Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-13
Court Proceedings.
FEsRuARv TERx, 1878.

the Court. The trial list was then called
over, and the following cases disposed of
for this term:
Daniel Coffman and wife VS.. B N Todd
No. 2, February term. 1873. Settled.
Wheeler & West VS.. Stewart McCulloch
ct al. No. l47, April term, 1876. Con-
tinued.
William Mount VS.. John Balsbach ct al
No. 81, December term, 1876. Continued.
A B Farquhar VS.. Amantus Howell ct al.
No. l07, Sept. term, 1876. Continued.
Joseph Moist ct al vs.. Philip Ranck ct al.
No. l66, Dec. term, 1876. Plaintiff takes
a non-suit.
| Speaker & raul vs.. Adam Wilt and Noah
Cameron. No. ISL, December term, 1876.
Continued
John Kinder vs.. Samuel II Casner.-
No. Is, February term, 1877 Continued.
! Susanna Kinder VS.. Samuel II Casner.-
No. l6, February term, 1871. Settled.
: Ezra d Parker, Adm illustrator, etc, for
use, VS.. Andrew Patterson, with notice to
Mary A Patterson for her use No. SO, De-
cember term, 1871. Settled by the parties
as TO the amount of the judgment. A jury
was called and directed by the Court TO
render a verdict for the amount ag' eed upon
-S2,136 63-ihis being a sci ia. to revive.
George Jacobs, jr.. Esq, filed his report
as auditor distributing the estate of Joseph
Branthoffer.
J. Banks Wilson, William Ulsh and VIII
liam Banks were appointed to view a road
in Milford township, and report upon the
propri=ty of filling IN and repairing the same
at the expense of the county, the expense
beng too great to put upon the township.
The report of the iDquisitiou upon the
body of John Cad den was confirmed by the
Court.
Cathsrine Alexander VS.. Richard Doyle.
kul- to dissolve estrepment. Answer of
plaintiff dled.
Andrew Beashor vs.. John n. Moore and
" lillian Harry Moore. In partition. The
land was allotted to plaintiff in the writ at
his bid, 1926 per acre-the amount Of
land being 90 acres and 81 perches.
The Grand Jury, on Monday afternoon,
reported Commonwealth VS. George Plack
and Jacob Schraf. Indictment, larceny,
Nathan Wiltheimer, prosecutor. Not q true
bill, and county to pay costs.
D. L. Chamberlain, administrator Of
Godfrey weyl, decd, VS. Adam Wilt, ad-
ministrator of Adam Wilt, Sr., ,dec'i.. No.
35, February term, 1878. Feisned issue
to determine whether plaintiff, as admins
traitor OF Godfrey Weyl. decd, or Adam
Wilt, administrator of Adam Wilt, Sr., de-
ceased, should receive the money arising
from the sale of the real estate of Eliza Jane
Cameron By the Sheriff Mrs. Cameron, a
daughter of Adam Wilt, Sr had taken two
purparts of her fathers real estate, and the
Orphans Court had made a decree as TO
the payment TO Wits administrator. Adam
Wilt, Ir. Weyl had judgment on Sci Fd.
on mortgage against Cameron and wife.
Willis administrator claimed a lein ty the
Orphans Court decree, and priority TO
WeyTs mortgage. Weyl's administrator
claimed on the mortgage judgment, and
payment by Mrs. Cameron TO Willis admin
istratnr Of the sums at which her purparts
were valued. The evidence was very
lengthy and complicated, and the jury took
considerable time to deliberate, finding a
verdict for the defendant, and find that the
amount due under the decree of the Or
phans' Court in proceedings in Partition on
Adam Willis real estate, from Mrs. Eliza
Jane Cameron to Adam Wilt, Jr., sdminis-
traitor of Adam Wit, decd, is Sl,221.lO.
Eliza Funk VS.. Benjamin Slime. No. 3s,
February term, 1873. Feigned issue to try
the validity Of a Judgment of plaintiff
against her her husband. By consent of
counsel on beth sides, judgment for defend
ant for $3.50, no attorney fee or witness
costs TO be taxed by defendant.
Andrew Hartman, the prosecutor in
case in the Quarter Sessions upon whom
the costs had been placed by the jury, was
povert. of the party and the situation Of
his family, the Court declined 10 sentence
him 10 payment of costs at this time, and
held him in his own rccognizance TO appear
on the I4th day of March, 1873, for SEN
tence.
Nancy Bergey VS.. Louis II Lee & Bro
No. SO, February term, 1878. Feigned is
sue, to try the ownership Of property levied
on by the Sheriff by virtue of an execution
issued a. the instance Of defendants against
Enos Bergy, John Bergy and William Bergy,
the property levied on being claimed BY
Nancy Bergy, wife of Enos, and plaintiff in
this case. Verdict generally for plaintiff,
anG that she is the owner Of 60 the wagon,
the reaper, the buggy, thirteen head o. cat
tie, ard one bay mare two years old "-the
other property in dispute being one bay
horse twelve wears old, one bay mare four
teen years old, and a COW and calf.
IN THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
Commonwealth VS.. George W. Strawser.
lhdictment-perJury. Joseph Light, pros
ecutor. Court appointed urssrs. Stone and
Burchfeld, assisted by Mr.. Doty, to defend.
verdict-not guilty, and county to pay the
costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth VS.. George B. Simonton.
ndictment-fornication and bistardy.
true. LYDIA A. Donaldson, prosecutrix--
The defend ant being called and not appear
ing. his recognizance WAS forfeited, aud re-
spited until next session
Commonwealth VS.. Henry L. Hall In
dictment-forgery and intent to dcfraud.
Thomas Porter, prosecutor. A true BILL
Defendant not arrested.
Commonwealth VS.. Robert Crozier. In
dictment-false pr.tease. John Wisehaupt,
Jr., prosecutor. Defendant charged with
obtaining an old horse from prosecutors
l. A. 1. l. a