The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-05-27

David Everitt Reuben Shupp,
Charles Eberle Jerome KresSo.
Henry A. Weiss.
ELDRED.
Henry Harger Stephen Boyer,
Danie' D0's'' EAST srRoUDsBURG.
John Hoenshedt
Charles Brown, Manasseh Miller,
Anothony III. Roemer
HAMILTON.
Charles Bossard John W. Mackes
John Seige John Roth,
'n"''e' 1'A>ii' sTRoUDsBURG.
Nathan H. shafer Frank H. Palmer
David i. Pisle, John BALDWIN.
TUNKHANNOCK.
Peter Merwine.
ToBYHANNA.
Isaac staufer William Shiffer.
sMITHFIELD.
Simeon d. Bush, VIM A. Brodhead Son.
ROSS.
Reuben HartzeI, Jacob H. stockcr.
POLK.
Mary Dotter, James Snyder,
John Kerchner, George Green,
Joel Kresge, Adam Serfass.
JACKSON.
Peter R. Storm, -
EATING HOUSES.
Thomas J. Dunn East stroudsburg.
The Grand Jury was summoned to the
box and c.. S. Detrick of this borough ap
pointed Foreman. His Honor in his charge
called their attention to the condition of
our jail, and stated that he would also, though
after some hesitancy, direct once more the
attention of Grand Jury to the subject
of new County buildings he forcibly
represented the unftness of the present
buildings for the purposes for which they
were intended, the inconvenience suffered
by the Bench, Bar, Jurors and others
whose business called them to Court, and
to the insecurity of the Records of the
County in case of fire, and by many other
weighty arguments showed the advisability
of an immediate action on this ubject. The
afternoon was spent in disposing of business
in the shape of petitions, rules &c. The
Grand Jury during the afternoon made the
following presentments, all true bills.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Fulmer, two
indictments for assault and battery.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Hallet for
fornication and bastardy. Deft. bound over
to next term Richard Hartzell and Reuben
Groner were bound over for the same
offence.
On Wednesday morning a surety of the
peace case was the first thing before the
Court. This was a sort of cross-cut affair
Loveen Bower owns mill in Ross town
ship and under his deed has the right to
90 upon the adjoining land bordering his
mill race to remove distractions from said
race Reuben Hartzell occupies the said
adjoining land. On a certain day in April
last Reuben Hartzell, Jr. placed a dry
goods box in Bowers race, containing as
the Hartzells testified some trout preserved
for the use of the elder Hartzell's invalid
wife, Bower appeared upon the spot and re
quested the removal of the obstruction
An alteration ensued, and Mrs. Bower
and four or five little Bowers and the elder
Hartzell followed by train of his progeny
now appeared upon the scene. In regard
to what followed some immensely huge
swearing was done by somebody in Court
The Bowers declared that the elder Reuben
danced around them like first elias:
Delaware brave Of hundred years age
and during his terpsichorean exercise:
seemed desirous of more than emulatine
the father of his county in the use of his
little hatchet, both the Hartzells meanwhile
uttering threats of the most blood-curdlins
character. The Hartzells swore this to b.
utterly false, that Reuben had no ''littlt
hatchet' couldn't dance for sauer kran
and hadn't said he'd cleave Bowers heaC
open from the loftiest hair growing upor
the topmost pinnacle thereof even unto hi
collar bone that as soon as the row com
menced one of the young Bowers at the sug
gestion of his mother sought the parental
roof and with surprising alacrity re-appeare(
with revolver which he handed to hi
mother, who deposited it forthwith in tn
hands of her lord and master, and h
pointed it at the breast of the elder Hartzel
at the same time expressing the suprem
felicity which he would attain by making
cylindrical excavation in Reuben's corpo
raj system. The Bowers declared this t
be one mammoth lie. Both parties swor
that they were mortally afraid of each othe
and four complaints had been presented
Bower against each of the Hartzells an
each of the latter against Bower. i
rebuttal witnesses were called to impug
HartzelPs character for truth. After hear
ing the arguments of counsel the Cour
directed the Hartzell's to pay the cost i
each case and to give bonds to keep tn
peace for year. The complaints agains
Bower were discharged. Davis for Bower
, Burnett for Hartzells.
On Tuesday afternoon the case of Con
monwealth VS.. William Burch was calleC
Indictment for fornication and bastard
upon Emma Transue. The parties resid
in Smithfield, near Shawnee, and Willial
was found guilty without anywhere nea
twenty.one weeks trial Sentence defer
red. Dist. Atty. Lee for Com, Davis ft
Deft.
a The case of Com. VS. John A. Quack
/ was continued till later in the week.
e The next case taken up was upon ii
) civil list, Com. use Of Charles Shupp V
r Peter Merwine, John Merwine and Wu
J. Hollinshead. An action upon bond