Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-13
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Re gular June Term-second Week.-Mrs.
day Forenoon Session.


day Forenoon Session.
EBENsBURe, Pa, June 9.-Hon. r. L.
Johnston on Bench. Court called at 8.
A. NJ. Monday.
The first business transacted was the
pronouncing of sentences on VIM, Nickel
son, James Sarber, Herman Molen, and
Joseph Wherry in accordance with ver-
diets of guilty found by jurymen last
week.
William Nicholson was called up be-
fore the Court and made the following
replies to questions propounded by the
Judge Am twenty.three years old, have
been in the country five years, was born
in Denmark, was under the influence of
liquor at the time committed the theft,
l don't think was responsible, am sorry
for what did but 1t is too late now, hope
Your Honor will be lenient with me,
stole money, watches, and clothing, but
returned all the money and stolen prop
erty as soon as 1 became sober, am
painter by trade, have no mother, but
AothSi 10 llflnS III
The Court made the penalty as light as
the circumstances would permit, sentenc-
ing him for but one of the indictments
under which he was convicted, to pay
one dollar fine, costs of prosecution, and
undergo imprisonment in Western Peni-
tentiary for one year. Sentence was sus-
pended on the other two cases with the
hope that his conduct would be so exem-
plary that the law would require no
further sentence to subserve the ends of
justice
The Court expressed his sincere regret
that young man to all appearances so
promising should have gotten INTO this
difficulty, and admonished him to guard
against indulging in drink that weakens
his power to resist evil.
James Sarber, boy, between fifteen
and sixteen years of age was next called
up, who was convicted of larceny. He
stole watch which he sold to Con-
ductor on the railroad. His mother re-
covered it and returned it to owner The
Judge remandcd him to Jail until an
order would be made out to have him
sent to a reformatory school where he
should remain until of age, or, the author
tiles see proper to release him.
Herman Molen was then called up to re-
ceive his sentence for larcency. He stole
two composing sticks worth about S4.00.
Had been drinking in Johnstown for
week and was drunk when he committed
the offence. The Court told him he had
the usual plea in extenuation of his crime
drunkenness, but that could IN no way
mollify his sentence or excuse him for his
misdeeds. He could give no reason for
taking the composing sticks, said he was
twenty-tight years and married. had been
drinking to drown domestic trouble. The
Judge asked him to read letter the
former had received from convict's father
asking clemency for his wayward son.
The Judge referred touchingly to the
father pleading mercy for his son and
hoped the experience he, the convict, was
now having would cause him to reform
and be true man. His sentence was
$500 fine, costs OF prosecution and i'm
prisonment in county Jail for three
months.
Thomas A. Brown was called but there
was no response.
Joseph Wherry, the young man who
made such desperate leap for liberty last
week, when the jury brought in verdict
of guilty for horse stealing, was called up
and sentenced to undergo Imprisonment
for term not exceeding ten years in
Pennsylvania Retormatory at Hunting
don, Pa.
Hon. D.\L. Krebs, President Judge of
Clearfield county, having arrived at re-
quest of Judge Johnston, now occupied
the bench and called the attention of
members of the Bar to the list of cases
put down for trial.
The roll of jurymen was called and
twenty-one out of forty-eight were found
to be absent from morning session.
Joseph S. Paul, of South Fork, was ex-
cused from jury on account of being CEN
sus enumerator. Lewis Cohen, of Johns
town, was excused on certificate of DR..
Lowman, on account of i'll health. Geo.
Muhlhauser, of Johnstown, asked to be
excused on account of pressing business
at home, but the Court refused to let hlm
off, for fear he might be needed
All the cases called being either de.
ferred to a later session or continued,
Court adjourned until p. NJ.
MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court called at 9 P. NJ.
Following are few of the petitions pre-
sented; By Geo. NJ. Reade for D. w.
Buck, referring to appeal of James Null,
Esq,
Case of Cambria Iron Company VS.. J.
T. Christy, motion for new trial. Time
fixed for argument at Cresson, Saturday,
June 28th, at II A. NJ.
Geo. NJ. Reade, Esq, presented the Pc
tition of Lemon S. Reed, young man of
good moral character, who had been
student in his Office for the last two years
for admission to the Bar Referred te