The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-12-14
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December term Of court convened at 10
O'Clock Monday morning. Judge Longeneck-
er and Associate Judges Pile and Biesecker
on the bench. The morning session was oc-
eupied with bearing motions from members
OF the bar aaa receiving returns OF Con-
Stables Before ssjSpFRmentS 5 P. Friiz. Of
Brothersyallsy township. was appointed
foreman of the grand jury.
The first case called at the afternoon ses-
sion was that Of Commonwealth vs.. Charles
Rosborough. F. & B. After jury had been
selected the defendant experienced change
of mind and entered a plea OF guilty. He
Was Temanded to jail.
Commonwealth vs.. Emma spangler, for
nication, wss next taken up. Emma enter
ed plea of guilty and will be called np for
sentence later in the week.
same ys. Charles Wiltrout, ct. al, burg
larly, etc, jury rendered verdict of not
guilty.
This ended the jury business FOR the after
noon, the court prsierring 70 xa:t until the
grand jury had made returns in three or four
cross suits groxing out of row between
Charles Crossen, Constable of Elk Lick
township and Peter Albright, policeman Of
Meyersdale borough, before proceeding with
any of them.
cszEs CONTINUED.
Commonwealth vs.. Harvey PhiiliPpi, F.
&B.
Same vs.. Ell Barron, F. { B.
Same Us. Ru.sel Miller, r. & b.
Same -. Samuel Dubstadt
same vs.. J. A. Critehfeld, F. & b.
CASES SoL PRossED.
Commonwealth vs.. Caroline Darst, keep
ing eswdy house.
Same ys. Charles H. Riggs. embezzl ement.
Same vs.. Orange Bricker, f. & B.
Same vs.. y. B Poorbaugh. A. < B.
same IS. Levi Rose, perjury.
Same vs.. John Rink, obstraeling street
Same ys. John II. Hite. violation ofliquOr
laws.
Same vs.. jacob schro-er, ct a., fraud aud
false pretense.
A true bill was found against Isaiah
Hoover, sodomy.
BALD HEADED OLD SINNER
Monday evenings session Of coGrt was
taken up with trying Joseph Keefer, who
has made his home in this borough for the
past ten or twelve years, for deser;ion. From
the testimony sdduoed it appears thai 0seph
was incarcerated in the county jail about
tWe.ve years ago and upon securing his free
dom, he did not return to the wife of his
bosom with whom he had lived for twenty
Eve years, but employed house keeper"
and set Up another establishment His wife,
who is now II years Of age, declared her
willingness to live With her leige lord and 10
help him earn living for the family but
ten years experience with ahousekeeper was
enough TO satisfy Joe" that he preferred
that manner Of living 10 any other and he
latly refused 10 be coucilialed.
The Court advised Keefer to return 10 hi,
wife and make an homes. effort to live with
her in peace and harmony and suggested
that Joseph would be given several months
as probation period, or until February
court, 10 efect q reconciliation msanwhiis he
should contribute the sum of 81 50 per week
towards his wifes support, and would be
released upon his own recoguizance. Joe
rebelled at this suggestion OF the Courts and
said that it was impossible for him to make
such sum Of money. The Coart then ask
ed him if he preferred going to jail and he
said he did. Consequently he was placed
in the custody OF the Sheriff until the sen
tsnoe Of the laE-ihat be pay his wife Sl5o
per weeks complied with.
The case attracted large crowd 20 the
Cour; House and the crowd was rewarded
by hearing some very spirited testimony.
All Of Tuesday was taken up with The
trial Of the cross suits growing out of the
Crossen-Albright assault and battery case.