Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-08-10

fctef tncSc cases, Wncrc tncre Is my uOuDt, tO /
that tribunal, and If you, gentlemen, know, or |
have evidence of the sale or gift by any person of
intoxicating liquors Sunday, to minors. habit
nal drunkards, or TO persons when intoxicated,
II is your duty to present them TO the Court.
The Jury were then instructed as to their pow /
er over costs, the number required to hnd true |
bill, &c.
It viii be your duty, for such has been the Gus
tom for many years, to exercise kind OF ccnso-
rial authority and it ia proper for you TO express,
In q public manner, your united sentiment In re- |
gard to all matters of public Inconvenience, I'M
provements, measures, or things of general ma
ture affecting the welfare of the county 1t is
usual, and proper to express praise or blame ac-
cording to their nature or tendency, and suggest
or recommend tue prosecution of public benefits,
and redress of public grievances. You Will visit
the public buildings, and make such suggestions
rs you think proper. At the Inst term the grand
jury recommended the proper ventilation OF the
court house, and that room be furnished aud
set apart for the accommodation of lawyers and
their clients from n distance, and who have no
offices in this borough, and are compelled to do
business in the presence ofthe Court, not onlyto
our great annoyance, but the delay and injustice
often done to suitors by reason OF the jury not
being able to hear the testimony Is often very
great. This, | think, is the only court house In
the State left open during all hours Of the night.
Each Office should be provided with key, aud q
reward should be offered for all persons climbing
on the npncs, mjuring the shrubhery, &c. The
condition ofSthe grounds around the court house
is n disgrace and nuisance. Dead trees, ever
greens and weeds are left standing, and the grass
is cut in the private Nproht OF some individual.
The people of the county have been at heavy
expense for public buildings, aud their public
servants should endeayor to keeP tne,i IN snou
order aud repair Ihave no doubt 2pnt that they
will cheerfuly comply with any and az your y,i re-
concentrations. Coming as You do from az coI- "
ners of the county, the suggestions of such asic
spectacle body of citizens should have nfu snce
The Court Crier, Daniel Beckley. Esq, deserves
credit for the cleanly manner in which he prepar
ed the Court room for the term. The mattings
were all cleaned up, new spttoons provided, and
everything nicely arranged except the ventilation
of the ROOM, and for this the Commissioners are
responsible. The Grand Jury at March term re-
commended the erection of q ventilator in the
ceiling, but the matter has not been needed, and
every one in attendance Mt Court must suffer
thereby 1t would be matter of very little cost.
and we thought the Commissioners would have
considered the matter kindly.
In the case of Com. vs. Joseph b. Becker, of
Cameron township, for selling liquor to drunk
ards, held over from march term, the defendant
was found guilty and sentenced to pay fine of
$50 and 80 days in County Jail.
Same VS.. samc.-Sclling liquor to minors.
Fined $50 and five days in County Jail.
Same VS.. samc.-Sclliug liquor on Sunday.
Fined $50 and 10 days in County Jail.
Same vs.. same.-Selling liquor on Sunday.
Held over from March session. Pleads guilty.
Fined $50 and 10 days in county jail
Same VS.. samo.--Selling liquor to drunkarls.
Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and 50 days in County
Jail.
Com. VS.. Geo. Bctz.-Misdemeano from March
sessions. Selling liquor ana gambling on sun
day. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to pay fine Of
500 and undergo an Imprisonment of three
months in County Jail. At first we felt that the
sentence was pretty heavy. but the Court stHted
that the Act of Assembly made the penalty fine
of $500 ana one years imprisonment. When we
take into account the fact.t that punishments arc
intended to effect society well rs individuals,
he can see that as matters are going all over the
,and severe puuishment's are all that will impede
the growing progress of crime. If cases are to
be tried, aud men left slip on slight fines, the
cause of Justice becomes a hollow mochery and
Our courts a nuisance. Aud the higher a man
stands in the community the more effect his pun
ishment will have upon the community. One of
the morals of these Betz and Baker cases is that
neighbors ought to live in peace with each o:her
and with all men.
Com vs.. John NJ. Shade.-Assault and Bat
terry. Found guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of
SIS and costs of prosecution.
During the same time five cases from n N)rth.
cumberland were brought up anl considered, and
disposed OF. In these cases Clara Nandyke, VIM
Nandykc, Charles Jones, aud Rosetta Jones, were
crmpianauts and defendants alternately. The
charges were threats, assault and battery, &c.
In the end they turned out about six on one side
and half dozen on the other. Each party had
!
cases, and we will "point the moral and adorr
the tale thusly: Hereafter Jet these neighbors
live in peace with each other aud with all men,
/ and may no angry dish-wa!cr fail on the wrong
pavement.
Com. VS.. John Dcvan Riot. True bill.
Tried Verdict guilty. This iiot occurred about
one mile above Shamokin on the 18th day of July
last. Others were engaged in it, but they cScap-
! ed. W. II. Dram, Esq, was employed for tie
/ Commonwealth against the rioters, and right
well he aided the District Attorney. The Court
sentenced the prisoner to three years in the pcui
tentOry.
! Judge Rockefeller said "YOur have been lust
! ly convicted by II jury of your country of the
crime of an aggravated riot. In our charge to
! the Grand Jury in January last, We said that we
intended to protect the aboring man in the coal
regions, and u case is now presented which calls
upon US to prove our sincerity in this matter.
! We intend to impose upon you the highest penal
/ ty fixed by law, and whilst it may seem hard,
know of nothing more uumerciul that the Court
could do than refuse to punish such criminals as
! you. To put away from society, and where you
can do no harm to your peaceable and quiet
neigh5Ors is act of mercy to them, and the
! good people of the coal region will flnd that in
| the end this Court will stand by them, not only
! on the LIQUOR question, but all others that are
necessary for their protection to life, person and
property
! Com. vs.. William Horn.-Rape. The defend
ant some time ago was locked up in our Jail on
/ the above charge, aud about the llth of July he
| broke Jail and made his escape. lie was recap
tured just before Court out at Doutyville and
/ brought back. If he had remained in Jail to
| await trial on the former charge he would have
been all right, for the grand jury ignored the bill
for rape, but sent in true bill for breaking Jail
For this last offence he was sentenced to one
year in the penitcntary. He has been there be-
| fore for larceny.
! Com. VS.. Daniel Wolf.-Assault and Battery.
| True bill. Pleads guilty Sentenced to pay
| fine OF $40 and costs of prosecution.
/ Com. vs.. Andrew Mckinney Lewdness.
Bill ignored. Benz. Strickler, prosecutor, to ray
costs.
Com. vs.. Hugh Donnelly and Thos. Rafferty,
Riot. True bill.
Com. VS.. Charles Lynn.--Larceny. True bill.
! Tried, and jury returned verdict of not guilty.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. Z, 1872.
! Com. vs.. James Carter.-Larceny. The de-
fendant is poor little coored boy of eleven
years, from Milton, without father or mother.
| 1t was claimed against him that he had stole II
watch. The jury found him guilty. The Court
will likely send him to the House of Refuge.
Com. VS.. Patrick Hester, Michael Gallagher,
and others.-Riot. True bill. This is case OF
considerable Importance, and for the Common
wealth were employed the District Attorney,
Gen. Clement, j. w. Comley, Wm. Lawson and
w. IL. Dram, Esqs., and for the Defendants
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