The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

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battery. The defendant has been confined
in our county jail for the past two months,
and gives uTdiSputable evidence of insanity.
The plaintiffs in this case, who sustain the
relation of father and mother t. the unfOr-
tuuate young man, We're not deSlrouS OF Sc
curing his conviction. except for the purpose
of bringing his mental condition to the atten-
tiOn of the Court. Taking these circumstan-
ces into consideration, Judge Dean directed
the jury to bring in verdict OF not guilty,
and added that his case would be properly
attended to further along.
Court adjourned at y m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at > O'Clock.
Com'th VS. Michael Steibick-Selling liquor
on Sunday and furnishing the same to be
drunk on his premises; Elizabeth Link, pros
ecutriX. The tTicl OF this case, which came
from Cambria borough, occupied about two
hours, and resulted in verdict of not gull
ty, the pT0SecutriX to pay the costs.
COm'th vs.. Charles REORGANIZATION and
haStardy: Annie CasSiday, prosecutriX. The
testimony was all in and arguments made
by six O'Clock, when the case was given to
the Jury with instructions if they agreed be
fore morning, to seal their verdict and bring
it in at o'clock, y. NJ, on Wednesday.
TIe Grand Jury having acted upon all the
bills presented to them, were discharged at
40 z. NJ, after being complimented by
Judge Dean for the manner in which they
expedited the business in their peculiar pro
Vince.
Court adjourned to meet at s o'clock the
following morning.
wEDNEsDAY-NORNING SESSION.
Court met at s o'clock, when a verdict of
guilty was rendered in the case of Charles
Rice
After the transaction of considerable Or
phans' Court business, the case OF the Com tn
vs. George Boiler, burglary and larceny, was
taken mp. The defendant plead guilty and
was sentenced to pay fine of $50 and costs
and 90 to iail for six months
COmth vs.. Elizabeth Jane Rose-adulteTy.
Not guilty. and the prosecutor, VIM. BTOder-
ick, to pay the costs
Comth ys. John Traff-aSsault and bat
taTy. Defendant submits and is ordered into
a recOgniZance to keep the peace.
COmth vS. Alexander MuTdOck-aSSault
and battery with intent to kill, and assault
and battery; John B. Craig, prosecutor.
The verdict of the jury was mot guilty"
Comth vs.. Henry Helsel-assault and bat
terry. Defendant ordered into a recogniZ-
ance in the sum of $500 to keep the peace.
Com'th vs.. Elias EdwardS-surety of the
peace Philip Jones, prosecutor After a
hearing by the Court the defendant was or
dered under bonds of $500 to keep the peace
for two years, al d the prosecutor was also
required to give bonds in the sum of $500 for
a like purpose and the same length of time.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at , O'Clock, when the case of
the Commonwealth vs.. Clement Burke,
charged with the murder of Andersen Volt,
a SWede, in JOhnstOWn on toe Goth of April
last was taken mp. After thirty-fOur names
had been drawn from the wheel, the follow
ing jury was obtained lIeydOn McG uire,
. George HeTShberger, William Clement. John
Gill, John Beck, David Burkheimer, Charles
FurIOng, John ID. LantZv, John HOgue,
David Stevens, Joseph Bo!ey and jacob G..
Homer.
( Upon arraignment, Burke pleaded not
guilty, and demanded a trial 'by God and
his country"
The case for the prosecution was opened in
4 brief speech by District Attorney Rose.
who with Chal. /. Dick, Esq, represents
the Commonwealth
The testimony of Ole Ferdinand Svins sen.
John johnson and Oscar Andersen, three
fellows -SwedeS who boarded in the same
house with Volt Cat Mrs MCune's, corner
of Franklin and Broad streets), was received.
/ 1t differed in no essential particular from the
story each told before the Coroner, an epi-
/ tome of which appeared in the FREEMAN
shortly after the commission of the homicide.
I Two of these SwedeS were unable to speak
/ English, and the sci vices Of an interpreter
were thereby rendered necessary Stephen
. 7. Warner, JohnStOwn policeman, testified
to having visited Mrs. NJ M'Cune 5 house on the
[ night of the 26th OF April, in company of
Chief Harris, and to seeing the body of the
dead Swede lying on bed. DR.. W. b. Low
. man, the physician who made the pOSt-mOrienl
examination, testified to the effect that the
death OF the Swede was produced by wound
T caused by bullet. He produced the bullet
which was given in evidence Joseph Ford
youth who slept in the bed with Burke on
the night of the 26tn of April, testified
/ AMONGST other things that Volt pushed
. Burke, when the latter shot him. Chief-of-
police Harris testified that he reached Mrs
. M'Cune's house on the night of the homicide
but couldn't find him; that he then visited
/ Conemaugh, and subsequently Altoona in
quest of him, and that while i'm the latter city
he learned that Burke had given himself up
to the Pittsburgh police
This closed the testimony for the prosecu.
. ton. Col. Linton opened for the defence
and at the close of his remarks-that is To saw
at 5.45 o'clock-Court adjourned till next
( morning.
HURsDAT-NORNING SESSION.
The testimony for the defence in the Burke
case was in at 1890 o'clock, when pleading
of counsel began and continues as we go t,
press Thursday EOen.)