Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-01-21

on thc civil lIst of VIM. y MuIln au,
Mary Mullin agains Thomas Davis
I This was % contest over thc win o
Thomas Mullin, bachelor, involving
several thousand dollars. Tho case
was ably tried, ovory inch Of lega
lground contested by tho attorneys,
while the Court most grandly adjusted
the scales Of justice between toe par
ties and the attorneys. The jury
found for the plaintiffs Wallace for
plaintifsj swoopc for defendant.
The next was n case in the Oyer
and Terminer Isaac Morrison was
indicted for the murder of John Hig
gins, on the 18th Of July last, at
Houtz's mills, near Osceola The
facts elected from the evidence were,
that these two men were working at
the mill and had had a previous quar-
rel, and on the day in question renew.
ed it, After some words between the
parties Morrison seized a double-bitted
AK, and with it struck Higgins blow
on the neck, cutting him severely,
from the effects Of which he died ia a
week afterwards. The case was open
ed on Thursday, aud conducted on the
part Of the Commonwealth by W. NJ.
Mccullough, ESQ District Attorney,
Hon. J. B. McEnally and Thomas J..
Mccullough, Esq and on the part Of
the defence, by II. B. Swoope, Israel
Test and a. W Walters, Esq'rs. The
following persons were selected as
the jury:
John n. Brady.P .Pcnn.ls. Observation-Disclosures
John Miller....... Boggs Lemuel Root . Becearia
Thomas Hewitt. Huston. DIR Fullerton. LaWr nee
Austin Curry Chest s N. Dicker1n 'n Beecaria
n. Witherite.- Ferguson Aaron Hartman. Boggs
Ihos. Deyinney. Morris. Wm. MoGaryey. -. Chest.
The case was vigorously prosecuted
and defended until Saturday evening,
when it was delivered to the jury by
an able charge from Judge Mayer.
(lt is our intention to publish it at
some future period.) The jury in a
few hours returned with a verdict Of
"gulty Of murder in the second degree"
and at 9 O'Clock on Saturday night,
after some protestations on the part
Of Mr. Swoope, the defendant was
sentenced for term Of seven years
and six months in the Western Peni-
tentiary. As be has already served
six months in Jail, this makes it equiv
alent to eight years.
! Tyrone clearleld Railway Company,
vs.
sundry owners of land along the line
Of Railway.
Wallace, Bigler & Fielding, attor-
neys for the Company, presented petit
tons praying for the appointment of
viewers to assess damages. The Court
appointed Hiram Woodward, Robert
Mehaffey, John Lawshe, Daniel Good
lander, James Forrest, John J Read
and J. W. Potter, viewers, to meet on
the 9th day of February, 1869.
John Du Bois, , No. q, Mar,h T, 1857.
vs.. Ejeotment and Estrip-
Osborn, Baam Carrier. ,ment
January II, defendants allowed to
remove the timber cut upon the pre-
mises on condition that they pay into
Court 81 500 within three weeks from
this date; aud plaintiffs TO file deed
for the premises, subject to the order
Of the Court. Wallace, Bigler & Field
ingforplaintilf; Swoope for defendant
A.o. W P. Tate, No.i, March T, 1852
VIM. p spackman, e, al. ment.
Estripment dissolved 50 far as to
permit defendants to remove timber
cut on the land, on giving security for
the same; which was done. Mem
ally for plaintiff; Wallace, Bigler q
Fielding tor defendants
A. W. fa'eni'' No.. Jan. Term, 1859.
Row,.nS 81 al Ejeotmout and Estrpmeut
Estripmcnt dissolved so far as to
permit defendants to remove timber
already cut, on giving security for
same. Wallace, Bigler q Fielding for
plaintiff; Swoope for defendants.
SUPERVISORS.
In accordance with the respective
/ petitions, the Court appointed John
Parks and David Lounsberry, Super
visors of Lawrence township, in the
room Of Henry Aughonhaugh and z.
I L. OgdeE, who were elected but re-
fused to serve. John Baker was also
appointed one of the Supervisors Of
Bell township.
C0NsTABLEs QUALIFIED.
The following persons were quali-
fed for Constables Of their respective
districts for 1863;
Beocaria Henry Weldi Eurihaus. ..... G. Fisher
] Hlnum.......N Vim. Henry. Knox .......A I. Bloom.
Ro-gs...Jas. Il. Turner Lumber City, J. Il. Hilo.
/ Brady jackson Horn. l.aWrcnco.-..T. Rowlss
I Bradiord...A. L. Pcarcs. Morrs...-poicr kcpplo
burnside. VT Holmes New Washiugion, jacob
! Cloarhcld... David nuck A. nrcfh.
I Curwcusrlilo, Samuel B. oscCoia-- n. A. Kcnhart
Taylor. pUnn.. Norris Thursinn.
Chcsi...-.Bcni klnrsrl pikc......I. Ross nloum.
Decatur ......Jcssr Goes vuion....W. n. Clowsor.
] Graham. IN. Sh'mmcI Woodward George W
I Jordnn....sy Wv. Wcimci Quinn.
No Constablcs were qualified for
Bell, Ferguson, Girard, Goshen, Gulich
or Huston, those elected for these
districts not presenting themselves
LICENSES.
Licenses were granted to the per
sons named below; who should bear
in mind that If they are not lifted
within fifteen days, they will be for
feiiod;
BOWL lcEysr.
Samuel Holes-- -Deooariaf n. G. Gamile...-Gulieh
I lsaac Bickcta, Andrew Shof.- ..
A. T. Holden Bloom isaiah nioum-...f City
John loui1.......hoggs lehu % opel.-..... Morris
I lsanc shiumcl..... T.. kcVpic.......... "
I W. n. Thompson Chcsi r.Smith.N Washington
G. y. Calhum, ,Clearltld Milo ilogt........ Osocols
I Casper LOrrlit J. G. Henderson,
A. sohnars- covington J. 6oss......-.....
Peter Garuiur, =. G. UrF burn ...... Penn
I John Nuison, r. nloom- Curwcnsrilit
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