The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-10


for deft.
Com. VS., Francis Minlch--The de-
fendant Ia an unmarried lady living In
the upper part of the county, on prop.
erty adjolnng land owned by Conrad
Hench. The dwelling houses Of the re-
Hpectlve parties are In close proximity 10
each other and o pale fence marks the
line TO which each claims ownership OF
the land. AS q matter OF course each
party raises chickens, the chickens raise
things In the gardens and this raises the
mischief generally. How II may be In
the Millennium we do not know, but In
their unregenernte state women will
raise chickens. They must have them
TO accompany the flannel cakes when
the preacher comes, and TO lay eggs for
Easter, but II Is % melancholy truth that
Just so long as they continue to raise
them they Will quarrel with their neigh
bors. The Deft. found the prosecutors
chickens on her premises and, selling n
club she made several OF them lay with.
out the inducement Of nest egg and 10
the Injury Of the owners. When Con-
rad Hench and his daughter, Mrs. Jane
Nelgler ran to their rescue, Fanny left
the chickens and began TO lay on them.
The result was that they were brutally
beaten by Fanny before they made their
escape. On the other hand Fanny
claimed that she only acted on the de-
fensive and In doing 80 she reckoned up
among the casualties one of her legs
battered Into condition of unslghtly
dlscoloratlon. The verdict was guilty OF
assault and battery and not Of an aggra-
waited assault. Dist. Atty. Wallis and
Sponsler for Com.-Barnett for Deft.
Com. vs., beo Lantz--ThIs was an In
dlctment for stealing some slabs and
benches, the property OF the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Marys-
Vile. The bill was laid before the Jury
aud verdict OF not guilty taken. Dist.
Atty. Wallis and Potter for COM
Selbert for deft.
Same vs., Same--In this case the de-
fendant was indicted for stealing lack.
plane from Mr.. McKisson at or near
Marysville. The plane was discovered
at his house concealed In bed His de-
fense was that McKisson owed him
wages, and falling to pay he took the
plane on account, Intending TO deliver it
up when the account was paid. The
bill was found at the August Sessions,
1877 but, until this Sessions of the Court
Leo was non eat inventsts. The Jury
found him guilty and he was sentenced
to 90 days In the County jail, pay fine
OF vi, and the costs Of prosecution and
complied with. Dist. Atty. Wallis and
Mclntire for Com.-Seibert for deft.
Com. vs., John +. Baker Deft. was
charged with three counts In the bill of
indictment. 1st Rape, 2nd Attempts to
commit Rape and Bird Adultery. The
grand jury found true bill on the last
count only. The charge was that he
had appropriated to himself the conju-
gal rights Of the husband of Josephine
Gardiner. The grand jury believed he
had done so but that IL required no force
or fear of bodily harm to accomplish
this. A technicality was raised which
required the Court to instruct the jury
that they must find verdict of not
guilty which they did, but directed him
to pay the costs and the defendant went
away contrary to the expectations of the
audience who heard the evidence. Dist.
Atty. Wallis and McIntlre for Conn.,
Sponsler for Deft.
Com. vs., Thos McKelvy and Eliza
beth McKelvy - Indictment selling
liquor without license and selling liuuor
on Sunday. The defendants kept a ho-
tel in the well-known region of Mont
gomery's Ferry but had no license to sell
liquor. Notwithstanding this fact, they
sold our National beverage at sundry
times, and in Divers manners, and
for 1t with as apparent unconcern as IL
they were engaged In the pursuit of
useful and legitimate business. Verdict
guilty, and sentenced to pay q fine of
SOC each, and to remain In the custody
of the Sheriff until the sentence was
complied with, the term of imprison-
ment however not to exceed 80 days in
accordance with the Act of Assembly.
Dist. Atty. Wallis and Potter for Com.
-McAllister and McIntire for Deft.
This case ended the Criminal Courts
and the Civil list was resumed by taking
up the case of ID. M. Rickabaugh VS.,
James Patterson, administrator of Col
Inns Il. Patterson decd. This was an
old case having been brought several
years since. The Plaintiff and Collins
E. Patterson had been associated for
years in business. They were then un-
married men and kept house together at
their place Of business in Millerstown.
Patterson was a consumptive and n
months before his decease, he sold out to
his partner the Plaintiff, but continued
to live with him until he died and was
buried from his house. The claim was
for services rendered to him for the u
months and book account. Plaintiff
alleged that full compensation for all
trouble and expense had been made by
MIR. Patterson to the plaintiff In his
lifetime. This could not be proven to
the satisfaction of the jury and they
awarded a verdict of $S9710 to the
Plaintiff. Sponsler and McIntire for
Plff.-Barnett and Smiley for Deft.
Sponsler Junkin & Co. VS.. +. w. Glib
son. This was an action which grew
out of judgment that had been entered
long time since. The lapse of time
and subsequent transactions involved
the case in difficulty but after trying the
case from Friday afternoon until Satur-