The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-05
Reported sr oAas. II Smiley. Esq.

Monday, the 2sth ult. The President
Judge and both Associates were on the
Bench, and there was the usual at
tendance of Constables and Jurors. The
Constables were called, sworn and their
returns received and the Grand Jury
was empanelled, instructed by the court
and set to work. After having done all
the legal swearing that was required the
otherwise moral and efficient Prothono-
tary, to whose obliglng disposition the
patrons of this newspapers are largely
indebted for the detailed proceedings of
the courts, gave way to the Attorneys,
who occupied the attention of the court
the remainder of the afternoon with
miscellaneous business.
n On Tuesday morning the first case
jcalled on the civil list was Abraham
Trout vs.. j. Westley Williamson. This
was an action of Trespass de bonis AS
poratis brought by the plfI. against the
late Sheriff Of Perry county under the
following circumstances:
Jerome Trout young man living in
Tyrone township, in this county, con-
fessed o Judgment for 5000, in favor of
his father the plfl, who lived in one of
the lower counties of this State, An
execution was issued upon this iudg-
ment and considerable amount of per-
sonal property was sold, the father be-
coming the purchaser thereof, and leav-
ing it in possession of his son. Subse-
quently J. f. Drawbaugh u creditor of
the son issued an execution against him,
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and directed him to levy upon and sell
the property above mentioned as though
it still belonged to Jerome Trout, alleg-
ing that the former sale by which 1t
came into the ownership of the father
was through collusion and fraud and
could not stand as against creditors.
Abraham Trout brought suit against the
Sheriff for the value of the property
thus sold and the jury awarded him a
verdict of $3.50. A motion was made
and reasons filed for new trial by the
counsel for deft. who was really j. f.
Drawbaugh. w. II. and w. A. Spons-
Ter for plfl., - Wetzel, McIntire and
Markell for deft.
Com. VS.. John w. Smith, in the court
of Quarter Sessions, was the next case
The deft. in this case was indicted for
Fornication and Bastardy. Miss Sarah
Drawbaugh,a "a pretty modest young lady,
carrying smiling little infant in her
arms, accused the defendant of impru-
IDENTIFY increasing the Smith family CON
trars to the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided. The young
lady's story of how she loved not wise
ly, but too well, and how she expected
to become his wife, was direct and sim
| pie in the narration, and the jury be-
| lieving her statement, and making
very liberal discount of the statement of
the deft., whose manner and conduct
was in marked contrast to that of the
prosecutor, found him guilty. For thus
attempting to perpetuate the name of
Smith, this immortal name that was
not born to die, his Honor Judge Jun.
kin directed him to pay the usual ducats
imposed in such case. Smith Is bank ac-
count not justifying the immediate pay
ment, and no eager friends being on
hand to go his security, he took board
ing and lodging with Sheriff Gray
District Attorney McAllister and Bar
nett for Com. {; Sponsler for defendant.
The case of the Com. VS.. David Grahm
in its development showed that upon q
certain occasion David had married
wife named Amanda,an they domiciled
and cohabited for sometime afterward in
| Wheatfield twp. Amanda, however,
complained of having made the discov-
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| the uniform constancy and regard which
they were bound by the laws of God, as
well as by their mutual vows and faith
to each other plighted. She also claim
| ed that deft. had looked with lecherous
| eyes, and in an appropriative spirit upon
! the charms of certain females with frail
characters, that he had failed to furnish
her with sufficient clothing and food,
that he and his father had been guilty of
cruel and harsh treatment,by which she
was forced to leave his bed and board
and therefore she had him arrested
on the charge of desertion. David de-
MED the allegation and defied the olliga-
tor. Owing to a legal proposition that
the case presented, the Judgment of the
court was reserved until the Argument
Court in December. District Attorney
McAllister and Sponsler for Com. Bar
nett for deft.
The Commonwealth VS.. Jerome Faster
was case of surety of the Peace. 1t
arose over the corpse of a deceased hog
that had been brought to the yard of the
PerdiX manufacturing company, for
conversion into fertiliZing material.
After partial anatomical dissection of
the hog by Thomas Doyle, Faster COM
planned that he should go slower, or pro-
ceed in different way and in the course
of his remarks observed that he contem-
plated chopping Thomas in minute
pieces, rendering him bald headed and
boneless, extracting his eyeballs, de-
molishing his lungs, and in short re-
ducing him to an inpalpable and invisi-
Thomas substantially, and fearing that
his health might be injured by the opera
ton he had the terrible Faster arrested.
IJDOn hearing the case the Court daenn