The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-09-05

ular session at the hour of il O'Clock a. m
( on Monday. Hon, John Dean presided as
sisted by Associates Flanagan and Thomas.
The list of Grand Jurors was read, and
John F. Tibbott, of Cambria township, w~s
appointed foreman. The list of Traverse
Jurors was also read after which the names
oi members of the bar were called for the
purpose of hearing motions, petitions, etc
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Following are the cases continued by leave
of Court
- Com'th IS. John McKenzie-perury James NJ
Coy, prosecutor.
Con,th vs.. Daniel A. GIass-aduItcry: George
Com'th vs.. John Garner. alias O'Connor-foynir
a. CT: Jane o. I3ricn. prosecutriN.
Com tn vs.. Harvey tialbreath-forHir cf cef- I;
sarah Jane Switzer. prosccutriX.
Com.th vs. Norman G. Berlzey-foruir ct Get. ;
Lizzie tea m. prosecntrix
Com'th vs. Stephen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES :;
Margaret Goughnour, prOsecutrix.
The following cases were either non pressed
or settled
Comth W.. Jeanette waIters-bigamy Costs
Com'th vs.. John WaIters-bigamy. Costs i'm
posed upon dciendadt. These two prosecutions
hinge one the other.
Com'th IS. Adam Biershank-scIIing oysters out
of season. Costs imposed upon defendant.
Com'th vs. William Osb6rne-assauIt and bat
tcTy with intent to commit a rape. Costs imposed
upon defendant.
Com'th vs.. Thomas Pardtt and George Heczcr-
assault and battery. Settled between parties upon
payment Of costs by defendants.
Com'th vs.. John Davis-surety Of the peace and
assault and battery Costs imposed upon plain
Com'th vs. Edward Crafton-turning a railroad
switch OF Cambria Iron Company at Joinstown
Com'th vs. Samuel Fitch-assauIt and battery
with intent to commita rape. Costs imposed upon
defendant.
Com'th Vs.. James Mathematician ct Get
Bond TO county and pay ment Of costs by defendant
Com'th vs.. Patrick Clark Charles Bridget, and
August White-assault and battery. Costs i'm
posed upon defendants.
The case of the Com tn vs. Edward and
Nancy Mullen, false pTetense, was first call
ed 1t hailed from Allegheny township, and
/ involved the money consideration of $50.
The entire afternoon was consumed in lis
! tening to this comparatively unimpOTtant
( case, the jury retiring at the hour of 5.4O o.
. clock
Two boys, charged with stealing iron from
the p. r. r.. at Johnstown, were called be
fore the Court and their cases disposed of
without the fOTmality of a jury trial, the
theft not being denied. In consideration of
their youth, each was ordered to pay a fine
Of s1.00 and go to Jail for the term of ten
days.
Court adjourned at 6.1O o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The jury in the case of the Com'th VS.. Ed
ward and Nancy Mullen, at $50 O'Clock, re-
turned verdict of not guilty, with the costs
equally divided between the prosecutor and
defendants.
Com'th VS.. Benedetto Musante. This case
came from JOhnStOWn, and the defendant,
concealed weapons. In company with fel-
lOw-cOuntryman and blOOd-relatiVe of his,
named George DebaTbarinO he engaged in
big spree a few weeks since, with the al
most inevitable result of a fight at the wind
up. BenedettO is said to have bitten piece
out of Georges upper lip, but prosecution
for mayhem, which had been entered, was
not pressed. Carrying concealed weapon,
in the nature of a dirk nearly foot long,
was what brought the defendant to grief.
The'jury listened patiently to a mass of tes-
timony adduced, and, after pleas by John
F. Barnes, ESQ. for defendant, and District
Attorney Rose for the Commonwealth, re-
turned a verdict Of not guilty.
The COm'th vs. Henry UcrtZingcT-as-
sault and battery: John GToIner, proSccu-
tor. y dozen or 50 OF persons were drunk
in .JOhnstown on the 3d Of July, and several
of them, the defendant and plaintiff amongst
the rest, were arrested and paid q fine i'm
posed by the Burgess Of the borough. Hert-
Finger now comes before the Court on the
charge stated. The verdict Of the jury was
not guilty, but that the defendant pay the
: costs.
Considerable prominence was given to an
alleged rape casefrOm Carroll township, in
which Mr.. William Douglass figured as the
defendant. The complainant, who Is a mar
Tied woman, told her story i'm a strdightfOr-
ward manner, put the Grand Jury, after lis
tening to all the testimony ddduccd, failed
for what to them seemed good and sufficient
reasons to find q true bill against the accused.
Mr. Douglass bail was therefore released
from further responsibility.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The case Of Jacob Schwartzman, indicted
from JOhnstOwn for not lending a helping
hand to an officer while the latter was at
tempting to effect an arrest. attracted some
attention. The jury found the defendant
not guilty.
Com'th vs. Jacob Hawker, a young man
uamed \ Il, and vet another one named Gil
cauff This fellow Hawkcr, following his
hon I in 'fr1
emaUGh borough, and Alt and GlicaUff were
rOped in as his ''buttieS." It was tedious
case, presided over on the part Of the COM
monwealth by the District Attorney, and for
the defense by NIT. Barnes. The verdict was
guilty as to Uawkcr and Glicauff. The
former was thereUppu sentenced to undergo
Imprisonment il the county jail for the term
of one year, less one day, while Glicauff viii
take up his abode in the same refOTmatOTy
institution for three months.
John Will and John BehTingeT, of Carroll
town, We're charged with having stolen
horse from the pasture-feld of Mr.. Simon p.
Kline, of that ncighbOrhoOd, n few weeks
since. The animal was afterwards recover
ed in Blair county. As to BehTinger, mot
a true bill'' was returned by the Grand Jury,
and VIII went before jury The defendant,
who is no more than eighteen years of age,
and who is no typical hOrse-thief, was speed
ily convicted. His sentence was three years
in the Western Penitentiary, at hard labor.
George Wilson, charged with fOrniX ct Get,
and ancient forms.
Mrs Eliza Nartz was charged with the
larceny of valuableS to the amount Of q few
dollars. She is a lady who was kept in Jail
several months last year, and whose evident
unSOundneSs of mind then as row was and
is a source of trouble to her friends. Judge
Dean reserved his decision a. to whether she
should be sent to the county Poor House OF
to DiXmont.
a man named McDade, of the neighbor-
hood of JOhnstOwn, was found guilty of
adultery. He will remain in the county Jail
for ten months
Albert Cox, for larceny, was tried and
found guilty, and will linger i'll Jail for yet
two months.
Robert CresswelI, of White township has
been Systematically charged with desertOn
last three or four terms, to say nothing of
terms that went before. Robert is a tall
palc-cOmpleXiOned man, with 4 rOtuHdity
which suggests the absence of roast beef,
while his wife could scarcely fail to bring
down the scales at 200 pounds Being una
bic to buffet life's stormy waves of and by
herself, she wants RObeTC to help her along,
but Robert, it seems, would ratherbe excused.
The usual story was rehearSed, and the Court
held the matter over until Monday next. for
the purpose of listening to an argument to
be advanced in favor of the deserted wife
aforesaid by Geo NJ. Reade Esq.
The Grand Jury, after acting ON a large
number of bills, was discharged by the Court
at O'Clock, p. VI. 1t is understood that a
motion condemning the present Court House,
and Of course looking to the erection of a
new one, was presented to said body, but it
received only six votes out Of the fun panel.
Another motion for the erection of an addi-
tiOn to the building was also voted down.
We ought to have a new Court House and