Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-02-14
Court Proceedings.

wearing, and charging the grand
ury, was speedily transacted. Con- {
stables returns were received. d.
w. Beashor, Jeremiah Tressler, Al
ired Crimmeil and j. Calhoun, were
appointed tipstaves. The tipstave
is an officer that carries a long pole,
conducts the juries about from pace
to place, and preserves order, and
maintains the dignity of the Court
among the people wnen a crowd is
present Quite large lot of peti-
tons, rules, orders of sale, divorce
and peddlers license papers,
we're passed up to the Court and
acted upon before the trial list was !
taken up.
The case of John B. NJ. Todd, VS.. |
Samuel Murphy, Was continued.
The case of j. b. NJ. Todd VS.. John
Dearing was continued.
The case of Mary Ragan VS.. Over
seers of the Poor OF Mlfiilntown was
ruled for arbitration.
The case of B. F. Oliver vs.. The
Pennsylvania Mutual Aid Society
was Continued, and defendants III
structed to file more spacinc bill
OF defense.
The case of Solomon Dressler, for
usa VS.. Frank Portzline WAS contin-
ued
The case Of Jacob Bergy vs. Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, was con-
/ tlnued.
Alter the civil cases that were in
( tended Tor continuance had been
STRICKEN off the trial list, the Com
monweaitn cases Inat nad been con-
tInued AZ the December term We're
called, anu the afternoon OF Monday
found the court we'll on with the
case OF the Com. VS.. John Waller.
Indictment, LIST. selling liquor TO per-
SONS OF known lntemperate haoits.
IND. selling IN less quantities than
ono qosit, BID. selling To persons
visioiy affected by Intoxicating drunk,
4ln, sciiug liquor TO persons after
having been notlhed not to Sell.
Ihonias A Elder, prosecutor. True
olli as to the Ist, lnd, and 4th counts
. and not q tue bIli as To the ord count
, Inc foundation caI5e cf the iegaI
. proceedings against Waller had lis
oriSen lii the raolts OF the father-In
law oi the prosecutor. DIR. Eider
the prosecutor, had notified the de
feudent not to sell Intoxicating nquol
TO MS Iatner ln-iaw, and DeneVlns
I,ial his notice had Deen dlsreSarded
suit was formulated under the foul
5 above stated counts. Inc case arous
ed a great interest III the mInd vi th'
community. Many witnesses wer'
summoned, and u number Oh cltiZen
{ were present III the courl room, an'
heard fellow citizens testify as q
their drinking naDlts, intempera5
:. habits, or drunken habIts, Just as lii
tablts OF tle citizen UnaeI IRE Iror
. the witness stanu appeared 10 Ok
! One witness, euItor A. u. BOnsa
: co,II not be found, search by ia
sheriff revealed the fact that he ws
ont of town, but that IS not evIdenc
tnat he left town to avoid the VII
s ness stand. The defense put nun
e Der of citizens on the stand VINO te:
Y tiled to the peaceabie AMI qmet d'
portment of the defendant, ever sine
IF lie has lived in this community. Sel
n diet guilty in manner and form q
r indicted.
h Tho next case vas that of th
Com. vs.. L. B. Nixon, Indictmen
n list. selling liquor to persons {
> known incorporate habits, 2, seilin
}, liquor to persons visibly affected b
n Intoxicating drinks. Prosecute
Thomas 4. Elder. Verdict, guilt
on first count, only.
70 Com. vs. Ellen Patten. charge
- Indictment. concealment Of bastar
~ - child. This case also came up fro
" the December term. at which a ju
hung itself upon its considerably
D, In this new trial the commonweaii
III submitted no evidence. Verdict, N
ne guilty. County to pay costs.
;e Com. VS.. r. G. Kaufman, Indie
ment, Forrication and bastard
o. Mamie Z. Sieber, prosecutor, tr'
Is, bill. Settled by the parties thel
st selves.
st Com. VS.. Robert e. Bonner, !
dictment. A professional tram
al which he himself declared before il
rs. tice Parker, evidently for the PIT
no pose of remaining III jail during t
er cold spell. The grand jury ignor
the bill and Robert e. Bonner "
turned out.
!iS M Com. VS.. Robert r. Gordon, ]
- -, dictment, Forgery. t. Van Irw
e prosecutor. True bill. Gordon CT
-. - fessed to the forgery. and was s.
~ fenced by the court TO term OF
Years and months In DE penlt'
Ter tiarv. The sheriff took HIM TO Pit
M burg, on Friday night.
=! Ire StrOup assault anu od'tt
BIS cases were ignored, and prosecute
Gil to pay costs
Com. VS.. Joseph Gray. Fornicatl
zen and bastardy, child unborn, and Ct
the continued.
Ist. The civil case of Wellington Bo
SEQ vs.. Amos Focht wss appealed by
III fendant.
The civil case of Louisa c. To,
asst who survives Margaret Todd,
ms, Richard DOYLE and b. L. Crozier, !
gel begun on Wednesday. the jury W.
svi- ont with it on Thursday after dim
ion and wrestled with it till Fro
Id morning. Verdict, for plaintiff
the sum of one dollar and Fifty cts
on The case of Daniel Knouse
N Amos Focht. was continued.
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