The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-06
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Court Proceedings. When the crowd
gathered in the Court Room at the ring
ing of the bell on Monday afternoon, it
found all the Judges present, and the
various officers of the Court at their
posts. The prompt and quiet manner
in which the preliminary work at the
opening of the Court was dispatched,
indicated that week of business was
ahead
The list of Constables was called and
after being sworn, their returns were re-
ceived and filed. A larger number of
Grand Jurors than usual responded and
expressed u willingness to serve, when
the roll was called. After being sworn
and receiving the usual charge, Judge
Junkin announced that there was yet
another matter of importance to the
public, which could not be longer over
looked, and that was the frightful chap
ter of accidents that belonged to the
hunting season.
After transacting some miscellaneous
business, which will be given next week
the trial list was taken up.
The first case in which jury was
called was that of Geo. Zinn, Adm. of
Amelia Hilbish, decd VS.. Jno. A. Hill
bish. This was an action to test the
validity of judgment note given by
deft. to his mother, Mrs. Amelia Hilbsh
for the sum of s.. Deft. it seems gave
the note in question to prevent his wife
from whom he was subsequently divorc-
ed from creating debts for which he
would become liable. After Hilbish was
divorced from his wife his mother died,
and the judgment still remained unsat-
isfed. He made application to the
Court, had the judgment opened and on
the trial proved that his mother had de
clared in her lifetime that there was
nothing due her upon the Judgment
The jury believed there was no fraud in
the transaction and that there was moth
ing due as was evidenced by their ver-
dict for deft. Sponsler for plil. Nc
Intire and Barnett for deft.
Lewis w. Beach VS.. Jacob Stoufier
was an action brought by plff to recov-
er bill of $50 for services rendered to
the wife of deft Plff. is physician
who had lost his diploma, but gave sat
isfactory evidence of his professional
training. Deft's. wife was an invalid
whom it was alleged the Doctor was TO
cure by contract, and" no cure no pay"
but after taking large prescriptions of
milk weed, smart weed, &C., they were
led to mistrust the Doctors diagnosis of
the case. Another physician was called
in and soon the patients pulse grew
stronger. while along with her conva-
lescence came determination to dispute
the first Doctors bill. After delibera-
ting for some time, the jury rendered n
verdict for plfl. of so. Sponsler for plif.
McIntire for deft.
The next case was M. B. Spahr VS..
Barbara Il. Baker and John ID. Baker,
Deft. gave to plff. n mortgage to secure
the price of bill of store goods, and
afterwards denied liability on grounds
that were technical rather than upon
the merits of The case. The Court in
structed the jury that none OF the legal
positions taken by the defense were
fenable. and that they should find for
plT. the amount Of the mortgage. Yer
dict accordingly for $437.72. McIntire
for plff. Potter and Sponsler for deft
Jacob Brandt VS.. Daniel Power was
next on the list. Here deft. claimed two
credits upon q Judgment that plff. held
against him. Before jury was called
pIff. conceded the credits claimed and by
consent judgment was to be extended
for the balance to be liquidated by the
Prothonotary. MeIntire and Smiley for
pld. Sponsler for deft.
On Wednesday morning the Criminal
cases were taken up. The first prisoner
Drought III was OSNiSS
was the man who burned the barn of
David Dunkelberger, in Spring town
ship, some time since. lie seems to
have been an old offender. He changes
names to suit localities, and 1t is known
that he has been in the Penitentiary
and County Jails at different times here,
tofore. His story was that man named
Jim Graham, who had a spite against
Mr.. Dunkelberger, met him in Cumber-
land county, gave him $1,000 and in
structed him to come across the noun
tain and burn the barn, threatening at
the same time to take his life if he did