The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05


capacity OF our hotels and boarding houses
to their utmost. There were several cases
in which there were large number of wit
nesses. but the major PARTON of the crowd
was attracted hither by their intense inter
est in the license question, and the liquor
prosecutions. When the remainder of the
license applications were taken up Tuesday
night, the Courtroom was crowded. After
hearing arguments for and against, the
Court ruled as follows on the petitions be-
fore them
Peter Brugh, tavern license, Bakersyille !;
held over
John H. Hite, tavern license, Stoyestown !;
granted
Samuel Custer, tavern license stoyestown;
granted.
Samuel Buckman, tavern license, Rock
wood granted.
! Samuel A. Haiaes, tavern license, Rock
wood granted.
Alexander Rhoads, tavern license, Rock
wood refused
Josiah Brant, tavern license, Somerset :;
granted.
Eliza A. Tayman, tavern license Somer-
set granted.
Jacob 5. Picking, tavern license, Somerset;
granted.
Thomas s. Williams, tavern license, West
Salisbury refused.
Dennis Wagner. tavern license, Salisbury;
refused.
Isaac A. Jenkins, tavern license, Ursina !;
refused.
Abraham A. Miller, tavern license, Ursi-
ma granted.
The prosecutions against the proprietors
of our three hotels and their bar-tenders,
/ were consolidated into fourteen bills Of in
dictment, the grand jury finding true bill
in each case. The first Of these cases
called for trial were those in which Mrs. Z.
n Tayman, of the Somerset House. was the
defendant. \ jury was mpaneled Friday
afternoon and Friday evening and Saturday
! forenoon was taken up in examining wit
nesses. When Court called Saturday after
noon it was announced that the counsel
/ for the prosecution and the defense had
agreed upon q compromise of all the case:
upon the following terms N rs. \. L. Tay
man, Of the Somerset House. Mr.. Jacob 5
! Picking, of the Central, and Mr.. Josial
Brant, of the Glade House, were each Il
plead guilty To the charge Of having sold in
toxicaIing liquors TO persons visibly affected
by the same, when the jury would be in.
structed to return verdict of not guilty
but the defendants to pay the costs in al
/ the other cases. The Court consented to thi!
arrangement, and it was earn ed out accord
inclv After the yerdicts ere taken, or
motion of the defendants counsel, sentenc,
I was suspended till the May te rm. The fine
in each case will be two hundred dollars.
The entire week was taken up in the tria
of criminal cases. Court was in session til
. l0.o'clock almost every night of the week
and did not adjourn finally till late Satur.
day afternoos. The Grand Jury did moi
. finish its labors till about 10 o'clock Satur
day morning. Ii acted upon more bills
possibly, than any Grand Jury ever before III
the county. The entire civil list for the
+. first week had to 6e continued. The follow
/ ing criminal cases were disposed of, in addi-
ton to the liquor eases above referred to:
/ Commonwealth vs.. Jacob Thomas cut
/ ting timber, on info rmation of Samuel
Stahl Grand Jury return a true bill
/ Case continued.
4 Same vs. Henry Au .hison; i. & b., on
information of David E. Baldwin; not pros
entered on payment of costs by defend
ant,
/ Same VS. Josiah Saylor; larceny, on in
/ formation Of Elmer Roberts verdict, not
guilty.
Same IS. Samuel Buchanan selling Iiqu or
/ on Sunday, on information Of X. NJ. New
conner; Grand Jury return not true bill,
and prosecutor to pay the costs.
Same vs.. David Field felonious assault
aoi pros entered on payne Mt Of costs by de
] fendant.
Same vs. Same surety of the peace mol
! pros entered on payment of costs by de-
I fendart.
/ Same vs.. John Alexander. Thomas Alex
ander. and Charles Herman; statutory bur
glary. on information of NJ. +. Riley; ver-
dict guilty as TO John Alexander, and not
guilty as to Thomas Alexander and Charles
Herman Alexander was sentenced TO pay
a fine of S25 to the county, the costs of pros
ecution, and undergo an imprisonment in
/ the county Jail for period of SIX months.
Same VS.. James Cochran receiving stolen
goods. on information of T. A. Hastings
| Court instructs District Attorney to enter a
nol pros.
Same vs.. Same; resisting an officer, on
information of T. \. Hastings; verdict
guilty.
Same VS.. John Diehl statutory burglary
on information of John W Brown YER
dict, guilty; defendant sentenced TO pay a
/ fine of one dollar to the county, the costs OF
prosecution. and undergo an imprisonment
. in the county Jail for period Of fsixty days.
/ Same vs.. Thomas CosgrofT; 4. q b. with
/ intent to kill. on information Of William
Gilbert; verdict, not guilty.
Same VS. James Patton; larceny, on in
/ formation Of W. f. Mason Grand Jury re-
turn a true bill; case continued.
Same vs.. John Tomlinson assault and
battery with intent to kill, on information
| Of Isaac Wendle Grand Jury return true
/ bill; case continued.
Same rs. John W. Whistler; selling
liquor without license, on information Of
/ Frank Weible; Grand Jury return not d
true bill. and the prosecutor 10 pay the
costs.
Same vs. Frank Weible assault and bat
terry, on information OF John W. Whistler
settled on payment Of costs by the defend
ant
Same VS. Henry Miller larceny, on in,
formation OF John Ackerman verdict, not
guilty.
Same IS. William McGregor ; larceny, or
information of Henry Kregar verdict
guilty defendant sentenced to pay fine o
one dollar 10 the county, the costs Of prose
cution, and undergo an imprisonment in the
county Jail for perid Of thirty days.
Same VS.. John Burke; F. & b on infor
nation of Rose Ann Lee; mol pros entered
on payment of costs Dy defendant.
Same VS. Andrew Fleschour surety o
the peace, on information of Mary +. Flesch
our found to be insane, and sent TO asylum
at Harrisburg.
Same VS.. Samuel Custer selling liquor
10 minors. on information of William Ber