The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-05
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Court Proceedings Court convened in
this borough, on Monday, the esth uit.,
All the Judges present. The following
proceedings were had !: w
40h CoMMoN PLEAS.
Newport Planning Mill Co. VS.. John d.
Baker, ct al This was q case testing the
against a building which the defendant al
legged was owned by his wife. Verdict
against John ID. Baker and Barbara E. Ba-
ker for $396.08. McIntire e. Graham for
defendant and Sponsler & Nelson for plain
tiff
John Hench VS.. Samuel A. Garland
This was an action in trespass against the
diff. who had seized upon and sold property
of plff. in the collection of school tax, which
the plff. alleged was illegal. Verdict for
diff Sponsler g. Graham for plff. Barnett,
McIntire & Smiley for diff.
On petition of Jacob Erect, constable of
Watts township, representing that the
West branch and Susquehanna canal
company have raised the water in their
canal by reason of which they have over
flowed the public road, leading along said
canal in the East end of said township,
making it almost impossible. Mandamas
awarded commanding said company to put
said road in proper repair. t
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Commonwealth VS.. Joel Sharpe. Indict-
ment for perjury. Verdict not guilty.
Mc1ntire and Sponsler for Commonwealth.
Barnett & Potter for defendant.
Commonwealth VS.. John w. Baker
Indicted upon the information of Geo. w.
Matchett for the crime of Arson. After
hearing the evidence upon the part of the
Commonwealth, this case was settled by
the parties. Barnett & Potter for Com.
Sponsler & Graham for defendant.
Com. VS.. Edward Miller. Indictment
assault and battery. Not a true bill and
Adam Witherow the prosector sentenced to
pay the costs.
Com. for use OF Chisholm & Pennel. VS..
Abner Vanfossen, administrator of Cornell
ious Baslins decd. Sponsler & McIntire
for plff. Barnett & Seibert for diff.
This action was brought to recover
certain money alleged to be, in the hands of
diff. Verdict for commonwealth for $4,000
and that there is due TO Chisholm 81 Pennel
$646.2S.
ARGUMENT LIST. .t.
Com. VS.. Samuel G. Grier. Indictment
for selling liquor to minors and found
guilty at the last term of court. A motion
was made for new trial. The motion
was overruled and sentence suspended
and diff. to pay the costs.
Jonathan Clouser administrator and
Elizabeth Clouser administrative of Mich
ael Clouser decd. VS.. Samuel Klinepeter.
Summons in debt and tried at last court,
which resulted in verdict for the plff, for
9190 TTpor Y,,otior for ,,axu t,ial Tho ,,1H
accepted judgment for $216 and new trial
refused.
CASES SETTLED. "a
Jno. w. Baker by his father VS.. Edward
Matchett. An action brought for SANDER.
Settled by the parties. tlN .s
Eli T. Simons, ct. ux. VS.. Joseph Flick
niger. An action for slander.
NoLLE. PRosEoUIs.
By leave of court nolle. pros. were enter
ed in the following cases:
Com. VS.. Geo. Askins. Indictment
Assault and battery.
Com. VS.. Samuel Taylor. Fornication
and bastardy. nf
Com. VS.. Jacob Gutshall. Fornication
and bastardy.
Com. VS.. Thomas Spring. Surety of the
peace. ~ iL
Com. VS.. John McMurray. Seduction,
fornication and bastardy. tal
Com. VS.. II. Clary Jones. Fornication
and bastardy.
Com. VS.. Margaret Brindle. Surety of
peace.
Com. VS.. Leah ]. Koch. Surety of the
peace.
Com. VS.. Abraham Fry. Assault and
battery.
Com. VS.. Riley Brink Fornication and
bastardy. .,,'.. tr..,, .,t.
BILLS IGNORED. l'
Com. VS.. Shuman Miller Assault and
battery, the prosecutor Henry Faust to
pay the costs.
Com. VS.. Hattie Young. Fornication.
County to pay the costs. ct 4GErH