Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-14
Court Proceedings.
TRIAL LIST.

ministrator of Amanda Miller, decd. |
This was an action to determine the
ownership of $50 note in favor of
Amanda Miller, BY Joseph II. Long.
The Misses keesbury and Miller had /
kept house together number of years,
and were housekeepers in common when |
the latter died. After the decease of !
Miller, Jane Keesbuu claimed ss among
her effects the $50 note The Admin
istraior Of the deceased woman con
tested the claim. Both parties pro
duced witnesses to strengthen their
claims, and after full consideration the |
case went for a verdict to the jury,
which was rendered as follows:
lst. That Jane Keesbury the plain
tiff was the sole owner of the Long
note of $50, dated January, 1874.
I'd. That Jane Keesbury and Aman
da Miller jointly owned all the per-
sonal property, notes. stocks, &C.,
which they had acquired by their labor
while living together, and which exist
ed at the time of Amanda's death, SO /
that the same is to be equally divided |
between the heirs of Amanda Miller
and Jane Kee'bury, except the Long
note OF $50 of which Jane was the sole |
owner Parker and Atkinson for plain
tiff Doty aud Son for defendant
George T. Robson and William Rea
VS.. Stewart 7. McCulloch. Action to
recover between $500 and $500 for
repairing an engine. Verdict for plain
tiff for Sl36, about one-half of the
claim.
COMMONWEALTH CASES.
Commonwealth VS. William Walls.
Observation-Disclosures and bastardy
True bill Sarah E Lauver, pro>ecu-
trIx. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced BY
the Court to pay fine Of IS |, and the
costs of prosecution, S25 lying in ex-
penses, S64 4l2a for maintenance, until
the present time. Sl.l2I per week from
this date until tue 22d of December,
1873, and rs cents per week, from that
to the 22nd of December, 1883. Pay
able weekly, if the child so long live,
aud to give bond to the Overseers of
Beale to prevent the child from be-
coming public charge, until it Is seven
years old, and 10 be committed until
the sentence is complied"
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph ID. Varnes.
Observation-Disclosures ana bastardy.
Lydia &. Harris, prosecutrix. True bill.
Varnes withdrew the plea of not guilty.
Verdict, guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Michael Fulk-
road. Iniictment-Adultery and bas-
tardy. Jacob Z.ndt, prosecutor. True
bill. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to
pay fine of 81, costs of prosecution,
S25 for lying in expenses, 5 months in
the county jail, aud to remain in the
custod, of the Sheriff until the require
ments of the sentence have been com
piled with.
Commonwealth VS.. John A. Smith.
lndictment-Assault and battery Mi
chsel Fulkread, prosecutor True bill.
Verdict, not guilty of assault aud bat
terry but guilty of assault.
Commonwealth VS.. Jacob Huber.
Observation-Disclosures and bastardy.
Catharine WilIoughby, prOsecutriI.
True bill. Verdict, guilty.
Commonwealth Us. John BARLEY.
Indictment - Larceny. John ShulI,
prosecutor. Verdict, not guilty.
Commonwealth vs.. Jacob L Biting.
Observation-Disclosures and bastardy.
Sarah Shotsberger. Verdict, guilty in
manner and form indicted. Sentenced
to pay $40 lying In expenses, SIS sup
port of the child until this date-date
of verdict 81 per week for 6 years
and months in quarterly payments,
giving security, and pay costs of pros
ecution, and to stand committed until
the sentence is complied with.
Commonwealth vs.. George Elder
Ipdictment-Assault. John Hacken-
berger, prosecutor. Discontinued, aud
the county ordered to pay the costs.
Held on his own bond of $50 to keep
the peace.
Commonwealth vs.. Daniel Stouffrr
Indictment Counseling to setting fire
to barn. John GingrIch. prosecutor.
True bill. Verdict, that the prosecu-
tor, John Gingrich, pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. VIM. K,uuedy
ndic,ment-E tempt to commit rape.
Agnes Gazette, prosecutrix. Recog-
nizance forfeited.
Commonwealth rs. David ". Allen.
Indictment Assault and battery
Samuel Hoke, prosecutor. True bill.
Defendant pleaded guilty. Defendant
sentenced by the Court to pay costs of
prosecution.
Commonwealth vs.. Aaron Donelson.
Indictmeni-Assault and battery
Benjamin Campbell, prosecutor. True
bill Verdict, guilty i'll manner and
form indicted. Sentenced to pay costs
of prosecution.
Commonwealth VS.. Peter Thompson,
John Thompson, Allen Thompson,
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