Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-08-08

attack of sickness Ia not able to be on the Bench.
Judges Rockefellow and Nicely present.
The Court room presents marked and i'm
proved appea.auce. The walls are calcumined,
the floors covered with new carpeting, the-fur-
nture cleaned and vertilshed, the ventilators are
producing q very great improvement upon the
air In the room. The Commissioners deserve
thanks for their work. n
A large number of people are in attendance up
on the Criminal Court. Over one hundred bills of
Indictment are in the hands of our faithful Dis
trict Attorney, Gen. Clement
Commonwealth VS. Gideon Markle.--Fornica-
tion and Bastardy prosecutrix, Mary Wetzel.
This case comes from Jordan township. Gideon
was made the father Of the young infant, and
sentenced to pay fine of si0 and $50 to the
the mother. and 81 per week to be for the main
tenance of the child for Eve years.
Com. vs. Bridget O'Bran.-Assaut and Bate
ry prosecutrix, Catarine Hester, wife of Pat1
rick. 1t appears that our friend Bridget assault
ed Catharine in the cars some time ago. They
cllnchcd, blood flowed and the people on the
train were scared. Bridget was declared guilty
by jury of her peers, and sentenced to pay q
fine of S5, puy costs of prosecution, and to lodge
In Fort Rohcrme for ten days.
Com. VS. Thomas Nesblt.--Selling liquor to mi
nors, on Sunday, and to drunkards. Plead gull
ty. Sentenced to pay q fine of sls on each case,
and to remain with Sheriff Rothermel for thirty
days for the three cases--tcn days in each case.
Mr.. Ncsbit has been keeping hotel at Paxinos,
but license was refused him on account of these
| charges.
1t Is worthy of remark that most of the cases
which came before the Court, result from appe-
tite FOR drink, and qualification of lust. good
y array of unfortunate girls, with crying infants,
seeking fathers for the innocent yet unhappy
offspring, are sitting waiting for their oppoItu-
nifty to fasten the child on the man of their
choice. II is certainly not delightful task for
our attorneys to sit in Court during the Quarter
Sessions week. to see and listen to the filth and
dirt that rises to the surface from the outgrowth
of crime in our county. or course, in these diff
fculties, the innocent dragged Into Court as
we'll as the guilty, ana they as well rs the guilty
must be, and should be defended but parties
who can afford it ought to be ashamed of them
selves to ask attornics to defend them without
| fees. Attornics live on fees, and We thought cv-
I erybody knew it. We cannot but admire the
uniform patience of Judge Rockefeller rs he sits
amidst it all, exhibiting rare courage, fidelity to
duty, and yet great kindness to the bar, and es-
pecially the younger members thereof.
james McDevitt was examined and admitted
to practice In the Courts Of Northumberland
county as an attorney.
Com. vs John EcKman-Nuisancc Joseph
! Emerch, prosecutor. In the peculiar construc-
tiou of some of the buildings in Purdyiown, some
of the back buildings necessarily join the dwell
ings. II seems that charge of nuisance
against one good old friend, Eckman, was start
ed for erecting or allowing to remain, back
building on his lot. How could he help it 2
Where would he put il but.asthe back part Of his
lott That some one erected a dwelling near
that point was no fault of mis-. The Grand Jury
ignored the bill at the cost of prosecutor.
Our friend Rohrback, 9rothonotary, has,
among other things in his Office, introduced the
two = following Improvements which are
worthy of all commentator. The one is the
matter of filing in each case in an envelope all
the papers connected with or relating to it, This
is a great convenience, and reference to cnum-
Der of the case and envelope gives access to all
the papers belonging to it. Another improve
ncnt is the numbering of originaI actions ms
well as judgments to the same term, One after
the other instead of numbering the action to the
term and judgments to tho back term rs hereto
fore.
Com. VS. Thomas Foulds.-Seliing LIQUOR tc
drunkards. This case brought by the hnsbahd
of Il drunken woman as Offset against Mr..
Foulds because he would not sell liquor to the
man. The husband whose name is John Kelley,
throwed stones at Fould's house on account bt
this refusal and was arrested for It. The jury
| Ia, int Of hutT
Foulds to pay the costs. The scene 6f this un'
peasantness is ir the village of Trevorton.
Com. vs Henry Creasy.-Danicl Fisher prose
cutor. Greasy was indicted for the crime of ar
son, in that he was accused OF burning the barn
of his brother-in-law, Fisher, near Milton, some
time since. 1t appears that Fishers wife is a
sister of Greasy: The father of the two when HI
died, left his property to Mr.. Fishers wife, and
an annuity of 5000 to Henry Greasy, the defen
dant. This did not please Henry, and although
living at the house OF hts Sister he dissatis
fled and duarrelsome, drunken and abusive. Or
the day of the firing of the barn, Henry was We
ry quarrelsome and was arrested by Fisher. AT
terwards; towards evening. Greasy was released
by the Justice, aud In an hour afterwards, thu
barn was fired, and its contents, consisting o
, ten tons of hay, and farming material, togethc
with the building, Consumed by the flames. Geo
, ~. 2eigler, Esq, did his hest for the unfortu
nate yet guilty man, but the evidence being ov
, erwhelming against Greasy, the jury brought i,
II verdict of guilty. Sentenced to pay fine o
800, pay costs of prosecution, and undergo al
: imprisonment of seven years at labor in tn,
Eesteru Penitehtiary.
f Com. VS. Stewart Everett prosecutor John ii
Foresman charge Llrceny. Everett and Fores
man LEFT home together 90 go to McEwensvil
: on the second of July, to purchase a ang to b.
! used in Watsontown on the Fourth They wen
iuto Reeder's bar room in McEwcnsville, ant
while at Recders, Everett undertook to stea
Forsenian's pocket book, but was detected In tn
act. On their way home the theft was commit
ted Foresman swore that he lost Sl05 and sey
a eral checks and notes. The jury brought In
I a verdict of guilty. Sentenced to pay fine o
SIS, costs OF prosecution, return stoleu property
2 and 10 imprisonment in separate and so,itar
f confinement at labor in the Eastern Penitentia
ry, for the period of two years.
Com. rs. Thos. Grant, malicious MISCHIEF, oi