The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-08-12
Proceedings Of August Court.

tendance, when the following business was
disposed Of ,lnH ~
On motion of Chas. j. t. Mclntire, Esq,
VIM. Morrison was admitted to practice
law in the several Courts of Perry county.
On motion of Jacob Baily, Esq, A. M.
Markell, Esq, was admitted to practice law
in the several Courts of Perry county.
COMMON PLEAS.
The first case tried was +:
Jacob Blain, Administrator of the estate
of VIM. Rice, deceased, VS.. Beale & Van
Swearengen. This suit was brought to
recover the amount of a note in the hands
of the administrator, and the defendants
claimed set-offs sufficient to cover the same.
Verdict for the plaintiffs for the sum of
$22722 Sponsler for plff. and McIntire
| for defendant
George Bstline, admir- of the estate of
George Shreffler, deceased, VS.. VIM. Tritt.
A jury was called when the defendant in
troduced new matter-the plf. plead sur
prise and the case was continued to next
term. McIntire for plff., Potter & Spons-
Ter for defendant.
Z Daniel Swartz, Jr., VS.. John S. Burd and
VIM. Berrier. The defendants had erect
ed portable Steam Saw Mill upon the
banks of Little Buffalo Greek, short dis
tance above the premises of the plff., and
this action was brought in order to recover
damages, sustained by plHf, by reason of
the sawdust making the water SO impure
that it was not fit for use, and destroying
the fish in the stream. Verdict for plff.,
$500 damages. Sponsler for plff, McIn-
tire for defendants.
David Owen VS.. John L. Ritter. This
was an action of ejectment brought to re-
cover small strip of land Oft. Ain. in front
of a lot in the borough of Liverpool, which
plff, alleged he had purchased at sheriff's
sale. The diff. claimed that he had bought
the same from the former owner of
the lot prior to the entry of the judg-
ment upon which the same was sold. The
Question turned upon the validity Of that
sale, whether it was honest or not The
jury found it was and found for the diff.
Barnett and Sponsler for dit. McIntire,
Graham and Potter for diff.
NJ QUARTER SESSIONS.
Commonwealth VS.. John Strous Indict-
ment, Cruelty TO animals, brought upon
information of John II. Ernest, livery
stable keeper in the borough of Millers-
town. This young man engaged two hors-
es and buggies on Saturday evening, 29nd
of June for himself and his comrade Irwin
Nailor to take their sweet-hearts' on
pleasure trip on the following day. They
returned on Sabbath evening with the hors-
es in a bad condition. bearing the evidence
Of cruelty and over-driving, from which one
died on the Tuesday following. Verdict
guilty. Baily, Sponsler and Markell for
Commonwealth. Barnett and McIntire for
defendant. Sentenced to pay fine of
$4,000 and costs of prosecution and stand
committed until sentence is complied
with.
Com. vs. Irwin Nailor. Indictment same
as above, with same cause of complaint. -
Verdict guilty. Baily, Sponsler and Mar
kel for Commonwealth Doty for def't.-
Sentenced to pay fine of $50, to pay the
costs of prosecution, and stand committed
until the sentence is complied with.
Com. VS.. Abram Good. Indictment,
larceny,upon information Of Simon Charles.
The property alleged to have been taken
by the defendant, had been sold at sheriff's
sale, and was found to belong to a differ
ent person than named in the indictment,
and the Court instructed the jury to find
the defendant not guilty. McIntire, Pot
ter and Baily for CON-, Barnett for def't.
Com. VS.. Jas. Showaker. Indictment,
Fornioation and Bastardy, upon oath of
Mary Fry. The evidence revealed the child
to have been born in Cumberland county,
and the Act of Assembly providing for the
information to be brought In the county in
which the birth occurred, the Court order
ed noIte proseque to be entered in the
case. Baily for Com, McIntire for deft
Com. TB. VIM. Jacobs and Sarah Ann
Jacobs. Indictment, upon information of
David Mccoy, for keeping Bawdy house
in Saville township. The parties were
charged with collecting at their house, per-
sons Of bad repute with evil design to the
great annoyance of the community. Yer
dict not guilty and each party to pay their
own costs. Baily, Barnett and Sponsler for
Com, McIntire for deft.
Com. ys. Daniel s. Wommer. Indict-
ment upon information of the county Com
missioners for embezzlement. The defen-