The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
CRIMINAL LIST.
OYER AND TERMtNER.

Commonwealth VS.. John Vaughan, sell
ing liquor without license, true bill, pleads
guilty aud sentenced to pay fine o. $50
for the use of Jay township school district.
Com VS. Thomas 4. Gross, attempt to
commit rape upon Artimssa Meyer; not q
true bill.
Com VS. James Batoman, selling liquor
without license, true bill, pleads guilty;
sentenced 10 pay fine Of $50 for use of
Jay township and costs Of prosecution, AMI
to remain in the custody of the sheriff until
sentence is complied with.
Com VS. John Vaughan, selling Gquor
without license, true bill, pleads guilty;
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 for use OF
Jay school district, and costs, and
stand committed until sentence i, com
piled with.
Com VS. James Campbell, selling liquor
without license, true bill, pleads guilty;
sentenced to pay fine of SEQ for the use
of Jay township school district, and
to be in the custody of the sheriff until
sentence is complied with.
Com VS. John Pauley and Barney Branif,
false pretenses, true bill Barney Branifl
tried and verdict of not guilty, defendant
to pay one-half of the costs, and prosecutor
Joseph Wilhelm to pay other half.
Com VS. Charles Webb and Zenas Webb,
larceny etc., true bill as to Zenas Webb,
not true bill as to Charles Webb; verdict
of not guilty. On motion of defendants
attorney, with reasons filed, q rule was
granted to show cause; ordered to enter
into recognizance in the sum of $500 with
one sufficient surety; Charles Webb taken
as surety,
Com VS. Charles Webb and zenas Webb,
larceny etc., true bill as to Zenas Webb,
not true bill as to Charles Webb, nolle
pros. entered upon payment of costs; de-
fendant held to answer at next term in
$500 bail with Char les Webb as surety.
Com VS. z, NJ. Webb, mali cious mischief,
true bill; not gully but that he pay costs
of prosecutions sentenced to pay costs
within ten days and stand committed, etc..
Com VS. Willis MOsier, bastardy; cont'd.
Com VS. Frank Armstrong; not q true
bill, prosecutor L. NJ. Mohan to pay costs.
Com VS. II. A. Wheeler, bastardy; de-
fendant not found.
Com VS. Joseph Plab, larceny, true bill,
pleads gu lily; sentenced to pay a fine of
$40 and costs, and to be imprisoned in
county iail for 30 days
Com VS. Joseph Pointer, larceny, true
bill; continued.
Com VS. Joseph Wilhelm, charged with
rape on the person of his own daughter,
Lizzie Wilhelm. The court ordered that
Constable Valentine place Elizabeth Will.
helm in the care of the Benedictine sisters,
at st. Mary's, until the next term of court
and that the Commissioners of Elk county
pay all the necessary expenses for her
keeping during this time, as also the costs
due Constable Valentine in this proceeding
Wllhelm's recognizance ordered to be in
creased from $500 to $500 with one suifi-
cient surety in like sum,
Com VS. John Funk, ST. ct al, assault
and battery with attempt to kill; true bill,
mole pros. entered upon payment of COSTS
Com VS. Louis Vollmer, assault with at.
tempt to cymmit rape upon Menice Gregor,
true bill; verdict of ''not guilty" and de-
fendant to pay costs. Sentenced to pay
costs; and stand committed etc.
Com VS. Charles Neering, selling liquor
without license, true bill, pleads guilty;
sentenced to enter into his own recogni-
zanee in the sum of 500 for bis appearance
at the next term.
Com VS. John Gleixnor and John Deth,
supervisors of Benzinger township, neglect
of duty, true bill, verdict of guilty; SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81, and costs of
prosecution, and to be in custody of
tho sheriff until sentence is complied with,