Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-13

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shares Of stock in the above enterprise
Defendant alleged that be was induced
to subscribe BY the false represents
tions Of tie President of the company
and that be received no legal notice o
the assessments as they became due. Or
these two points the case hinged. Ar
gued on Wednesday evening and sub.
miffed TO fhe jury on Thursday morn.
ing
The jury remained out from dinner time
until about O'Clock, when it returned
with special verdict, as follows.
lst-lt found that the subscription OF
Rohm was not procured by false and fraud
ulent representations.
2nd-That the defendant had not receive
ed the postal card of the 23rd, of June
1874, which the Court had ruled to be suf-
ficient notice, hence the jury found a ver-
dict for pltf-, for ths sum of $50, the A.
mount claimed. His honor, promptly in
formed the jury, that they had made mis-
take, and explained to them that if thew
found that Rohr had not received the
postal card OF the 23rd, of June, they must
lind generally for the defendant, and riee
rsrsa. The jury again retired, were absent
about one hour, when they again came into
Court, finding on the second point that
Rohm had received the postal card, and
rendering their verdict as before, for S6O,
in favor of plaintiff. Mr. Rohm's counsel
immediately moved for a new trial, and
were granted ten days to lille reason for the
same. Doty & Son and Alexander for
plsintiff; Parker and Atkinson for defend
ant
Henry Musser VS.. Simon Amey and Reu-
ben Leonard. This was an action brought
against the defendant as overseers of the
poor of Fayette township for $50, for the
maintenance of pauper. Verdict for
plaintiff for $I7 So. Lyons and Patterson
Tor plaintiff; Doty for defendant.
James Casner VS.. William Jordan. Tres
pass for killing dog. This case was set
tied 9y the parties on the following terms !:
The plaintiff renounced all claim to the
damages gwen him BY Esquire Kreider-
S22-50-discontinued the suit, and psid all
the casts, except what defendant had paid
the Justice on taking the appeal. Atkln-
son for plaintiff I; Allison for defendant.
The proceedings IN Quarter Sessions are
omitted from this issue, as are also num-
Der of cases that may be classed rniscella-
ne,,usly.
The citizens Of Spruce Hill township Pc
titioned the Court 10 order the Supervisors
OF the township to erect a foot log over
Iuscarora Creek, near Spruce Hill school
house. Granted.
The School Directors of Mifflintown pc
titioncd for a rule to show cause WHY an
issue should not be granted between D,fniel
Sieber and Doty. Parker * Co, to deter
mine who is entitled TO the money found
due TO James II. Sellers BY the Miifiintown
School Directors. Exit rule.
The Court confirmed the inquisition held
on the dead body of Charles Webster, who
was found in Delaware township, under sns-
picious circumstances, and ordered the
Commissioners to pay the cVsts oil the same.
MURDER IN HUNTINGTON COUNTY
We find in the Mount Union Times
Huntingdon county, the following ac-
count of murder committed "a that
county. on Saturday, the 2nd inst
The little village of Shade Gap, in
this county, was the scene of fearful
tragedy on Saturday afternoon, Des. .,
which threw the community into state
of revengeful excitement. The tragedy
was the shocking murder of one of the
oldest aud most widely known aud high
ly esteemed citizens of the village, DR..
j. A. Shade, by his son-in- law, C.. a.
Reese, of Orbisonia. .auI .g-.
The causes leading to the tragedy
bad their origin IN the unhappy domes-
tic relations of Reese and his wife.
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only daughter of DR.. Shade, against
the wishes of her parents, and the re-
suit was an unhappy marriage and
finally separation, aud the daughter
returned TO the home of her parents.
The unhappy wife applied for and OBJ
tanned a divorce from her husband, and
they were thus legally and apparently
forever separately. ..-.
But about year ago the parties got
again, and were re- married.
1t was then thought that old grievances
and differences had been satisfactorily
settled aud arranged, and matters seem
ed to 60 on well enough for Will. with
the reunited pair But, as is generally
the case, the srmistice was only tenn
porary. The spirit Of discOrd vas only
allay aycd-Dot permanently squelched
and the old ieuds unhappily revived
with fercer power for evil, as the result
proved. The wife agiin, for causes best
known to herself, forsook her twice mar
ried husband and returned to her
fathers house FOR shelter.
This last separation occurred but re-
Gently. Last week Reese was in Mount
Union, inquiring for his wife, but she
was not here. He followed her to Hunt
ingdon, where she was stopping, and
sought an interview with her, but she
refused to see him. lie returned home
on Friday, and on Saturday went up
from Orbisonia to Shade Gap with muir
der in bis beart, as his subsequent ola
bolical act shows. He called at the
residence of DR. Shade, and met his
father in-law in his office, when an alter
cation ensued. Our information is that
Reese assaulted the Doctor, striking
him blow IN the face which staggered
him and nearly knocked him down.
Mrs. Shade came to the assistance Of
her husband, and struck Reese with a
stick. Reese then drew a six shooter