Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-10
Reported by VIM. NJ. Allison.

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Commonwealth vs.. Cassius VI. Dean.
acknowledgement Assault and
Battery. The prosecutor in this case,
Henry W. Knisely, is a shoemaker,
carrying on business in Patterson. The
defendant is also Of like trade, and
works with his father, James w. Dean,
in the same town As usual in such
cases, however reprehensible such con.
duct is, mutual jealousy existed be-
tween the rival sons of s'St. Crispin,"
bosses as we'll as hands. 1t seems tha,
rhe prosecutor, Knisely, in the cours.
OF events, coaxed away one of MIR.
Deans jourueymeu and helped him
surreptitiouslY to remove his "kit 5"
after night, while said jour was in debt
to MIR. ID. This famed the shoulder
ing fire into bright and lambent fame,
and, of course, mutual r,criminations
were the order of the day. The de-
fendant and prosecutor happening TO
meet on the street, riS ris. angry
words we're INDUCED in, accompanied,
doubtless, with threats of personal
chastisement on both sides. Cassius,
unlike his immortal prototype, was not
invoked TO save his antagonist from
sinking, but en- the contrary became SO
thoroughly pro voked, as to feel like
sinking him, then and there, out of
sight, which he proceeded to do by the
rapid exercise of his derter and Sinis-
ter mauleys, in other words, be sclout-
ed" him. Defendant pied guilty to
simple assault and battery. Plea was
accepted, and he was sentenced to pay
a fine of $40 and costs.
Com. VS.. William Yrown.-In Indict.
ment-Forgery. Defendant Is a son of
Peter Brown, one of the firm of p. d
j. Brown, who do business at Browns
Mills, in Fayette township, and clerks
for said firm, possessing not only their
entire confidence, but also the respect
and esteem of the whole neighborhood.
Joseph Blanchard, the prosecutor, on
the other hand, it seems, is generally
viewed with suspicious distrust by that
whole community where he formerly
resided, up. till year or so ago. 1t
seems that he owed the firm some $l2.
so. Being about to move to Perrys-
vile, William was sent by his employ
ers to collect said bill from Blanchard,
or take note from him for the amount.
Blanchard gave his note, signing his
name with an X, which was duly wit
messed by William Brown. On the
next day after recovering said note the
firm in mutual transactions passed 1t to
Christian Lauvcr, who owed Blanchard
$45. In course of time Blanchard
made demand on Lauver. l.. paid him
$33, and told him he had this note in
his possession, which would more than
cover balance. Blanchard refused to
accept said note, and sued Lauvsr be-
fore Justice Middagh for the balance of
the $i5, some $l2. After hearing
both parties Justice Middagh gave
Judgment in favor of Lauver for $l.S0.
Blanchard appealed to court. This was
4 considerable time ago Not a word
was said by him about the note being a
forgery until the appeal came up for
trial, at the late term, when he sudden.
ly made information against the defend
ant, had him arrested and bound over a
few days before court. On the trial
the defendant proved an uncxcep!ion-
able character, and seriously damaged
that of the prosecutor by some ten or
twelve witnesses, who swore tina. his
character for truth and veracity were
bad. The jury we're so well satisfied
that tho charge was false and concocted
for the sole purpose of defeating judg-
meut OF the appeal from being entered
against the prosecutor, by the cOnvic-
ton of the subscribing witness to the
signature, that they promptly acquitted
the defendant and ordered the prosecu-
tor, Blanchard, to pay all the costs.
As soon as the verdict was entered,
Blanchard confessed judgment on the
appeal to Lauver for $500. Further
comment is unnecessary.
Com. VS.. j. E. West, David Muthers-
baugh and George Frey. Indictment
Arson. Continued till next term.
Com. VS., Isaac Barton. Indictment
and Bastardy. The pros
,utrix in this case, Margaret jackson,
IF Patterson, loved tho defendant ssnot
wisely but DER welI," the natural re-
suits of which too soon became appa-
-ent to the world, and covered her with
shame and sorrow. She pied, as usual
n such cases, that be would right the
wrong and make her an 'honest woman"
n the eye of the law, by making her
:bone of his bone and flesh of his
lesh." But be was obdurate, and
spurned her from his presence. Unlike
too many of her frail sisters. when thus
numiliated and betrayed, she let not
.'Concealment like worm i the bud,
Prey on her damask cheek"
but promptly bad him arrested and put
through for his ofense against not only
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