The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-14


Court Proceedings. Court convened at
the ringing of the bell on Monday the
9th inst. lat one o'clock, with Hon. b. e.
Junlxin and his associates on the Bench.
The reports of the Constables were re-
ceived, and the Grand Jury called and
sworn, and after receiving elaborate in
structions from the Court were started
to work. The usual miscellaneous
business was taken up, and q large num-
Der of petitions were presented. Appli-
cations made and prayers were heard
and answered.
A petition for the Incorporation of the
Borough of Blain was submitted to the
Grand Jury in addition to an unusually
large number of bills of Indictment
This petition was reserved by the Grand
Jury until all the bills before them were
passed upon when it was taken up and
returned with their approval. Appli-
cation was made for the appointment Of
viewers to assess damages that would be
sustained by the Newport Bridge Com
pany upon the same being declared q
free bridge in accordance with the Act
of Assembly, and Henry Rinesmith,
DR.. ID. B. Millken, DIR. VIM. Hays, Sam
uel Spots, Robert Nelson and John S.
Rebber were appointed; Is days. notice
of the time of view to be given to the
public and the County Commissioners.
The trial list and the list of jurors were
called over, and Court adjourned until 8
o'clock on Tuesday morning, The first
case taken up on Tuesday morning was
Francis English VS.. John Borrell, Ad-
ministrator, &C., of George Markell, late
of Saville twp, deceased. This was an
action brought for the recovery of COM
pensation for service rendered by the
Plaintiff to the decedent and his wife
during their lifetime, and expenses in
Cured for their funerals. The Plaintiff
was q son-in-law of decedent, and his
claim was resisted by the heirs of George
Markell, decd. 1t was case of heirs
quarreling over their patrimony, and
another illustration of the cow being
pulled by the horns and jerked by the
tail while the milk was running into
other peoples buckets. The whole of
Tuesday was occupied in the trial OF
this case. On the following morning
the twelve men, ''good and true" to
whom the case was committed, reported
that it was their unanimous opinion
that the Plaintiff was entitled to YER
dict of $450.7S<
AT the conclusion of the trial his
the very large amount of criminal
business to be disposed of would make it
impossible to try more than one or two
cases on the civil list, and accordingly
two cases were selected and the remain
der continued and the witnesses dis
charged.
~ Wednesday morning the pool was
opened, the District Attorney troubled
the waters, and the Commonwealth
waded in for the healing of her injuries
The first culprit who came in was VIM,
H. Harman. The garments of this man
smelled of the Penitentiary. A few
years ago he was convicted in this coun-
| ty on charge of forgery, and his neigh.
bors, with dry eyes, witnessed his de.
parture for the East, where he became
for time the guest of the Common
wealth. Soon after his release his foot.
steps were on his native heath, and in
order to satisfy the people of the county
| that he had returned with uninjurec
health, he whipped his sister, came into
Court through the County Jail on 6
charge of assault and battery and wa.
acquitted. His peculiar genius next wa:
exhibited in the stealing of n horse from
Mr.. Solomon Kerchner at Liverpool
He left note upon the premises inform
ing Mr.. Kerchner that a neighbor haC
borrowed his horse, of which the readers
OF the TIMES were informed in a recen
issue. However, the strong arm of tn,
law was thrown around William. h,
was conveyed back to his old home ii
the County Jail and came into Court
| pleaded =" Guilty,n and was sentenced [,
the Eastern Penitentiary for term o
three years.
1.-The next case WINS that of r, CraaY