The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-06

Under the instructions of counsel he
plead guilty, and appealed to the mercy
of the Court. Sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment In the Eastern Penltentiary.
Dist. Attorney McAllster for Common
wealth, Smiley for Defendent.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs.
John Snyder Ii appeared that Deft.
met one Alonzo Roller some weeks since
on the road leading from Juniata Bridge
to Duncannon, and without much pre-.
llminnry work set about the task of
spelling Mr.. Rollers countenance. He
seems to have succeeded In u measure
although the only permanent injury
sustained, was the loss of tooth. Deft
confessed to having imbibed somewhat
freely of our national beverage, but in
sisted that he was acting on the defensive
in the scrimmage. Jury found him
guilty of Assault and Battery and the
Court sentenced him to pay fine of
$500 and costs Dist Attorney Nc
Allister for Com. Barnett for Deft.
The case of Com. vs. DIR. Michael Price
was next called, and defendant plead not
guilty to charge of assault and battery
on WestIy Morrison. The def't. appears
to be kind of universal genius who has
figured as q physician, lawyer, teacher,
patent-rght man, labor reform advocate,
horticulturist, &c. During the summer
he undertook the charge of truck patch
belonging to prosecutors father, and
farmed it with skill and care until some
time in the fall, when it was charged he
forsook the legitimate business of raising
cabbage, and undertook to raisea runlpus
with the proprietor's son, whom he
found eating grapes in the lot. The
stories of prosecutor and defendant were
contradictory of each other, and the jury
found verdict of not guilty, and that
each party pay half of the costs. Dist
trict Attorney NIcAlister and Smiley for
Com. Seibert for def't.
The case of the Com. VS.. Lucian Page
and Sarah Jane Page, charge ielonious
assault, was called. 1t seems that as the
prosecutriX, Mrs. Matilda j. Peck. was
passing through lane belonging to def't
on an expedition for huckleberries, they
set upon her, and Mrs. Page seiziug II er
violently by the capillary growth upon
the summit of her Uranium, pulled her
to the ground, and then and there dis
arranged certain portions of the feminine
toilet, with which the other sex are not
encumbered. 1t seems to have been ex-
clusively battle between the Amazons
in which they first fought at long range
with slug, then stones, and at last crap
pied with each other, when the personal
powers of Mrs. Page enabled her to
achieve the above stated result. AS her
husband was present, the Court instruct
ed that Mrs. Page could not be found
guilty. A verdict of guilty was render
ed against Lucian Page, and the Court
directed both parties, prosecutor and de
PENDANTS, to enter into recognizance for
good behavior. Barnet and District At
torney McAllister for Com, Sponsler for
def't.
Com. VS.. Barnerd GraefIe, was n charge
of surety of the peace on oath ofSolomOn
Gusler The Court seemed to think
that if Barney had sinned he also had
been sinned against, and the complaint
was dismissed, and the county directed
to pay costs.
Com. VS.. Solomon Gusler, was q COM
panion case to the above, and dealt with
in the same manner.
The following bills were ignored by
the grand jury: Com. VS.. Isaac Orwan,
charge assault and battery; Com. VS.. J.
Calvin Nipple, charge producing and at
tempting to produce abortion Com. VS..
David Bower, charge selling liquor to
minors. True bills were found against
Nancy f.. Gutshall, indictment fornica-
ton Robert w. Long, ind't. fornica-
ton and bastardy, and VIM. Weldon,
lllu l. lOi anu
The criminal trials then being ended
the civil list was resumed. The first
case called on Wednesday evening was
that of Anna II. Elliott VS.. DIR. VIM.
Cisna. This was an action for breach
of promise made by def't. to marry the
pl'ff. The action was q novel one in our
county, and created an unusual interest.
After jury was called and the case
opened by the pl'fi., court adjourned un-
til next morning. When court conven-
ed on Thursday morning, it was an
nounced that the matter had been COM
promised by the parties, and the difficult
ty ended.
The case of Adam Karstetter VS.. Chas
Wright and George Wright, was an ac-
ton on warranty for horse. The
horse was sold by Chas. Wright to pl'ff
with warranty as to soundness, but
pl'ft alleged the horse was dumb or af-
tlicted with disease known as dropsy
of the brain. 1t was established that Mr..
Wright had no ownership in the horse,
and that he gave no warranty, and yet
the jury found for the pl'fi, S75 with in
terest from 18th Aug, 1876, to be paid
by Geo. Wright. The verdict being
against the law and the weight of evil
dence, the Court Immediately directed
rule to show cause why a new trial
should not he granted. Barnett and
Potter for pl'ff, Sponsler and Smiley for
def'ts
The next case was Fred'k X. Swartz
VS.. Margetta ID. Fem and Theo. Fem.
Mrs. Fem who was married woman,
gave mortgage to plff. upon her sepa-
rate real estate for the purpose of getting
money to pay certain debts of her son
Jas. V. Fem. The question raised here
was as to the validity of a mortgage Civ
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