The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-02

siding. Present, Associates Nowry and
Turner. Twenty Grand Jurors and TOR
II tour Traverse Jurors answered ~ fhelr
names.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
was taken IN I,y the examination OF Wit
nesses. OF whlch there were a very large
number. in the case OF w IL. Miller. The
evidence was entirely c;rc1mstantial, and
1 consisted OF threats made at various times
by Miller against the property OF Walker,
the prosecutor. Some OF these threats
dated back seven years. AT which time
I Miller and Walker had had n difficulty al
la sale. when Walker knocked Miller
down. The inability Of the defendant TO
give any reasonable theory as to his where
abouis on the night of the fire was also a
strong punt against him. The arguments
of the counsel for the defence were heard,
when the Court adjourned 10 meet NJ !
O'Clock
+. TUESDAY EVENING,
ghea the counsel for the Commonwealth
proceed ed to the jury. The Court deliv-
| cred It's charge, and the jury went to their
rooms with instruction to seal their YER
dict and hand in TO the Court in the morn
ing.
The case OF Commonwealth = stephen
! Loreditch. deserticn, on information OF
Catherine Loreditch, was then taken up.
\ number Of witnesses were called bet the
evidence is undt for publication. some
idea OF It's nature may be had b. q careful
persual OF the BeecheT-Tilton trial.
! Stephen Loreditch the detenGent was sen
teneed to pay five dollars per month for
support of the children until other wise
ordered by the Court.
The case of Commonwealth vs. John
Isaw, \. & b., On information OF Josiah
MerIey, defendant plead guilty and made
A statement TO the Cont 10 the effect that
he was not guilty but that there wss a set
Of his neighbors who were willing 10 pea
lure themselves in order to get him into
difficulty. This statement, strong Il
strange as il may appear, did DC. disturb
Tie men against whom the charges were
made for reasons that are obvious 10 all
persons who knox the parties. The facts
IN The case appear To be that AeFicy. who
) a school teacher, had occasion 10 punish
one OF Usaw'a boys by whipping him
! Usaw went TO the school next morning
and committed an assault and battery on
I Meriey and otherwise m4ltreated Il
MIerley is a cripple aHd vas UnSb!e to take
his own part. The Court sentenced tie
The defendaG. TO nay a fine Of one dollar
and all the costs.
Commonwealth VS. Josiah NerieY, as
sauIt, on information of John Usaw not
a 7 u bill and prosecutor to pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS. JOSIAH Merley, \. &
B., on information Of John Usaw not 4
fr.ra hill and prpcagf1far tn nay CpGfg
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The jury in the case Of Commonwealth
VS. w. II. Miller returned 4 verdict Of
guilty.
The case of Commonwealth Is Collins
Hamilton, II. p. Epiey, and Harvey Tant-
lingeT. burglary, in information OF Siias j
Cover. was then taken up. There were
TWO other cases against the same parties,
on the same charge, broughiby B s. Fleek
and Noah Horner. Hamilton and Epley
entered a plea OF guilty and fantlilser
not guilty. The latter Vas Immediately
arraigned for trial and the evidence of the
oiher two soon put him in the same boat
tEeT were IN. The confession OF the two
Younger boys has already b6en published
in the HERALD. 1t appeared from the ext
deRee hat Tanilinger planned he burgla-
rics and that the younger boys executed
them. The jury returned q verdict OF
guilty.
Commonwealth rs Michael Shannon,
selling liquor without license, on inlornd-
ton Of Andrew Ohler. Not = true bill.
There were also two other cases against
Michael shannon, one for selling liquor to
minors and the other for selling liquor on
Sunday, on information OF Andrew Ohler.
Not true bills and the prosecutor tc pay
The costs.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
the cases on the Common Pleas docket
were taken up. The first case tried was
that of Noah BeesecKer VS. John Kline.
sci. ia. Verdict tor plaintiff Tor
$i5S4.5S. Motion for a new trial filed.
Alex. Walker VS. Pittsburgh 6 Councils
vile Railroad, appeal. PHI took q non
suit.
Joseph Tressier VS. Jonn d. Rodiy. az
Verdict for plaintiff for S293-07.
J. \. Rauch VS. Felix and Allison, ID. s.
B.. Three cases tried together. Verdict
in each case for defendant for S14.95
WEDNESDAY EVENING
W. Fl. Miller, Collins Hamilton, Harry p.
Epley and Harvey Tantlinger were
brought into Court tor sentence. Miller
was askedi if he had anything to say in ey-
tenuatiOn of his crime, when he stated
that some OF the witnesses were mistaken
in some Of their unimportant statements
and denied his guilt. He was sentenced to
undergo an Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary for eight years and three months.
Tanilinger was sentenced to undergo an
imprisonment in the same institution for
two years and two months and to pay a
fine OF one dollar and return the stolen
goods. Epley and Hamilton were sentenc
ed to the reform school until they should
attain the age of twenty-one years.
Annie Roddy's administrators VS. Fred
rick Kreager, ct. al, SCI. ia. sur rec. Yer
dict for plaintiff for S144S.S+. Motion for
new trial filed.
b. w. Garretson VS. Chas. Williamson,
sci. "a. Verdict for plaintiff for S1C3.3 80.
Question OF law raised by Court.
Samuel p. Snyder VS. John Rosenbaum,
ejectment. Plaintiff takes a non suit.
Hoover & Weber VS. Patrick and Mary
Holly. Verdict for plaintiffs for the land
in dispute.
Lichtli;er, Codcr & Co, vs. John Grier-
son, agent OF the Citizens OilReining Co,
guarantees of Sylvester Herring. Case
TO arbitratOrs.