The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-02-25
Court Proce eedings.

The several Courts of the County convened
at the Court House on Monday last, at two P.
NJ. His Honor, Judge Dreher, and Associate
Judges Gruver and Stauffer, upon the Bench.
The Constables in the various townships
made their customary returns. The Grand
Jury was called and Judge Dreher delivered
the usual charge, laying stress upon the impor-
tance of their considering the condition of the
roads and bridges throughout the County. AT
ter a little business in the shape of petitions,
rules, &c, had been disposed OF, the Grand Ju-
~ came in presenting true bill in the case of
the Commonwealth VS.. James and Ann Doyle,
which case was Immediately placed upon trial.
1t was an indictment against Ann Doyle and
James, her son, for an assault and battery upon
Daniel McCasey, the affair occurring in Cool
baugh township, just over the line from Lu-
zerne. The parties to the case were all exces-
sively Irish and created much amusement in
Court. Ann Doyle is a little, DID, fiery speci-
men of the ''ould sod" with tongue absolute
ly incapable of restraint and an excitable hus-
band who wriggled into most surprising pos
lures and at every change in the proceedings
got up, turned himself and chair around and
then sat down again, and finally went upon the
Bench to interview His Honor, but at sug-
gestion from the Crier resumed his seat with
dispatch. McCasey's version of the affair was
that finding the Doyle's cattle upon his land
he, accompanied by his two dogs, was gently
directing their course homewards when young
Doyle shot one of the dogs and then pointed
his double barrelled gun at McCasey. At this
time Mrs Doyle stepped out from the brush
calling to her son to "shoot the robberw She
then attacked him with stick and poked and
some distance continuing her "pokes" and
blows Both defendants were examined in de-
fense and according to their statements MEGA
sey kept several bulldogs and "puncheon
brim full O. whiskey', said dogs being wont to
worry and "lug" defendants cattle. Seeing
Daniel go by that morning with his dogs they
surmised danger TO their kline and James got
down his double barrelled gun and meandered
up the road followed by his maternal parent
they had not gone far when they saw Daniel
driving the cattle before him at a lively gait
and setting on the dogs-James stepped to the
side of the road. The foremost dog came boun.
ding happily along nipping at the legs of one
of the cows when his spirits suddenly fell about
95 per ct. from the effects of a charge of fine
shot behind the fore shoulder-Daniel plainly
perceiving that dog had had his day-waxed
exceeding wroth and pulled out pistol pre-
senting it at James who thereupon levelled his
gun at him. Both testified that Ann gave
Daniel not single poke with stick and in,
deed chad no stick at all, at ALL" and said
"niver word" during the whole fracas. The
Hon. James McCasey, member of the Legisla
ture from Luzerne, and brother of Daniel, wa.
called to impeach the character of Mrs. Doyle
for truth. He got through his testimony in chic
gracefully, but on cross-examinaton, he, after
making an elaborate speech to the Court, init
mating that Mr.. Holmes was getting too in
quisitive and warned him that he had better
not ask him too many questions. The attor
ney still demanded the names of those person.
who had made statements derogatory to Mrs
DIS veracity, and the worthy Representative,
of Luzerne began with Mrs. Doyle's brother
] Iin-lsw who said "and faith, and he w'ndn'