Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-01-11
Court Proceedings.


charge of Judge Rockefeller to the Grand Jury
was forcble and to the point. His remarks in
reference to a new Jail were opportune, and we
do sincerely hope for the sake of the people, and
for the sake of the justice OF the county, that we
may very soon have new structure. The old
building Is rotten, unhealthy, unsafe and every
county around US is putting us to the blush.
1 will briefly allude TO the case tried last week
In our Common Pleas, at the special time fixed
for the trial of the came, In which William T.
Grecnough, Eco, is plaintiff, and the Fulton
Coal Company and others defendants. This is
the same case which was tried some time since
by Judge Woods, and at which time full week
was taken up in the trial. and the jury failed to
agrce. During last week the case occupied about
three full days, and was very ably tried. Mcesrs.
Comfy and Packer were with Mr.. Greenough,
plaintiff, and for defendants, Messrs. Gowen,
Judge Woodward and s. p. Wolverton. Judge
Rockefeller deserves credit for the vim he puts
into his position as President Judge. Ills will
lingness TO eli from O'Clock each morning Till
9 and 10 O'Clock at night In the trial Of causes,
proves that he is in earnest in the attempt to re-
duce the civil list of the county. In this ease
the Jury returned verdict for the defendants.
It will be taker'to the Supreme Court and there
be passed upon by the experts In the law bearing
on the case. The jury undoubtedly looked at the
matter as huge gain, in as much as Mr.. Green
ough holds OH an unseated land tax title, for
small sum, and the coal lands are now valued at
a million of dollars. Let this be as it may, If
Mr.. Greenough's title is looked upon by the Su-
preme Court as good, he will have just claim
to the value of the land, for he bought at a reg
ular sale fol- taxes unpaid, and obtained the title
the act of Assembly gives in such cases. If the
land had not become valuable, his title might
never have been questioned.
The first case tried in the Quarter Sessions to-
day was that of the Commonwealth VS.. Warren
Wilkcns, charged with assault and battery upon
Mrs. Henrietta Elston, wife of Henry Ellston Of
Sunbury. Henry and hisswife aforesaid live
near the lime kilns, and for a time boarded the
aforesaid Warren. Daring the latter's stay in
the house of Eston, he was kind to the family
and did very many little acis of charity. 1t
turned out, however, that about the latter part
of last October Warren concluded to hunt other
quarters, and this raised the ire of dear Henri
eta, when the two passed words between them,
and, accol ding to the Testimony, Warren gave
the Prosecutrix a little push, aud her husband
told her to fall down, which shc did in the most
dramatic manner, and then went for n warrant.
The jury returned verdict of not gully, and d.
vided the costs, which was a very right thing, in-
deed. 1t is just as we desired it,
Commonwealth VS.. James Cole.-Burglary and
larceny. Prosecutors, Jared Brosius and Chris
tan seasholtz Cole took fiom the shop OF Jar
ed Brosius, about the middle of November,
pair of shoes left there for repair by Mr.. Metz.
GER When they had been neatly repaired, as
Jared can so well do the thing up, the defendant
concluded he had better take them away and
wear them TO avoid Mctzger any trouble. lie
was foolish enough to wear the shoes, too, in the
town where he stole them. BY Mr.. Seashotz lie
was accused of breaking into his grocery, at
Market and Fourth streets, and taking there
from several boxes Of scgars, money, &c. On
both of these charges he was convicted by the
verdict of the juries in each case. There are two
charges against him Of firing and breaking iail
which will aggravatc the sentence of the Court
commonwealth VS.. George Kocnig, Frank Gal
laway and Wells Gross. Burglary and larceny
william j. Woverton, prosecutor. The defend
ants are boys Of about sixteen years Of age, and
were arrested recently for bur"ariousy entering
the store of Mr.. William j. Wovertcn, In Sun
bury, which is now closed for repairs, and tax
ing away thercrrom about fifty dollars worth of
goods, such rs knives, buttons, suspeuders, ho-
sicry, &c, and carrying the same, or a portion
thereof, to the house OF Lydia Gutshall. This
aforesaid house is place where boys, such as
the defendants named, have been led to graduate
for higher honors, and go to schools where their
heads will he shaved and their clothing made of
striped linen. The pity is that the proprietress
thereof should not suffer the penalties inflicted
upon the boys. The defendants plead guilty in
this case, and George Koenig is sentenced to six
teen months and Wells Gross to fifteen months
IN the Eastern Pentcntiary.
Commonwealth VS. Patrick, alias "Bcar" Do.
Ian. Defendant charged on three counts in the
indictment, with assault and battery, assault to
kill OF slay, and assault to murder. This man
Dolan was one ofthree outlaws who visited the
house of old Mr.. james Burk and Margaret his
wife, in Locust Gap, some time in 1870, which
three individuals violently assaulted and abused
the old people. The old man died about two
months since, ana il is said from that beating
One Of the men was arrested at tho time, con-
victed and sentenced to the Penitentiary. Doan
made his escape and was only lately found. The
jury returned verdict OF guilty on the three
charges of the indictment. There is also an in
dctment against him for the assault upon Mrs.
Burk.
Commonwealth VS.. Irwin Wharton. Charged
with taking the key of Jail to aid Cole to escape
Cole took the key and hung it inside OF the stove
for further use, where the keeper of the prilon
found it. The bill against Irwin vas iguored by
the Grand Jury.
Commonwealth VS.. Samuel Puyers.-lIighw way
robbery. Abraham GaugIer, of Snyder county,
prosecutor. This alleged robbery occurred last
summer, in Sunbury, when It was charged that
Samuel and Jessie Cooper attacked and robbed
him. The case was brought up at August Term,
1872, and continued. In the meantime, the wav-
ward girl "Jessie" died and was buried In the
home of her innocent childhood. At November
Term, 1872, the case was dismissed as to her. A
new bill was sent in against Samuel, aud at the
present term ii was ignored. The prosecutor,
Gaugler, is an old man of like passions with 9th.
er weak mortals, and has exhibited his weakness