Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-08-18

Assault and battery. No bill. The prosecutrix,
Rachel Gray. to pay costs of prosecution.
Com, vs. Rachel Gray, Mary Gray and Woods
Gray.--Assault and battery. No bill. The prose-
cutor, Peter Price, to pay costs of prosecution.
Com. vs. David Lans.--Giving liquor to drunk.
ards and selling without license. No bill. The
prosecutrix to pay costs. a.. .
Com. es. Sarah Hsnry.-Malicious mischief
True BILL Defendant bound over in the sum Of
$500 to appear at next term Of court
Com. Us. Reuben Garmaa.--Assault and battery.
No bill found, and the prosecutor TO pay the costs Of
prosecution.
Com. vs. George w. Snyder.-Assault and bat
terry. No bill. Prosecutor to pay costs.
Com. Us. Preseilia farseien.-Assault and bat
terry. Truo bill. Recognizance forfeited.
Com. Us. Thomas E. Logan.-Larceny. True
bill. Defendant charged with stealing pair Of
boots. Verdict, guilty.
Com. as. Washington Otto Assault and bat
terry. True bill. Verdict, not guilty. Defendant
and prosecutor, N. s. Drumheller each sentenced
to pay one-half Of the costs Of prosecution.
Com. Us. Sarah Manning and David Gathers
Assault and battery Bill ignored, and prosecutrix,
Anna Harris, to pay the costs.
Com. as. John DLarsden, Robert Marsden aad
Fred. Marsden.-Assault and battery. No BILL
Anna Harris, prosecutrix, to pay costs
Com. Us. James Richards. Assault and attempt
to commit rape. No bill.
Com. cs. albert Ircin.-For. and bas. Defend
ant plead guilty, and was sentenced to pay fine of
S. to the Overseers of Poor of Sunbury and costs Of
prosecution, and pay the prosecutrx tho of $40
for the Maintenance of the child, &c.
Com. rs. Mary Wiiiiams.-0btaining money
under false pretences. Bound over to appear at
next term. r.....
Com ~. Wm B. Hartman. Obtaining money
under false prctences Entered bail in the sum of
$4,000 for his appearance at next court
Com. as. Joseph Long.-Larceny. Bill ig-
nored
Com. Us. Patrick MelNaAan and San,n Tiers.
Refusing to open and clear public road
Com. as. Mary Alice 1fiHer-Adultery No
bill. Ephraim X. Miller, the prosecutor and hus.
band, to pay the costs.
Com. Us. George Apsiey. George e. Apsiey and
c. W. Walker.-.Conspiracy and obtaining money
under false pretences. True bill Bound over to
appear at next session Of court
Com, james Bowman-No one appearing,
the defendant and bail were discharged.
Com. Us. James Bannan-No one appearing,
defendant and bail were discharged.
.
Miiier.-Conspiracy True bill. Bound over to
appear Mt next session.
Com. rs. Joseph Giosson. Obtaining money un-
der false pretences. Defendant not appearing, his
recogpizancc was forfeited
Com. as. John Confare.-For. and bas. No
appearance. Recognizancc forfeited.
Com. as. Emanuel Eissnhan-For. and bas
No appearance. Recognizance forfeited.
Com. rs. Allen j. AfeKean.--For obtaining goods
under false lretences. True bill. Bound over to
appear at next term.
Com. Thomas HarriSon.-Surety of the
peace. Defendant was sentenced by the court to
pay-the costs and give bail in the sum of 500 to
keep the peace.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
| Adam X. Fahnsaock US. Solomon b. Boyer and
BaH.-Feigned issue to ascertain whether defendant
and bail were entitled to a credit of 50 900 On
bend, entered to March term, 1865. Verdict in
favor of defendant
This case excited considerable interest not only
account of the amount of money in ISSUE but tn,
question of character involved in the result, Tn,
plaintiff residing at Harrisburg, the collector
Internal Revenue for the I4th District, and tn,
defendant was his deputy for this county. On
settlement of their accounts Mr. Boyer claimed
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Mr.. Fahnestoek in package, by the hands of Mr.
A. +. Clapp, of this place, who requested him t
send a receipt for the same by mail. Mr.. Clap
testified that the l4th of April 1864, he carried
and delivered package of money for Mr.. Boyer t,
| MIR. Fahnestock, amounting to 5000 or $4,000, bu
was not certain which. Mr.. Fahnestock denic,
having received any such package Of money from
Mr. Boyer who stated that he had lost or mislai,
his receipt for the same shortly after the great food
in which his papers had been damaged. On tn
trial this paper, or letter, was produced by tn
counsel of Mr.. Boyer. The defendant admitted tha
the date of the letter and receipt for $751; gen
uine, also the signature, but it was alleget
that the receipt Immediately below this, for pack
age of s., ,O00-lecs $40 for note returned, leaving
to be credited ss,99O-was a forgery and that th
ink of three lines of the letter. relating to soldier
claim, had been extracted by acids, and the receip
for the 900 written in its place, Immediately abov
the signature and also that the lines extracted
those written below the signature. Several expert
swore that the receipt for the 5000 forgery
but that the other parts were genuine Others. VIII
were familiar with Mr. Fahnestock's writing, swor
that they believed the whole to be genuine.
The Jury was charged by Judge Jordan on Satui
day afternoon, about O'Clock. Early on Sunda
morning the Jury sealed their verdict, and as
them left for home, the scaled verdict rendere
on Monday morning. At the request Of plaintiff
counsel the Jury was poiled, and the Clerk of tn
Court understood them all to be in favor of th
defendant. Two of them, however, afterward state
that they had not declared for the defendant, b'
for the plaintiff.
A motion was made for new trial by plaintiff
Counsel, which has not yet been decided. The coul