Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-13
Court Proceedinrs.

oou iTcueIicE otelser. lnls
was case that demonstrates that truth
Is by many odds stranger than fiction.
Within the space of time that it has been
working up to consummation, namely,
from the year 1920 to September, 1876,
the peculiarltles that the so-called fic-
ton writer gives to his characters are
strongly impressed throughout its entire
length. Indeed, 1t is a case such as
lew American writer's would have the
hardihood to embeliish and give to the
reading public A French writer, how
ever, would be in his glory in serving
1T up In attractive language, for peo
pie OF French tastes. Ii contains early
love, eourtship, marriage, births, dlscon-
tent, estrangement, desertion, tragedy
love, four marriages, 5 unlawful mar
riages-because no divore separated the
hrst marriage-the acquisition of prop
erty, death of the deserving man of the
tirst marriage, the search of his son for
h's mother, the finding of the mother
the woman of the first marriage--and
her action in law to recover dover on
lands by her first husband from whom
she hal never been divorced.
/. In the year 1870, after au ordinary
preliminary cour;ship; a man named
Ephraim House married and settled in
the State of New Jersey. The mar
rled couple liyed together as man and
wife eight years, in which time three
children were born to them. One day
fhe husband left the country, and was
not again heard of for seven or eight
years. Then letter came to his father,
saying that Ephraim House had passed
into the future world. The supposed
widow, some time after the annouce
meDt of her husbands death, married
a second time. After the lapse of two
years from the date of the announce
ment Of the death of the first husband,
House returned with a woman as his
wife, to see his father. The second
Mrs. House as represented was most
attractive woman, and had been widow
ed by party who murdered her bus-
band near Highspire, Lancaster county,
while he was on his way from New
York State to engage in a contract on
some public works on the Lower Sus.
quehann4 river The return men
toned, however, did not change the
relationship of the parties, and in about
one year House again left, and finally
settled in Susquehanna township, Juni-
ata county, whsre he acquired the prop
erty that his first wife claims dover on
In the year 1869 Ephraim House
died but before his demise be gave the
property that he had acquired TO his son
by his first and lawful wife Ephraim
House, Jr., having disposed of the
lands that he obtained from his father,
began in the year 1872 to search for his
mother, whom. in due course of time,
be found in Newark, New Jersey. The
second man to whom she had been mar
ried had passed into the spirit land,
and she had 4 third husband. The son
acquainted his mother witt. the fact of
Houses death. and of the estate that
be had left. She was still the lawful
wife Of Ephraim House, and as snch
brought suit to recover dover in the
lands sold by her son to the above
named parties. Verdict for demand
ant, or lawful wife.
j. f. McNeal VS.. Solomon Books and
Wm. " agner. This was case that
came up from Justice of the Peace
Plaintiff bought witch of defendant,
payable a. the rate of FIVE dollars per
month. The watch, being insured, was
taken back for regulation several times.
The last time it was handed in for re-
pairs appearances Indicated that an oc-
currence of some Kind bad put the
watch out of condition, aud pay was
demanded for the repairs. McNeal
refused to pay, and Books and Wagner
would not give up the timekeeper Intil
it was paid, with the cost of repairs
added. McNeal sued to recover the
watch or the money paid on it. Yer
diet for Books and Wagner.
Jonathan Weaver VS.. d. Z. Mimi
chan. This was case that came up
on appeal from the docket of Justice
for the recovery of wages for labor.
Verdict for plaintiff in the sum Of So.
50.
Seliusgrove and North Branch Rail-
road VS.. Geo f Mcfarland. Settled.
Maggie Stewart VS.. Geo. Z. McFar-
land. Settled.
Ed yard Thompson, VIM S Thomp-
son and Theodore Thompson VS.. John
l.. Auker, administrator of Jeremiah
Kirk, deceased, and Samuel Kirk
Ejectment. Verdict for defendant, IN
The sum of Sc. Title to remain in
plaintiff.
Commonwealth vs. John O'Donneli.
Observation-Disclosures entrance and
larceny. True bill. This was case
that grew out of the stealing of pair
of boots. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced
to county PRISON for the term OF ~
days.
Com. VS.. Peter III Hawn. Indic.-
ment-Assault and battery. True bill.
Continued until next term of court.
Com. VS.. j. Frank Hoops. lndict-
ment-Fornication and bastardy. Re
becca Dolby prosecutrix. Plea of not
guilty withdrawn. Not sentenced.
Com. VS.. John Zimmerman. lndict-
ment-Burglary and larceny. True
bill. This was an action against Zlm-
norman for breaking into a store In
Richfielj, aud taking thereirom a par
eel of goods. Verdict, guilty. Sem
fenced to 80 days in county prison.
Com. VS.. Henry Lauver. lndict-
ment-Nuisance. True bill. Verdict
not guilty. Defendant required to keep
the peace on his own land.
Com. VS.. Stephen 1 McAlister. In
dictment- Fornication and bastardy-
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