The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-07
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

The regular December session of
court convened on Monday morning,
President Judge Ikeler, and Associate
Mlllard on the bench. Judge Muir
ply arrived later. The following bust
Iess was transacted
In the estate of J. c. Myers, H. A.
MKillip was continued as auditor.
Estate of Benz. Sheets, report of
sale confirmed nisi.
Estate Of Geo. Shuman, auditors
report confirmed nisi.
B. ]. Doyle and F. H. Eaton ex-
cused from serving as grand jurors
and A. ]. Lenahan from traverse jury
duty.
Ash & Bro. VS.. Berwick Water Co.
Order of Court filed. Each party to
pay half the costs on the continuance.
H. A. Kremser VS.. Thomas Liddi-
coat. Certiorari. The Court read an
opinion reversing the verdict of the
justice and setting the proceedings
aside.
Road in Jackson twp. near Ellis
Young's. Report of reviewers set
aside. Rule to appoint re reviewers
made absolute and Matthew Mercy.
nolds, F. P. Davis and Amos Wanich
appointed re-reviewers.
]. K, Eyer's Executors VS.. G.. w.
Sterner. Judgment opened.
Pine twp. Poor District VS.. Frank
lin twp. Poor District of Lycoming
County. Removal of Amanda Pursel
apauper. Court direct that said pau
per be taken in charge by proper
authorities of Poor District of Frank
lin twp.
Com VS.. J. M c. Ranck and his
wife Marie Ranck. Nal treatment Of
their child. The former was acquit-
ted and the latter convicted. Rule
for new trial discharged and new trial
refused.
List of grand Jurors called and all
answered except Lewis Freas and
Ellsworth Fetterman.
H. O. McHenry, of Benton, was
appointed Foreman of Grand Jury
and duly sworn, as were also the rest
of the Grand Jurors.
Judge Ikcler delivered the follow
ing charge to the Grand Jury.
Gentlemen of the grand jury: Not
withstanding the almost constant ex.
ample that courts make by Furnishing
violators of the law and notwithstand,
ing the continual teaching and preach
ing of christian people, at every term
of court persons appear charged with
the commission of crime.
You are called here, as representing
the county to aid IN protecting the
citizens rights of person and property.
You should act as broadminded, con
servative, tolerant men-not as radi-
cal, fanatical, and intolerant. AL
though the conscientious discharge of
your duty may sometimes be unpleas
ant and disagreeable yet it should
certainly be great satisfaction to
you in your future life to know that
you had firmly met the obligation of
your oath. But, while you are not to
shield the wrongdoer, you should be
careful on the other hand not to be
instrumental in bringing punishment
upon the undeserving. You can
imagine how serious and sad it would
be for an innocent person to fall un-
der the condemnation of the law.
The law does not regard the convc-
ton of the guilty as of higher moment
than the vndication of the good citi.
zen on the contrary it declares that
it is better that ninety,nine guilty ptr
sons should escape than that one in
nocent should suffer. You should be
satisfied of the probable truth Of the
charge or charges contained IN an in
dictment before you return it a true
bill, for no one should be put to the
trouble and the expenses of public
trial and made to bear the discredil
that may flow from it, unless at leas,
twelve of your number are convinced
that there is probable ground for the