Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02

Town Council Of the borough Of Milf
fintown, a uandamus execution was
awarded.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Com. VS. X p Fink. Indictment
assault and battery. John Z Harsh
berger, prosecutor. Not a true bill,
and county to pay the costs of prosecu-
tion.
Com. v3 Jacob Brant-assault and
battery. Not a true bill, and prosecu-
tor to pay costs.
Com. VS. James A Murray-false pre-
tense. Johu T Musselnap, prosecutor
Not true bill, and prosecutor to pay
costs.
Adam Wilt, William Cox and A T
Boswick we're appointed to view and lay
out road from near 81. Paul's church
in Susquehanna township, 10 near Seven
Stars, in Greenwood township.
TRIAL LIST.
A jury was then called, in Robert
McMeen, administrator OF Kezish
I kerchner, deceased, VS. David Fowles.
Summons in assumpsit Plaintiff Claims
for money received by defendant on a
judgment due Xeziah Kerchner, shown
/ by the records to have been received by
David Fowles. Defendant pleads pay
meDt, ard introduces evidence to show
/ that keziah kerchner-ree Fowies-
had spent aud invested certain sums OF
money and bad 10 other source of in
come (beiDg delicate in healthy except
from this judgment, and argue from
4 this that David Fowles must have paid
the money, received BY him on his SIS
ter's judgment, o, Ell to her, although
he had taken no receipts for it. Yer
diet for Plaintiff for S251 so.
Mitchell Jones VS. Sarah T Jamison
Feigued issue to Try the validity Of a
Judgment held BY said Sarah I Jami-
son against K " Janison, her husband ,
now deceased. The property had been
sold by the administrators, and Sarah
7 Jamison filed her receipt as lien
creditor, when, on petition Of Mitchell
Jones, also lien creditor, thus issue
was framed The defendant introduced
evidence to show that she, Mrs. Jami-
son. had money from her fathers estate,
which her husband repeatedly declared
had purchased the homestead property
BY agreement of the parties, verdict
of the jury for defendant for $500 was
given, that being the sum loaned origi
nally without; interest thereon, and each
party to pay their own costs.
Com. VS. Joseph Kerlin: Indictment
False pre;enSe. Elizabeth Maxwell,
prosecutrix. Not a true bill, aud coun-
ty to pay costs.
Com vs Jeremiah Dressler Indics-
ment- Fornication and basiardy. Lu-
cin1a stroup, prosecutrix- Not true
bill, and county to pay costs. This
defendant vas charged with the ofTeDse
a. having been committed In 1861, for
some reas on not having been tried then,
and upon being brought before the
Court at this late day, was as matter
of course discharged, and the grand
jury directed to ignore the bill.
Com. VS. Lantz Shively Fornication
and hss,ardy. Continued.
The trial of tie cases upon which
true bits had been found by the graEd
jury, was then taken up in the Quarter
Sessions, the first being Com. IS John
Wesley MeCahsn. IndIciment-As-
sauIt and battery Edmund Lindsay.
prosecutor. The prosecutor vas school
teacher. and the defendant a pupil
Having Lad some difficulty in the school
room, the pupil vaylaid the teacher on
his way home. used violent and abusive
language, struck him, and pursued him
throwing stones. The defence contend
ed that IL vas prosecutors ewn original
assault that induced the defendant to
strike him. Verdict-guiliy. Sem
fenced to pay cost..
Com. rs Lemuel Kinsloe. Indict-
ment- Deseriion On complaint OF
Ellen KinsIoe. The evidence in this
case was Of the usual conflicting char
acter and somewhs, amusing, the breth-
ren Of the legal clan on either side be-
coming tho butt Of some Of tie sharp
answers Of the witnesses. Respondent
discharged, and each party directed to
pay their own costs.
Com. VS. Peter Rumfelt Indictmen,
Assault and battery. Emanuel Tho
man. prosecutor. Verdict-Not guilty,
and prosecutor to pay the costs Of pros
ecution, and defendant to pay his own
costs.
Com. VS. Edward Smith. Indictment
Nuisance Defendant to leave the
county and county to pay costs.
Mitchell Jones VS. John n. Moore.
Feigned issue to determine the validity
IF Judgment held by John n Moore,
against II W Jamison, now deceased,
of whom Mitchell Jones was also lien
creditor. Settled BY the parties allow
ing to Moore a Judgment for Sll0O