Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-12

and prosecutor to pay cost.
Commonwealth W. Thomas Dress
ler; Rebecca Dressler, Joseph Arnold
prosecutor. Surety of the peace
After hearing the case, Court dis
missed the complaint and sentenced
the prosecutor to pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs. John +. Benner
Surety of the peace. John Dietz
Prosecutor. Defendant TO pay costs
aud give security in $25 to keep the
peace for one year.
Commonwealth vs.. Coyd Giles
malicious mischief. William +. Long.
acre, Prosecutor. Not q true bill
and Prosecutor to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. @. William
Stener. One indictment for stealing
a horse from Henry Sulouff and q
second for stealing a watch, a pair Of
shoes and gun from Emanuel Brow
and, and to both charges defendant
plead guilty. Aggregate sentence
S15. 90 fine, cost Of prosecution and
four years in Western Penitentiary.
Commonwealth VS.. David Watts,
charged with stealing q horse from
Jacob R. Swartz. Defendant plead
guilty. Sentenced to pay fine OF
IS. 90, costs of prosecution and to be
Imprisoned in Huntingdon Reform
atory.
Commonwealth vs.. James F. Giles
Cruelty to animals. Not a true bill
and Prosecutor VIM. H Longacre to
pay costs of Prosecution.
Commonwealth vs.. William Ryner
Attempted rape, Annie Wileman,
Prosecutrix. Defendant plead gull.
ty. To pay q fine OF $500, cost of
prosecution, and suffer Imprisonment
in the Huntingdon Reformatory.
Commonwealth VS.. Lucien O'Neil.
Assault and battery, j. William Hook,
Prosecutor. Not a true bill and
county to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Mand Gill. As.
sault. The defendant having been
already sent to the State Lunatic As.
ylum, no proceedings were taken in
the case.
Commonwealth VS.. r. L. Bousum..
Fornication and bastardY, May Su
louff, Prosetrix. The child not yet
being born, the case was continued.
Commonwealth vs.. Jacob Wise, Jr.
Assault and battery. Martin A. Mil
Ter, Prosecutor. Not true bill and
county to pay costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Winfield Cas-
ner. Fornication, &c. Anna b
Leach, Prosecutrix. Settled.
Commonwealth vs, Uriah D. Fer
rec. Selling liquor on Sunday
selling liquor on November election
day 1883; selling liquor on February
election day 1894, and selling liquor
to minors. A true bill. John D
Etzweiler, Prosecutor. The Defend
ant admitted his guilt as to the 4th
count and the Comm ,nwealth offer
ed no evidence as to the other three
counts and verdict of guilt as tc
settling to minors was rendered
Fined $3.50 and 80 days in the coun
ty Jail, and his license to sell liguo,
revoked.
Commonwealth vs.. John Deitz
Pointing a revolver. John F. Ben
ner, Prosecutor. Not a true bill
and Prosecutor to pap the costs.
Commonwealth vs.. Walton Mon
tague, j. Harry Lukens and VIM. F
Miles. Conspiracy 20 defraud, &c
James McCauley, Prosecutor. MOI
a true hill, and Prosecutor for costs
john S;eber was appointed guard
ian of Oscar Kauffmsn, minor child
of Sarah Kaufman, deceased.
H. A Stambaugh was appointed
guardian of John A. Graham, Sam
G. Graham and Henry r. Graham
minor children of John Graham,
deceased.
Decree in divorce granted to To
bias j. Cramer from his wife Mary
A. Cramer.
VIM. NJ Allison, Esq, was ap
pointed to audit the accounts of tne
public officers
The polling place of the voters o
the borough of Patterson, was chang
ed from the Patterson school hous,
to the engine house in said borough
Petition fled to set aside sale o
Real Estate of Henderson Forsha
sold by the Sheriff on Friday. Nov
30, 1894, for want of sufficient con
sideration. Held over by the Court
Acknowledgement of all the Sher
ifs deeds continued until the 18th
of December on account of the i'll
ness Of the Sheriff.
Road views in Milford township
confirmed nj 81.
Commonwealth VS.. w. G. Brown
Charges, rape. Prosecutor, Simor
NJ. Logan. Brown was charged will
the crime of rape under the Act O
Assembly, passed the 10Th day O.
May 1887, committed on Roseabel
Logan, daughter of the Prosecutor
she being under the age of sixteer
years. Three lines of defense wer,
attempted to be set up. First de
nial of carnal knowledge of the girl
End an attemp: to prove an alibi, ant
3rd an attempt to show the girl to b,
OF bad repute. The jury were ou
about one hour and half and re
turned a verdict of not guilty as t.
the charge of rape, but guilty O
fornication. The defendant wa.
sentenced on Saturday to pay a fine
Of $500, and the costs of prosecu
ton.
II. NJ. Grouse and cClellan Bar
ton VS.. G. w. Campbell. Sheriff
inter-pleader. Bv direction of th<