Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-04-10
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The following comprises the ses-
| sions business transacted in Court last
| week:
| Com. VS. Henry Walters-Ind. assault
| and battery. True bill. Guilty, and SEN
fenced TO pay s. fine and costs.
Com. VS. J. Irwin Brought-Ind. assault
| and battery. True bill. Guilty and SEN
fenced to pay 50 fine and costs.
| Com. W. VIM. Swyers, Miles Davidson.
! Stewart Garrett Samuel Price, Daniel
| Womer, Edward Cummings, John Good
| fellow, and Lewis Yonce-( Joseph Col
! lins not arrested Ind. riot and assault
and battery. True bill. Edward Cum
mings not guilty. VIM. Swyers, Stewart
! Garrett, Samuel Price. Daniel Womer.
and Lewis Yonce each to pay a fine of SO.
and Miles Davidson and John Goodfellow
each "A fine OF SIS, and all jointly to paw
| costs. This was the riot case at YeaIer-
| town, about which great deal of feeling
was exhibited. Those who heard the tes-
| timony cannot understand how William
SWyers was found guilty. There was also
but little against young Womer.
Com. vs. John Ross. Bound over in
his own recognizance to appear at next
! court. ...
Com. VS. Simon Yeager. Ind. selling
liquor to minors True bill Guilty. To
! the charge Of selling liquor on Sunday he
! plead guilty. Sentence in both cases de-
| ferred by the Associate Judges
| Com. VS. John GOughenour. Ind. For
| nication and hastardy. Guilty, and usual
! sentence.
Com. vs. Samuel Yocum. Ind. cutting
! timber trees. True bill. Not guilty, and
| David Hnugh, prosecutor, to pay costs.
! Com. VS. Homer Miller. Ind. assault
| and batte.y. Not true bill, and J. Irwin
/ BROUGHT 70 nav costs
! Com. W III. Philips. Leave granted to
enter mol pros. on payment Of costs.
| Com. vs. GoodfelloW Same action.
Com. " Geo. w. Bowman. Ind cutting
| timber trees. True bill. Defendant not
! guilty and prosecutor, Casper Dull to pay
| costs.
! Com. VS. James Thomas. Ind. assault
! and battery. True bill. Not guilty and
/ prosecutriX, Mary Brooks, to pay costs.
This case arose from the defendant whip
! ping boy, perhaps severely, but some
| say justly. They are class which, un-
! less under strong proyocatiOn, ought never
! to be brought into court.
Com. vs.. Fred. Il. Smoker Ind as
| sault and battery. True bill. Not guilty
and prosecutor, VIM. Ewing, to pay costs.
! Com. VS.. VIM. Ewing. Sen. Ind. keep
ing bawdy house and disorderly house.
| True bill. Guilty of first count--uot gull
! ty on second. Sentenced to pay a fine of
SO, costs of prosecution, and one month
to Jail.
Com. VS.. John Dipple. Ind selling Ii
| quor TO men of intemperate habits and in
toxicated persons. True bill.
Com. VS.. Samuel Morrison. Ind. steal
! ing plums. True bill. Not guilty, and
prosecutor, John Klinefelter, to pay costs
Com. VS.. John Kays and VIM. Cornell
Us Feely. Ind. assault and battery with
intent to kill. True bill. Guilty of as
sault and battery. Sentenced to fine of
! 80 each, costs Jointly, and six weeks to
jail.
| Com. VS.. Simon Eeager Ind keeping
a gambling house. Not true bill, and
John Yonse, prosecutor, to pay COSTS
This was certainly one of the most extra
ordinary decisions of Il grand jury on rec
/ ord i'll this county.
Com. vs.. r. Il. Wills. Ind. fornication
| and bastardy. True bill.
Com. vs.. Fred. B. Smelker and l.. z
Hollingsw0rth. Ind. malicious mischief.
True bill
Com. VS.. w. c. Feely. Ind. assault
and battery with intent TO khl; cutting,
stabbing, &c. True bill.
Com. VS. Charles Philips. Ind. assault
and battery. Not true bill, and John
Kays, prosecutur, to pay costs.
Com. VS. David Hough. Ind. assault
and battery. Not true bill, and Samuel
Yocum, prosecutor, to pay costs.
Com. VS. Mary Bloom. Ind. assault
and battery. Not true bill, and the
prosecutrix, Mary Shearer, to pay costs.
Com. VS. Andrew b. Mullen. Ind. as
sault and battery. Not a true bill, and
the prosecutrix, Susan Mullen, to pay
| costs.
Com. VS. Peter Johnson. Ind. selling
! liquor on Sunday, to minors and keeping
I Il diSOrderly house True bill
Com. vs. George Smith. Ind. selling
liquor to minors and keeping disorderly
! house. True bill.
The Court adjourned to the eth May, at
| which time petitions for and remonstran-
/ ces against licensing taverns will be heard.
RESPONSIVENESS must be against individu-
/ al houses, not general.
| IMPoRTANT ARBlTRATION.-The case
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