The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-17
Court Proceedings.

Me- HIS lbllDi Jub-E llAAA IANot4ABEs VIII
Associates MowTy and Turner on the
bench. All the grand jurors but one an
swered to their names. Thirty-three raw
erse jurors were present. The entire
week was taken up with criminal business.
Com. vs. John +. Staub, 4 Is B. Not a
true bill.
Com. VS. VIM. Kimmel, f. & b., on in
formation OF Eliza Hoover. Continued.
Com. VS. John Baily, Desertion, on in
formation of Elizabeth Baily. Continued.
Com. VS. Noah g. keim, False pretense,
on information OF n. Il. Lichliter and ".
). Harrah. Not Il true bill, the prosecu-
tor, w. 5. Harrah to pay the costs.
Com. VS. Daniel earns and wife, selling
liquor without license and TO minors.
Continued.
Com. VS. j. W. Orendorf, Larceny, on
information of VIM. NJ. Tissue. This case
was one of The biggest frauds ever perpe-
trated on the people of the county OF som
erset. Orendorf was charged with the
larceny OF a pair of p~anta.oons, which
were really not worth ten cents. At least
a day was spent on this trivial case, and
its cost 10 the county will probably be
two or three hundred dollars. Ii is a dis
grace to allow the time of the Court 10 be
taken up by matters which u Justice OF the
Peace could and should have disposed OF.
Com. vs. George Chambers & Son, sell.
ing goods without license, on information
OF +. III. Anawalt. Sentenced 10 pay a
line of $50 and costs.
Com. VS. J. j. Baldwin, selling goods
without license. Sentence same as above.
Com. VS. George Neville, +. X b. on in
formation of Lucinda Tressler. Continued.
Com. VS. Andrew Ohler, malicious mis-
chief, on information of Michael shannon.
In this case, Ohler, the Den. was charged
with shooting "a horse, the property OF Mr..
Shannon. The Jury returned a verdict
OF not guilty.
Com. VS. franklin Pile, 4. & B. Not a
true bill, and the county 10 pay costs.
Com. VS. Nathaniel Zimmerman, T. & B.
on information OF Sarah Wilt.
Com. Us Peter Speicher, +. & B on in
formation OF Emma Fritz.
Com. VS. Abraham Griffith. Arson, on
information OF Jot. Frantz. The readers
Of the HERALD will remember seeing the
account OF the burning of the barn Of Mr..
Frantz during the month of August. The
Den. Griffith was arrested a short time
afterwards on a charge OF la ling set fire
TO The barn. The Jury returned a verdict
Of not guilty.
Com. VS. Eliza Bisbing, Larceny, on in
formation of George \. Wilt This WAS
another petty case that should never have
been allowed TO come into Court. The
Deft., Eliza Bisbing, a girl of about fifteen
or sixteen years OF age, was charged with
the larceny Of a ten dollar note from Geo.
n. VIII. From the girls appearance and
from the testimony produced, it was evil
dent that she was not wholly sane. But
few witnesses were called, as the money
has been returned, and the Jury, after a
Short absence, returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
Com. VS. Michael Shannon, selling lid.
uor without licerse, on information Of Z.
Ohler. Continued.
Com. VS. Ed. Sipe. f. & 3. on informa-
ton Of Mary +. Griffith. Continued.
Com. VS. Elias Griffith, Ak Il. ON in
formation ofGeo. Cunningham Contin-
ued.
Com. VS. Ell. Cummins, Marcellus Hicks
ct al. Malicious Mischief. Mol. Pros.
Com. VS. Geo. Bowers. Desertion, on
Information of Harriet Bowers. Continued.
Com. VS. John Sandrock, Surety. on in
formation of Valentine SandrOck. In this
case it was very evident that the Deft.,
young ~Sandrock, was not comps mentis.
Com. VS. David Rubright, L. & b. on
information of SSSan Millhouse. Settled.
Com. VS. Rose Riley, i. & B. on infor-
offs J. Mckenzie. Continued.
Com. VS. John Fidler, f. & B. on infor-
nation of Abigail Schrock. Continued.
Com. VS. Michael Hammer, A. & B. on
information Of Henry Welchman. Contin-
ued.
Com. VS. Same. 4. & B. on information
Of Francis Weber. Continued. (,
Com. VS. John Collins, A. & B. on in
formation of Daniel Jenkins. Continued. /,
Com. vs. August koehler, Selling liquor /,
liceace, on information of ;. p.
Continued.
Com. VS. Henry Wolford, Misdemeanor
in Office, on information offs. p. SNYDER.
Com VS. Moses Peek and James Peck,
Arson, on information of Jonathan Hoch-
stetler. These Defts. were charged with
a School House in Middlec-eeS
township. There was little evidence of !
fered by the Common wealth ola character
TO sustain such a charge. The verdict OF
the Jury was, not guilty.
Com. VS. VIM. Shedrick and John Ken /:
zie. Larceny, on information of Martin L.
The Defts. were charged with
a bull. The Commonwealth in
this instance had a :
BULLT-GoOD CASE, I;
all the evidence went to prove that the
had stolen and disposed of the bull.
of the witnesses in giving his testimo-
ny said that 'fShedrick had told him that he
would try and get the bull into the town.
ship book. and il he could not do that, he
would have to sell him under the New :
According TO the verdict
Of the Jury Shedriek's method OF disposing
Of this gentlemanly bovine was TO slaugh-
Ter it and pocket the cash tor which it was =
sold. He found out that this method of ]
meat under the New Constitution, :
sent him to the peniteDtiarv under the >
constitution. The Jury returned a
of guilty.
Com. VS. Ludwiek Bear and Geo. Bear,
A. i B. on information of Peter Null. :
I his case was the result OF a general melee
that occurred at the Sweiiser Hotel, ut :
Sand Patch. and as such the Jury return
81 a verdict of not guilty. and divided the
cost between the plaintiff and defendant. /,
Com. VS. Jos. c. Cunningham. Malicious i
Mischief, on information Of Zachariah .
Eaefrr Settled and DroSeeuto- tn NV /