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

Court Proceedings.
The regular December term OF
court convened on Monday, the 3rd
inst. and the first case was that Of
Sarah S. Dearing, No. S5, Sept. T.,
1882 VS.. Samuel Guss. The trouble
grew out of claim that John Dear
ing had against Guss for a hoe-har-
row, and Guss had a claim against
Dearing for the service of a stallion,
and each party wanted to pay the
others claim with an Offset claim but
not agreeing the trouble was taken
to court for settlement, but when the
case was reached the plaintiff did not
appear, and no one for her appeared
therefore Judgment of non suit was
entered against plaintiff, and in favor
of defendant, amount involved S14
The case of Henry B. Casner for
use of Samuel n. Casner VS.. J. F. G.
Long, was continued at the instance
of defendant for cause, and at tn cost
of the defendant.
The case OF A. J. Williamson VS.
Al exander Wallace. Ex'r of jacob
Thompson, decd. Settled by defend
ant confessing Judgment for the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars.
Com. VS.. Alex. b. Dull. Indictment,
assault and battery with intent to
commit rape. A jury was called,
defendant plead guilty, sentence was
suspended until the 18th Of Decem.
Der, 1888. The particulars of thia
ugly case was reported in these col
umns at the time Dull was put in
jail.
Com. VS.. J. D. Showers. John II.
Gillalan. Surety of the peace. Gill
alan swore that Showers threw an ax
and stones at him. Showers swore
that he did not throw an OK or stones
at Gillalan. The court dismissed
the case and directed that the costs
be paid by the prosecutor.
Com. VS.. Joseph S. Zeiders. Lyd-
ia Patterson prosecutrix. Indict-
ment, forn;cation and bastafdy.
Com. VS.. Isaac Schrawder Prose
cutor, Reuben keisling Indictment,
assault and battery Settled.
Com. vs.. s. NJ Skinner and G.
Minich. Prosecutor. J. J. McMullen.
Indictment, Settled
Com. vs.. Philip Rank Prosecu-
triz, Mrs. Nancy Rank. Surety of
peace, for pointing pistol. Settled
Com. VS.. John T. Benner Prose
cutrix, Margaret Ghalam. Surety of
peace. Battle of words. Both par
ties were required to give bond to
keep the peace in the sum $4,000,
and the county to pay the cost.
Com. vs.. Burns Thompson. In
dictment, seduction and and fornica-
ton. Prosecutrix, -. Settled.
Com. VS.. Andrew NJ. Ksrstetter.-
Indictment, fornication and bastardy.
Prosecutrix, Henrietta Watts. Not
true bill
John T. Musselman, plaintiff in err
ror VS.. A5ram Walters, defendant in
error. Certiorari- Judgment OF
justice reversed.
Tie Sheriff's dcede, for the late
sales we're all acknowledged, and A.
J. Patterson was appointed auditor
to distribute the funds arising from
the sale OF the Bradford fruit farm.
David d. Stone was appointed au-
ditor to examine the accounts of the
county officers.
Jas. Cox, d. G.. Shellenberger and
VIM. knouse were appointed viewers
for road leading from Seven Stars
to knoustown.
Lewis De9an, Joseph Sieber and
Samuel Shotsberger were appointed
to view road from dwelling house
of John Carstetter to public road
leading from Seven Stars tavern to
the Susquehanna river
Viewers appointed TO view and va
cate the certain roads in Lack and
Tuscarora townships, terminating at
the eastern line of Geo. Kough's
farm, in Lack township, reported the
one road vacated, and reported the
road beginning at the house of Isaac
Kirk, not vacated.
Order of court upon the supervi-
sors of Fermanagh township to open
to the width of % feet, the road lead
ing from Cuba Mills to a point near
Elias Mornings dwelling.
Com VS.. Supervisors of Delaware
township, for refusing to bridge Co.
calamus creek at a point below Gem
behring's mill. The jury retired with
the case about IL o'clock, on We'd
nesday, and were cut IL night; at
ST o'clock, on Thursday morning,
they came in and asked the court for
certain information, and retired and
remained out till Thursday morning,
at 9 O'Clock. Verdict, no bridge and
Supervisors to pay costs.
The court granted charter for
the organization of the l!iffiiutown
Fire Company, number one.
Citation was asked for in the mat
ter Of the estate OF John +. G. Dare
and Mary Ann Dare, administrators
Of Mary Aun Summerville On account
of the.unsatisied claim OF John Z.