The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-09-17


of the Herald our thanks are due for the use
in type of the appended report of the pro-
ceedings had in Court since our last issue
1t Will be seen that portion of the informa
tion here conveyed was furnished by one
week ago. but as we connot well separate il;
now, we have deemed it best to let it go for
what il is worth
In the case of Mary M'Gluhcy, charged with
selling liquor without license, the defendant was
found guilty. Her husband charged with the
same ofense. plead guilty, and submitted to the
Court. In default of the payment of 900 fine
The next case was that of the Commonwealth
vs.. VIM. Davis. alias Jack Davis, Elliott
Hanlan. These young men were charged with
the larceny of goods from the Pennsylvana rail-
been taken. bnt the others were brought in for
trial. when VIM J; DAYS alias Jack" plead
In plea of not guilty and jury was called and
sworn. They were found guilty, also
goods at RavioP station Thry %sre each sen
fenced to the penltentiary for term of two years
excepting Jack Davis, who was sentenced four
years.
Com. VS.. Randolph SIcMullih, charged with
assault and battery. Defendant plead guilty
and was sentenced to pay hne of five dollars,
costs of rrosecution. and to enter into recogniz.
ance in the sum of 800 to keep the peace for one
year.
ing harness. Guilty, Sentenced, two years to
Com VS. F. A. Dodson, CHARGED with fornica-
ton. Defendant submitted. and was sentenced
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Com. vs. Jane Helscl char,c, adultery. This
woman acknOwl~due that she had cohabted
husband in full life her admission fixed the com.
mission of the crime laid in the indictment.
Sentenced to pay fine OF $40 and costs of prose-
cution. and to undergo imprisonment in the coart-
ty Jail for pcrioi of ten days.
SECOND WEEK
Court has been in session here since Monday of
this week, but up to the time OF our going to
p ess no ca es of even the slightest interest lave
been tried. On Monday two cases were tricd-the
that Of Join GalIigan VS.. James Collins The
first of these was an action 10 recover a balance
resulted in verdict for the plaintiff for 500 IS.
The other ease was an action of trespass. James
Collins dug a ditch from . c centre OF his lot on
Tunnel Hill. into the To- of John GaIligan, which
was on n ower level, and thus discharged Quan-
tty Of water upon Galli-an's lot. injuring it and
fojind = verdict for the plaintiff of s3s
On Tues !ay the cases of A. H. Fisk & Co. VS.
ne and d tyneh Hs johns VS.
Scaplan; Executor of NJ NJ. Adams, deed. were
tried In the first of these cases the plaintiffs
claim was founded upon an ort.r given bv the
road supervisors of Whi,e township upon ,he
treasurer of White township and assigned to A.
II. Fisk 81 Co. There be ny such officer as
township treasurer, the plaintiffs sued the town
ship, which resisted the claim on the ground thar
the order was only given as an acknow ledg gmcnt
of an Indebtedness which wa to be paid out of a
particular fund, ard for tire purpose of having the
Court directed the jIry TO render verdict for
the plaintiffs for the amount of their claim-s35O
thing from the defendant and the def n,laht
claimed something from the pa ntiffs but what
dcnce or the argument of c unset. The Court
chargei the jury to give the case all .he atter-
ton its muddiness required, and they found their
verdict for 500. The last of these cases was an
action to recover a balan alleged TO be due from
work done l,y the plaintiff in erecting steam
sawmill, store house and o;hcr buildings near
On Wednesday several small cases were tried.
The first was an action of eIrctment brought to en-
force payment OF purchasc money. The parties
were the heirs and legal representatives of Alex
ander Fullerton, skan Hnzzaf,i, and Mary Haz
zard, plaintiffs and Geo w. Rager. defen art
Fifteen minutes suffced to lay the case before the
Court and jury and oh ain verdict for the plaint
III. The case of Catharinc Rowland VS.. John
Davis and Mary len. lis wife, came next. 1t
was an action of slander H. which Mss Rowland
sought to vindcate her character from impu
tation alleged to have been throun upon IL by
Mrs Davis who is claincd to have said that she
saw Miss Rowland in company with a young man
going IN the direction of coal mine. These
words may seem very harmless AMI devoid OF
any anyt ing shady; " but & theiT m nning was made
hung out upon a wash line flag of I. cir
union" remarking. that Sic suppo ed it safe
of Dickens The widow Ba ar,lcll case cannot hold
n candle to this. Tomato sauce and warming
pans coal b nks and t:iapcrs. The Indignation
of the jury. upon hearing the evidence that the
defendant had actually uttered these terrible
words of and concerning the plaintiff was aroused
and they could only give vent to 1t by verdict
for the plaintiff for The sum of-one dollar.
TIE ease of VIM. II. Brown for use OF the Singer
Sewing M'f z. Go. VS.. Iavid Enepper was next
ed and resul ei in a verdict r the defendant
the first verde for a'defendant during the week
The defendant was sued n note for sos. which
he claimed was obtained from him fraudulently
by sewing machi..e agent. who insisted upon
putting sew ng machine into his house when he
did not want il. and took the note the repre-
scntaton that it was ily to be held n v. ucher
to show his co-agcnt where the machine was
whe he g oull want to get il.
Patrick Tobin VS.. Michael Byrne-case in
sumpsit. Verdict for plaintiff for S940, the full
amount of the claim.
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