The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-23

argument court DC nelO IOr Cath oTla COun-
ty, commencing on Wednesday, Oct. 18th,
at 10 O'Clock, "a. m.
On motion of Geo. NJ. Reade, Esq, Adam
Hay, Esq, of Bellefonte, was admitted and
sworn as an attorney in the several courts of
this county.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Samuel Calvin and CHARLES Ranstead VS..
Lewis Burgoon, L. S. Burgoon and A. L.
Holliday-No. 2, June Term, 1866. Jury
empanelled Sept. 18th, and on 18th return
ed verdict for plaintiffs, with 81 damages.
James Morley VS.. John Duncan-No. 5,
Sept. Term, ,-Assumpsit for money
advanced to enable the defendant to attend
medical lectures in Philadelphia. Sept. 10th,
verdict for plaintiff for $2I6.
Samuel Calvin VS.. Heirs of John Noel
No. 10, Sept. Term, 1866,-Ejectment for
land in Washington township. Sept. 10th,
verdict for plaintiff for part of the land de-
scribed in the writ and indicated by drafts
filed to the case.
Pat'k M'Crossau VS.. Edw'd Lewis, Henry
Richards and John Smith-No. 40, March
Term, 1866, 6,-Ejectment for land in Yodcr
township. Sept. 18th, verdict for defts.
Fronheser and Devlin VS.. Jordan .Riblett
and another-No. 40, June Term, 1867,-
Ejectment for lot in East Conemaugh bor-
ough. Sept. 18th, verdict for plaintiff for
part of a lot, as shown by diagram filed
with the verdict.
OYER AND TERMINER.
In the case,o the Commonwealth VS.. Ed
ward f. Burke, the Court fixed Saturday.
Sept. 25th, for hearing a habeus corpus to
issue on behalf of the prisoner.
SENTENCES.
Lewis Holsner, convicted Of murder in the
secoEd degree, was on Friday sentenced by
Judge Taylor to undergo ten years impris-
onmeut in separate and solitary confinement
and hard labor in the Western Penitentiary.
David Defeubaugher, alias John Mouse,
alias John Longstreth, convicted of burgla-
ry. was sentenced to the same institution for
a term Of four years, with solitary contine-
ment and hard labor. The prisoner has had
the credit or discredit of representing this
county in the penitentiary, under his brace
Of aliases on two previous occasions. First,
at January Sessions, 1851, John Brawley,
Esq, the then Sheriff, conveyed him to that
institution under a sentence of one year and
six months imprisonment FOR larceny. lie
was John Mouse then. Again, under the
name Of John Lougstreth, at June Sessions,
1854, he was sentenced, on another indict-
ment for larceny, to two years imprison-
ment in the pententiary. Sheriff DurbIn
was his official escort on that occasion. So
it will be seen that NJ ous e ncstreth-Defen
baugher has had considerable experience in
the criminal calendar Of the county and can
boast an intimate acquaintance with the in
ternal arrangements Of the receptacle for
malefactors in Allegheny city.
While HOlsner aud DefenbaugheT were be-
ing escorted to the cars en- route for the pen
itenJiary, on Monday morning last, the lat
ter expressed himself satisfied with the ar
rangement, and facetiously remarked that he
''was going home again ,''-indicating pretty
clearly that imprisonment in the peritentiary
had no terrOrs for him. whatever may be its
influence on others of his class.
The Court having made the usual order
for the issuing Of "veni re" for the Decembe
term, on Friday evening adjourned TO meet
Wednesday, Oct. 18th, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
A HANDSOME LEGACY.-It has been be
lieved for some time past by the parties in
teIested that n valuable legacy, amounting
to some 967 900. had been bequeathed by
a deceased uncle in London TO one or all OF
the Welsh branch of the Thomas family, of
which Mr.. Richard Thomas, Of this place,
is 4 member, and with a view to learning
the truth or falsity of this reported winGfall,
Mr. r. r. Thomas, of this place, nephew
of the aforesaid Richard, and himself one Of
the heirs of his deceased fathers interest, if
interest he had. designs sailing from New
York for London on Saturday Of next week,
and if it be true, as believed, that this inn
mense sum has been bequeathed to the fami-
ly, he will doubtless succeed in establishing
their claim to the fortune. We wish him
safe. prosperous and altogether satisfactory
voyage. Two young men, Mr.. Ebenezer
Z 10 Cf obi 1f.f- -
VIM. Jones, of Cambria township, propose
to accompany Mr.. Thomas-the former in
hopes of regaining his health and the latter
on a visit to his relatives in Wales.
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGs.-PacEer, Per-
sding and Pennsylrania's Prospertfy.-F.
A. Shoemaker, Esq, Chairman of the Coun-
ty Committee, has designated the following
times and places for holding Democratic
meetings during the present month. Other
meetings will be announced in our next
issue:
At Loretto. at o'clock on Saturday even
ing next, Sept 25th.
At Belsano, Blacklick township, at the
same hour of the same day.
At Piattville, in Susquehanna township,
at O'Clock, p. M, on Tuesday, Sept. 28th.
At Fallen Timber, White township, at 4
o'clock, p. M, on Wednesday, Sept. 29th.
Speakers competent to discuss the issues
of the campaign will be present at all these
meetings, and it is to be hoped that the
democratic and conservative citizens Of the
several localities will turn out in full force.
The LONG AGONY OvER.-rhe pastoral
residence heretofore owned by the Catholic
congregation of this place has passed into
the hands of another owner. The drawing
came off at the Court House on Friday night
last, and the lucky winner of the prize is
Young man named VIM. r. De Armitt, a
clerk at the Mountain House, Cresson, and
a nephew of our townsman, Col. VIM. K.
Piper. The whole number of chances taken
reached some seven hundred at 50 each, and
the one hundred and first ticket drawn won
the valuable prize. The fortunate recipient
is said to be worthy young man and the