The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-02
Court Proceedings.

O. clock, their Honors, Judge Dreher, Presi-
dent, and Gruver and Decker, Associates,
upon the Bench. After the Constables re-
turns had been disposed of the Grand Jury
were called into the box, and Abraham
Bryan, of Hamilton township, having been
appointed Foreman, Judge Dreher deliver
ed the customary charge, In which he stated
that the cases to come before them were not
many iu number and were light in their char
acter. Monday afternoon was occupied in
the usual manner, there being no cases pre-
pared for trial, in disposing of petitions,
rules, DC.
On Tuesday morning the case Of Com. VS.
VIM. Parker was called. The defendant has
been lying in jail since the first of January,
and was indicted for the larceny of a couple
of bags of -four from Shnemaker's Mill in
Smithfield township. Having no counsel Mr..
Van Horn was appointed by the Court to de-
! fend him. The defendant after few mo-
ments consultation with his counsel plead
guilty and threw himself upon the mercy of
the Court. He was sentenced to $40 fine
and GO days in jail
Case of Com. VS. Timothy Valierchamp
was next called. The defendant was charged
with an assault and battery on his father
Adam Vallerchamp 1t appeared that
Timothy and the old man were both afflicted
with passionate dispositions and on their COM
ing together there was very apt to be battle
of words, if not of arms, and one evening
about the first of this month Timothy went
to the old mans house, and quarrel was the
result and Timothy to force hostlities to a
favorable issue for his side took the old man
by the collar and tipped him on the floor and
then the commonwealth claimed pounded
him numerically, the old man being so lame
that he was helpless Timothy however as
serted that the old man told him he lied,
"and that he jest told the ole man he would Mt
be forced down to lie and then he jest took
hold of his collar as he wouldn't be forced
down 10 lie and the ole man jest failed out
of the chair, and he told the ole man he
wouldn't be forced down to lie. p" ejury
thought Timothy hadn't been forced down
to lie, but that he had not exercised due
paternal respect, and the Judge thought he
ought to have about $40 and costs, and lit
tie good advice, all of which he got.
The application for road in Chestnuthill
and Jackson townships was refused on &C
count of defect in petition.
In cases of Com. VS. Joseph Miller and
Com. vs. Usariah Daily, defendants were
bound over to next term.
The indictment against Frank Lauders for
receiving stolen goods was returned ignora-
mas. Most Of Tuesday afternoon was occupied
in the matter of Christian Killers applica
ton for an eating house license in Strouds
burg Mr.. Davis appeared for the petition
ers, and Mr.. Storm for the remonstrants.
The Court reserved their decision.
Case of Com. vs Peter Dean for assault
and battery on John David, was called late
on Tuesday afternoon. The only witnesses
examined were the prosecutor and defendant.
The former was Frenchman who did not
understand English, and the latter Dutch
man who spoke English well enough to make
himself very amusing The case, particular
ly the defendants version Of it created lots OF
sport for bench, bar and spectators. Verdict
of acquita each to pay one half the costs.
The grand jury were discharged with
thanks Of Court on Tuesday night.
As we 20 to press the civil case of Huston
& Son., VS. E. NJ. Smith is on trial
Two sets of ribs and double joints make
a ncwly-arrived Michigan baby quite a
novelty.
Ripe Strawberries, grown in the open air,
have blessed Monticello, Ark. tables for
more than two weeks.
Within the past month Erie has shipped
the machinery for three complete saw mills
to the Black Hills.
Golden and orange banded trout have
been discovered in Kern and Kings rivers,
Cal, 10000 feet above sea level.
The four-y -year-old child of Mr.. Butler,
of Plymouth, Vermont, weighs one hun
dred pounds, and can lift its weight.
Clarkstown, Lycoming county, possesses
two brothers, II and 13 years old, who
weigh respectively 207 and 165 pounds.
A Western New York paper speaks ola
tape-worm removed "from lad that was
96 feet long and had over 1,100 joints" |"
Tall boy, that.
The cost of each pupil in the common
schools of Erie for the last year averaged
eighty-six cents per month, which is less
than the report show for any other city in
the State.
Madison township, Clarion county, brags
of schoolmaster who can thrash sixteen
boys in twenty-seven minutes without get