The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-11-28
Court Proceedings.
COMMENCING MONDAY, Nov. IS, 1878.

Hon. l.. d. Wetmore, presidingi
Associates-Hons. Geo. Ed. Weis and
Julius Jones.
CIVIL LISTi
Trimble, Brittbn & Wainwright es
Miles Dent Appeal from award of
arbitrators. Hall & Anies for plain
tiffs; jerks & McCauley for defendant.
Verdicts for the plaintiffs in the sum
of $130.18.
ARGUMENT LIST.
In the matter of the appeal of Ser
geant township, Mexican county, Pa,
from the order of justices removing
George Brown from the township of
Benzinger. Rathbun for appellants
j. X. p. Hall for Henzinger township.
Continued.
Horace Little, executor of the last
will and testament of Daitiel Kings
bury, deceased, vs.. Leverett Salton-
stall, j. Francis Tuckerman and M. r.
Wendell, trustee, etc. Ejectment.
Hall & McCauley for plaintiff; Rath.
burn for defendants: Judgment for
plaintiff.
L. f. Powers VS.. Daniel Crabtree.
Rule to show cause why new trial
should not be granted. Lucofe & Ham
bleii for plaintiff; Hall 4 McCauley
for defendant. Rule discharged.
Commonwealth VS.. George w. New
ton. New trial granted and defendant
to enter into his recoghizance, with
one sufficient surety, each in the sum
of $400, for defendants appearance at
next term.
The township Of Ridgway VS.. w. H.
Schram and V. S. Wheeler. Rule to
show cause why judgment should not
be opened. Hall & McCauley for
township; Lucore & Hamblin for de-
PENDANTS. Continued.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA VS.. Horace Little, ct al. Rule
to show cause why judgment should
not be entered for want of sufficient
affidavit of defense. J. X. P. Hall for
the rule; Lucore & Hamblen, contra.
Rule absolute.
Bcnzinger township VS.. John G.
Kreig. Petition to stay writ of ven.
eX. Rule to show cause granted. Hall
for the rule; Souther contra. Rule
absolute.
Johnston & Brevillier VS.. G. IT. Lay.
Petition to set aside ven. ex. Rule to
show cause granted: Rathbun for the
rule; Hall & McCauley contra. Rule
discharged.
! CRIMINAL LIST.
Commonwealth VS.. Mrs. Anna Hal
lagan. Assaulting Deputy Sheriff
Wensel. Verdict, guilty. Defendant
sentenced to pay fine Of $40 and
costs.
Commonwealth vs. John Bromley
False pretense. Verdict not guilty
Defendant to pay one-half the costs
and prosecutor, J. S. Hyde to pay the
other half.
Commonwealth vs: John Kelly
Clarence DeMunn and John Russell
Riot, affray, and discharging firearms
under act Of 1876. Verdict-Kelly
guilty as indicted. DeMunn and Rus
sell guilty on first and second counts
Each sentenced to pay a fine of $40 anc
costs, aid Imprisonment III the county
Jail for three months.
Commonwealth VS.. H. Blesh. Sell
ing liquor contrary to law. Con
tinued.
Commonwealth VS.. James Kennedy
Assault and battery. Bill ignored, anC
prosecutor, John Baty, to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Sylvester Mill
iron. Having venison in his posses
sion out of season, and pursuing wilt
deer with dogs. Bill ignored, ant
prosecutor, Theodore Stine, to pay tn,
costs.
Commonwealth VS.. James Kennedy
! Surety of the Peace. Defendant sen
fenced to leave the place within fiv
minutes, not to speak to the prosecute
and leave the county. Prosecutor
John Baty, sentenced to go home an,
attend to his own business, aid not t
speak to the defendant.
Commonwealth VS.. j. w. Mead
Return by constable for not repairing
roads at the proper season of the year
Bill ignored. County to pay the costs
ROAD MATTERS.
Review of road to lead from tn
mouth of Wynkoop Run to Adam
Zimmerman's, in Millstohe township
John G.. Hall appointed viewer il
place of J. o. w. Bailey, deceased. E
E. Willard, John G. Hall and Georg
A. Rathbun, viewers, each make
separate report. No action taken O
the reports.
Petition of citizens of Benzing(
township for a public road, to lea
from a point on public road, at c
near the house of John G. Death,
the school house on ROsely road, bein
school house No. l. Eugene Lent
appointed artist, and Charles Weis an
+. X. Sosenheimer viewers.
Report of viewers ON the public roa
from point on the warrant line whic
divides the warrants No. 5027 in Bel
excite township and warrant 502S
Jay township to village of Benezett
Confirmed nisi, and ordered to