The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-10-13
County conrt Rnsinoss.

County Court Business.
October term # Court convened in the
Court Houi ie, at Mauch Chunk, on Monday
morning at ten o'clock. Judges Packer and
Meendsen were on the bench, and, curing
the absence Of Judge Dreher, the returns of
constables were received, after which an
adjournment was made until one o'clock.
In the afternoon Judge Dreher and AS
sociates were present, when the Grand Jury
was sworn and thcsession formally opened.
The first case allied was that of the Com
mon wealth (Annie Dotler as prosecutrlx)
against Sophia Andrews, for creating dis
turbance. After a short deiberatlon the
Court dismissed the case, allowing TO each
party the privilege Of paying halt the costs.
A petition was presented by Attorneys
Siewers and L'VIlle for the discharge of a
man named Evans, as insolvent AT June
term he was found guilty on the charge OF
fornication and bastHrdY. He claims that
that he is unable 10 support the illegltimate
child, although his wages are so a month,
| In the absence of Judge Packer the Court
reserved its decision.
The Grand jury returned a true bill in
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misappropriston OF school funds.
Com VS.. Thomas Beltz, Tor alleged deser-
ton OF his wife aud children was next call
ed. Incompatibility of temper had caused
trouble for some years. The case was dis
missed, the Court instruoting the parties to
60 home to Bloomindale and live in peace,
and if they did not succeed in doing that,
to appear at next term Of Court.
| TUESDAY.
Com. VS.. Mrs. Philip Zimmerman to-
dictment, threatening to kill Isabella Ken
nedy. The case was dismissed Isabella
being allowed TO pay all the costs.
Com, VS.. Hugh Mcbride and Grace Me-
Bride; threats. owen Ferry, prosecutor.
The Court kindly allowed each party to pay
one halt the costs.
The commonw nwealth VS.. William NJ Bal
liet; indictment, iOruication and bastnrdyj
Miss Agnes Snyder, prusecutrix. Guilty,
| Sentenced TO pay for the support OF her
| child, Is cents week Tor four years and 5O
ceuls week for three years.
Commonwealth VS.. David Beltz, ct. al
Prosecutor, Simon Walck Beltz and 9TH
ers, school directors oi Franklin township
were indicted for misapproprlaton of pub
lie money. The indictment charged that
they had expended over four hundred dol
lars for school books-mouey that had tsen
1 raised by taxation, and had distributed the
bvoks among the scholars Of the township
An argument to quash the indictment was
/ opened by Craig upon the grounds that
i there was no cause for an indictment. The
Judge ruled that IL was wrong for the de
fendants to appropriate the money as they
did, but that they could not be held a:
criminals. The indictment was quashed.
Com, VS.. Morgan Jenkins; assault and
battery, Maggie Eads, prosecutrix. Grand
Jury ignored the bill.
i "WEDNESDAY.
Com. VS.. Richard Miller, A. F. FreuiG
aud Charles Freuud, two indictments
Joshua Bell and John Pulaske, prosecutor
The scene occurred at Lehighton. On tLC
evening Of the 10th day of last Au gust, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, John Pulaske
Polnnder, and Joshua Bell were unde1
the influence of iAtoxicarts. Near the ho
tel short distance from the Central rail
road station they were assaulted by The
three defendants who were also inetriated
The PIlande on the witness stand ,througt
an INT, rpreter, said one OF the Freuna boys
Iuck him on the head and j. he hal 20
run away from him he would have beer
killed. Bell was not pat on the stand, buI
! he displayed 10 the jury sears OF the wounds
he received upon the face. The defendant
denied having assaulted the prosecutors, o.
doing them any bodily injury. They
swore that Bell was ',uralyzed drunk
J and fell on the ground, thereby inhictinI
the wounds upon his face. All of the at
torneys concerned in the case had voic
in the summing up of the evidence. Th
jury rendered a verdict OF "not guilty" il
the case in which Puiaske was prosecutor
directing the three defendants to pay al
costs. In the case in which Joseph Bel
was prosecutor the jury rendered a verde
of mot guilty." directing the prosecutor l.
pay one quarter of the costs and the de
iendunts to pay on quarter each.
THURSDAY.
Com. VS.. Thomas Jones. There were tw
separate indictments against Jones, one, 70
: assault and battery on the person of Josep
Lager; the other for the satue offences com
mlIted against Henrietta, vile Of Lager
S The jury returned verdict of guilty upo
2 both indictments. Sentence of the Cour
was that Jones should pay $40 and tn
r costs of both prosecutions and suffer thirt
days imprisonment In the county Jail.
Com. VS.. John Ferry; indictment assauI
and battery on Ann Gallagher. Nerdic
not guilty, granting to John Ferry Tn
$ privilege OF paying two thirds Of the cost
within ten days, and Ann Gallagher tn
9 small liberty OF paying one third With
I the same time.
l Com. vs.. Bernard Phillips; indictmer
= embezzement. Prosecutor, j. c. Rutte
l The case lad only commenced when W
t closed our columns for this issue.