Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-12

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town and P. F. Hagan. No. ~,
April term, 1888. Trespass N ct
armis. Defendants plea not guilty.
Settled.
Henry Brown VS.. Samuel 81. Brown
Continued.
T. A. Elder vs.. VIM Guss and
John Wald smith, Overseers of Mil
ford twp, Continued
William C. Brown VS.. Samuel 81.
Brown and Geo. W. Wilson, part
ners, trading as Brown & Wilson.
Settled.
John R. vanhorn vs. Nathan 7.
Vanhorn. Continued.
A. J. Williamson VS.. Alexander
Wallace, Executor of Jacob Thomp
son, decd. Continued.
An order for a special court was
issued for the 4th Monday of No
vember, 1888.
A. J. Patterson was appointed to
take the testimony in divorce suit
of Tom. J. Roe, VS.. Sarah A. Roe.
An order of court was issued that
the county pay the costs arising in
Walker township road case.
In the case of Todd VS.. Doyle and
Crozier, a rule was granted that the
defendants pay no more costs than
the amount of damage as rendered
by verdict of jury.
The constables in attendance upon
court, we're Westley Toomy, Frederick
Rieghl, George Hackenberger and Al
fred Crimmel.
In the matter of the assigned estate
of Benjamin Reighl, the court confirm
ed the sale of property as returned by
the Assignee, Jacob Beidler.
Re-reviewed of road leading from
East Waterford to the point where the
eastern line of G. W. Kough's farm
crosses said road in Lack and Tuscar-
ora Viewers, Wilson Calhoun, VIM.
Graham and John Thompson.
Viewers we're appointed to view and
vacate a road beginning at the slate
road near the residence of Isaac Kirk,
to point where the eastern line of G..
W. Kough's farm crosses said road
Viewers, John Conn, North Sterrett
and Harrison Reed.
Return of the order of sale granted
to sell real estate of VIM. j. Kirk, de-
ceased, late of East Waterford
Return of the order of sale to sell
real estate of Jacob Thompson, decd,
late of East Waterford.
Commonwealth VS.. William Arnold
and Calvin Palm. Indictment, cutting
a timber tree. True bill Settled.
Com. VS.. Andrew N. Carstetter,
Charge, Fornication- and Bastardy.-
Continued till next term.
Com. VS.. James Mcdonald. Charge,
Fornication and Bastardy. Settled.
Com. VS.. Burns Thompson. Charge,
Seduction, Fornication and Bastardy.
Continued till next term.
Com. VS.. Cloyd Dunn. Indictment.
Fornication and Bastardy. Continued
till next term.
Com VS.. Wesley Watts, Surety of
the peace. Isaiah Bell, prosecutor,
not appearing, the case was dismissed
at the cost of prosecutor
The first jury case before the court
was that of Sarah Ard VS.. The Penn
sylvania r. r. Company. No. 10,
February term, 1880. Summons in
trespass sur-negligence. Defendant
pleads not guilty. This was suit
brought by Mrs. Sarah Ard, mother
of Hiram Ard, to recover damages for
the loss of her son, Hiram, who was
killed on the railroad, in Port Royal,
on the night of December 13, 1878.
Hiram Ard was a young man, son
of ex-Sheriff Ard and wife Sarah Ard,
and lived with his father and mother
in Spruce Hill township, this county,
SIX miles from Port Royal, and was
run over by a westward bound freight
train, at Cow alley crossing in Port
Royal, and killed, Friday evening at
$50 o'clock. December 13, 1878. 1t
appears that Ard, who was in bug
gy, turned his horse out of Water
street into Cow alley, and for some
unexplained reason drove him down
over seven stone steps onto the north
track, and when the buggy pitched
down over the steps Ard was thrown
out on the north track, and knocked
insensible by the fall. The horse
with the buggy ran up the railroad
to Main street, and turned out Main
street, through which he ran to Wa
ter street, where he was caught
About the time the horse was caught,
freight train passed west. This was
about 9:20 p. m. People then went
to look for Ard. They found the
buggy cushions, two horse blankets,
and Ards hat lying on the north
track at the steps at Cow alley where
the buggy had passed down onto
the track. Passing on, up the rail
road track, they found the remains
of Ard lying across the south rail OF
the north track, about midway be-
tween Main and Market streets, a.
bout 275 feet from where he he came
down over the steps. The body was
almost cut in two, both arms were
broken, and some six scalp wounds
on the top of the head. On Satur
day morning, December Ii, 1878, an
inquest was held by G. ". Jacobs,
]. F. Wharton, A. A. Crozier, John
W. Speedily, D. B. McCulloch, and F.
III. Baldwin, who said upon their
oath: ''On the night of December
13, 1878, between the hours of 8 and
10 o'clock, it so happened, that acci-
dentally. casually, and by misfortune,
Hiram Ard, in attempting to drive,
with horse and buggy, through an
alley, in the borough OF Port Royal,
said alley being intercepted by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, drove over
stone wall, or stone steps, onto the
track Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and was injured to such an extent
that he was unable to remove him
self, or get out of the way of ap-
nrOachinp trains and that q freight