The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-03-10
Cambria County Court Calendar.
WHAT JUDGE, JURY AND JAW HAVE BEEN
DOING FOR JUSTICE THIS WEEK.

DUNG FOR JDeTiCk THIS WEEK.
The March term Of our County Court con
vened on Monday last at O'Clock, P. NJ,
judge Richard Watson, of Bucks county
presiding in the absence of Judge Dean, and
Associates Flanagan ana Masters m the
Bench. The Grand Jury, Of which William
Cuthhert was selected as foreman, wascalled
and sworn, and. after receiving a few in
structions from the Court, retired The list
OF Traverse Jurors was then read after
which the names of the members Of the Bar
were called for motions, etc. A half dozen
or more persons we're invested with the tega
of citizenship during the afternoon, and at
O'Clock Court adjourned until O'Clock on
TUESDAY MORNING.
The first business before the Court on re-
assembling Tuesday forenoon was the SEN
fencing Of Mrs. Annie Walker for assault
and battery. The defendant had turned her
back on the last sessions, after being con-
victed, and without awaiting the formality
Of sentence, and hence she was brought
back on Court process, and as It appeared
she had been in jail about ten DAYS while
the case Itself being trivial one, the ser
tence of the COnrt was that she paw fine of
one dollar and costs.
The first case called was the Com'th VS..
William Dorian. Defendant was charged
with larceny and a hill Of Indictment found
at last sessions. In the meantime the prose-
cutor, John Porter. died. and there being no
evidence to Law before the Jury verdict of
not guilty. was rendered and defendant dis
charged.
Com'th VS.. Jacob Jacobv John Jacohy
and Samuel ShrOck -ipdictment. forcihle
entry and Getaner. A motion to duash the
Indictment was made. as the two offences
were united In one count i'm the Indictment
District Attorney SPchier amended the in
dictmPnt so as 70 strike ont the charge Of de-
tainer. after which the question was argued
and the judge overrulrd the motion to quash
and permitted the amendment, whereupon
! the case proceeded.
The only civil case on the list was cOntfn-
upd hv consent, preceding the trial above
named. After two or three witnesses had
been heard in the case on trial. Judge Wat
son called the attention Of the counsel en-
ga god to the iaw fntimatiug grave doubts at
the same time as 70 the evidence hearing ont
the charge made. The trial tnwevpr was
allowed 70 proceed. and occupied The Court
until noon, when Judge Watson decided that
the case must fail but allowed the question
Of costs to be disposed of Sy the iurv IN
compliance with the above Instructions the
jury retired and or the following morning
brought in q verdict which comprises the
payment OF three fourths of the costs bv the
first named defendant. Jacob .Tarobv and
the remaining one-fOurth by the prosecutor
Christian Dipplp, while the defendants Gem
erallv were found not guilty. The costs in
the case amount To two hundred and seventy
one dollars and some cents, this having been
the third time il was tried.
Com'th vs. John Dignam-indictment
shown TO he Young man of good character
and the only support Of his aged parents
and ip view of these facts she Court upon
plea of guilty. heino entered. sentenced ac-
cusPd to nav the costs and enter into his own
recngnizance to Ne of GOOD behavior for the
term Of two years, and in the meantime to
he held liable to a sentence of imprisonment
at discretion of the Court.
COm'th vs. Michael Higcins-indictment
larceny of a horse and buggy Mol pros en-
tered hv leave nf Court upon pavment Of
costs hv defendant Some doubts Of the
sanity ~ the accused were entertained by
the Court hence the light sentence imposed
his friends having promised To take care of
him. He will he remembered as the party
who stole the horse and buggy Of Rev. Bro
. Lawrence O'Donnell, of Loretto from I'm
front of the residence of Rev Father Bowie
at GallitZin, some time
COm'tE Va. Francis O'NeilI-assauIt and
battery on little boy. 1t was shown bv
witnesses that O'Nein struck the little hny
with n pick. knocking him down and render
inc him senselesS, the doctor finding him un-
conscious when he called. Young son of
John wilkins, decd, Of Lilly's was the pros
ecutOr
In the case Of the Com'th VS. Richard
GRADY. charged by Constable StutZman with
kinding FIRE on property owned ny the P
X. r. Co, at East COnPmauph. the Grand
jury returned mot a true bill and the coun-
ty to paw the costs ="
Licenses were taken up on Tuesday even
ing and petitions for and rpmnnstrances
against quite number were read and com
mPnted upon until II O'Clock, when Court
adjourned until Wednesday morning with
out having reached certain and numerous
Johrstnwn applications against which re-
mOnStrancrs were presented and with re
gard to which the heaviest battle of the cam
paign was expected.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Associate judges met at 3 O'Clock and con
tinued the hearing Of appiicationsfor licenses
until 10 O'Clock. A. NJ
Meantime the South Fork shooting case.
in which - Myers was prosecutor audFrank
Gray ct al def't, was called M and occupi4d
the remainder Of the day without reachinga
conclusion, the granting of licenses having
delayed its progress.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
the following additional licenses were grant
ed for JohnstOwn Jnseph Bnxler, Frederick
Bender, Mary Crnssin Winn, Joseph Knst
Thomas Kinney. John NJ King
At about O'Clock the Grand Jury returned
Thomas II. Heist and P. F. Brown of Fb-
enShurg. for selling tQuor on SUNDAY and To
minors, and Mrs. Christiana Foster. aIsn of
E5enshnrg, for keeping a gambling house.
The petition for the incorporation of
Gru0Otown into borough was approved
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Eating house licenses were granted to Inn.
Brown3of Clearield twp, John r. Ssveenv of
Allegheny twp, and p. F. Kirby of VIII.
more, while the applications os Geo. Crook
OF Chest twp, and Scott Burns Of Chest
Springs we're held under advisement until
next week.
THURSDAY FORENOON.
The case OF the Com'th VS.. Frank Grav.
VIM. Jones' ST. VIM. Joffps ir Jas Jones
Jn" Bradwen, Francis O'RouI Ike and others
known aS the South Fork shooting case. is
on trial as we go to press.
LIQUOR LICENSE LIsT.-Up to Wednesday