Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-07
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular March Tcrm-First WeelS-Monday
Forenoon Session.

were excused. The Grand jury was
organized for business by appointing JAS.
p. Green, of the Fifteenth ward, Johns
town. foreman, and Porter r. Miller was
directed to act as the Constable in charge.
james Myers and r. W. Tudor, OF ED-
ensburg, were chosen as the Conslables
to wait on the Traverse Juries this week.
Chas. w. Jones charged with surety Of
the peace, preferred by j. McCurdy, plead
guilty ana will pay the costs and remain
in iail being unable to furnish security
that he will behave hereafter.
Samuel Seelv, charged with desertion,
admitted that he does not now live with
or support his wife Ellen Seely, but made
the counter complaint that she uses liquor
to excess. II is she denied. Samuel Was
admonshed is to his duties TO his wife
and was ordered to pay $l.5O per week
for her support,
Junn Price, charged with assault and
battery, was found guilty. He paid the
costs and was required to enter into
r,Gngnizance in the sum of 500 to keep
she peace for one year.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After an IN emission lasting from II
O'clock TO 2:30 the Court met and took up
the returns OF the Constables, after w"icn
the Constables.elect were sworn in after
their bonds had been examined and proved
satisfactory. When the West ward OF
Ebensbury was reached Mr.. hiltell pre-.
sented petition sworn 10 by five citizens
and signed by many others, oh1ectlng t"
the swearing-in of Il. r. Humphreys,
Cunstable-elect, he having served as ln-
spcctor on the election board The
fourth Monday Of March was fixed upon
a. the time for hearing arguments as 10
the nw on the point
Valentine Letter, Susan Holroid,
Amanda Letter, aud Lydia Shater ap-
pcared as the nclrs of Christian Lcillcr 10
claim his estate.
A number OF cases were brought mp in
switch aolie prosequis were entered aud
quite number ol others were continued.
At the evening session, which began al
1880. the viewers to adjust matters in re-
gard to the opening Of Locust street were
appointed: p. S, Fisher, Geo. W. Moses,
john Raah, Cnus. Unvcrsugt, Alex. Adair,
H. NJ. Woolf and Louis Wehn were
named. In the matter of widening Cljn
ton street John Thomas, Geo. W. Moses,
Wcslrsy j. Rose, b. L. Horner, and b. f
Speedy were appointed as viewers.
Adam Smith was found guilty of selling
liquor on Suad ~ aud Of selling to minors.
The Court adjourned at 10 O'Clock.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION.
jeremiah Lo,cly was found guilty of
malicious mischlof. VIM. T. Cook, ESQ,
was prosecutor in this case.
The case of Commonwealth against
John McMullen, charged with highway
robbery, was then taken up AMI occupied
the attention Of the Court till adjourn
ment at 1890 The principal witness vas
MIR. DurbIn, who clalns that on the
night OF tue lJ'u VI l"7V pNP' III
Der he was robbed by the defendant OF his
pocket-book, containing considerable
money. Two oil er men, Mr.. Durbin
Claims, held HIM while the defendant took
the pocket-book.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the re.ussembling of the Court at 2
O'clock several parties, who had been
found guilty of the indictments against
them, were sentenced.
Auam Smith, convicted of selling
houor to minors and of selling on Sunday,
was sentenced TO pay fine of 800 on
each Indictment and the costs of prosecu-
ton also.
jeremiah Lavely, convicted of mali
cious mischief, was sentenced to pay
fine of $40 and costs, and undergo i'm
prisonmcnt for one week in the county
Jail.
The five boys-Jas. Edwards, George
Jones, Micnael Hohan, J"hn Tracy, auo
F.auk Beamish-all plead guilty TO the
charge of la ceny, preferred against then
by several JOhnstown merchants. They
seemed very youthful to he alraigned OF
such a charge. Their counsel pleaded
with the Court that they be trcatec
lenien.ly. One of the attorneys said tha
in his mind the boys had been taught tC
steal by The general pilfering and common
use OF property in Johnstown during the
time subsequent to the flood. All Tho
BOYS, save one, had been well behaved
before this trouble.
The Court measured out the penalty a!
lightly as could be done under the cir
camstances. The boys were remanded t
Jail to be kept there till Monday next
when they are to be sci free.
Henry Brown plead guilty of burglar
as indicted, and was sentenced to on
year and three months IN the westerl
penitentiary, $50 fine and the costs o.
prosecution.
Chas Ligand, for malicious mischief
was sentenced three months in Jail and T.
pay fine of $50 and the costs. A charg
Of assault and battery was held over un