Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-03

to defendant in 1870. Balance unpaid
on same amounted to some $250, 90, as
plaintiff alleged. Defendant alleged
payment, and was the sole witness to
prove it, alleging that his receipts for
same were destroyed in the fire on 3lst
December, 1870. Plaintiff proved pos
itively that defendant had received
credit for all his payments and that this
balance of 1882 was still due and un-
paid. The jury found for the defend
ant. On the verdict having been re-
corded 4. d. Parker, Esq, moved that
the jury be polled, which was done.
when each and every one as called pro-
nounced verdict for defendant.
William Pry vs.. John Pry ct 81.
Scire facias to show cause why judg
ment l0I of Sep. 7. 1871, should not
be levied out of the real estate Of said
decedent and why execution should not
issue for that purpose. Case settled by
defendants confess,ng judgment to plain
tiff for $l694, 80, plaintiff to tax no bill
of costs
Samuel Dimm vs.. William Cox. As
sumpsit. This suit was brought by
Samuel Dimm to recover some Sl30,
the one-half of house and lot of ground
in Richield, this county, sold b. VIM.
Cox to Nrs. Rathford. Plaintiff alleged
that four years ago when this property
was sold at Sheriff's sale on a judgment
held by plaintiff and defendant jointly,
Cox bought the property for Sl6O. pay
ing the purchase money to the Sheriff
by said judgment, and hence for Dlmm's
use as well as his own. Cox denied
that he bought for Dimm's use, and
Dimm never requested him so to do,
and hadn't even spoken to him for four
years on that or any other subject. In
the argument of counsel the plaintiffs S
counsel made faur pas by introducing
matter not In evidence, was stopped by
the Court, and on being informed that
the case would be Withdrawn from the
jury and continued at his clients cost,
agreed TO take a judgment for $6S,2S,
what plaintiff offered to confess and
what he would have paid long ago.
Jacob King VS.. Stephen Winters. Ac-
tiou of Trespass for mare. The plain
tiff claimed a mare which he alleged his
father: Samuel King, gave him. Sam.
uel loaned or hired said mare to Ste
phen Winters. Jacob claimed the mare
from Winters. Winters refused to give
her up, hence this suit. 1t was the re-
suit of family fight in which Winters
unhappily became involved innocently.
The father, Samuel King. contradlcted
the plaintiff, alleging that he never
owned the mare, that he had never given
her to him, that Jacob was crazy, &C.,
and furnished good deal of fun to the
spectators. Verdict for the defendant.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
/ Com. VS.. Calvin Palm. Indictment
Assault and Battery. True bill.
Com. VS.. c. NJ. Dean. Indictment
Aggravated Assault and Battery.
True bill.
Com. VS.. j. English West, David
Muthersbaugh and George Frey. In
dictment-Arson. True bill.
/ BILLS IGNORED.
Com. vs. Calvin Palm Indictment
Assault and Battery. Not a true bill
and prosecutor, James Sheets, to pay
the costs of prosecution.
Com. VS.. Hiram Ard. Indictment
Assault with intent to ravish. Not
a true bll! and prosecutor, J. r. Vaughn,
to pay costs of prosecution.
Com vs.. Robert Love, aud Com. VS..
Mary Walters. 1ndictment-Adultry
Not true bills. In both these cases
Uriah Kenepp and Margaret kenepr
being the prosecutors, were ordered to
pay the costs Of prosecution.
Com. VS.. +. Frankhouser. Indict-
ment-As.ault Not true bill and
W. H. Lukens, prosecutor, to pay the
the costs.
Com. VS.. Calvin Barton. Indictment
-Obstructipg and assaulting an officer
Not true bill and Daniel Coffman
prosecutor, to pay costs.
IThe balance of the court proceed
ings will be published ncut week
COUNTY FAIR.-The Juniata Coun
ty Agricultural Society, will hold theil
annual fair, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, October 7th, 9Th and
9th, 1873.
G. NJ. GRAHAM, Cor. Sec.
August 13, 1S73-tf.
Correction.-By some inadverten
cy the name of Cyrus Sieber was placec
on the Republican County Committed
from Fayette. 1t should have beer
Joseph T. Smith.
THE Republican Senatorial Confer
ence will be held on Thursday (to-mor