Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-01-20

CIVIL LIST.
VIM j. & Mary Mullen VS.. Thomas Davis
-Feigned issue. Cause tried. Verdict for
Plaintiffs
All the other causes on the civil list were
continued.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Com. VS.. George Knarr. Selling liauor
TO minors True bill. Recognizance for,
teited absolutely
Com. VS.. George Knarr. gam
bling house. True bill Recosnizance for
teited absolutely
Com. James Johnston. and bat
terry. True bill Bench warrant awarded.
Com. VS.. Dudley Brenner-Assault and
battery. True bill, Plead guilty. Sen
teneed to pay $50, and costs Of prosecution.
Com. Us. james Johnston, LARCENY fel-
ony. True bill
Com. vs.. - Kitchens Larceny felony.
Continued
Com. VS.. John Fern, Harkins and E. st.
DiyiE ney.-Riot. True bill
-, Com: vs.. W. Brady and battery
True bill
Com. VS.. Jacob Buckuer. Selling liquor
without license. True BILL
Com. VS.. Jacob Buckner.-Selling LIQUOR
on Sunday. True bill
Com. VS.. Jacob Backner Selling liquor
to minors. True bill.
Com. VS.. Moses Mays.-Horse stealing
True BILL Settled
Com. VS.. John Feeney. Selling liquor on
Sunday. True bill. Pleads guilty Sen
tence reserved
- Com: VS.. Calvin Smead.-Larceny felony.
True bill.
Com. vs.. James NJ Clinsey.-Assault and
battery. True bill
Com. vs.. Joseph Miller. er.-NIisdemeanor;
Iu lryT,, ,ha-
Eyerhart, to pay costs.
Com. vs. Henry Beichel-Assault and
battery. Ignored. Prosecutor, Brady, to
pay costs.
Com. vs. John Jamison.-Violation of
Election Laws; ni-demeanor. Bill ignored,
and Jonathan Shatler, the prosecutor to pay
-costs-or to give bail for their payment with
in ten days, and remain in custody of the
Sh eriif until the sentence is complied with
Com. Us John Mays.-Assault with intent
to kill True bill By order of the Court
a NoHe 12rosequi was entered by the District 4
Attorney, on payment of costs
Com VS.. q. p. Tate, Cruelty to animals.
True bill
Com. VS.. Joseph Miler.-Larceny felony.
True bill Continued to next term
Com. vs. Smiths.-Larceny felony. True
bill. Continued to next term
Com. VS.. Thomas \. NJ Gee e-Nuisance.
True bill. Continued
Com. rs, Jas. !. Crawford. .-Fornicatio |
and bastardy. True bill. Plead guilty. |
Sentenced to pay So fine, costs of prosecu-
ton, $50 lying-in expenses, and ) per week /
Tor tour years Tor maintenance Of child.
OYER AND TERMINER.
Com. VS.. John G.. Kitchen. Manslaugh-
ter: felony. True bill Defendant entered
to appear at March term, 1869.
Com. Us. David Bail, and Joseph Bear
Murder and felony. Continued by the Court
Com VS.. Isaac Morrison. urder: telo-
ny. True bill. Cause tried Verdict, guilty
Of murder in the Second degree Senten-
eed 10 seven years and six months in Wes-
tern penitentiary.
Isaac Morrison was indicted for the mur-
Ter of John Higgins, at Reed ; mill, near
Dsceola, on the 18th day Of July last Nor
Tson was making lath in the basement of
he mill. Higgins was working on the up
per part; saving slabs and throwing them
lown to the iath mill In the morning soon
after the mill started, the clerk came on to
he mill and informed Higgins that there
we're complaints at the Office of his throw
ng down bad slabs TO the lath mill. Hig-
yIns became very angry, and went down
through the schute to the basement aud had
onIe conversation with Morrison He came
Up almost Immediately, and soon after went
lOwn second time. He asked Morrison
shat d-d lies he was telling at the Office.
Morrison moved away, and Higgins follow
ID. When Morrison got behind the lath-
lorse, on the opposite side of the room, he
eized an axe standing there and struck
Higgins in the neck, cutting him so as to
xpose the spinal marrow. Higgins fingered
or eight days and died. His dying declara-
ions were in the following words, to wit:
After the mill started | went down to
he lath- room where Morrison was working
nd said, tell me, Morrison, what lies you
ave been telling about the slabs? He re-
lied, i will put a stop 10 your offering
le. He then reached and took the axe up
rom where it was lying and came around the
lth- horse, saying now take that, at the
anne time striking me in the neck. ! made /.
0 motion to strike him or harm him in any !
hape. Always seemed friendly to me- -
There was a good deal of testimony on !
9th sides, the trial lasting three days Nor
son proved an exemplary character He
as defended by /. Test, and Ii. B. Swoope, :
50 $. MIR. Test spoke twenty-five minutes
lr. Swoope' argument lasted three hours, 5
nd was conceded on all hands to have been f
mastery effort The Commonwealth was
BY represented BY District Attorney w NJ
'CuliOugh. L. j. u Cullough, Esq, and $
lon. j. b. NJ Enal!y. L
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