The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-19
CRIMINAL COURT.
Grand Jury Concur With the September
Jury in Recommending Improve
msnts and Repsirs TO the Court
House and Jail.

HOUSE ana jail.
Criminal Court was in session "a; to
Friday night lasi week. Following IS the
disposition made of the various eases on
the calendar since our last weeks report !:
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Thomas,
rape; Polly Thomas. prosecutrix. Defend
ant acquitted on the ground OF insanity
and ordered confined in the County
Home
Same vs.. William Austin, rape; Flor
ence V. Zimmerman, prosecutriN. The
jury returned verdict Of guilty. The
defendants counsel filed motion for a
new trial and in arrest of Judgment.
Same vs.. Alexander and Charles Hoov-
er, selling liquor without license and to
minors; Peter and u. b. Shoemaker,
prosecutors. Alexander was convicted
! i'll manner and form as indicted and
Charles was convicted of selling without
a license. The Court sentenced Alexan-
der to pay fine of $500 and undergo i'm
prisonment for three months in the coun-
ty Jail. The same sentence was imposed
on Charles for selling without license and
for selling to minors he WAS sentenced to
pay a fine of $50 and 10 twenty days in
Jail.
Same vs. Bruce T.. Donaldson, carrying
concealed weapons; George Mitchell,
prosecutor. Grand jury return not true
bill and the prosecutor to pay the costs.
Same Us. Peter Shoemaker, \. II b.;
Bruce f. Donaldson, prosecutor. Grand
jury return not true bin and The prose
eutor TO pay the costs.
Same ". Robert Finacy. e. al, riot;
John J. Hanger, prosecutor. No{ pros
entered ON payment of costs by the de
fendant.
Same ". Edward Jones, larceny; r.. L.
Sheppard, prosecutor. The defendant
was convicted and sentenced 20 the pcni-
tentiary for sixteen months.
Same ". Joseph Silva, false prctense;
George Snyder, prosecutor. The defend
ant was acquitted but made pay the costs.
Same " y. McF. McNiasters, practicing
medicine aud surgery without having
registered; VIM. IL. IL. Nann. prosecutor.
There were four cases and in each of them
the verdict was not guilty and the defend
art and prosecutor each to pay one-half
the costs.
Same ". Ira, Frank and William
Walker, larceny; II. L. Shaner, prosecu-
tor. The defendants, three young bows.
entered plea OF guilty and were SEN
teneed to three months IL the county jail.
Same rs. John Winters. \. Il r.. James
Cummins, prosecutor. Grand jury return
not q true biz and the prosecutor To pay
the costs.
Same vs.. James Cummins and Samuel
Saylor-A. & B.-John Winters proSocn;-
OF. The defendants were found gniity
and Cummins was sentenced to three
and Saylor 10 four months in the county
jail.
Same -. Bruce =. Donaldsol-Surety-
George Mitchell prosecutor. The plain
til and defendant were each ordered 10
pay one-halr the costs.
same y. Peter Shoemakcr-Surety-
Bruce =. Donaldson prosecutor. The
costs were divided between the plaintiff
and defendant.
Same ". William Long -Desertion-
Louisa Long prosecutor. Defendant or
dcred 10 pay the costs.
Same ~. Lewis Pife.-Surety- Daniel
Snowman prosecutor, 5.3L pros. entered
on payment o: costs by the defendant.
Same -. +. y. S9angier-False pre-
tense-S. P. Meyers prosecutor, .s,I. pros.
entered on payment OF costs by the de
fendant.
Same Us. James \. Peters-F. K b
Phoebe Nicholson Prosecutor, sOL. pros.
entered
Same " john NJ. Wright-A. & r.
y. i. keim prosecutor, mol. pros. entered
Same vs.. Lewis Pifer-AdGItery-D
lei Snowman prosecutor. The defendant
was acquitted, and the costs equally di-
vided between the prosecutor and the de-
fendant.
Same vs. Lloyd Ravenscraft-A. d b
Chauncey Boyer prosecutor. The verdict
was no: guilty bat the defendant TO pay
all costs.
Same y. Samuel Swarner-I.arceny-
David Gildner prosecutor. Grand jury
return not a true bill.
Same vs. John Misunderstanding
!.
Grand Jury retnrn not true bill
Same v. Milton II. Walker Assault
with intent TO KILN. d. Humbert pros
ecator, mol. progsel.
Same vs. :. 7. Sweitzcr-Selling LIQUOR
90 minors, &c., James CummiEs prose
Gator. Grand Jury return not a true bill
and the prosecutor 30 pay the costs.
Same ~. James McBratney-I.arccny-
c. G. Tissue prosecutor. Verdict not
guilty.
REPORT or GRAND JURY.
70 The Honorable. The Judges u Ms CJ,oT
81 Qgar;e1 Sessions Of Somerset county,
PcansBigaHia:
We, the members of the Grand Jury.
through our foreman, most respectfully
report:
That, in obedience to the instructions
of your Honorable Court. we visited and
inspected the county jail and outbuild-
ings thereto attached and would recon-
mend that the following improvements
and repairs be made:
Ist. That the County Commissioners
do see that the public water closet at
tached TO the Jail building De cloansei
and be kept in better condition.
2si. That we do also concur with form
or Grand Jury in regard 30 addition to
Jail bnilding, to be used as a kitchen,
passed upon, Sept. Term Of Court, 1894.
3rd. That we, the Grand Jury, recom-
mend that the court house and Jail be
heated with steam or hot water heater,
and utilize all material or appliances now
in use for this purpose-in placing steam
or hot water heater, if ii can be done.
The Grand Jury are of the decided
opinion that il would be economy for the /
county to use but one heater for both
buildings.
!. g. KINNEI.
Somerset, Pa, Dec. II. '9i. Foreman.
Eighteen violators Of the law viii eat |
their Christmas dinners in the county