstadt.-Nol. Pros.
H. Commonwealth rs Direy, Indictment for
Forncation ard Bastardy.-Leave to enter Mol.
Pros. granted
Is Commonwealth IS. Hurley, Indictment for
Assault and Battery on oath Of Maria Hurley
Leave to enter Nol Pros granted.
80. Commonwealth as Hurley, Indictment for
Adultery on oath Of Ellen Riley.-Nolle Prosequi.
H. Commonwealth cs Hurley, Indictment for
Rape on oath Of Ellen Riley.-NoI. Pros granted.
Is. Commonwealth cs. Hurley, Surety of the
Peace on oath Of Maria Hurey.-Nol. Pros. gran
ted.
l9 Commonwealth "a. Hurley, Surety of the
Peace on oath Of Maria Hurley.-Leaye to enter
MOL. Pros. granted.
20. Commosreolth Is. Hurley, Surety of the
u. Commonwealth pe. Isaac Wright, Indictment
for Larceny.-Leave to enter Nol.l Pros. granted
-. Commonwealth rs. Chas. Steel, Indictment
Tor Assault and Battery with intent to kill on oath
Of John Shook.-Peads guilty, pays costs of prose
cution and committed to Jail for one week.
%. Commonwealth es. Jas E. Gilds, Indictment
for Larceny oath of A j. Porter.-Nol. pros.
a. Commonwealth Is. Jas. Ward, Indictment
for Fornication and Bastardy on oath Of Rachel
Nortmore.-Nol. pros.
.. Commonwealth rs. Jas. Eard, Surety Of the
Peace on oath of Rachel Mortimore.-Nol. pros.
26. Commonwealth u.s. I'm. Lyon, Surety of the
Peace on oath Of Wm Hall, Continued.
y. Commonwealth -. Wm. Lyon Esq and
Jtaes Lyon, Indictment for obstructng Highway
Continued.
2s. Commonwealth os Josiah Pearson and So
roh Pearson, Indictment for Larceny.-True Bill as
10 Josiah Pearson, Mol pros.
70. Commonwealth IS John f. Lociy, Indiet
ment for Rape Cd oath of Mary Amelia Eichelber-
ger.-Contuued
30. Commonwealth IS. Samuel Bcasiager In
dctment for Forgery. Defendant not arrested and
process awarded
81 Commonwealth us Jas 4. Trout, Indictment
tor Murder, Assault and Battery aud disturbing the
Peace, on oath of John W. Crissman and John Al
stadt-Verdict Of not guilty.
81 Commonwealth Us Richard Trout Indiet
ment for Murder on oath Of Jas f. Beegle.-Con-
tinued.
Commonwealth rs. jones AIena Tout Indietment To-
the murder Frederick c. Mock the lIth day of Dc
tober Case brought 10 rial Wednesday February 10
1865. Palmer, District Attorney, spAnv. Kmmeu and
Lingenfelter for the Commonwealts Cessna, Han anC
Russell for Defendant Defendant plead not guilty.
The following the names Of the jury Samuel Sha
fer Peter Barton, Wesley Perdew, William Smith, W. c
Wisegarver, Adam shafer, Thomas c. Garrett Thoma
NJ. Lynch, Joseph Imler. Adam f Wolford Ephrain
hentzer, AbTam shrOycr
The Defendant is charged the indictment aecesso
before the fact The following witnesses for the
monwealth
j. ". Li,senfelter-I held inquest the body 0
Frederick C. Mock the 18th October at Mock
own house in St Clair township Saw gun shot wound
the bullet appeared have entered the left heart and tool
downward course aeress the breast and came out
the right side about or more lower than wher
had entered. In my opinion that wound would pro
duee death. am not physician did not make posf
aorteD, examination.
Jacob Berkaeimer-I was at the election house in 81
Clair townshpen the 1lth Of last October saw Fred
Mock there frequently during the day. saw Alem TFou