The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-07
court Proceedings.

ct 2 o'clock, L. NJ, Hon. .. .. DreheF;
President, and Peter Gruver, Esq,
Associate, Judge upon the Bench.
The Grand Jury being called, His
Honor stated that no business Of extraordl-
nary Importance would come before them
at this term and after the usual charge they
were sent to their room. The Constables
of the various townships made their custom
AIRY returns The Grand Jury made the
following presentments;
Commonwealth rs. James Doyle and
Ann Doyle.-True Bill. Defendants bound
over to next term in sum Of $500.
Commonwealth as. Peter $. BY0Wn.-
True Bill Bound over in sum Of $500 to
next term.
Commonwealth as Richard II. Miller,
NARY A. Miller. Joh9, FeLker and Thomas
Fe2her.-Indictmen for malicious meschief.
Bill Ignoramus. Prosecutor to pay costs.
C5mn,onareauh rs Barnet Rre$ge.-
Indictment for assault and battery. True
Bill.
Commonwealth rs Nathaniel Z. Place.
Assault and battery, True Bill.
After the preliminary business Of the
afternoon had been completed Hon j, B.
Storm arose and after briefly calling the
attention of the Court to the recent deccase
of His Honor, Judge DeYoung, offered
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, It hath pleased Almighty
God TO call from the scene Of his earthly
life, the Hon. JOHN DEYOUNG, one Of the
Associate Judges Of the Court. And
Whereas, it is right and proper that we
testify to the many virtues of the deceased
and tender our sympathy to his bereaved
family. Therefore be it
Resolrcd, That we have i'll the loss of
the deceased, been deprived of a faithful
public officer, the community of a kind
hearted, generous citizen, and his family of
an affcctionate husband and father
Resolced, That we deeply sympathize
with his afflicted family in their irreparable
loss, and that God may give them that
consolation, which no earthly GEsend can
afford.
ReSo2ced, That these proceedings be
published in the county papers, and that
The same be entered upon the record Of
the Court, and a copy thereof 5en6 to the
family of the deceased.
Resolced, That ont of respect to the
memory of the deceased We Go nom adioxrn.
Mr.. Burnett seconded the motion. te
adopt the above, and gave a short sketch
of the changes which had taken place in
this Bar since his acquaintance with it.
He spoke of It's members vsho had been
called away by Death, paying. high compli-
ment to those members Of the profession
who have practied in the old Court Rouse.
Case of HIn. DoLon 6 Co. as. John G.
STANDARDIZATION of assumpsit on, a note
made by Elias D. Hoffman, payable, %, !.
G.. Strunk, or order, and endorsed by
Strunk, coming into hands of plaintiffs when
due sent to Stroudsburg Baak, where-i it
was payable, and it being protested, suit
was brought.-Y erdict for plaintiff for
amount claimed Davis for plaintiff,
Burnett for def Z.
Commonwealth Us. Hc,srg BerthoH-
Indictment for telling timber. Def bound
over TO next term IN sum Of $500.
Commoawcabh as NatfosicE E. PLGce
Indictment for assault and batsery Epon
John Van Auken Johnny had been to
Stroudsburg with his sister Emeline to
purchase horse. and upon their return,
when about a mile or SO above Sim. Bush
es Hotel, Johnny, who was walking be-
hind the team leading the recently acquired
equine, was pounced upon by Na-a-thaniel
L. Place" Johnny testified, and received
a severe pounding Emeline Van Aaken
the aforesaid sister Of johnny. who was
driving the team ahead also swore 1t was
Na-a-thanicl +. ~" He came out from be
side the road and hit him, and John hal
looed murder !" and-and (turning her
melancholy countenancc towards His Hon
orr how do you suppose felt? .Jonnny's
reputation for ycracity is away down below
par, according to the testimony of numer-
Gus residents in his ncighborhood. But
Na-a-thaniel paid fine Of $40 and costs.
Dist. Atty Lee and Burnet for Common
wealtd, Homes for deft.
Commonwealth as Barnet Hresge.-In-
dictment for assault and battery upon An
drew Detrick. Detrick keeps store and
kresge came in one day and the two got
into an alteration, when Detrick attempted
to put kresge out the latter "put" very
well till they got to the door when he took
Andrew and chucked" him some dozen
feet into the street. He paid s. and costs
for it. Dist. Atty Lee for Commonwealth,
Storm for def t.
Nelson DIETRICH; u.s. AJ'0, .Stccn, Phi2ip
Rochctei5oeo and Philip Nc Chuskey.-Ac-
ton OF trespass. Steen was engaged bv
one Sebring to cut CT cords of wood, and
after the wood had been cut and delivered,
Steen failing to get his pay, got Judgment,
seized and sold the wood on an execution.
Detrick claimed to own the wood at this
time, and brought the action Verdict for
Plaintiff S2lS 01. Burnett for plaintiff,
Holmes for defendant
Mary 4. Dreser U.s. Andrc,c !Se5riag.-
Action of ejectment, for one hundred and
one one acres of land in Coolbaugh town
chin I,, e Il, Il L II