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

( CorJRT PROCEEDINGS. The June term of
our County Court convened fer the nrSt
week at II o'clock, A. NJ, on Monday last,
Judpe Dean and his Associates. MesSTs-
! Flanagan and Thomas, Deing on the bench.
Immedia selv afte. assembling, the list of
Grand Jurors was called, all wtO had been
summoned answering to their names, as did
also nearly all the Traverse Jurors. Mr.
Alex Kennedy, of JohnstOwn, was appoint
ed foreman of the Grand Jury, and Messrs.
Jas. Myers, of Ebensburg, and Josiah Wat
ers, of JOhnstOwn, chosen as the constableS
to take charge of the JurIes. Ihe reports
of the several cOnstables of the county were
then handed in, and the list of attorneys
called for the purpose of hearing motions,
petitions, etc, pending which Court adjourn
ed until P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at the hour indicated, when the
calling of the list of attorneys was completed
and the criminal calendar taken up, the first
case presented being that of the
Com'th VS.. CaTOn Lahey-asSault and bat
terv - LingIe, prosecutor. The jury re
turned a verdict of not guilty, but assessed
One-half the costs on each OF the parties.
Com'th vs.. James &. DaviS-foTgeTy. The
defendant in this case was charged with i'll
creasing the figures on couple OF checks Is
sued by the Gautier Steel Company, JOINS
town, and seeking to realize thereon III re-
quired but brief deliberatiOn on part OF jury
to reach the conclusion that he was guilty as
in manner and form indicted.
Com'th vs. Charles Elvin-arceny. This
was a case of stealing from the person OF
Mr. John d. Hughes, of JohnstOwn, the
amount gobbed being about forty dollars
On trial when Court adjourned at P. NJ, to
reasSemble at y. NJ. on
TUEsDAY-MORNING SESSION.
Court convened at O'Clock.
The Jury in the case of Charles Elvin,
charged with larceny, John D. Hughes, of
JOhnstOwn, being the prosecutor, returned
a sealed verdict finding the defendant guilty
as in manner and form indicted.
Com'th vs.. Charles Moore-larceny A
verdict of guilty was rendered by the jury.
COm'th vs.. Sebastian Graff-aSSault and
battery. The prOsecutriX in this case is the
wife of defendant, and there was the usual
amount of elimination and recrimination in
the trial of the cause. The jury, however,
decided that there was no cause for action,
though they saddIed plaintiff and defendant
with an equal share of the costs.
Com'th vs.. John Tibbott-assault and bat
terry; prosecutor, Lewis Hoover, of Ebens-
burg. Verdict, not guilty, and each party
to pay his own costs The defendant in
this case has probably learned that it don't
pay to interfere in family fights.
COm'th VS. Demetrius \. Clark-aSsault
and battery Simon p. Noel, prosecutor
This case was a disagreement between the
parties as to boundary lines, and the ill-feel-
ing engendeTed terminated in a ruction in
April last. The defendant was found not
guilty, and the prosecutor was ordered 10
pay the costs. One OF the witnesses in this
case was committed to jail for contempt of
court owing to the fact that he was not pres
ent when called upon, and when found was
so much intoxicated that he was Of no account
any way.
Com'th vs.. Charles CaIver,-assault and
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 desirous 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 a verdict of not guilty,
and added that his case would be properly
attended to further along.
COurt adjourned at - m