The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-05-10
BIAN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMsBURG. COLUMBIA CoFINrY PA
COURT PROCEFDINGS.

COURT PRocEEDINGs.
Court opened on Monday, May 9th, at ten
o'clock in the morning Hon. William Elwell
Presi'ltn Judge, aud Hons. |. X. Kritkbaum
ana F. l.. Shuman, Associates, on the Bench
The attendance on Monday was large, all the
consiables, and Justices being in town to make
their returns.
lsaac Mcbride, NJ. f. Cox and Il F. Edgar
were appointed Tipstave. f,r first week aud G..
W. Foster and q. X. Hughes for second week
Report Of sale of James Kostenbauder con-
firmed nis.
Report OF sale real estate of Hiram Lunger
deceased confirmed nisi
Report of reviewers on road in Miillin town
ship confirmed nisi.
Citation awarded in the estate of Jacob Shear.
man dtceaaed
MONDAY AFTERNooN.
Commonwealth vs. W. IL. Aul. Recognizance
of defendant and w. o. Holmes each in 5000 for
appearance of w. II, Aul at next court.
Exceptions filed to the account Of II. w. Van
derslice, Administrator OF j. II. Vanderslice,
deceased
On petition, Joseph Giger was appointed su.
pervisor OF Centre township.
Commonwealth Va. Elijah Summers and Jesse
Wilson. Assault and Battery and malicious
mischief Grand Jhry returned a true bill. Jury
called to try Wilson, Summers not being in
Court. Wilson acted as his own counsel, and
conducted the examination of witnesses Jury
found him guilty, and on Tuesday morning the
Court sentenced him to pay fine of $50 co.
pay the costs Of prosecution and undergo an inn
prisonment in the county jail for three months
| The defendant Summers came into Court an
/ was delivered up by his bail. lie plead guilty
nd received the same sentence that was im.
.sosed on Wilson.
Commonwealth VS.. jeremiah Hide. Thi,
was c.. e, irf-,ny held over from last term
for son encc. Court sentenced defendant to pay
fine OF $500 the COS of prosecution, and UNI
dereo I'M iisonment IN county Jail for 50 days
| Ga motion q. I. r. Buck alew for commit
tee to examine Andrew l. Fritz for admission
to the bar, Court appointed John G. Freeze, c.
&. Barkley and J. B. Robson.
On motion of W. II. Abbott, James Scarlet
an attorney OF Danville was admitted to prac
tice in the several Courts of Columbia county
Report OF reviewers of road in Jackson
township near William Parks, against a road
confirmed nisi.
Report Of re reviewers OF road in Jacks IN
township near Daniel Youngs, confirmed nisi
Report of viewers of road in Greenwood
township near q. W. Ikeler's, confirmed nisi.
Commonwealth VS.. Henry Holder Assault
and Battery. Grand Jury return a-true bill.
Order -f sale continued in the estate of Jo
scph 2. Conner deceased.
Petition for bridge in F'ishngcreek town
ship. Court appointed Abner Welsh, Hick,
Kitchen and David Achenbach az viewers.
In the estate of William II. Brown deceased
order of sale continued.
Court appointed Stephen Grover, william
| UT and Nathan Miller viewers of road il
! Mifllin township.
Commonwealth VS.. Henry Holder. Assault
and Battery. Defendant plead guilty. Tues
/ day morning Court sentenced Henry Holder tc
pay a fine of $1,000 and costs of prosecution.
Report of viewers on a road in Catawissa
township confirmed nisi.
Commonwealth VS. Wellington Weidenssu
! Fornicaton and Bastardy. A true bill. Re.
cognlzance of defendant and Isaiah Icager each
in the sum of S5OO,OO for appearance of defend
ant at next court.
Commonwealth VS.. Daniel Marks Mayhem
and Assault and Battery. This was a case tn -
arose out ofthe decentralization of March 25S'
execution day. Daniel Marks, the defendant
was charged with having attacked the prosecn
tor Rudolph Kester, in saloon in Bloomsbury
on the afternoon of that day, and in the tusslC
that ensued, bitten Kesler's nose. The cmmOn'
wealth proved that there was II fight between
kester and Marks and that Marks first attack
ed Kester The theory of the defence was that
Marks fought in selfdefense. The jury return
ed sealed verdict on Wednesday morning
finding the defendant guilty of an assault and
battery.
On Wednesday morning the case of the COM
monwealth against Harman Bright and wife
charged with an assault and battery, was called
The defendants pleaded guilty and the case wa.
heard by the court Miss ii, j. d. Rutan was
called, and stated that the defendants had rs
saued her and her mother in the Savage Hill
school house, Flshiugcreek township, ON tn,
Sth of March last, and gave the particulars
Ilarman Briga, one of the defendants, testified
that his wife slapped Hannah Rulan because
she Miss Rutan) had called her liar tou
weeks before He did not torch Miss Rutan
He said that the preacher Harvey had ksse'
his wife, denied ii in the neighborhood and OF
that night after church made public conies
sion of the kissing. The difficulty arose from
the kissing business, though just how, did no
appear. The court sentenced the defendants Il
pay a fine Of twenty dollars and the costs q