Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-02-11
Court Proceedings.
FEBEUARY IERM, 1880.
COMMONWEALTH CASES.


Cenuouvealth IS. Eimer StiDeling.
Ipdietmenr- Larceny taking goods
uai Of auction store. I. U. Parker,
rroseeuior. Not true bill.
Commonwealth vs. james Sulouf.
Observation-Disclosures and baStardy
EleG SJrawser, prosecutrIx. Not a
rBs bill COuuty TO pay costs.
Commonwealth ". David Shellen-
berger. Observation-Disclosures and
bss,2rdy. Child unborn. ontiRued
By renewal of recognizauee to April
term.
Commonwealth VS.. HAYS Speakman.
I0dij;ueut-Foruicatiou and oastarty.
Child Uaborn. Renewal of bail, and
e0siiuuyd to April term.
Commonwealth vs.. 4. Il Memm;ng
e. Observation-Disclosures aud bas-
i-riy. Child not Yet born, aud iecog
lzancs renewed TO April term.
Commonwealth vs. James Carroll.
Iadictmeut-Tramp- True bill Sen
;suesi to 80 days in county jail.
Commonwealth VS.. Frank Bell. In
tctment-Tramp. True bill. Sen
fenced to 80 days ic county Jail.
Trial LIST.
4 number of cases we're settled, and
,humbsr continued
In the case of John b. McCahan and
sife. aud John Ree6er and wife, against
David Mover, the verdict was IN favor
cf tie women. The trouble grew out
e; = claim that Meyer had against Nc
Cshaa aud Reeoer. Meyer bad a writ
Issued, aud the Sheriff, by virtue of the
wit, proceeded to satisfy the claim out
Of the personal property of McCahan
sud keeder; but before the satlsfac-
,lon Of the claim was made the wives
oi the men just mentioned put In
claim of ownership to one colt, two
COWS, three head of young cattle and
spring wagon. Verdict for plaintiff.
David MeCahan VS.. David Meyer
Case nearly as above, to try the n'ie OF
Osnership of mare that had been
levied 90 6y the Sheriff Verdict TOR
dsieudant.
In the case of lunscy as against
Ssuuel Alexander, q verdict WAS found
Tor defendant This was the longest
ease Of the term. About forty Wit
Hes>es we're examined, and testified as
70 taeir belief or knowledge OF the
business capacity Of the mind Gf Sam
uei Alexander. Mr. Alexander is about
y years Of age. The prosecutor al
legged that h3s mind is IL such cOndI'
fCn that be i not capable Of managing
lls estate, but that he has been squau-
dsF'ng 1t b making 1t appear thai
he is lunatic 1t was expected that she
estate could b. taken away from h''
arrangement, but, as above stated, tht
tdJrt to establish has lGuacy failed =
Lawyers 10 the eaSe-Atkins0n and Mc
'leea for plaintiff; Lyons, Parker and
etone for defendant.
L. i. Hunter and W. H. Drennei
Dah1G4 hllhu>S- tfhiSt i'A
III. THIS suit was 20 recover on
lTomlssOTy note that 1t appears had
teea obtained in peculiar way. Som'
tine in May, 1873, Mr.. knouse va
SoFklng il a field Oh bis farm IN ous
qaehanna tosnship, when an ageE
Grove up and desired TO enter into
ba'lRess engagement with hun TO sci
maebines to grind reaper knives. Mr
Mouse thought that there might be
Business in the grinders, and concluded
70 order one dozen of the machines a
% 0U piece. The agent drew out
hlank contract for knouse to sign
Mouse had left his "specks" at hom
aud eonld not read the contract, bu
s'l!l be signed. In June following,
second man representing the reape
sharpeOers came to see Mr. kDouse
aud wanted to know why be had 40
ified the reaper sharpeners, which ha'
Deem sent to MIllerstown for him, an
tast wss the first time knouse kne'
mat the machines had been sent anv
wnere to his address. The agent sal
me!e are three dozen of them. knous
SAID, contracted for one dozen. Th
agent got out the contract; Knouse &c
'ot his speeks, and, sure enough, tber
as had signed for three dozen. Th