The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-05


the county Jail.
Com. VS.. Will J. Cuthbert-Assault
and battery, true bill. Defendant
pleads guilty Sentenced to pay q
fine of $40 and costs, $26.4o, and re-
main in custody of the Sheriff until
sentence is complied with.
Com. VS.. Samuel Roof - Selling
liquor contrary TO law, a true bill.
Verdict-defendan not guilty, but
that he pay one-half the costs. SEN
fenced to pay one-half the costs, aud
remain in the custody of the Sheriff,
dc. Costs amount to $50,29 cents.
Com. VS.. Matthias Becker. - Malc-
ious mischief. MOI pros upon pay
ment of costs, $l4 90.
Com. VS.. John Rohn,-Bigamy. A
true bill. Verdict Defendant not
guilty.
Com. VS.. Penrose Chadwick. k.-Forni-
cation and bastardy. A true bill.
Continued.
OYER AND TERMINER.
The Commonw ealth of Pennsyl-
vania VS.. Michael OHern. Murder.
A true bill. Defendant arraigned and
pleads guilty of manslaughter of
Elizabeth O'Herin on second count Of
the Indictment. Sentenced to pay a
fine of 500 to the County and costs,
$99. 10, and undergo imprisonment in
the Western Pcnitentiary for period
of eight years.
ROAD MATTERS,
Petition for public road from house
of Henry Hetrick to Ridgway and
Brookville road in Horton township.
Eugene Lentz appointed surveyor
Jerome Powell and j. S. Hyde view
erS.
Petition for public road to lead from
the mouth of Indian Run to point
on the X. w. r. and st. Mary's State
road. Eugene Lentz appointed sur
veyor, b. f. Ely and S. a. Olmstead
viewer.
Petition for public road from John
Mosier's to John Murphy's in Fox
township. Eugene Lentz, appointed
surveyor; J. c. McCallister and Nor
ris Sherman viewers.
Viewers in matters Of road to lead
from John G. Deth's house III Ben
Finger township to School No. 9 on
Roseay road in said township, find
that the road is not necessary as a
public or private road.
In the matter of the road to lead
from the dwelling house of James
Cockburn in Benezette township, Elk
Co., Pa, to point in the highway
leading from John w. Overturf's coal
mine OH the same highway. Charles
Weis appointed viewer in place of G..
G. Messenger who declined to serve,
and order enlarged to next term.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Geo. w. Wurzel and G. H. Noyes
admitted to practice in the several
Courts Of Elk county.
Statements of receipts and expendi-
lures Of Ridgway township filed.
w. G. Healy appointed clerk for
Ridgway township in place nf.Ias. III.
Ross, Jr., resigned.
Petition of citizens of Ridgway
township for the = division of said
township into two election districts,
and that three disinteresied persons
be appointed commissioners, etc. J.
G. Malone, Chas. McVean and J. j.
Taylor were appointed said commits
sioners by the court.
NJ. S. Kline appointed examiner in
the divorce case of Catherine McGar-
vey, by her next friend Geo. Morgan,
VS.. John McGarvey.
Anson e. Fredenburg appointed
clerk for ST ring Creek township to fill
a vacancy caused by tie vote at the
spring election.
Petition of Louis Gels for order fol
additional tax to be levied to pay debts
of Benzinger township. An additional
tax Of ten mills ordered by the court.
Orville II. Miner appointed Auditor
for Spring Creek township to fill va
cancy caused by the removal of Aud
itor A. w. Irwin.
Petition of Commissioners of Elk
county for approval of loan. The loan
to be for 5000 in denominations as
follows: $4,000 in $780," $780, anC
"$l000," due in five years with inter
est at 6 per cent per annum. Princi
pal payable at the option of the
County Commissioners after three
years from the date thereof Also
500, 900 in "$l00," "$500n and $4,000
due in ten years. but redeenable at the
option of the County Commissioners
after five years from the issue thereof
with interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum payable semi-annually
Petition approved by the court.
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.
To the Honorable the Jtdges O.
| quarter Sessions of the Peace in dno
for the County Of Elk, May Sessions
1879. The Grand Inquest Of tn,
Comm nonaUealth Of Penn yluunia, n,
qujring for the County Of Eyh, in al
matters relating to the same, do re
$pecUuly report:
That they have acted upon eigh
bills of indictment of which eigh
were found true bills.
We beg leave further to report
That the county Jail is in clean anC