The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-01-09
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mission of Peter Gruver, the newly elected
Associate Judge, was red and he took his
position on the Bench Peter made good
appearance in the Judicial Chair and we
doubt not he will discharge the duties impair
tally and to the satisfaction of the people
Grand Jurors were called and John Marsh,
of Hamilton, sworn as their foreman. Judge
Dreher then gave them very clear and
interesting charge, reminding them of their
duties and responsible position they held as
preservers of the peace, and in aiding the
Court in furnishing and preventing crime.
John Keener, VIM. Mosteler and Kind
arus Shupp, were appointed constables to
wait on the Court, and with the exception of
taking a doze occasionally performed their
duties with tact and ability; they were
always to be found nearest to the store try
ing to keep order, and seating people as they
come in.
The first case before the Court was Com
monwealth VS.. George Swartwood, ,-fornica-
ton and bastardy, continued to next term.
Commonwealth VS.. Matthias Shafer,
larceny of two pair of trace chains, &c, the
property of Peter Kunkle. After full
hearing Of the case the Jury found Defend
ant guilty Motion for a new trial was made
by his counsel and the matter goes over until
next term.
Commonwealth VS. John Zacharius-forni-
cation and bastardy, continued to next term.
The first civil case taken up was John
Hall VS.. VIM. Winn. In 1868, Hall sold
Winn his farm in this county, and made title
for it, received part OF the money and Judg-
ment note for the balance After Wmn had
held the property for two or three years, he
discovered that mortgage had been given
to the Commonwealth in 1894, by the origin
al owner of the land for the Paten. money.
In this suit the Judgment had been opened
by the Court, the Defendant claimed to have
deducted from the Judgment the amount of
the Mortgage due the Commonwealth, lean
upon the land, when he bought it of Hall,
but it was not known at the time. The Jury
made the deduction and rendered verdict
for the Plaintiff for the balance $l52 26.
Commonwealth VS. Omar Huston. Forni-
cation and bastardy, continued to next term.
December 25, his Honor Judge Dreher,
having been interested in the cases remain
ing on the list, called his Honor Judge f.
B. Sueeter, of the 18th Judicial District to
preside. Judge Streeter, as gentleman and
jurist, has 10 superior on the Bench
Amos Fl. Schoonover, one of the School
Directors of the Independent School District
VS. Rudolphus Schoonover. During the trial
of this case we were not in Court, but the
Defendant was charged with owing school
tax, which he claimed was illegal and not
properly laid, &c. Verdict for defendant
Jacob Bonser VS.. William Adams and
Jerome Storm. Action to recover on u
Promisory Note of 5000 given to plaintiff
for 4 Horse. The payment of the note was
resisted on the grounds Of misrepresentation
made Of the Horse at the time Of sale, the
horse being vicious, unkind and not true, and
no vlue received Verdict for Plaintiff for
amount of the note Motion for new trial
granted
Charles Fetherman VS.. JOS Butz and
John Kerchner. The dispute in this case
was upon note purporting to have been
given by the Defendants to Yankee, for a
patent right The patent right, it was
alleged had several good qualaties, five are not
mistaken, potatoe digger, corn planter, hen
scratcher &c. The defendants acknowledged
they gave note, but this was not the one,
and the one presented was forgery. The
note they gave they say has not turned up.
The plaintiff came in possession Of the first
note by purchase, and afterwards the defend
ants on settlement gave defendant a new
There was DO consideration if the first note
was forgery. Verdict for defendants. This
ended the Jury cases for the term. The
argument list was then taken up on Satur-
day, and up to evening was pretty well
disposed Of.
ADJOURNED COURT, SATURDAY JAN 4TH
The road laid out in Stroud and Hamil-
ton townships from Kerr's bridge to Peter
Kuuklc's was confirmed, with the order,
that the petitioners pay the damages.
Commonwealth VS. James Welsh, charged
with having deserted his wife and daughter
and tried at December term, was sentenced
to pay Thomas Nj. McIlhaney, trustee for
his wife and daughter, for their support and
quarterly, five dollars per week,
for two years, and the costs of prosecution.
Several interesting written opinions were
read by his Honor Judge Drcher, in cases
that had been argued previously before him,
and much other business decided by the
Court which we have no room for this week.
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