Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-09-04
Court Proceedings.


appear at next court. ..--
Com. VS.. Robert Nanormer. Passing
counterfeit money. Bound over 10 next
" court.
Com. VS.. Fred. 3. Smoker Indict-
ment malicious mischief. Guilty. Sen
fenced to pay fine OF SO and costs.
Com. VS.. w. Cornelius Feely. Indict-
ment assault and battery with intent TO
kill. &c. Guilty. Fined SO, costs, and
imprisoned in solitary confinement at
labor in Eastern Penitentiary for one year.
Com. VS.. Jane Pecht and Priscilla Pecht.
Indictment assault and battery. Not
a true bill, and prosecutor, John Triester,
to pay costs. Another bill against the
same parties was similarly returned and
the prosecutor, Samuel Triester, ordered
to pay costs.
Com VS.. John Treister and James Treis-
ter Indictment manning cattle. Not a
true bill, and Levi Pecht to pay costs.
Com. VS.. Peter Johnson. Indictment
selling liquor to minors, and on Sunday,
and keeping disorderly house. Guilty,
and sentenced to fine of $50, costs of
prosecution, and six weeks in Jail.
/ This was second conviction, he hav-
/ ing been pardoned for the first. The tes-
timony exhibited a shocking depravity,
and showed how perverted the minds of
men and women may become as to the
right of selling liquor. Mr.. J. is an old
grey-haired man, and will it is hoped
hereafter rule his household better than he
has.
Com. VS.. George Smith. Indictment
selling liquor to minors and keeping "A
disorderly house. Guilty on first count,
and sentenced to pay a fine of so, costs,
and ten days in Jail.
Com. vs.. John Ross, Robert Rosenbor-
Ou@h, Michael Dillon, +. NJ. Siers, I. NJ.
Kimerly, Dolf Ward, Harrison Mowry,
Andrew B. Ross. Indictment forcible
entry. Not a true bill, and Mrs. Ellen
Mccoy, prosecutriX, to pay costs.
Com. VS.. Samuel Pearson. Indictment
rape and assault and battery with intent
TO commit rape. Verdict, not guilty of
rape, but guilty of fornication. Defen-
dant held on charge of fornication.
In this case Judge Banks, one of tie
associates, introduced the anomalous pro-
cedure of making a second charge to the
jury. 1t might be fright" but is one
whose exercise would be more calculated
to confuse than enlighten juries. Sup
pose, for instance, Judge Woods charged
Il jury as to their duty and Judge Banks
took an opposite position, Judge Ross
might get up and say that both were
wrong, and then proceed to give his views!
y jury in such a case would be in a nice
fix. We may here add that the general
conduct of Judge Ross, since his aleva-
ton to the bench, has been such as to
make friends of many who had appre-
hended he might merge his partizanship
in the judgeship.l
Com. vs.. Laura Bennett. Indictment
larceny. Plead guiIty-sentenced to pay
a fine of 81, costs, and 10 be sent to the
House of Refuge until I'd September,
1872.
Com. vs.. II. p. Hughes. Indictment /
larceny. Guilty. Sentenced to a fine of /
81, costs and imprisonment in solitary
confinement at hard labor in the Eastern /
Penitentiary for one year.
Com. VS.. Jos. Ebt Indictment assault |
and battery. Guilty. Sentenced to a
fine of 81, costs, and give security to keep /
the peace.
Com. VS.. John Price. Bound over to
appear at next court.
Com. vs. Landrum Buchanan. Indict- (
ment assault and battery. This was a
scrape arising from children's quarrels. /
Guilty. Sentenced to fine of 81 and /
and costs.
Com. ". Wilson S. Dillett. Bound
over to appear at next court.
Com. V. George Pratt, Barger Free
burn and James Weeks. Indictment
assault on public officer in discharge of
his duty.
An indictment for riot and rotous as
sault against above parties and Ard Free |
burn and James Morrison, resulted in |
conviction of George Pratt on second |.
count. Sentence to pay a fine Of SO and /
costs.
Com. vs.. Ellen E. Nipple. Indictment
assault and battery. Not a true bill, and
Rachel Kline, prosecutriX to pay costs. In
a cross action, Ellen +. Nipple was SEN
fenced to pay the costs.
Com vs.. Robert a. Means and Francis
\. Means. Indictment cutting timber
trees. Ignored and George Myers to pay |
costs.
Com. VS.. Mary Saxon. Indictment as
sault and battery. Ignored and Mary
Ann Dollar to pay costs.
Com VS.. A. NJ. Shoop. Indictment
selling liquor to minors and men of in !
temperate habits. Ignored and county /
to pay costs.
Com. VS.. John Winn and same vs. John
Winn ct al. Sentenced to pay costs and
keep the peace.
Com. vs.. Henry Snowden, Mary Snow
den and Henry Snowden, Jr. Indictment
breach of the peace. Sentenced to pay a
fine of 81 each and costs jointly.
Com. VS.. Daniel krotZer. Indictment
assault and battery. Bill ignored and
Anna Anderson to pay costs.
Com. VS.. Anna Anderson. Ignored
and prosecutrix, Rosanna Krotzer, to pay