The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-20

blllty. M'Alister, atty.
InQuisition on an unknown man,
found dead in the borough of Marysville
confirmed. Wallis, atty.
Report OF Calvin Nelson, Auditor in
the assigned estate of VIM. Holmes, fl
ed.
Alias subpoena for divorce granted to
VIM. Jacobs VS.. Matilda Jacobs. Jun
kin atty.
Subpoena in divorce awarded Cleo. S.
Drexler vs.. Alwilda Drexler. M'Intire,
attorney.
Subpoena in divorce awarded VIM.
Shoaff VS.. Elizabeth Shoaff, and John
s. Wetzel, Esq, appointed to take testi-
mony.
w. N. seibert, Esq., presented remonstran
ces from tho boroughs of Newport and Millers-
town, aud Chas. A. Barnett, Esq, from the
borough of Bloomfield and Shermansdale.
After careful investigation which was only
concluded on Tuesday night, the result was
refusal of license TO Peter Wertz OF Newport,
and the cases of Wm. Shearer of Newport,
Shuman Miller and Henry Martin of Mlllers-
town were held over.
During the progress of the court an ex-Judge,
the Hon. Jacob Shelbley of Spring twp, now
over four score years of age, made his appear
ance In the court room, and by a special invi-
tation of Judge Junkin, took his seat on the
Bench. L. s. Doty, Jr., a member of the
Juniata county bar was present part of the
week and by his genial disposition and agreea-
BILE manner won strong expression of good
feeling from the members of the bar. On
motion of Chas. A. Barnett he was admitted to
practice In the several courts of this county.
The Sheriff's deeds were acknowledged In open
court on Wednesday, aud considerable
amount of general business was transacted at
odd intervals until about O'Clock on Saturday
p. NJ. when court adjourned until the 4th day
of May next. On Monday afternoon District
Atty Wallis called up the case of Com. vs..
WIN. Hess, and Com. VS.. James Kitner. These
were both charges of desertion, but no prose-
eutors appeared and the cases were dismissed
and the costs directed to be paid by the
county.
On Tuesday morning the civil list was
opened and the first case called was Jacob L..
Liddick vs.. Chas. Troutman. The defendant
in this case originally had Judgment on
record against the plff. which he collected by
means of an attachment execution which he
issued against one of his creditors, and at the
same time collected an amount of usurious
interest beyond the legal amount of judgment.
To recover back the excessive interest, suit was
instituted before a justice of the peace by
Liddick who recovered judgment for the
amount of his claim. From this Judgment
Troutman appealed, and this case was the
appeal thus taken. After hearing the case the
Court decided that the case could not be sus-
tanned for want of jurisdiction In the Justice
who rendered the Judgment and that the
Pln took a non suit. M'Allister for plff.
Potter and Sponser for deft.
Urah Shuman Admr etc, of Robert Thomp-
son deed vs.. W. X. s. Cook, followed. Suit
was brought by plff. to recover the balance
due upon contract of the following nature.
Robert Thompson in his lifetime was the owner
of a tract of land in Junata county. Deft.
secured the leave to cut locust pins thereon at
a certain price per thousand. These pins are
pieces of timber used by ship-builders. 81 ,52l
pins were cut and taken away, and in addition
therto Thompson boarded deft's. hands while
the work was going on. Certain payments
had been made aud the balance claimed was
S91 Ga. The deease was that Jos. Foreman
was really the contractor with Thompson and
that Cook was to purchase the pins from
Foreman, but upon application of Thompson
to him, he agreed to become responsible for
the payment of all the pins of a marketable
quality delivered at the railroad that only a
certain percentage of the pins thus delivered
were ht to be shipped aud for all that had been
accepted he had already paid, and as to the
balance they were useless except for firewood
The jury found for plf. a verdict of Sl02.S7.
The old common law recognized the right of
married women to receive certain allowance
designated as spin money" but this is the
first case on record in our courts where pin
money was allowed to the estate of married
man. w. A. Sponsler>for plH w. II. Sponsler
and M'Irtire for deft.
DR.. A. A. Murray VS.. The Farmers Bank of
MillerstOwn was the next case. While the
bank was in operation DIR. Murray became
endorser on bank note for Dr. s. L. Linea-
weaver. AT the same time Dr. Murray was a
depostor in the bank and when the note be-
came due the funds he had on hand were
applied to its payment. The defense was that
the note contained an agreement to pay five
per cent. collection and under ruling of the
Supreme Court was therefore not negotiab BILE,
and hence there was no liability on the part of
the endorser to the bank, and as DIR. Murray
did not owe the bank they had no right to
apply his funds to the payment of the debt of
DR.. Lineaweaver. The jury rendered verdict
for plh. for $2l1 10, but the uestion involved
being mainly one of law, the Court directed
the entry of bill to show cause why q new
trial should not be granted. M'Intire for plG.
Barnett for deft.
The case next taken mp on the civil list was
Jacob Flesh VS.. Henry Gambler. This was
an action Of ejectment TO recover possession OF a
lot of groundi in Marysyille borough. II was a lot
to which Henry Gambler had an equitable title for
certain amount OF purchase money paid. Fleish
er bought his pterest therein at a Sherih's sale,
and then brought this action to recover posses
sion. No defense being made the jury rendered
verdict for the plaintiff for the land described in
the pr9clpe Sponsler for pill McAllister for deft
P. X Brandt Cashier of Peoples Bank VS.. Da-
vid Mccoy and Singleton Sheaifer. Sometime
since some Patent Right gentlemen induced
Ing Of Patent Wagon Holster for which he gave
a note without the clause "glven for Patent
Right contained therein as the Act OF Assembly
requires This note was taken to w. II. Mnnlck,
who discounted IL and who induced the bearer
Sing etOn Sheatfer, to add his name to that of Nc
Coy as better security for its payment, and then
assigned the note to the present ptf. The de-
Tense was that the machines were worthless and
also that there was material alteration OF the
note which relieved Mccoy from payment On
motion Of Plaintiffs the Court directed the name
OF Sheafer TO be stricken from the note, and then
went to trial. Verdict for pf. for s33 GO. A mo-
ton was made and rule entered for new trial.
Mclntire for plff., Barnett for deft
w. Il. Minick VS.. Henry Dout and Herman