The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-07
Court Proceedings.
May term 1877.

LICENSES.
The following licenses were granted
John Daily, Benezette, eating house !;
George Schaut, st. Mary's borough,
eating house; John Kroll, st. Mary's
borough, eating house Joseph Koch,
Fox township, tavern ; Frank Poll
man Ridgway, tavern; J. NJ. Mecum,
ST. Mary's borough, tavern.
A. j. RUNNER, Jay township,
tavern, was refused license.
ARGUMENT LIST.
John Koch VS. Joseph Windfelder.
Rule to show cause why the Sheriff
should not pay $500 of money made
OH ii ia into court.
}. X. p. Hall VS. David Kunes and
Mary Kunes, Eiectment and Judge
ment for plaintiff for land described in
writ. Rule to show cause granted
why judgment should not be opened.
=. w. Hayes VS.. Elias Meyer. Pro.
ceedings stayed.
CIVIL LIST.
Jackson S. Schultz VS.. II. w. May /;
argued and continued.
jeremiah Elliott VS. Isaac Bowman;
assumpsit' Verdict for plaintiff in
the sum ofthirty-two hundred dollars
Sarah V. Wilcox, widow of Clark
Wilcox, deceased, VS.. Jesse Platt and
John Platt. Ejectment for 40 acres
land in Horton township Elk County.
Verdict for the plaintiff.
John Koch VS.. Henry M'Cready.
Administrator of Hugh M'Cready,
deceased. Continued.
ID b. Winslow, ct al. VS.. The
Benefits Branch Imp Co. Trespass OH
the case, damages $1,000. Continued.
Jacob III. Walter, trustee ct al. VS..
Thomas l.. Kane and Ida Anderson.
Ejcctment for warrant 4ll2 in Jones
township. Continued.
Geo. A. Rathbun VS.. c. II. Farley.
Case upon promises, damages 5000.
Verdict for the defendant.
Barbarba Eclile, widow DC, of Ber-
nard Eckle deceased vs. Edward Babel
Continued.
A. l.. Short ct al. VS.. Ralph john
son admr. of Cornelius Wainwright
deceased. Continued.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
Mo ut the suggestive of +. H. Koller,
vs.. Daniel ScuIl, ct al. Debt upon
official bond in $1,000. Petition by
plaintiffs counsel for change of venue.
Rule to show cause granted
The Meridian Cutlery company vs.
W. ). Service and VIM. IL. Schram
late doing business under the firm
name OF W. :. Services d Co. Case
upon promises, damages $3.50. Rule
on w. II. Schram to pay
oYLR AND TERMINER.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA vs.. Casper Wilhelm. Commit
ncnt of defendant to county Jail by
Justice Brandon for rape. The jury
found the defendant guilty in the
manner and form as he stands indicted
Mcssrs. Hall d. Ames PLAINTIFFS attor-
ney move to quash the array ofjurors
upon the gro und that by IL standing
rule Of court the number of Oyer and
Tcrmincr jurors drawn and sum.
moned should be fifty but in this case
only forty-eight jurors were drawn
and summoned. Motion directed to
be filed and overruled. Also motion
to quash indictment for the following
reasons; there was no information
filed of record upon which to base the
indictment; second, there is nothing
upon the indictment to show that wit
nesseS if any were sworn before the
grand jury third, the defendant was
committed to Jail by the Justice of the
Peace without a hearing and no effort
t. prove by the said justice that no OPP
pottumity was given to defendant to
have a hcaring,and motion directed to
be filed. Defendant arraigned and
sentenced to pay Il fine of ten dollars
to the Commonwealth and costs Of
prosecution and undergo an imprison-
ment by separate and solitary contine.
ment at labor in the Western Peni-
Tertiary in the county of Allegheny
for the period of two years to be COM
puted from this date and stand conf
mitted, &c.
CRIMINAL LIST.
Commonwealth VS.. Wallace S.
Tomkins. False pretense and forgery.
Dett. found not guilty and county to
pay the costs. Deft. discharged.
Commonwealth VS.. VIM. Hartman
and William Malone (Lewis Rhines,
Wilson Greenwalt and Barney Fan,
min discharged.) Larceny. - VIM.
Hartman, VIM. Malone and Wilson
Greenwalt were guilty in manner and
form as indicted. "ln the trial of this
case the evidence having shown that
William Malone will be eleven years
of age in August next, and Wilson
Greenwalt, will be thirteen years of
age on the 9th day of September next,
and that William Hartman is about
sixteen years of age, and in the judg-
ment of the court of Quarter Session
il would be injurious to said defend-