The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-10


CouBr PRocEEDrSes-Court met at 1920
o'clo"k- A ~, oD Monday last JUaSe Deait
presiding, with Associates Flanagan ana
Thomas occupying their usual positions on
the Bench.
The list OF Grand Jurors was called, and
the fun panel answered with the exception
OF the following named James Kelly T. T.
Baker. Jacob Mc1iiile2, George ". GageBy,
H2d Charles y. Dlmabu. bir. ) ohm StengeT,
of JohustOWu. was appointed foreman. and
Constable Anthony Gin, OF Chest township
was appointed as officer 10 take charge OF
the body, as messenger, etc, during sessions
The Grand Jury retired to their private
room after listening 60 - biiei charge from
the Court ON the nature of the duties they
were expected TO perform.
All the Traverse Jurors answered TO tIelr
names excepting the following Stewart Us
borne, Charles Luther, Charles Douglass,
Samuel NcAdam5, Alex kiigOTe, John Kin
ney, Martin Logan, Leo Wss, James Nc
Kinney, William j. Shirley, Walter Dibert,
| and Elias Tyler. OF these, as well rs OF those
1 answering to their names both OF Grand and
Traverse Jurors, several were discharged
I from service for good and sufficient reasons.
The list Of COnstablea was then called, Tor
the purpose Of receiving The usual quarterly
returns; when, at - O'Clock, NJ, Court ad-
journed.
AFTERNOCN SESSION.
Net pursuant to adjournment At O'Clock,
when list OF attorneys was called Amongst
other business, Mr.. Rose laid before Court
report of certain commissioners appointed
for that purpose Of a ylegGtire character re
garding q proposed division OF Miliyiile into
wards Mr.. SecAler stated the case OF Miss
/ Margaret James, of Cambria township, who
{ IS insane, and requires the guardianship Of
the county; and also the fact that }. II. Cul-
/ len, elected last Spring as constable of viii
more borough, had failed to qualify in that
capacity, which oversight was rectifed by
the appointment of George w. Pringle to
4 the position Mr. Kerr presented a petition
for q new bridge in Barr township.
ARGUMENT COURT.
BY agreement, the date of Argument
Court was fixed for Monday, January 5th.
Casper Roth, found guilty at last session
/ of Court Of libel preferred by Mrs. Lint, both
( parties of Johnstown, submitted to whatever
I penalty should be imposed upon him. The
libel as our readers viii remember, was al
legged to have been uttered through the inStrU-
mentality of the JOhustOwn Erte' Press, tie
editor of which paper, Charles I. Schubert,
was coujuintiy indicted with Mr. Roth and
. conformity convicted. Mr.. Mclaughlin
spoke for the defendant, and submitted a
statement from Roth, which embodied the
. absolute WithdVa val Of every thing GerCg2tO-
~ to Mrs Limits character contained in the
publication objected to, as well TO anything
and everything which might give aifr0nt.--
IN view Of this state OF affairs, Judge Dean,
though pOiutediy saying that in q case OF
this description it was seldom that imprisOn-
meut of greater OF less duration was not
imposed. Vet concluded the majesty Of the
law would be sufficiently indicated by tine
imposition on the defendant OF tne Of So
aud costs.
QUARTER SESSIONS REsUsIED.
The case Of the Commonwealth vs.. Joseph
Sweenv was next on the list. He was ChaTg
ed with assault and battery, in conjunction
with another traEsgressor, Eattigan by
name, who has not yet been captured. Nv
ING 10 the fact that the prosecutor, one Me
CIeight. showed only case which should
have been disposed Of before Justice, the
Jury returned verdict of not guilty and
that the prosecutor and the defendant each
Day oue-Lalf the costs.
The Commonwealth vs.. Arthur MgAIanus
larceny Edward W. Rodgers was prose
. cutor in this case, and the facts, condensed
are that the defendant troze fast to a satchel
. containing q number of valuable articles a
few weeks ago i'm JOhnstOWn. lie plead
/ guilty and threw himself on the mercy of
the Court in one of the most remarkable
. speeches ever uttered in a temple Of Justice
. With elOguence that would have done credit
. to any rOStUum he drew picture OF his own
Hfe-in good circumstances at one time-Iis
. temptation toward the commission of crime
. and his faIl-aUd for the space Of ten min
, utes unclaimed the hrcathleSs attention Of
both Court and spectators. But he evident
ly sliupcd uD in his narrative by the gTdtu-
itous acknowledgement that on a former oc-
. ca~i0u lac had served 2 term in one Of the
peuiteutiarjes with which this country is
blessed. and he was awarded one year and
six months In the TefurWatOry Institution To-
James Bradley, formerly Of LOgett0, bat
for some time past >cjoUruer in } Jonnstown,
was indicted for having borrowed gun and
forgotten to restore ii TO Its lawful owner,
Adam HumwpIl, a resident of tho town
aforesaid. The gun was worth about $50.
Brady had been in the custom Of buying
ard borrowing shooting irons from Hum
mel. paying for -oinc and returning Others,
but tins special ole H dispute was somehow
. marked "uuaccauHted for The iuTy
found the defendant guilty. Not yet sen
fenced
TUESDAY FORENOON.
Court met at O'Clock, and proceeded at
F once to the consideration of the case Of Chas.
Boucher who was found guilty OF carrying
concealed weapons He had previously
plead guilty to an assault on an officer Of the
Thomas Broderick, a tender youth, was
. convicted of horse stealing, but recommend
ed to the mercy of the Court.
Charles Bennett for having appropriated
to his own use the sum OF ten dollars be-
longing to Peter Gallagher, with which he
claimed to have been entrusted for safe
keeping. was found guilty Of larceny by
bailee.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
One youth convicted of disturbing relig-
fous meeting was sentenced to pay fine OF
s. and costs and go TO jail for ten days, and
another for larceny got a sentence Of ike
dimensions.
The Commonwealth vs.. George S Bea.
ID.
, Brown. the somewhat numerous name Of ar
Individual who not long since assaulted and
battered Evan Griffith, the former being &
prisoner in the county jail and the latter the
custodian Of said Institution. THIS case was
, not pressed, owing to the kind-he0Ttednes.
of the plaintiff and his friends, and Brown
or whatever yOu-cali- him. got off with q sen
: tcnce of one hundred days m jail, counting
: from the date Of his original incarceration il
that institution, which, reckoning by the al
manac, will tam him loose on society som,
time next week.
Charles Wilson, indicted for burglary, die
: the best thing for himself that IS in the re
cord bv pleading guilty. he was the partue
of the unfortunate Weaver, who was shO
: and killed while attempting to hurClarize th,
mercantile establishment of Y. S. Barker &
: Brother in this place.
Commonwealth vs.. William HiildebranC
, and William SwOpe-laTceHy. Ii wa
= charged against these defendants chat they
some months ago, entered the premises o
Leonard KIT. since deceased, al East Cone
mauch. and despoiied the same of guam
: tity Of whisky. etc The case went to tn
: jurv at the hour of adjournment.
. GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.
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