The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-06-20

proceedings last week closed with the case Of
Hite vs. Martin and StOneback, which was
on trial as we went TO press Wednesday af-
ternoon. This was an action brought TO re-
cover the price Of certain logs cut by defend
ant and delivered In Backlick creek The
verdict of the jury was in the sum OF =, 200
FOR the plaintiff. with interest from 1871.
Following is an epitome Of the business
transacted during the residue Of the week
The case Of Schwartz < Mansbach vs.. Ny
ers summons tresSpaSs on the ease on prom
ises fell through and a nOn-suit was entered.
4 Jury i'm the case OF LLOYD ct a. vs.. Mellon,
appeal. rendered a verdict of $50 for the de
fendant.
The next issue. and one which attracted
widespread interest. was the breach OF
promise case of Mrs. Margaret Palmer
against Robert NiZ Both parties live i'm
East C0nemaugh. The plaintiff is daugh-
ter Of Mr.. samuel PrinGle. Of Sunmerhlll
township. Her husband was JAS. n. Pain
or. q son Of Wm. Palmer. Esq, formerly OF
Wiimore and subsequently of JohnStovn.
James was dispatcher ON the ?. +. +. ct
East COnemaugh at the time OF his death,
which occurred i'm February, 1873, and was
caused by railroad accident SupSequ uenI
to this Mrs Palmer engaged in the vocation
OF keeping a boarding house, to earn liveli-
hood. and amongst her bOardeTS was Mr..
NiZ the defendant in the case, who had sue
ceeded to the deceased PalneTS position OF
deSuarcher As stated by Mrs. Palmer ia
her testimony, the relationship Whleh grew
mp between herself and N1Z speedily became
most affectionate- She was ruled by him ab-
SOiUtplN in matters pertaining 10 DOJn love
and business and a formal contract of mar
rage for some day in the future was entered
into between them. But, as usual, the course
of true love followed a channel other than
the smooth one and Mis- affection Waned
and in time was totally wiped out. In the
summer of 1876 he transferred his personal
effects to Il rival boarding-houSe, kept by
Mrs Alexander. Of which he became an in
mate \ short time subsequent to this, Mrs
r-4h h fs a
tv was charged on Niz. He denied the soft
Impeachment but a jury sworn to hear the
testimony concluded to be governed IN their
verdict by Mrs Pa.merS version OF the aIar
and NiZ was sentenced accordingly. Not
long after the birth of the child, it was dis
covered that Niz had not only transferred
his trunk and other things to the rival board
ing-houSe. but his affections also which were
given into the keeping of its fair propretresS.
He and Mrs Alexander, who IS represented
to be an eStimahle woman, were eventually
married. Then IL was that Mrs. PamerS
wrath at mans incOnStancy and duphcitY
boiled over, and she entered suit for breach
of promise. laVing damages at SJ,oop. Mr.
NiZ in his statement to the Court, put IN
general denial of the promise to marry the
plaintiff. TWO men, named james Griffith
and James X. Wilson, who boarded with
Mrs Palmer at the time she became encjeRte,
and who feared. as alleged, that the Datcrn-
tv of the child would be TccFOned against
them. or either OF them, and professed some
anxiety as to the resultant consequences, lad
ekiDnpd ont They are row living in Mar
shall c0unty. Texas and deposition from
each was presented to Court. In these de
positions they admitted having illicit inter
course with Mrs. Palmer, and couple OF
letters from the pr0S9cutTiN to Wilson was
offered from which it appeared that upon
learning that the dispositions We're TO be Ia
ken she had written TO heSeech him and ms
companion todeny that they had ever enjoyed
her fayors The hearing IF this case occu-
10y
evening. They remained out all night, but
bv the time Of the ringing Of the bell next
morning had succeeded in clphering out That
the sum Of $3.50 would be the proper sum TO
apply TO the aSSUagcment Of the plaintln
laceTated affections
In the case of Nuttcr * Co. vs.. MTGough,
SunmO mOus trespaSs on the case, verdict of
S67 was rendered the piamtlh.
Court adjourned finally Mt 3 O'Clock Friday
afternoon, the following sentences having
first been pronounced
John Hooker had plead guilty 10 the sew
eral charges Of riot, assault and battery ami
malicious mischief the first week of Court.
BY the finding Of the jury in the cases of Nen,
Reighard. and Slick. indicted Jointly with
him on the same charges and acquitted, he
was relieved from the penalty attaching to
riot. while on the other two charges ne was
sentenced to imprisonment IN the county JAN
for the period of four months.
Frederick Hudson was charged with nav
ing stolen the sum of SO from Nj. G. HcDne,
consideration Of the fact that the stolen
money had been refunded so soon as Freder-
~ - Z - ;,,t. ,,,,..,.si.7, gF his senses q
itA A-ttt Sot llil' Pp99g7>iIi. 'i I-l -
lei Ht1;tucii, til tIidt tui7 W. ii'a ~ ~ ~
feuSc Of the sort, his previous good character
being Eouched for by a large number of the
residents Cl washington tHH Hi'AlI- anu
CorI+7 ,,.a- Ier,iarit ana instead of sending
1; e. g. -fT...s-,,4 him, f., .ro r.,
lI!ii " 20 ,.y 5 i-li'. ,, ,st
was also imposed on both him and Hooker.
The sentence of RphGccl NcDeyitt for
.aIfir,cr cr,a1-cf y-ff.L,ey- iTQucSad some time
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JUE0Es FOR SErTT-5tRFI; TERN The jury
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GRAND JURORS.
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Gr5.Ia Taf.-l r.r.iiier NiIIvffi. Boro-
Ad.}f.srarg.r 1Iltficvv H-f,,lever .Su.nrnityiIIe
Bcho Luke blacksmith ClearhcII Ts.p.
Edwards Edward. farmer. IiIlcI-licIl TFp.
Evans UanleI O.. sh5sinazer E5ensbur5 Boro'
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Titzfna-r Peter. farmer. Q CIearfieIt Twp
Iecl5v Tls.rh farmer C'r,tvIe Tyyp
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Noel John farmer Chest Tvlf
Eoddy James J. constable. ClcaCiiCld Twp.
kaes Thomas J., farmer. Cambria Twp.
Iaa5 Conrad. 72loon keeper johnstown B9ro
scch Theodore. carpenter Johuztown Boro'.
smith VIM =. iaTEnH White Twp
BEhiojt John +. farmer. Cambria Twp
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