Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-01-06

sincere beltet OF every one tnat TINS system mas
already led to many n-tances of bloodshed. or
all acts of violc nee those are the most dangerous
which are committed by private citizens without
authority to redress grievances of local or pri-
vate nature. For these are generally committed
with deliberaton .unden speclous pretences OF
Justice, and the violence and outrage Is reduced
to a system supported by mutual countenance,
and boasted of us patriotic labors. We would
refer you to the law on the snbject of conspira-
cies, and If you know of your own knowledge
that any such exist us come within its meaning
and spirit, 1t is your duty to present the same
to the Court and we say without hesitation, and
desire IL to be particularly understood, that if
ever man or set of men are duly convicted In
this Court during our administration, of even so
much as touching hair on the head of n labor
ing man, because be Is willing to work at any
price or at any rate OF wages he pIeases, for the
support of himself or family, the very highest
penalties of the law will he imposed and even
intimidations or threats of bodily harm, or de-
struction of property, will be considered II sufh-
ccnt cause for cXacting bail for good behaviour.
In Wharton's American Criminal Law, page
1929, the following doctrine is laid down as the
law of the land:
ga combination is q conspiracy in law when.
ever the act to be done has IL necessary tendency
to prejudice the public or Cypress individuals by
unjustly subecting then to the power of the
confederates, aid giving effect To the purposes of
the latter whether of extoriion or mischief. Every
association therefore is criminal whose object it
is to raise depress the price of labor beyond
what it would bring If IL were left without artiii-
cia excitement. A conspiracy of journeymen
woikmen, of any trade or hundicraft to raise the
wages by entering into combination to force or
coerce iourneymcn or master-workmen employed
in the same branch of industry, to conform to
rules adopted by such combination for the pur-
pose of regulating the price of labor, and carry
ing such rules into effect by Others is indictabie
as a inisdemeanor." See same book, page 1928.
fruitful source of crime is the sale of iutoX-
eating liquors, n melancholy proof of which we
witnessed week before last at our Court in an
other part of this district. when, from situu
ton it became our duty to pass sentences that
for II long time must part husbands and wives,
and parents and children, and substitute the
dreary and gloomy walls of the pcnitentialy for
the associations and comforts Of home, IN many
instances the only excuse offered for their mdis-
cretons was that they were under the influence
of LIQUOR at the time of committing the gricvuu-
ces proved against them but the Court re-
piled that this was only an agyrayation.
In Pennsylvania the people have not abolished
the sale of Intoxicating drinks, and the act of
the 18th of March, 1856, section T. provides that
licenses for the sale of liquors us therein provi-
ded, shall be granted by the Court OF Quarter
Sessions of the proper county at the iirst or
second session of each year, &c. The mode and
manner Of making applications for Il license is
there set fOr,h, and we holdtliat if person duly
makes his application, signed by the required
number of taxable citizens, and by them certified
that such person is of good repute for honesty
ana temperance. anu is well pTuNlucti NltN nOusc
room, &c. as prescribed by the act of Assembly
We have but very little discretion in the matter.
: Section provides that "lcenscs shall be grant
ell to citizens of the United States, of temperate
habits and good moral character, whenever the
requirements of the law on the subject are COM
piled with by such applicant"
The Court has, however, a right to hear re-
, monstrances and evidence to contradict the GER
tiicatc of the sgners to petition, aud receive
other acts that may disQualiiy the applicant.
We will fix Friday next, at O'Clock, p. m, at
which tme applications lor licenses will be heard
and at which time nll persons applying, or max
ing objections to Applications, Will be heard 10y
evidence. petition, remonatrance or counsel.
DisCrdcrly conduct, sales OF liquors to minors
or habitual dlunklrds and Intoxicated persons
to husbands and children after notice, and on
Sunday, are all matters forbidden by law, and
are all legal grounds for rejecting an applica'
ton, and any conviction of Il person for Violating
the law in regard to any of these matters, vii
work forfeiture and aunul any licrusc already
granted and il is your duty, gentlemen of ia,
jury. if you know OF your own knowledge, of an!
violation of the law In lcldtion to the sale o
lquors. to present the same to The Court, so thl
we may direct bills of indictment to be draw
and sent mp, ana In the meantime Withhold tht
granting of any license until the matter is dis
posed Of; and here the Court will take occasion
to say that We cannot hear any complaints o.
solicitations of II private character out of Court
We have q public duty to perform, we must no
be partial, and if any one has any objections t,
a license being granted to any applicant, il j
their duty 10 come forward boldly, aud eithcr II
open Cont hy petition, represent the natur
of their objections, and not undertake prvatel,
to put the responsibility upon the Court W
have received both in this and ether parts Of th
district, private letters, some signed by iuuiNil
uas, and some signed many citizens Of. &c,
without giving any names. Such information
we cannot act upon but If any good, re'iabt
persons will come forward and show TO the salts
faction of the Court the grounds of their com
plant, they shall and will be heard.
Com VS. Geo. w. BnniX-Selling liquor on Sun
day, No bill Prosecutor, Geo j. Mason, for costs
Same vs. same-Gambiiug house no bill found
Same VS. same-Selling liquor TO minors IL
bill found.
Same VS. same-Selmg liquor without license
true bill defendant, Geo, w. BnniX, plead
enilty. The Court sentenced him to pay a fine c
800, and the costs of prosecution, and stan
committed until the sentence is complied " itl
The Court also stated that this sentence woul
be a bar to the defendants receiving license u
January term, for which he is applying to keep
restaurant.
Com VS. Benjamin BinnX.-Arson Marti
Walls prosecutor; no bill. Benjamin is son
Geo. w. BmniX, and was arrested for firing tn
stable of prosecutor recently.
Com. vs. c. \. Hurrison-Assault and Rescue
Thomas London, Constable, prosecutor. Tn
! Constable was engaged in the attempt to ARE,
son of Mrs. Harrison, when, il Is alleged, sl
resisted the aforesaid officer, and in the rencour
ter bit MIR. London on the hand, much to til
! Chagrin of the officer, who should thus rudey b
: assailed by n woman. The mark on his hand
, yea visible TO the naked eye.
JANUARY ., 1872.
Com VS. Patrick O'Garra-Misdcmeano in No
t opening a road true bill. Patrick was ndcte
= for not keepjn" in repair road in Zerbe tow
ship, ms per contract. This proceeding was init
ated In accordance with the provisions of the AZ
of 1860, in reference to roads. Thlt Act MAKE
il an mdictlb'e offence in contract or not 10 kce
up roads which he agrees to make, sc. The re3
prosecutor in this case seems to be John +. Rltl
bun, and Patrick is an lrshmam. 1t woul
= seem from the testimony that the road in que
e tion is necessary to- Mr. Rathburn's convrn
= encc aud because such is the case, U'Garra wou
= not make the road. The enmity would seem
I be occasioncd by the fact that Rathbum employ
D at his coal works men who see fit 10 be free All
. untrammeled in reference to wages, and this
5 opposition to the concluve of miners in the +
] gion or, in other words, O'Garra is not a vei
warm friend of Mr.. R,thbnrn, and therefore tn
S road is slightly out of repair. Verdict guilt
c Defendants counsel made motion for a ne
5 trial.
e WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 1872.
: IT will not be inopportnnc just here to mentiC
= that his Hon. Judge Rockefeller, gave a grand pa
ty at his residences las I evening at ~ O'Clock. Il