Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-09-16

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| Court convened on Monday. the 7th inst
Under the new law the roll OF Jurors was call
ed at the opening of each session of court
The following were the absentees who will
lose the days pay, James Hawk, G. L. How
er' David Fowles, Jacob Knisely, We. Wi
ney. The jury was empanneled under the
new law. Prothonotary Meminger was au
thorized by the Court to draw the ma mes of
twenty jurors to begin the trial of causes
with.
The first civil case was that of VIM. Il.
Rollman vs. VIM. G. Brown, and was in re.
gard to watch that Rollman had sold to
! Charles Earnest and which it was thou eht,
Brown was security for. Plaintiff takes a
non-suit.
The second civil case was that of Caleb
Jones VS.. S. I. McCulloch. The matter
between the parties was adjusted, by judg-
ment in favor of Of the plaintiff for $l,445.
SO.
There were six Commonwealth cases dis
posed of on Monday as follows:
Com. vs.. Vim. Stilinger, indict ment cru
city to animals. Prosecutor Samuel Yeigh.
This was a case that came from Fermanagh
township. About seventy-three days ago
COW OF Samuel Yeigh got into Stilinger's
garden. Stilinger threw a stone at the
beast and broke one of her legs. Not be-
ing able to secure bail Stiiinger has been
In Jail ever since, He plead guilty to the
charge before Court and was sentenced to
to pay the costs and Imprisonment in coun-
ty Jail for period of seventy three days
from date of arrest which was seventy three
days ago.
Com. VS.. Ephraim Meyer, indictment as
sault and battery. Prosecutor John Cook.
This case came from Port K oyal and grew
out of Meyers boy picking some OF Cooks
raspberries that grew through the fence.
Cook threw stones at the boy and when
Meyer met Cook he shook him. Not true
bill and prosecutor to pay costs, except four
dollars TO the county or give security to
pay the Sheriff the same within ten days or
TO be in his custody till sentence be COM
piled with.
Com. VS.. Philip Rank, indictment assault
and battery. Prosecutor Susan e. Rank,
his WIFE This was a case of wife beating
that came from Beale township last May :
Rank tad ladn.d in ,,,l
he has remained all summer in default of
bail. In June last Mrs. Rank instituted
proceedings in divorce. Som etime during
the summer she relented OF the divorce pro-
ceedings and came to town, looked up the
costs in the case and went to the jail to see
her husband but they were not long in CON-
ing 10 disagreement snd that put stay on
the conciliatory movement. Verdict guilty
in manner and form as indicted. Sentenced
10 an imprisonment IN county Jail l30 days
from confinement, and a fine of S., with
the costs OF prosecution.
Com. vs.. Isaiah Bell, indictment larceny.
Prosecutor IL. W. Warner. This case was
from Fayotte township, and was for stealing
suit of clothes and pair of boots. Plead
guilty Sentenced to pay the costs, suffer
Imprisonment in county jail sixty days, to
return the property stolen or to pay the
value thereof, to stand committed till SEN
tence is Complied with.
Com. VS.. David Carstetter, indictment,
fornication and bastardy. Prosecutrix Biiz-
abeth Berger. Settled by getting married.
Com. VS.. Levi Tschupp, indictment, for
nication and bastardy. Prosecutrix Sarah
Z. Gunbeck- Settled by getting married.
The following cases were disposed of on
Tuesday:
Com VS.. Charles Trego, indict ment, for
nication and bastardy. Prosecutrix Tilly
Sulouff. Settled.
Com. VS.. John P. Wagner. Insanity.
Prosecutrix, his wife, Eleanor Wagner.
This case came from Lack and was owing
TO the insane religious zeale of Wagner.
He was constantly at prayer. He was SO
NOhNcihC0 dOOuh tuC
of Mrs. Wagner that he took her TO the
woods at night to pray over her supposed
lost condition. The well being of the fam
lily required that restraint be plsc ed upon
his insane zeal, hence the Imprisonment in
the county jail. The Court reman ded him
to Jail to aw sit the result Of a commission
in lunacy.
Com. VS.. j. W, knepp, Indictment, sell
ling liquor without license, selling liquor to
minors, selling liquor on Sunday. Prose-
cutrix Lucy l.. Beale. This was a case that
came from Johnstown, Besle township.
Knepp plead guilty on two counts, on that
of selling liquors without license, and selling
liquor to minors, Sentence deferred til
the time of the meeting of the argument
court.
James K. Mcclure VS.. John GiIliland, as
sault and battery. Mcclure was road su-
pervisor, and in opening a road drain Gia-
lan6 thought he did him an injury and in
the matter in dispute between them, which
took place on Gilaland's land, Gillaland
threw a stone at Mcclure which struck him
on the arm and in the eye and so hurt him
tha, he was almost sick several days. Yer
dict guilty, fined SO and pay cost of pros
eoution.
There was also taken up on Tuesday the
case Of John PETER VS.. Jacob Whitmer,
No. l22 September term 1853. This was
a case that came into court from Fayette
township and grew out uf the sale of horse.
Jacob WhitnieI had bought horse from
Solomon Lauver, for 5ne hundred dollars
he kept the horse couple u weeks and
sold him to John PETER for org hundred
and fifteen dollars. PETER had the horse
only few days when he wanted Whitner
10 take the beast and refund the money, for
the reason he said that the horse would take
dumb spells. Whitmer would not take the