The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-05-25
Court Proceedings.

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turns of the constabes from the various town
ships showed the roads and bridges through
out the county with few exceptions, to be
in good condition, the most notable excep-
tions beingin Pocono and Jackson townships.
The Grand Jury being called twenty-five
sober, intelligent and judicious persons of
the County Of Monroe answered to their
names. John Harter, Esq, of Eldred, was
appointed foreman The Judge delivered
the usual charge stating that he was gratifed
offences to receive their attention were both
few in number and light in character.
The applications for licenses were then
taken up and were all granted with the ex
cepton of that of Thomas j. Dunn, of East
Sroudsburg, there being remonstrance in
that case it was laid over until Thursday
morning The remainder of the afternoon
was occupied in disposing of the usual preli-
minary business.
On Tuesday morning the case ofthe Com
monwealth VS.. David Shelley was called. 1t
was an indictment for embczzlement prosecu-
ted by Henry Mcclellan of Polk township.
Shelley had been employed by Mcclellan for
five or six years. and being desirious of visit
ing White Haven wished Mcclellan to sup
ply him with team to take him thither.
To recompense Mcclellan for the use of the
team he offered to take a load of potatoes
along with him and dispose of them for Nc
Clellians profit, declaring that he could read
lily obtain price of some thirty cents bushel
exceeding their value at Kresgeville Nc
Clellan furnished him with fifty bushels of
potatoes and the team and Shelly departed.
In few days he returned with the team,
and stated that he had found the market
glutted with potatoes at White Haven and
that he had left his stock with friend to be
disposed of by him. That friend has not
reported to Mr. Mcclellan up to the present
writing. \ short time afterward Shelley
expressed desire to engage in the 'huckster
ing" business, feeling that in that avocation
he could give free exercise to all those talents
which had hitherto lain dormant in him, and
that those remarkable powers he had now
discoveredin himself were bound in a few short
years to produce untold wealth to him and
his Having SO expressed himself to Mr.
Mcclellan thus the latter anxious to do what
hecould to develop the genius Of the age fitted
Mr.. Shelley out with team and good stock
Of merchandise, the latter amounting to some
one hundred dollars in value. Shelley
''huckstcrcd' for few days about the sur
rounding country, particularly the hotels,
paying some attention to business, and a good
deal more to the bottle which travelled with
him and finally pulled up at his employers
house late one night minus the larger part Of
his stock and with an equivalent therefore
amounting to $4.S3 in rag" currency. Mr..
Mcclellan thinking Shelley needed quiet and
careful attendance after this extraordinary dis
play of genius had him brought to Strouds
burg and placed under the care ofDr. Shafer
in the hospital near the Court House Shell
ley having no counsel the Court assigned
him Mr.. Van Horn, the Commonwealth be
ing represented by District Attorney, Lee
and Holmes. The jury rendered a verdict OF
guilty in two Of the three counts in the indict-
ment and the prisoner was sentenced to pay
a fine Of $40 and costs, restore the articles
enumerated in the Indictment or the value
thereof, AMI undergo an imprisonment Of
three months in the county jail
The next case was that of Commonwealth
VS.. Thomas kitson For assault and battery
on Jacob Staples. The Com. occupied until
uoon in developing their side OF the case
and Immediately after dinner the District
Attorney with permission of the Court,
entered q plea Of nolle prosequi District
Attorney Lee and Burnett for Com, Holmes
for Deft
During the forenoon the Grand Jury made
the following presentments:
Com. VS. Francis Henry Altemose fornica-
ton and bastarday, true bill.
Com. VS. Jacob Staples, assault and bat
terry, ignormaus.
Com. VS. j. a. Dimmck Dustard, larceny
of a goose, ignoramus
Tuesday afternoon was occupied in the trial
Of the case Of Com. VS. Usariah Daley for
lornication and bastardy upon the person of
Louisa Clark The parties reside in Hamil-
ton. The prosecutrix sworc the charge
positively against the defendant, who swore
point blank that he could not possibly be
guilty, also giving in evidence declarations of
the prosecutrix, who is a very simple minded
person unable to tell her own age, or even
the year, or the county in which she lives
stating that the defendant was not the father
of her child Dist Atty. Lee appeared for
the Commonwealth and Davis and Storm
for deft. Verdict, guilty sentenced deferred
On Tuesday afternoon the grand jury made
the following presentments
Com. VS. Dmmick Custard, larceny, true
bill.
Com. VS. Fred. Norton, John Smith, and
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